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Carlos Maria Solare

Carlos Maria Solare is a regular contributor to The Strad.

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Augusta and Georgina McKay Lodge: Chamber Music from the Court of Frederick the Great
2021-10-19T17:25:00
Exuberant playing of virtuoso works fit for a music-loving king
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Timothy Ridout: A Poet’s Love
2021-09-21T17:39:00
Song transcriptions that delightfully channel the viola’s inner poet
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Live-streamed concert review: Tabea Zimmermann (viola) Christoph Sietzen (percussion) Ensemble Resonanz/Emilio Pomàrico
2021-08-24T21:18:00
Carlos Maria Solare hears the performance where the violist received the 2021 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, from the Prinzregententheater Munich on 15 June 2021
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Book review: Notes for Violists: A Guide to the Repertoire
2021-08-24T21:17:00
Carlos Maria Solare reviews David M. Bynog’s latest book, the latest in the Notes for Performers series
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Emma Wernig: The Viennese Viola
2021-08-24T21:15:00
Debut album of Viennese delights demonstrates poise and promise
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Haydn: Valencia Baryton Project
2021-08-24T21:15:00
The baryton enjoys star billing in delightfully inventive Haydn
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Mikhail Pochekin, Ivan Pochekin: Mozart
2021-07-20T18:12:00
Refreshing and spontaneous approach by brothers on the same wavelength
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Hiyoli Togawa: Songs of Solitude
2021-06-22T16:40:00
Intriguing commissions on a contemplation of lockdown solitude
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Nils Mönkemeyer: Vivaldi, Rolla, Tartini, Paganini, Sciarrino
2021-05-25T19:59:00
Inventive viola arrangements the Red Priest would surely have enjoyed
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Antoine Tamestit: Brahms
2021-04-27T20:43:00
Sonatas, songs and lullabies full of delicious autumnal colour
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Book review: The Viola d’Amore: Its History and Development
2021-03-23T21:05:00
Carlos Maria Solare examines Rachael Durkin’s scholarly work about the early stringed instrument
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Movses Pogossian: Con Anima
2021-03-23T21:01:00
Haunting music from Armenian composer, now in his ninth decade
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Signum Quartet: Ins Stille Land
2021-01-02T15:56:00
A ‘Death and the Maiden’ that stands tall in a crowded field
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Eivind Ringstad: Correspondances
2020-11-26T12:27:00
A beautifully constructed recital from a virtuoso viola player
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Concert review:Tabea Zimmermann, members of the Berlin Philharmonic
2020-10-23T13:32:00
Carlos María Solare hears a performance at the Berlin Philharmonie on 23 September 2020
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Tabea Zimmermann: Solo II
2020-10-23T11:37:00
Long-awaited follow-up to violist’s first Bach album doesn’t disappoint
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Alice Julien-Laferrière: Il Genio Inglese
2020-09-25T09:58:00
Journey back to Restoration London in a satisfying and well-researched recital
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Lawrence Power: MacMillan
2020-07-23T14:13:00
Viola concerto is a 21st-century classic in the hands of a passionate advocate
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Tabea Zimmermann: Cantilena
2020-06-26T15:31:00
Wordless songs transcribed for the viola with breathtaking beauty
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Book review: The Karen Tuttle Legacy. A Resource and Guide for Viola Students, Teachers and Performers
2020-05-29T10:38:00
Carlos Maria Solare reviews a book dedicated to the celebrated viola teacher, born 100 years ago this year

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