The Week in Reviews, Op. 359: Richard Lin; Simone Lamsma; Pekka Kuusisto

By Laurie Niles: 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.Richard Lin performed in recital with pianist Thomas Hoppe at Carnegie Hall.

• New York Classical Review: "as with many of those past greats, Lin employs his talents in expressing emotion through line and melody, which made this recital so captivating and rewarding."

Simone Lamsma performed Korngold’s Violin Concerto with the Grant Park Orchestra.

• Chicago Classical Review: "The Dutch violinist consistently drew out Korngold’s lush melodies, playing with a sweet, shimmering tone and bringing out the rhapsodic element of the concerto."

Pekka Kuusisto performed Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with the London Chamber Orchestra.

• The Guardian: "Kuusisto’s warm welcome created a genial spirit of community....Kuusisto was an airborne, impeccable soloist in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No 5; he directed from the violin for Haydn’s joyous, energetically played Symphony No 88 in G."

Emily Sun performed Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending" with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

• In Daily: "This divine performance began from the quietest whisper, her violin rising ever so gently and eloquently above a delicate shimmer of ASO strings. It felt like time had genuinely stopped, and that we were tuning into the sounds of nature."

Please support music in your community by attending a concert or recital whenever you can! You might also like:

• The Week in Reviews, Op. 358: Anne-Sophie Mutter; Augustin Hadelich; Black Violin
• The Week in Reviews, Op. 357: Maxim Vengerov; Benjamin Beilman; Vadim Gluzman
• The Week in Reviews, Op. 356: Osmo Vänskä's final Minnesota concerts; Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider; Matthew Lipman; Tracy Silverman