Martha Argerich lines up a stunning finale in Buenos Aires with former husband Charles Dutoit

by Norman Lebrecht

Martha Argerich is leaving Buenos Aires in a big way.

Argerich has been married twice. From her first marriage to composer-conductor Robert Chen, she had a daughter, violinist Lyda Chen-Argerich. From 1969 to 1973, she was married to conductor Charles Dutoit, with whom she had a daughter, Annie Dutoit. She was also in a relationship with pianist Stephen Kovacevich, with whom she has a daughter, Stephanie. Photo: Adriano Heitman

Her closing concert this weekend reads like this:

PROGRAMA

PARTE I

Igor Stravinsky
(1882-1971)
Les Noces

PARTE II

Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)
Sinfonía N° 4 en Re menor, Op. 120
I Ziemlich langsam-Lebhaft
II Romanze: Ziemlich langsam
III Scherzo: Lebhaft-Trio
IV Langsam-Lebhaft

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Fantasía Coral en Do menor, Op. 80

DURACIÓN APROXIMADA: 90´
PARTE I: 25´
INTERVALO: 20´
PARTE II: 45´

Piano
Martha Argerich
Iván Rutkauskas
Alan Kwiek
Marcelo Ayub

Sopranos
Florencia Burgardt
Jaquelina Livieri
Laura Pisani

Mezzo sopranos
Guadalupe Barrientos
María Luisa Merino

Tenores
Iván Meier
Santiago Martínez
Darío Schmunck

Bajos
Hernán Iturralde
Fernando Radó

Here’s her latest – unmissable – festival performance from last night:

Martha Argerich Festival finale. Watch on YouTube. Click here!

First published at slippedisc, July 28, 2023