Recording reviews – Page 2
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ReviewReinis Zariņš: Pärt, Pelēcis, Selickis
A celebration of a contemporary giant proves a mixed affair
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ReviewBook review: The Bromberg Collection of American Violins
Andrew Dipper reads through a comprehensive survey of more than 250 US instrument makers from the past 200 years
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ReviewBook review: The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi
Anne Inglis reads through Hannah French’s account of the composer’s ever-popular Four Seasons, which covers everything from birdsong to Cremonese violin making
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ReviewDouble review: Toscha Seidel: American Columbia Recordings/Benno Rabinof and Toscha Seidel
Two Auer pupils prove a mixed listening experience
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ReviewKrzysztof Komendarek-Tymendorf: Violand
Ardent championship holds together a wide-ranging recital
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ReviewNiklas Walentin, Danish Chamber Players: New Nordic Pocket Concertos
An ambitious lockdown project bears fruit
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BlogsConcert review: Australian Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
US correspondent Thomas May hears the Australian Chamber Orchestra on tour at Carnegie Hall, performing Schubert and the world premiere of Horizon by John Luther Adams on 22 April 2026
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Leonkoro Quartet: Out of Vienna
Searing musicianship from a prize-winning quartet
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Stella Chen: Barber, Beethoven
An outstanding young artist comes of age
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Renaud Capuçon: Bach
A great violinist marks his 50th birthday in style
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ReviewConcert review: Veronica Henderson (cello) Elizabeth Mucha (piano)
David Kettle hears the performance of Erik Chisholm, Frederick Lamond and Neil Mackay at the event hosted by the Edinburgh Society of Musicians on 14 February 2026
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ReviewConcert review: James Ehnes (violin) Andrew Armstrong (piano)
Hattie Butterworth visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 16 February 2026 for the recital of Mozart, Elgar, Ravel, Wieniawski and Bazzini
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ReviewConcert review: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Karina Canellakis
Edward Bhesania ventures to London’s Royal Festival Hall on 18 February 2026 for the performance of Tchaikovsky, Sibelius Previn and Beethoven
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ReviewConcert review: Jennifer Pike (violin) Czech Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra/Daniel Raiskin
Hattie Butterworth attends the performance of Janáček, Bruch, Shostakovich and Dvořák at London’s Cadogan Hall on 18 February 2026
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ReviewConcert review: Hilary Hahn (violin) Philadelphia Orchestra/Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Bruxce Hodges hears the performance of Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky at Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson Hall on 13 February 2026
