“At the (MSO Sidney Myer Music Bowl Series) concert’s heart stood the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2, the nonpareil of passionately charged music. Soloist Amir Farid outlined an interpretation distinguished by its assured urgency, making the most of the score’s exposed passages, slotting into the MSO’s eloquent accompaniment with a mature expertise. Farid avoided any temptation to overdraw technical flourishes, husbanding his outbursts carefully and producing a sensitive, generous-spirited interpretation of this ever-welcome warhorse.”

Clive O’Connell - The Age, 16/2/2009 (click here for the full review)

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“The Russian theme (at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl Valentine’s Day Concert) continued with the Rachmaninov that followed, the justifiably popular Piano Concerto no 2 with Amir Farid at the keyboard. This was a perfect program choice, as the performance provided the spectacle necessary for entertaining a large crowd in an open air venue. Farid delivered the ‘whole package’ so to speak, with a technically accomplished performance, full of the emotion that the occasion demanded. The importance of choosing accomplished young musicians at these free concerts cannot be underestimated as a source of inspiration for other young people. Young children throughout the audience were transfixed by Farid’s inspiring performance, which must have a long term effect upon musical futures.”
Ronald McCoy - Arts Hub, 16/2/2009 (click here for the full review)

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