Tyler Hay at St Mary’s, Perivale
With timeless musicianship and poetic mastery
I have heard Tyler many times over the past few years and his simplicity and mastery have never astounded me more than today. Complaining of a sleepless night and arriving more in beach attire than for a concert streamed worldwide, he proceeded to play with an architectural understanding and immediate sense of communication that was astonishing. A technical mastery gained from the class of Tessa Nicholson as his colleague Mark Viner can readily confirm. He presented works from the Russian school, with playing of ravishing sensibility and astonishing technical mastery. He had also commented on his attire which allowed me to chip in too, but with playing like this it really is of no importance. Yuja Wang playing the ‘Hammerklavier’ in nightclub attire with stiletto heels is one of the greatest live performances that one could wish to hear!
