George Todica at Proms at St Jude’s
A star is born of eloquence and masterly communication
George Todica at St Jude’s Prom from the whispered delicacy of Scarlatti’s Sonata K 208 to the dynamic drive of Mozart’s K 310 he immediately demonstrated the refined tone palette of an artist who lives every moment of creation as if discovering the music for the first time. Luminosity and radiance of sound struck deep in Scarlatti as he allowed the music to speak with disarming poignancy especially the with the whispered beauty of the ritornello where it was the occasional deep bass note that helped illuminate all the stood before it.
There was a dynamic drive to the Mozart Sonata K.310 one of only two in the minor key and particularly dark and dramatic as was Mozart’s life in that period with the tragic loss of his Mother whilst he was far from home. The music sprang from George’s fingers with elegance and beauty but also with a scintillating coloratura of subtle shape with the operatic characters that entered and exited with the same air of theatre that figures in all of Mozart’s works.
