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Piano at the Proms
夏季音乐会上的钢琴天才

Going for Grieg
诠释格里格

A talent for the Romantics
浪漫时期作品的演奏天才

Aug 13th 2011 | from the print edition

Playing from the sole
独一无二的演奏

ALICE SARA OTT, a German-Japanese pianist, has been impressing audiences and music executives since 2002, when, at the age of 14, she was named the most promising artist in Japan’s Hamamatsu International Piano Academy competition. On August 8th she chose Edvard Grieg’s concerto in A minor for her Proms debut at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

爱丽丝.纱良.奥特,德国日籍钢琴家， 自2002年，14岁的奥特在日本宾松国际钢琴专业比赛上，被誉为最有潜力的钢琴家之后，她一直受到观众和音乐专家的好评。今年的8月8日，奥特选择了爱德华-格里格的A小调协奏曲，拉开了在伦敦皇家埃尔伯特音乐厅夏季钢琴音乐会的序幕。

At 23, Ms Ott is just a year younger than Grieg, a 19th-century Norwegian composer, was when he penned his iconic—and only—piano concerto in 1868. Hugely popular, the piece has been recorded by pianists as well known as Arthur Rubinstein and, more recently, Leif Ove Andsnes. Ms Ott is used to comparisons with high-profile performers. Last November she replaced an ailing Lang Lang at a day’s notice and performed Liszt’s first piano concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra to critical acclaim. Even so, the Grieg was a brave choice.

奥特今年23岁，只比1868年的格里格小一岁，这位19世纪的挪威作曲家在当时写下了他的代表作——也是唯一的——钢琴协奏曲。这首曲子随即带来很大反响，之后分别被著名的钢琴家，例如阿瑟.鲁宾斯坦，以及更近代一些的，利夫．奥韦．安兹涅斯重新录制。人们把奥特和这些著名的演奏家们相比较。去年11月，她代替生病的朗朗，在演出前一天通知的情况下，与伦敦交响乐团合作了李斯特的第一钢琴协奏曲并获得了好评。即便如此，选择格里格的钢琴曲也是一个勇敢之举。