Peter Quantrill
Peter Quantrill is a regular contributor to The Strad.
ReviewConcert review: Inbal Segev (cello) London Philharmonic Orchestra/Oksana Lyniv
Peter Quantrill hears the performance of Victoria Vita Polevá and Dvořák at London’s Royal Festival Hall on 9 February 2024
ReviewLaura van der Heijden: Path to the Moon
Fine musicianship can’t quite overcome a flawed programme concept
ReviewConcert review: Vilde Frang (Violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo
Peter Quantrill attends the performance of Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto at London’s Barbican Hall on 20 January 2024
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Michael Barenboim: Mendelssohn
Empathetic arrangements and warm musicianship make this a must-hear
ReviewArchos Quartet, Friedrich Thiele: D’Ambrosio
Telling performances show a Neapolitan virtuoso in a new light
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Frank Peter Zimmermann: Bartók, Martinů, Stravinsky
Potent characterisation sets this album apart from the competition
ReviewConcert review: Phantasm
Peter Quantrill gives his thoughts on the concert of Byrd and Bach at London’s Wigmore Hall on 11 October 2023
ReviewConcert review: Gabriel Croitoru (violin) Horia Mihail (piano)
Peter Quantrill travels to London’s Romanian Cultural Institute for the performance of Tartini, Kreisler, Enescu, Dvořák, Elgar, Moszkowski and Dediu on 5 October 2023
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Chiaroscuro Quartet: Beethoven
Revelatory middle- and late-period Beethoven from the Chiaroscuro
ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Maxim Rysanov, Guy Johnston: Tabakova
Masterly premiere recordings make the case for an individual voice
ReviewRound-up: String soloists at the 2023 BBC Proms
Peter Quantrill finds a wealth of riches in this year’s Proms season at the Royal Albert Hall