Julian Haylock
ReviewUnited Strings of Europe: Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovskian favourites rendered fresh through pliant performances
ReviewBook review: Vaughan Williams
Julian Haylock reviews Eric Saylor’s biography of the English composer, published to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth
ReviewTatiana Samouil, Pavel Gomziakov, Andrei Korobeinikov: Rachmaninoff
Plenty of heart on display from Russians playing the music of their homeland
ReviewNina Karmon, Diyang Mei, Justus Grimm: Nápravník
Spirited accounts of chamber music by a composer admired by Tchaikovsky
ReviewThe Knights: The Kreutzer Project
Beethoven forms a fertile starting point for an unusual concept album
ReviewGabriel Schwabe: Russian Ballads
Emotionalism allied to full tone compel in this Russian odyssey
ReviewBook review: Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home
Julian Haylock reviews a volume of musings on music and geography by Edward Dusinberre, first violinist of the Takács Quartet
ReviewLisa Batiashvili: Secret Love Letters
An eclectic programme, drawn together by stunning musicianship
ReviewBook review: Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time
Julian Haylock reads through Natalie Hodges’ insightful thoughts on being a musician through the prisms of neuroscience and quantum physics
ReviewAnne Akiko Meyers: Shining Night
A legendary ‘del Gesù’ takes centre stage in this wide-ranging recital
ReviewSpectrum Concerts Berlin: Taneyev
Compelling accounts of a Russian Romantic who revered the Classical era
ReviewBook review: Antonio & Isaac
Julian Haylock reads Todd Shimoda’s novel imagining what might have happened if Antonio Stradivari had met Sir Isaac Newton
ReviewPieter Wispelwey: Weinberg
Another key addition to the discography of this Polish-born Soviet master
ReviewChristine Busch, Elene Ansaia Meiparian: Maria Bach
Chamber works that unite the worlds of Brahms and Debussy
