Andrew Mellor
Andrew Mellor is a regular contributor to The Strad.
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Camerata Zürich: Janáček, Suk, Dvořák
A fabulous reimagining for string orchestra of Janáček’s piano cycle
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Frank Peter Zimmerman: Beethoven
Stylish yet sincere and focused playing in third volume from this duo
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ARC Ensemble: Klebanov
Ukrainian composer’s quartets are an important addition to the repertoire
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Vilnius Quartet: Karnavičius
Early 20th-century Lithuanian quartets are worth hearing if not world-changing
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Fenella Humphreys: Sibelius, Josephson
A concerto with strength of spirit plus a heavenly journey postscript
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Manchester Collective: The Centre Is Everywhere
Sonic magic and immaculate playing combine in an unmissable recording
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Live-streamed concert review: Ilze Klava (viola) Bergen Philharmonic/Edward Gardner
Andrew Mellor watches the performance at the Grieghallen Bergen, Norway, on 3 February 2021
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Gil Shaham: Brahms, Beethoven
New interpretations bring a youthful sense of discovery 20 years on
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Signum Quartet, Tanja Tetzlaff: Tüür
Baltic composer’s music yields heartfelt and often astonishingly good moments
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Jennifer Koh: Mythologies
Contemporary composer symphonic showcase that’s full of electric energy
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Concert review: Augustin Hadelich (violin) Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck
Andrew Mellor hears the performance at Copenhagen’s DR Concert Hall on 27 November 2020
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Festival review: Pärnu Music Festival 2020
Andrew Mellor attends the performances at Pärnu Concert Hall, Estonia, from 16-23 July
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Lisa Batiashvili: City Lights
Lights, camera, action: a violinist’s evocative movie-musical travels
- Debate
Opinion: From the Heart
In the Covid-19 crisis, musicians have begun to film their playing from home. Andrew Mellor asks whether these raw and sometimes less-than-pristine performances have killed off classical music’s ‘cult of perfection’
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After Corona, pay inequality among musicians will be unsustainable
The great disparity in wages between soloists and rank-and-file musicians has been highlighted by the Covid-19 crisis, writes Andrew Mellor