Tim Homfray

Tim Homfray is a regular contributor to The Strad.

Review
Concert review: Vienna Piano Trio
2020-01-03T15:06:00
Tim Homfray gives his impressions on the concert at London’s Wigmore Hall on 20 November 2019
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Concert review: Takács Quartet
2020-01-03T14:56:00
Tim Homfray gives the low-don on the concert at London’s Wigmore Hall on 7 November 2019
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Bruno Philippe: Prokofiev
2020-01-03T13:42:00
Eloquence and flair make these generous performances a must-hear
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Ulf Wallin: Brahms
2020-01-03T13:31:00
Richly coloured playing in the second volume from a terrific duo
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James Ehnes: Vaughan Williams
2019-12-24T14:35:00
The Strad Issue: January 2020Description: Beautifully shaped string playing is the hallmark of this new instalmentMusicians: James Ehnes (violin) Thelma Handy (violin) Kate Richardson (violin) Alex Mitchell (viola) Jonathan Aasgaard (cello) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew ManzeWorks: Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music (orchestral version); Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus; The ...
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Quatuor Sine Nomine: Beethoven
2019-12-03T12:00:00
Measured and thoughtful playing gives the music its full voice
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Concert review: Miklós Perényi (cello) Dénes Várjon (piano)
2019-12-02T12:55:00
Tim Homfray attends London’s Wigmore Hall to hear the 17 October 2019 performance
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Concert review: Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti (violin)
2019-12-02T12:53:00
Tim Homfray listens to the performance at London’s Milton Court on 5 October 2019
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Amsterdam Sinfonietta: Tchaikovsky, Arensky
2019-12-02T11:04:00
Russian music, including a new arrangement, played with panache
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Hagai Shaham, Raphael Wallfisch, Arnon Erez: Beethoven
2019-11-09T15:00:00
Three composers seen through a glittering Nordic prism
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Hermès Quartet: Brahms
2019-11-01T13:44:00
Some wonderfully colourful moments in these piano-based chamber works
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Concert review: Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra/Esa-Pekka Salonen
2019-10-29T14:03:00
London’s Royal Festival Hall was Tim Homfray’s destination for the 26 September 2019 concert
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Concert review: Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque
2019-10-29T13:59:00
Tim Homfray attends the performance at London’s Wigmore Hall on 28 September 2019
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Danish Quartet: Prism II
2019-09-25T14:16:00
The Strad Issue: November 2019 Description: Three composers seen through a glittering Nordic prismMusicians: Danish QuartetWorks: BACH Fugue in B minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk 1) (arr. Emanuel Aloys Förster) SCHNITTKE String Quartet no.3 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B flat major op.130Catalogue Number: ECM NEW SERIES 481 8564
Feature
Double firsts: Postcards from Moscow and St Petersburg
2019-09-17T15:56:00
At this year’s quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Competition, the judges awarded the $30,000 first prize in both the violin and cello categories. Tim Homfray attended the violin section in Moscow, while Andrew Mellor visited St Petersburg to hear the cellists – and both were impressed by what they saw
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Concert review: Lana Trotovsek (violin) Maria Canyigueral (piano)
2019-09-02T14:13:00
Tim Homfray visits London’s Wigmore Hall for the concert on 22 July 2019
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Concert review: Alexi Kenney (violin) Orion Weiss (piano)
2019-09-02T14:12:00
Tim Homfray hears the concert at London’s Wigmore Hall on 17 July 2019
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Trio Metral: Mendelssohn
2019-09-02T11:31:00
Sophisticated and sparkling playing from a tightly knit trio of siblings