All articles by Carlos Maria Solare
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BlogsUniting luthiers, bow makers and players: Klanggestalten in Berlin 2025
Carlos María Solare reports back from Klanggestalten in Berlin, held from 31 October to 2 November 2025, where highlights included the Signum Quartet performing on different combinations of new instruments and bows
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Lena Neudauer: Beethoven
Understated mastery makes for a compelling listen
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ReviewConcert review: Tabea Zimmermann (viola) Ensemble Resonanz
Carlos Maria Solare attends the performance of Enescu, Bartók and Lili Boulanger at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, on 12 September 2025
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ReviewConcert review: Mandelring Quartet / Atos Trio
Carlos María Solare attends the Hambacher MusikFest for two days - 20 and 22 June 2025 - to hear performances of Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Dessoff and Borodin
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Kuss Quartet: Klussmann
Powerful performances of a neglected chamber composer
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ReviewConcert review: Tomáš Jamník (cello) Marek Švejkar (clarinet) Eliška Kopecká (dancer)
Carlos Maria Solare visits the Egon Schiele Arts Centrum in Český Krumlov, Czech Republic, on 23 July 2025, for a concert of Bach and Boulez, part of the Krumlov Festival
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Signum Quartet: A Dark Flaring
An album of South African quartets proves profoundly thrilling
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ReviewConcert review: Yulia Deyneka (viola) Denis Kozhukhin (piano)
Carlos Maria Solare hears the performance of Roslavets, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Shostakovich at Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal on 12 June 2025
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Timothy Ridout: Bach, Britten, Shaw, Telemann
An adventurous violist offers a dance through the centuries
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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
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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
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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
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Lawrence Power: Lindberg
A richly rewarding performance of a major new viola concerto
