All Magazine articles
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Kuss Quartet: Schubert, Andre, Ter Schiphorst
A revealing juxtaposition of old and new from this adventurous quartet
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Giovanni Sollima: Al-Bunduqiyya: The Lost Concerto
Plenty of daring on display from an enterprising cellist–composer
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Jerusalem Quartet: Shostakovich
Grittily human readings of music close to this ensemble’s heart
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Thomas Kaufmann, Camerata Bern: Exile
The concept may be questionable, but the performances carry the day
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The Strad Recommends: Alina Ibragimova: Schumann
A long-standing partnership finds revelatory riches in Schumann
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The Strad Recommends: Silesian Quartet: Górecki
Mesmerising accounts of works originally written for the Kronos
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The Strad Recommends: Sacconi Quartet: Dove
Compelling music from one of today’s most distinct composerly voices
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Concert review: Timothy Ridout (viola) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester/Robin Ticciati
Carlos Maria Solare hears the premiere of Mark Simpson’s Viola Concerto and Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ at the Berlin Philharmonie on 15 December 2024
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Concert review: Vertavo Quartet
Bruce Hodges visits the Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, PA, US, on 12 December 2024 for the performance of Elizabeth Maconchy, Ravel and Britten
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Concert review: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)
Bruce Hodges reviews what he heard at the Perelman Theater in Philadelphia on 13 December 2024, comprising Mendelssohn, Fauré, Natalie Klouda and Rachmaninoff
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Concert review: Ariel Quartet, Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Bruce Hodges hears a cornucopia of composers at the Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, on 15 December 2024, followed by Schubert’s String Quintet in C major
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Concert review: Gil Shaham (violin) Czech Philharmonic/Semyon Bychkov
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance of Dvořák and Mahler at New York’s Carnegie Hall on 4 December 2024
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Concert review: David Cohen (cello) London Symphony Orchestra/Antonio Pappano
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Elgar, Bax and Vaughan Williams at London’s Barbican Hall on 15 December 2024
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Concert review: Hespèrion XXI/Jordi Savall
Janet Banks attends the performance of European early music at London’s Wigmore Hall on 18 December 2024
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Concert review: Salieca Piano Trio
Tim Homfray hears the performance of Brahms and Dvořák at London’s Wigmore Hall on 22 December 2024
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Concert review: Francesca Dego (violin) Alessandro Taverna (piano)
Janet Banks visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 30 December 2024 for a recital comprising Schoenberg, Strauss and Beethoven
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Book review: Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound
Janet Banks reviews Kate Kennedy’s bestseller relating the stories of four cellists and their instruments
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Book review: Under the Goddess of the Sky: A Journey through Solitude, Bach, and the Himalayas
Raphael Klayman takes a look through Judith Glyde’s account of learning Bach’s Cello Suites in the Asian mountain range