A noisy race
by Pete Hogan on 2021-11-12Jane Mallett Theatre - TorontoRating: 2 out of 5First of all, Hough is a world class pianist, full stop. That being said, he should stick to playing and forget about composing. His own piece was god awful noise, hard to listen to. To be fair, I came to listen to the Chopin repertoire. This was the most disappointing. I’ve never heard someone race so fast through Chopin. Notes were missed, and the control wasn’t there. The guy has probably played this 1000+ times, but it should still be played at a controlled tempo. To top it all off, there was a mechanical squeaking you could hear through the whole show. Maybe a fan or something. Terrible for those with sensitive ears. Lastly, the audience was filled with boors. People coughing, phones going off, watch alarms sounding. Jesus people, have you never been to a concert?