| What the critics are saying
About pianist ZEYNEP Ucbasaran
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"Zeynep Ucbasaran is a wonderment. The demurely pretty pianist, in
black like a student at a convent school (Holy Names, I would say), gave
no hint, as she hurried to her instrument, of the infinite power contained
in her tiny frame. Yet from the first restless chords of the Wanderer Fantasy,
to the last funereal trudge of the Vallée d’Obermann, it was obvious
that we were in the presence of a daughter of thunder. It was like she was
channeling the souls of Schubert and Liszt, showing us how much romantic
power could still be wrung from these warhorses. The tumultuous applause
seemed to embarrass her."
Gerald Carpenter, The
Independent, Issue 849, March 6-13, 2003 |
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"In its treasure trove of a concert Saturday at Faulkner Gallery, the
Music Club of Santa Barbara saved its crowning jewel for last - pianist Zeynep
Ucbasaran. This demure young woman appeared small and unassuming until she
sat down at the grand piano and sailed into Franz Schubert's "Wanderer
Fantasy." Her attack was forceful, very nearly overpowering. Her command
of the music was complete. Her delicate hands achieved apparently unreachable
spans in the stormy work that Schubert composed at the end of his brief life.
After wowing the audience with "Wanderer," Ucbasaran played Franz Liszt's
"Vallee d'Obermann." Again, the wonder of this diminutive performer was that
she attained mastery of a work Liszt wrote for himself - Liszt of the massive
hand span. Ucbasaran began piano studies in her native Istanbul when she
was 4 years old and now makes her home in Santa Barbara. Her two recent CDs
debuted to critical acclaim. Add another to the list of stellar Musicians
this community is privileged to hear on a regular basis."
Margo Cline, The Valley
Voice, Feb. 28 - Mar. 6, 2003 |
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