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Ross Edwards, Jean Sibelius
Violin Concertos
Adele Anthony
CC09
'TWO violin concertos: one well known, the other less so. The common factor is violinist Adele Anthony, whose remarkable presence and virtuosity gives equal lustre to the concertos of Sibelius and Ross Edwards.'
KEN WALTON, The Scotsman
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Vail Valley festival violinist Gil Shaham "stuck on" 1930s music
10 August 2011
Marked by Kristallnacht, the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II , the 1930s were an unquestionably important historical decade. But because of that turmoil or perhaps despite it, those 10 years also happen to be among the most artistically rich of the 20th century, producing in 1939, for example, what many critics believe to be the b...
Shaham goes deep for emotional jolt in concerto
10 August 2011
ASPEN — Violinist Gil Shaham has done some phenomenal playing here in Aspen, including recent concerts involving concertos by Walton, Bartók and Stravinsky, but Thursday night's performance of K.A. Hartmann's 1939 Concerto funèbre in Harris Hall topped them all. It was an anguished cry from the depth of his soul, the violin a ideal vehicle for expressing its eloquence. The concerto was written in Germany as H...
Shaham in concert with Houston Symphony Orchestra
15 February 2011
SHAHAM, WALTON, GRAF IN EVENING OF MUSCLE AND MYSTERY.... The Houston Chronicle, Feb. 4, 2011 With Gil Shaham soloing brilliantly in one of the second-tier works he loves to promote… Graf chose a second English work, Sir Benjamin Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem… Shaham is an engaging and wonderfully skillful performer. A hint of shyness or reticence added to the allure of his onstage persona (though no playe...
Adele Anthony in Classic FM Magazine's 'Best Albums of 2000-2009'
13 August 2010
'Adele Anthony proves the ideal soloist' in her recording of the Philip Glass Violin Concerto. The Canary Classics artist's virtuosic minimalism was recently awarded No.15 in Classic FM Magazine's 'Best Albums of 2000 - 2009', ahead of Nigel Kennedy's recording of 'The Four Seasons'. Of the disc, Classic FM writes that, 'Glass achieves the vi...
Gil Shaham is internationally recognized as one of today’s most virtuosic and engaging artists. He is sought after throughout the world for concerto appearances with celebrated orchestras and conducto...
'She's Superb': Further praise for Anthony/Edwards release
07 December 2011
Another pair of violin concertos make unusual but effective companions on this disc from Adele Anthony, known to some as the wife of violinist Gil Shaham. She’s superb. Her sound is a bit less steely than Sokolov’s, and she makes a glowing case for Australian composer Ross Edwards’s Maninyas – its title referring to a made-up word characterising what...
Edwards/Sibelius release receives 4* Scotsman review
25 November 2011
TWO violin concertos: one well known, the other less so. The common factor is violinist Adele Anthony, whose remarkable presence and virtuosity gives equal lustre to the concertos of Sibelius and Ross Edwards, performed here with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra under Arvo Volmer. Edwards is Australian – one of a current Antipodean crop that have reje...
Shaham to perform with Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
22 September 2011
The Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has invigorated international audiences and critics with its superior artistry, energy, and distinctive approach to music-making. Orpheus is joined by Gil Shaham, one of the foremost violinists of our time. Combining flawless technique with inimitable warmth and a generosity of spirit, he is sought a...
Shaham to perform at London's BBC Proms
19 August 2011
Last year Gil played 2 concertos at the BBC Proms (the World's largest annual music festival held in London's Royal Albert Hall) performing Samuel Barber's beautiful violin concerto with the BBC Symphony and then stepped in at the very last minute to perform the Berg Violin Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It is GREAT news that he is back this year on September 1st returning with one of his very f...
New recording: Hebrew Melodies
11 August 2011
Gil and Orli Shaham have just been in the studio recording a long awaited recording of Hebrew Melodies. Recored at 92stY in New York this project has been 7 years in the planning and will have something for everyone: Yiddish Melodies, works by Achron and Bloch as well as a fabulous new commission from Israeli composer Anver Dorman, along with John Williams suite for violin and piano, arranged from his film score...
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