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.![Randall Goosby]()
Violinist Randall Goosby.Randall Goosby performed Florence Price's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Violin Concerto No. 2 with the Philadelphia Orchestra.Joshua Bell performed in recital with pianist Peter Dugan at Spivey Hall in Atlanta.The Brodsky Quartet performed in recital at King's Hall in Ilkley.
Violinist Randall Goosby.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer: "The main language...is unmistakably Price, an expression of Black American musical traditions wrapped in a feeling of ease that she alone owned. Goosby caught this aspect of the musics character beautifully. Theres a golden glow around this piece, a sense of goodness in the world, for which the violinist and his deft virtuosity and pure sound were a perfect match."
- The Gazette: "In my 40 years living and working in Cedar Rapids, Ive never heard anything more virtuosic than world-renowned guest star Cho-Liang Lins blazing yet tender artistry on Tchaikovskys Violin Concerto in D Major."
- TheArtsDesk.com: "He made his solo debut in the Wigmore Hall at the age of 16, yet there was no sense of displacement as he appeared in London Bridges Omeara nightclub with a programme that ranged from the Baroque fireworks of Locatelli to Steve Reich and Billy Eilish....Balanass performance was so deft the notes seemed to swarm out of his violin like bees as his fingers shuttled seamlessly up and down the fingerboard."
- EarRelevant: "The audience got the kind of exhilarating performance that they were eagerly anticipating."
- Oakridger: "The Mendelssohn Violin Concerto was clearly the audience favorite, mainly because the soloist was out of this world. William Shaub is concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Due to the remarkable skills of both the composer and the soloist, it really did bring the house down. The standing ovation was inevitable."
- Cincinnati Business Journal: "It was a rare treat to hear Brahms Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, the centerpiece of the first half. This was a breathtaking collaboration. The sonatas opening had a timeless quality, and Nam summoned a range of expression through its soaring themes."
- Ilkley Gazette: "All the quartets artistry and experience were laid at the service of this astonishing music (Shostakovichs eighth quartet in C minor) with its mercurial contrasts jagged rhythms contrasting with smooth legatos given rapt attention by a packed hall."
- South Florida Classical Review: "Frautschi displayed a deep sense of the vignettes pastorale essence. Splendidly encompassing the works blend of British folk and romantic influences, she phrased with dark sonority and nobility of line."
- Washington Classical Review: "The four musicians brought their sagely calibrated intonation and exquisite balance to these expressive works, especially the first two madrigals, set in slow tempos."
- Arizona Daily Star: "(Moeckel) and (conductor Linus) Lerner played off one another with the timing of musicians who were intimately familiar with one another's rhythms. "
- The Week in Reviews, Op. 372: Stefan Jackiw; Blake Pouliot; Nicola Benedetti; JACK Quartet
- The Week in Reviews, Op. 371: Indianapolis Violin Competition Finalists; Joshua Bell; Randall Goosby; Augustin Hadelich
- The Week in Reviews, Op. 370: Anne Akiko Meyers; Colin Jacobson; Nemanja Radulovic
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