Carlos Maria Solare
Carlos Maria Solare is a regular contributor to The Strad.
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Mathis Rochat, Stephen Waarts: C.P.E. Bach, Graun
Sympathetic reworkings for the viola prove most persuasive
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The Strad Recommends: Timothy Ridout: A Lionel Tertis Celebration
A viola legend is celebrated by a star of a new generation
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Concert review: Antoine Tamestit (viola) Berlin Philharmonic/Daniel Harding
Carlos Maria Solare hears the performance of Jörg Widmann and Bruckner at the Berlin Philharmonie on 20 January 2024
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Concert review: Antje Weithaas (violin) Enrico Pace (piano)
Carlos Maria Solare heads to Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal for a performance of Beethoven, Clara Schumann and Kurtág on 12 December 2023
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Michelangelo Quartet: Nikolai, Alexander and Ivan Tcherepnin
Keeping it in the family: an exploration of a Russian musical dynasty
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Paul V. Miller: The Undiscovered Viola d’Amore
Newly discovered manuscripts prompt virtuoso performances
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Concert review: Dorothee Oberlinger (recorders) Nils Mönkemeyer (viola)
Carlos Maria Solare ventures out to the Orangerie at Potsdam’s Sanssouci Palace on 21 June 2023 for a performance of Hildegard von Bingen, Konstantia Gourzi, Bach and Matteis
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The Strad Recommends: violinist Antje Weithaas: Beethoven
Two master musicians set off on a Beethoven journey of great promise
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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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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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Concert review: Nobuko Imai (viola) Martijn Willers (piano) et al
Carlos María Solare attends the birthday performance at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 19 March 2023
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Roland Glassl: viola and piano works by Johanna Senfter
Compelling accounts put an overlooked composer back on the map
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Festival review: Heidelberg String Quartet Festival
Carlos María Solare reports from the German city, held at the Alte Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg from 19 to 22 January 2023