Reviews

Lincoln Trio

Lincoln Trio Celebrates the Composers and Culture of the Windy City on ‘Trios from Contemporary Chicago ‘

On Trios from Contemporary Chicago, Lincoln Trio features some of Chicago’s greatest living composers, many of whom they have had strong working relationships with over the years.

cellist jan vogler

Jan Vogler’s ‘The Dvořák Album’ is an Eloquent Celebration of the Composer’s Chamber Music

It’s hard to resist the notion that cellist Jan Vogler’s passionate, eloquent celebration of Dvořák’s chamber music comes close to what was in the composer’s heart.

hawktail band

Hawktail Take Inspiration from the Great Outdoors on ‘Place of Growth’

The woody tones of fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and double bass resonate throughout Hawktail's Place of Growth, an often playful and always enchanting string band album.

tutti bassi

Tutti Bassi Create Simple Beauty on ‘Have Cellos Will Travel’

Each of the 29 tracks on Tutti Bassi's Have Cellos, Will Travel is an example of the delights to be found in phrasing and dialog, in creating simple beauty from simple sounds.

Johnny Gandelsman with violin

Violinist Johnny Gandelsman’s ‘This Is America: An Anthology 2020–2021’ Reflects the Nation’s Experience

Violinist Johnny Gandelsman of the Brooklyn Rider quartet creates a musical time capsule on This Is America: An Anthology 2020–2021, with 22 commissioned works from across the nation.

LA Phil conductor Gustavo Dudamel, composer John Williams, and violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter take a bow onstage

Concert Review: LA Phil’s Opening Night Celebrates the Music of John Williams with Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter

The LA Phil's 2022 opening gala featured violin soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter and John Williams taking the baton celebrating the composer turning 90 this year.

Inbal Segev with cello

Concert Review: Cellist Inbal Segev’s Athleticism and Artistry on Full Display with California Symphony

Inbal Segev’s athleticism is on display with the California Symphony as well as her artistry as she navigates the cello’s tightrope upper registers down to its throaty, resonant depths.

composer Jean Sibelius

Sheet Music Review: Jean Sibelius’ Lesser-Known Cello and Piano Work ‘Malinconia’

Jean Sibelius' Malinconia for cello and piano rewards the players with a soulful opening cello cadenza and a hauntingly beautiful melody that brings out the cello’s most captivating tonal qualities.

composer Joachim Raff

Sheet Music Review: Joachim Raff’s Opus 85 Has More to Offer Beyond the Popular Cavatina

Many young violin students will be familiar with Joachim Raff’s Opus 85, not realizing that it is the third of six equally enchanting pieces of Opus 85.

Bastarda Trio-photo-Mikolaj Starzynski

Holland Baroque Teams Up With the Bastarda Trio to Give Life to a Remote Age on ‘Minne’

With Minne, Holland Baroque teams up with alternative folk outfit the Bastarda Trio, giving life to an age that seems remote to modern sensibilities.