All articles by Janet Banks
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ReviewConcert review: Francesca Dego (violin) Alessandro Taverna (piano)
Janet Banks visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 30 December 2024 for a recital comprising Schoenberg, Strauss and Beethoven
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ReviewBook review: Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound
Janet Banks reviews Kate Kennedy’s bestseller relating the stories of four cellists and their instruments
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ReviewConcert review: Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Kathryn Stott (piano)
Janet Banks listens to the veteran duo’s performance of Fauré, Assad, Nadia Boulanger, Shostakovich, Pärt and Franck at London’s Barbican Hall on 2 November 2024
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ReviewChristian-Pierre La Marca: Love Letters
A great Romantic love is celebrated in ardent fashion
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ReviewBook review: The Cellist’s Guide to Scales and Arpeggios: A Comprehensive, Systematic, Sequential Approach
Janet Banks reviews Robert Jesselson and Teddy Buchholz’s system for practising cello scales and arpeggios
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Emmanuelle Bertrand: Cello Dreams
A charm of lullabies that avoids the saccharine
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ReviewBook review: A Survey of Solo Works for the Violoncello
Janet Banks reviews cello professor Brian Hodges’ volume on cello repertoire from the 17th century to the present day
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: La Rêveuse: Tombeau pour Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe
A dive into the world of a viol master proves deeply rewarding
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Jean-Guihen Queyras: C.P.E. Bach, Kraft
Plenty of contrast on a deliciously unorthodox Classical-era album
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ReviewGerald Peregrine, Lynda O’Connor: Folk Tales Vol.2: British and Irish Miniatures
A second volume of folk music proves equally beguiling
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ReviewAdrian Bradbury: The Pre-Raphaelite Cello
A heartfelt tribute to the British cello icon Beatrice Harrison
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Trio Boccherini: Hungarian String Trios
An established ensemble gives new voice to Hungarian string trios
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Tim Posner: Bloch, Bruch, Dohnányi
An impressive concerto debut from a characterful young Brit
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ReviewSirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch: Bach
Impeccable if emotionally restrained readings of masterly sonatas
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Anastasia Kobekina: Venice
Venice offers depths of inspiration in a memorable debut
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ReviewGautier Capuçon: Destination Paris
Plenty of affection in a cellist’s homage to his home city
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ReviewOfra Harnoy: Elgar, Lalo
A lost recording is finally resurrected, and has been worth the wait
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ReviewRachel Podger: C.P.E. Bach
A treasurable partnership from two giants of the early music world
