All Reviews articles
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ReviewManon Galy, Léa Hennino, Héloïse Luzzati: Une Quête d’Infini
Another persuasive rediscovery from an imaginative label
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ReviewIrvine Arditti, Gianluca Pirisi: Fremde Szenen
Blistering conviction marks out this Rihm tribute
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ReviewRichard Tognetti: Beethoven, Brahms
A great partnership is celebrated in two captivating live recordings
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BlogsConcert review: Richard O’Neill (viola) and Jeremy Denk (piano)
US correspondent Thomas May hears Richard O’Neill and Jeremy Denk in a gripping recital presented by Seattle Chamber Music Society on 23 November 2025
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Lena Neudauer: Beethoven
Understated mastery makes for a compelling listen
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Antoine Tamestit: Feldman
Focus and humanity combine in a Feldman classic
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Pavel Haas Quartet: Martinů
Another benchmark reading from this stellar Czech group
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ReviewConcert review: Johan Dalene (violin) Danish Philharmonic Orchestra Sønderborg/Andris Poga
Andrew Mellor visits the Alsion Concert Hall in Sønderborg, Sweden, on 11 September 2025 for the performance of Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Ysaÿe
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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: Jack Quartet
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Rand Steiger’s ‘Introspective Trilogy’ at New York’s Mary Flagler Cary Hall on 12 August 2025
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ReviewConcert review: Miranda Cuckson (violin)
Bruce Hodges visits the Mary Flagler Cary Hall in New York, NY, US, for the performance of Robert Rowe, Lidia Zielinska, Steiger, Diego Tedesco and Kaija Saariaho on 11 August 2025
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ReviewFestival round-up: BBC Proms 2025
Peter Quantrill finds a mix of new commissions and old favourites at the Royal Albert Hall this season
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BlogsConcert review: Tafelmusik with Rachel Podger (violin)
US correspondent Thomas May hears Rachel Podger and Tafelmusik in a spirited showcase of Baroque brilliance presented by Early Music Seattle on 8 November 2025
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ReviewBook review: John Williams: A Composer’s Life
Brian Hodges reviews Tim Greiving’s monumental biography of America’s foremost film composer
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ReviewBook review: A Cultural History of the Violin in Nineteenth-Century London: From Instrument to Art
Robin Stowell reads Tom Wilder’s socio-economic analysis of the violin’s status as a cultural artefact throughout the Victorian era
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ReviewBook review: The Eyes of Bach
Raphael Klayman reads Marc Moskovitz’s historical novel imagining the great composer’s relationship with cellist Carl Friedrich Barth
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ReviewTrio Lirico: Spanish Piano Quartets
Utterly committed performances bring these Spaniards to life
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ReviewIda Haendel: Brahms, Britten, Elgar, Sibelius
Four concertos celebrate a great violinist in her extended prime
