Reviews – Page 13
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Concert review: Isabelle Faust (violin) Antoine Tamestit (viola)
Carlos Maria Solare visits Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal for a concert of Mozart, Sainte-Colombe, Kurtág and Martinů on 1 March 2023
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Concert review: Kristina Blaumane (cello) Richard Waters (viola) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vladimir Jurowski
Peter Quantrill attends a performance of Mozart and Strauss at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 22 April 2023
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Concert review: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Golda Schultz (soprano) Boston Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance of Sibelius, Mozart and Thomas Adès at New York’s Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, on 25 April 2023
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Book review: The Handy Double Bassist: Maintenance, adjustments and minor repairs for the non-luthier
Double bass maker Mitch Moehring reads Arnold Schnitzer’s book for players on looking after their instrument
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Book review: Highway Cello
Ruth Hallows reviews cellist Kenneth Wilson’s account of cycling from the UK to Rome with his instrument in tow
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Book review: If You Only Knew: The Autobiography of violinist David Garrett
Tully Potter reviews the memoir of superstar violinist David Garrett
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Concert review: Lawrence Power (viola/violin) Sergio Bucheli (lute)
Tim Homfray goes to hear a recital of Buxtehude, Matteis, Fazil Say, Westhoff, Berio and Marais at London’s Wigmore Hall on 24 April 2023
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Concert review: Abel Selaocoe (cello/voice) Seckou Keita (kora) Sidiki Dembele (percussion) Chineke! Orchestra/Kazem Abdullah
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Sowande, Coleridge-Taylor and Selaocoe’s own work at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 12 May 2023
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The Strad Recommends: Signum Quartet: Lebensmuth
Early and late Schubert, persuasively performed
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The Strad Recommends: Richard Boothby, Asako Morikawa: Alfonso Ferrabosco the Younger
A viol master puts a bass instrument in the spotlight
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The Strad Recommends: Violinist Kerson Leong: Britten, Bruch
An emerging artist proves his mettle in an unorthodox programme
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Book review: Cool Beans
Davina Shum reviews the latest collection of duets for string players from Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell
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Book review: A Notebook for Viola Players
Carlos María Solare reviews a new edition of Ivo-Jan van der Werff’s classic handbook of tips and hints for violists
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Chiaroscuro Quartet: Haydn
Another visionary interpretation from one of the great quartets of our time