Book reviews – Page 90
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ReviewConcert review: Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Munich Philharmonic/Valery Gergiev
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance at Carnegie Hall, New York, on 26 October 2019
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ReviewConcert review: Miró Quartet, Stephanie Ho (piano)
Bruce Hodges reports on the concert at New York’s Weill Recital Hall on 25 October 2019
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ReviewConcert review: Momenta Quartet, Eric Umble (clarinet)
Bruce Hodges hears the performance at Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, on 18 October 2019
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ReviewConcert review: Misha Amory, Hsin-Yun Huang (violas) Thomas Sauer (piano)
Leah Hollingsworth hears the concert at the Juilliard School’s Paul Hall on 18 October 2019
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ReviewBook review: Musicians in Motion: 100 Exercises with and without Instrument
Ruth Phillips reviews a book about helping musicians improve their posture, build strength and prevent injuries
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ReviewThe Bridge: Connecting Violin and Fiddle Worlds
Alex Laing reviews a book bringing together two disparate genres of string playing
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ReviewBook review: Bow to Baton: A Leader’s Life
Tully Potter reviews the long-awaited autobiography of violinist–conductor John Georgiadis
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ReviewYardani Torres Maiani: Asteria: The Starlit Night
Flamenco, Baroque, jazz and world music add up to a winning combination
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ReviewLionel Handy, Jennifer Hughes: British Cello Works
Intense and well-judged performances of music by British women
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ReviewAmsterdam Sinfonietta: Tchaikovsky, Arensky
Russian music, including a new arrangement, played with panache
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ReviewQuatuor Hanson: All Shall Not Die
Audacious and refined go hand in hand in these intriguing performances
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ReviewDudok Quartet Amsterdam: Haydn
An auspicious start to what might become a complete Haydn cycle
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ReviewIlya Gringolts, Dmitry Kouzov: Eisler, Widmann, Ravel
Gripping and beautifully played duos that demand committed listening
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ReviewJames Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong: Beethoven
Clean and highly musical performances that want a little for character
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ReviewDiyang Mei: Transforming Viola
An attractive musical calling card from a prize-winning viola player
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ReviewLeon Bosch: 21st-Century Double Bass
The bass is supple and light on its feet in music from this century
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ReviewMathis Mayr, Antonis Anissegos: Feldman
Remarkable performances that seem to manipulate the passage of time
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ReviewAnne-Sophie Mutter: John Williams Across the Stars
Star violinist turns her hand to the movie music of our time
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja: Time & Eternity
A passionate, challenging and ultimately fascinating ‘concept’ album
