In response to concert cancellations as a result of the coronavirus crisis, the violinist has postponed her retirement from the concert platform to December 2020

Tasmin Little

Tasmin Little had originally planned to retire from the concert platform in August 2020

In response to concert cancellations resulting from the coronavirus crisis, Tasmin Little has announced that she will be postponing her retirement from the concert platform, originally planned for this August, to December 2020.

‘First, I want to say that I hope very much that everyone who is looking at this video is well,’  says the 54-year-old British violinist in a video on YouTube.  ‘These are very difficult times for everbody and we are coping as best we can.’

‘I also want to say how devasted I am that many of the concerts I was due to give this year are disappearing. It was a very special year for me - my final year on the concert platform as I had planned to retire from the concert platform in August. As events have continued, many promoters and members of the public have written to ask whether I would please delay my retirement.’

‘After much thought I have decided to wait until the end of the year before stepping down from the concert platform…so fingers crossed, come the autumn, I will be able to stilll see some of you at my concerts, all the ones I’m going to be able to rearrange.’

The violinist finishes with a performance of the Gigue from Bach’s Violin Partita in E major: ‘I think a lot of people are turning to Bach in these troubled times and I think that’s a good idea.’

 

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