Andrew Mellor

Andrew Mellor is a regular contributor to The Strad.

Review
Frank Peter Zimmerman: Beethoven
2021-11-17T12:06:00
Stylish yet sincere and focused playing in third volume from this duo
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ARC Ensemble: Klebanov
2021-10-19T17:25:00
Ukrainian composer’s quartets are an important addition to the repertoire
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Vilnius Quartet: Karnavičius
2021-09-21T17:38:00
Early 20th-century Lithuanian quartets are worth hearing if not world-changing
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Vadim Gluzman: Beethoven, Schnittke
2021-08-24T21:14:00
The Strad Issue: September 2021
Review
Fenella Humphreys: Sibelius, Josephson
2021-06-22T16:38:00
A concerto with strength of spirit plus a heavenly journey postscript
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Manchester Collective: The Centre Is Everywhere
2021-05-25T19:58:00
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
2021-04-27T20:47:00
Andrew Mellor watches the performance at the Grieghallen Bergen, Norway, on 3 February 2021
Review
Gil Shaham: Brahms, Beethoven
2021-04-27T20:43:00
New interpretations bring a youthful sense of discovery 20 years on
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Dan Zhu: Bright Sheng
2021-03-23T20:59:00
Chinese–American fusions prove more than simple cultural tourism
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Signum Quartet, Tanja Tetzlaff: Tüür
2021-02-24T12:40:22.490
Baltic composer’s music yields heartfelt and often astonishingly good moments
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Jennifer Koh: Mythologies
2021-02-24T12:39:36.583
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
2021-01-02T16:19:00
Andrew Mellor hears the performance at Copenhagen’s DR Concert Hall on 27 November 2020
Review
Eva Bindere: Ķeniņš
2021-01-02T13:54:00
Remarkable performance of an unmissable Latvian rarity
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Arod Quartet: Schubert
2020-11-26T12:54:00
Mature and gripping accounts from a young ensemble that’s streets ahead
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Hellen Weiss: Kodály, Ligeti
2020-10-23T13:06:00
A gripping programme that goes from light to depth of emotion
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Festival review: Pärnu Music Festival 2020
2020-09-25T10:59:00
Andrew Mellor attends the performances at Pärnu Concert Hall, Estonia, from 16-23 July
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Lisa Batiashvili: City Lights
2020-07-23T15:34:00
Lights, camera, action: a violinist’s evocative movie-musical travels
Debate
Opinion: From the Heart
2020-07-20T10:17:00
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’
Debate
After Corona, pay inequality among musicians will be unsustainable
2020-07-08T12:30:00
The great disparity in wages between soloists and rank-and-file musicians has been highlighted by the Covid-19 crisis, writes Andrew Mellor
Review
Thymos Quartet: Schubert
2020-06-26T15:35:00
A warm and convincing ‘Trout’ doesn’t overplay its star guest’s presence

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