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The Week in Reviews, Op. 430: Benjamin Beilman, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Akiko Suwanai

December 20, 2023, 10:39 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.

Benjamin Beilman
Violinist Benjamin Beilman.

Benjamin Beilman performed Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov.

Kelly Hall-Tompkins performed Wynton Marsalis's Violin Concerto with Symphony Tacoma.

Akiko Suwanai performed the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Palm Beach Symphony.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performed J.S. Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos at Harris Theater in Chicago.

The Dalí Quartet performed the Antonio Stradivari anniversary concert at the Library of Congress.

Kathy Andrew performed Vivaldi's "Winter" from the Four Seasons with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.

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December 21, 2023 at 06:04 AM · I'm really glad the reviewer of the Brandenburg Concerti decided to use his limited word count to eschew frippery like what kind of sound the ensemble went for, or whether they tended to a more romantic or HIPster approach, or what kind of tempi were chosen, and instead gave the hard-hitting, old-school, get-your-hands-dirty, gumshoe journalism of whether the performers hugged each other or not.

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