Aya Hamada - Portraits et Caractères: Couperin, Rameau, Duphly at Music Before 1800 - Online

Acrobatic finesse describes Aya Hamadas performances, whether in solo, concerto, or chamber pieces. She has assembled works by the great keyboard masters dAgincourt, Couperin, Rameau, Duphly, and Forqueray. The music conjures up an evening worthy of an 18th-century Parisian salon: effervescent portraits and character pieces, flights of fancy that bring to mind traits of the dedicatee, usually a patron or colleague of the composer.Tenderness and virtuosity are presented here in equal measure Aya Hamadas playing is not only technically immaculate, but musically very stimulating indeed. You can hear Hamadas touch with those exquisite ornamentations, also creating a magically mythical atmospheric aura of sound.MusicWeb InternationalEstimated run time: 60 minutes.The virtual program will be followed by a live Q&A on Zoom, and will remain available on demand until July 15.