Mara Dobresco

“Always concerned with rigor, balance and elegance, Mara Dobresco delivers a speech adapted to nocturnal and mysterious climates.” Diapason

“His version of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 heightens the contrasts without ignoring the intermediate states of expression. The same enchanting performance is given to No. 31.”Le Monde, Pierre Gervasoni

Praised for her temperament and the elegance of her phrasing, the Franco-Romanian pianist Mara Dobresco gives recitals throughout Europe as well as in Argentina, Australia, Japan and the United States.

Her numerous recordings have earned her rave reviews from the specialist press, which does not hesitate to compare her to Argerich or Arrau.

Mara Dobresco is invited to play in recital or chamber music with the best musicians of her generation in prestigious venues such as the Théâtre Mogador, the Cité de la Musique, La Scala Paris, the Théâtre de Châtelet, the Musée d’Orsay, the Salle Cortot, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Théâtre de la Monnaie, the Bozar in Brussels, or at the Grand Théâtre de Provence as well as in major festivals such as the Festival de La Roque d’Anthéron, La Folle Journée de Nantes, Festival d’Aix en Provence, LillePiano(s) Festival, Chopin in Châteauroux, Salle Pleyel, at the Nohant Festival, at the Chopin Festival at the Orangerie de Bagatelle, at the Festival “Classique au Vert”…

“The Fruit of Silence” hits the mark and is true.
Silence is indeed spirit. Mara Dobresco undoubtedly knows this very well. This was the condition for the masterful interpretation that caught the ear, both sober and profound, without the outbursts that are therefore out of place and that we hear too often in Beethoven. …a “world” of silence, or silence as a world, a resonant provenance that is not that of our common world…this is what we hear in these Beethoven sonatas as well as in the pieces offered on this astonishing disc.

Muzibao, André Hirt

“The Fruit of Silence” hits the mark.
“His version of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 heightens the contrasts without glossing over the intermediate states of expression. The same enchanting performance is achieved for No. 31.”
“Between these two masterpieces of explosive interiority, Argentinian Oscar Strasnoy’s Tombeau de Monjeau mesmerizes with its delicate balance between two poles of dreaminess: “in the manner of…” (Beethoven) and “in memory of…” (a deceased friend). More sober, though steeped in cosmic amplification, Philippe Hersant’s Benedictus is no less penetrating.”

Le Monde, Pierre Gervasoni
Le fruit du Silence, Scala Music 2022

Critique récital : La Roque D’Anthéron 2020

“The Fruit of Silence” hits the mark.
“His version of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 heightens the contrasts without glossing over the intermediate states of expression. The same enchanting performance is found in No. 31.”
“Beethoven’s two sonatas (No. 14, nicknamed Moonlight, and even more so, No. 31, Op. 110) abruptly transported this evening into another dimension, halfway between the magic of the moment and the supernatural. Where time stands still, where contemplation becomes enchanting, where the grime of everyday life vanishes to transform into a vibration of the soul.”

André Soleau

“Mara Dobresco: A Piano Poet…
After a poetic opening to Debussy’s “Pour le Piano,” the Franco-Romanian artist builds tension note by note, with a blend of firmness and delicacy.
“Humankind and its suffering” is one of the favorite themes of her artistic commitment.
Her playing avoids unnecessary pomposity and embellishment to focus on the artist’s struggle against the raw material of things.
The result is a recital with open bodies and hearts, culminating in two encores devoted to Romanian music.

Jean-Rémi Barland

“Gently, in the first bars, a light melody and a sure rhythm, in a deep impression of calm, then this touching foam, as if warm, and quivering. (…) Mara Dobresco wonderfully establishes the contemplation by starting with Notturno, fourth of the Lyriske stykker Op.54 by Edvard Grieg. The finesse, the fingering are impressive, as well as the freedom to mark a real pause before the very wise conclusion in beautiful harmonies…As soon as said, the listener finds himself engulfed in the pianistic currents, the melodies gushing forth like waves to finally signify the emotion of the storyteller, launched at a gallop in a maddening musical illustration of Greek tragedy. (…) The expert hands and the spirit burning with devotion, releasing a powerful feminine and mystical nature – close to witchcraft? –, reveal the singular play of resonance, between drops of water, dry silences, echo and the extraordinary effect of the piano chiming like never before.

François Cavaillès/Anaclase

“The Fruit of Silence” strikes a true and precise note.
“Her version of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 heightens the contrasts without glossing over the intermediate states of expression. The same enchanting performance is found in No. 31.”
“The beauty of Mara Dobresco’s playing immediately captivates with a meticulous approach, an ideally supple touch, and a dreamlike sound… striking a balance between the whimsical passion of Argerich and the depth of Arrau.”

Philippe van den Bosch