Project Argerich ends
Warner Classics is to release the last ever ‘Martha Argerich & Friends’ recording from the Lugano Festival. Progetto Martha Argerich came to a close in 2016, after funding was withdrawn from the 15-year-old festival. As on previous albums in the series, this triple-disc set features a wide variety of composers and performers, including pianists Steven Kovacevich, Sergio Tiempo and Karin Lechner, violinist Renaud Capuçon and viola player Lyda Chen. ‘Lugano is about the idea of having fun playing music,’ Tiempo once told BBC Music Magazine. ‘Martha is the glue that holds the whole thing together.’ The release also includes a rare new solo recording by Argerich herself, of Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit.