Ongoing coverage of last week's Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at Juilliard

Concert In Long-Term Care

June 8, 2017, 3:05 PM · Yesterday I had the opportunity to perform for the residents at the Hebrew Home Of Greater Washington on the Alzheimer’s Unit. I walked down the hall towards the common area where the TV sounded as if the volume were cranked to the max. The room was warm and some of the residents were asleep or sat motionless in their wheelchairs. I still felt this sense of excitement and eagerness to play because I believed the atmosphere would change once I started playing my violin. Keep reading...

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Master class with Paul Kantor

Laurie Niles

June 7, 2017, 12:36 PM · If you're going to be brutally honest, it helps to also be exceedingly kind and polite about it - and to offer concrete solutions.

Rice University violin professor Paul Kantor offered all of that and more at the fifth and final master class at the 2017 Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies at The Juilliard School.

Communicating carefully with each student, he acknowledged each person's efforts and strengths while also offering strongly suggestions for each.

First to perform was Haeun Moon, who played Waxman's "Carman Fantasie" with energy and a nice variety of articulations. She took off at an extremely fast pace near the end of the piece, a thrilling but slightly dangerous-feeling ride through tricky terrain.

Kantor praised her phenomenal preparation, stage personality and poise. Then he asked, "Of the fast notes in this piece, how many do you want us to hear?" Keep reading...

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The Week in Reviews, Op. 184: Christian Tetzlaff; Vadim Gluzman; Tasmin Little

June 5, 2017, 8:42 PM · In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world.

Christian Tetzlaff performed Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

• Chicago Tribune: "Is there a more physically engaged fiddle virtuoso before the public? On Thursday you could almost smell the rosin dust coming off his bow as he pressed deep into his violin strings, bringing out Szymanowski's aching lyricism, his bright, intense sound soaring high above the staff."
• The Chicago Maroon: "German soloist Christian Tetzlaff stepped into the spotlight for what was easily an evening highlight, giving a virile interpretation of the relatively unfamiliar Szymanowski."
• Chicago Classical Review: "The German violinist gave a wholly compelling take on this unwieldy piece, investing the virtuosic bursts with his singular brand of bristly bravura and leaning into the surging lines with a slender, focused tone that skirted the schmaltz."

Vadim Gluzman performed Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

• Washington Classical Review: "The violinist’s sweet tone featured exquisitely in the romantic second theme of the first movement, ...and the balletic second movement was a highlight...Gluzman’s technical facility made for some bold and thrilling moments in the finale."
• The Baltimore Sun: "His lush tone and vividly etched phrasing brought out the work’s atmospheric contrasts....Gluzman provided eloquent Bach for an encore."

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