David Kettle
ReviewPeter Sheppard Skærved, Kreutzer Quartet: Saxton
Committed performances celebrate a long-time musical friendship
ReviewAnne Akiko Meyers: Daugherty
An irresistible reading of a new violin concerto from its dedicatee
ReviewLawrence Power, Alban Gerhardt: Brett Dean
A milestone set of live recordings does justice to a leading Australian
ReviewOscar Bohórquez: Unexpected America
Plenty to engage in an album by turns challenging and entertaining
ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja, Thomas Kaufmann, Camerata Bern: Exile
The concept may be questionable, but the performances carry the day
ReviewLynda O’Connor: The Irish Four Seasons
An Irish violinist makes herself heard in an impossibly crowded field
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Ébène Quartet: Milestones
A 25th-anniversary album finds the quartet on heartfelt form
ReviewNordic Quartet, The Firebirds: Adaptations
A fascinating concept album, though the results are variable
ReviewBozzini Quartet, JunctQín Keyboard Collective: Bruton, Doell
A new label offers a compelling debut release
ReviewFestival round-up: Edinburgh International Festival 2024
David Kettle reports from the Edinburgh International Festival, where string works were much in evidence
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Danish Quartet: Keel Road
A foray into folk is another winner for this Nordic quartet
ReviewGuy Braunstein: Braunstein, Delius, Vaughan Williams
Two works by English masters rub shoulders with the Beatles
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Kreutzer Quartet: The Kreutzer Effect
Musical comradeship meets wonder at the natural world to telling effect
