The Week in Reviews, Op. 234: Joshua Bell; Ray Chen; Celeste Golden Boyer; La Jolla Summerfest
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.
Joshua Bell performed Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 3 while conducting the Academy of St Martin in the Fields at the BBC Proms.
- TheArtsDesk.com: "...the spirit and style of Bell and his band made this a feel-good session to prove that musicians of this quality can delight a crowd without patronising populism. "
Stolen $100,000 Cello Found on San Diego Street Corner
Good news! The 2010 Mario Miralles cello that was stolen from the San Diego hotel room of LA Opera principal cellist John Walz was returned to its owner on Monday. The instrument, which had been found Friday in its case on a downtown San Diego street corner, was undamaged.
The man who found the cello took it to his mother's home in nearby Chula Vista, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. After hearing news reports about the cello's theft they began trying to return the cello on Saturday, finally reaching Walz through his Facebook page on Monday. Keep reading...
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Twelve Semi-Finalists Named in the 2018 Shanghai Competition
Congratulations to the 12 semi-finalists announced today in the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition! They are:
- Diana Tishchenko, 28, of Ukraine
- Alex Zhou, 17, of the United States
- Arsenis Selalmazidis, 28, of Greece
- Chang Yuan Ting, 18, of Canada
- Nancy Zhou, 25, of the United States
- Olga Šroubková, 25, of Czech Republic
- Quanshuai Li, 27, of China
- Jia Yi Chen, 22, of China
- Sophia Su, 17, of the United States
- Yige Chen, 18, of China
- Yurina Arai, 24, of Japan
- Yun Tang, 26, of China
