Carlos Maria Solare
Carlos Maria Solare is a regular contributor to The Strad.
ReviewConcert review: Amihai Grosz (viola) Berlin Philharmonic/Tugan Sokhiev
Carlos Maria Solare hears the performance of Donghoon Shin’s Threadsuns, plus Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps and Mahler’s First Symphony, at the Berlin Philharmonie on 10 January 2025
ReviewConcert review: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, RIAS Chamber Choir/Vladimir Jurowski
Carlos María Solare attends a performance showcasing the ‘Violins of Hope’ collection at the Berlin Philharmonie on 27 January 2025
ReviewConcert review: Timothy Ridout (viola) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester/Robin Ticciati
Carlos Maria Solare hears the premiere of Mark Simpson’s Viola Concerto and Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ at the Berlin Philharmonie on 15 December 2024
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Lawrence Power: Lindberg
A richly rewarding performance of a major new viola concerto
ReviewTchalik Quartet: Lyatoshinsky, Ravel
A refreshing dive into the quartet byways by these Paris-based siblings
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Jordan Bak: Cantabile – Anthems for Viola
An imaginative programme makes for a compelling recording debut
ReviewConcert review: Chouchane Siranossian (violin) Leonardo García Alarcón (harpsichord) Daniel Rosin (cello)
Carlos Maria Solare travels to Potsdam’s Sans Souci palace for a performance of Marais, Locatelli, Tartini and Leclair in the Ovid Gallery on 19 June 2024
ReviewFestival review: Kissinger Sommer 2024
Carlos María Solare discovers a raft of enticing concerts at this year’s spectacle in Bad Kissingen, Germany
ReviewConcert review: Tabea Zimmermann (viola) Kammerakademie Potsdam
Carlos Maria Solare attends the performance of Brahms, Hindemith and Sofia Gubaidulina’s at the Potsdam Nikolaisaal on 27 April 2024
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Rose Wollman: Breaking Glass Ceilings: Music by Unruly Women
A new label more than lives up to its provocative title
ReviewLorraine McAslan, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Tim Lowe: Swain
A neglected voice emerges from the shadows thanks to powerful advocacy
ReviewReview: AVS Presents: 2023 – Underrepresented Composers
This second volume from the American Viola Society shines a light on viola rarities
ReviewMathis Rochat, Stephen Waarts: C.P.E. Bach, Graun
Sympathetic reworkings for the viola prove most persuasive
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Timothy Ridout: A Lionel Tertis Celebration
A viola legend is celebrated by a star of a new generation
ReviewConcert review: Antoine Tamestit (viola) Berlin Philharmonic/Daniel Harding
Carlos Maria Solare hears the performance of Jörg Widmann and Bruckner at the Berlin Philharmonie on 20 January 2024
ReviewConcert review: Antje Weithaas (violin) Enrico Pace (piano)
Carlos Maria Solare heads to Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal for a performance of Beethoven, Clara Schumann and Kurtág on 12 December 2023
ReviewMichelangelo Quartet: Nikolai, Alexander and Ivan Tcherepnin
Keeping it in the family: an exploration of a Russian musical dynasty
