All Reviews articles – Page 4
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ReviewBook review: Concertmaster Leadership: A guide for violinists
Nathaniel Vallois reads Marjory Serrano-Coyer’s guide for aspiring concertmasters to get the best out of their section, from technique and style to diplomatic attributes
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ReviewAnne-Sophie Mutter, Nancy Zhou, Ye-Eun Choi: East Meets West
A champion of new music celebrates her half-century on stage
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ReviewPatricia Kopatchinskaja, Nicolas Altstaedt: Bowed Spaces
Fearless performances, though this album is sometimes a tough listen
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ReviewCaitlin Boyle, Dobrochna Zubek: From Dusk Till Dawn
An inspiring melting-pot of viola and cello duos
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Ébène Quartet, Belcea Quartet: Octets
Two A-lister quartets triumph in an unorthodox pairing
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Chiaroscuro Quartet: Beethoven
A stellar quartet breathes new life into mighty middle-period Beethoven
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Andreas Brantelid: English Cello Works
A memorable and highly personal take on the Elgar Concerto
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ReviewConcert review: Augustin Hadelich (violin) Philadelphia Orchestra/Dalia Stasevska
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Barber, Adams and Mahler at Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson Hall on 10 January 2026
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ReviewConcert review: Yo-Yo Ma (cello) Philadelphia Orchestra/Dalia Stasevska
Bruce Hodges visits Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson Hall on 14 January 2026 for the performance of Dvořák, Skoryk, Akimenko and Mendelssohn
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ReviewConcert review: Terra Quartet
Bruce Hodges visits Philadelphia’s Perelman Theater on 28 January 2026 for the recital of Haydn, Borodin and Brahms
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ReviewConcert review: Laura Samuel Memorial Concert
Hattie Butterworth attends the tribute to the respected violinist at London’s Wigmore Hall on 4 January 2026, featuring works by Haydn, Brahms, Mendelssohn and David Raksin
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ReviewConcert review: Maxim Vengerov (violin) Polina Osetinskaya (piano)
Edward Bhesania journeys to Barbican Hall, London, on 28 January 2026 for the recital of Schubert, Shostakovich, Brahms, Kreisler, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky
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ReviewConcert review: Isidore Quartet
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Haydn and Brahms at London’s Wigmore Hall on 18 January 2026
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ReviewConcert review: Raphael Wallfisch (cello) Simon Callaghan (piano)
Janet Banks attends the performance at London’s Purcell Room on 18 January 2026, featuring music by Bartók, Weinberg, Laks and Bosmans
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ReviewConcert review: Henrik Dam Thomsen (cello) Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Alondra de la Parra
Andrew Mellor attends the performance of Elgar, Turnage and Stravinsky at Copenhagen’s DR Concert Hall on 5 February 2026
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ReviewCalidore Quartet: American Tapestry
A New York-based quartet explores its heritage to fine effect
