Evgeny Kissin Tickets

A lot of money to spend for a one-hour play. Monotonous. Often difficult to understand through the accent.

It was terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Extraordinary work performed by gifted artists. The work is dramatic and the ending surprisingly satisfying.

We came all way from Phila. Considering price that we paid for tickets, travel, dinner it was not worse it. Really sorry

The actors pretty much just read most of the script with not much happening on stage. The actors are already world class classical performers in their own right so it would have been nice if the play showcased their other talents. However, they just narrated most of the story instead of acting it out in front of the audience - which is what a play is all about.

It is a very relevant topic, but expected more from the play.

“Address Unknown” might be a great story if you never heard about Germany’s Nazi era. To stage a theatre performance of a book by Kathrine Pressman Taylor, written in 1938, - after thousands of movies, books, plays and other true event documentaries -, the relevance of tonight’s production at New York’s Town Hall can be questioned until you read in the program booklet that “a portion of the proceeds from the show will be donated to UJA New York Emergency Fund”. Considering the current turmoil in the Mid-East, this perhaps is the reason for the hyped production whose major billing consists of two classical musicians of superlative reputation who do not perform one note. The audience is greeted by a minimalistic stage setting in black which looks like a student production of a poor neighborhood high school. The two tables, chairs and other props are set symmetrically and without any differentiation between the 2 main characters, played by pianist Kissin and baritone Hampson dressed in black. The 2 female supporting actors have no lines, but are treated as silent extras in this gloomy interpretation of the book’s plot: one as the wife of the German, the other one as the sister of the Jew who appears as a shadow image only. While the conflict between the 2 protagonists might have been intriguing to follow from their initial friendship to the deterioration of their connection and ultimate betrayal, the performance was ultimately very dissatisfying: why using a great pianist without acting background and obvious speaking disabilities juxtaposed by a famous singer with acting potential, but with no sense of timing and emphasis of words appropriate for stage plays? Why let two theater novices not interact between each other nor play for the audience (they mainly read their pages, heads down)? Overall, we felt deceived by the marketing (we expected the musicians to perform as such, possibly as commentary to the plot; instead we heard some cliché German Nazi bands and Gershwin etc. from the time), and the uninspired direction and staging. If this is the typical Cherry Orchard Festival production, it would be a shame!

Me and my girlfriend feel very happy that we could be on this recital. The kissin's play is talented, clean, high quality, professionalism. The pianist is definitely one of the most contemporary piano performers. The repertoire was just just gourmet. The prudential hall is very very nice place except an acoustics.

Kissin was the best. I am not a fan of Steinway pianos and felt that the upper registers were too dull-sounding but a professional can make it work.

Interesting, exciting,outstanding performance by this artist. No excessive gestures, just complete attention to the music.