The Week in Reviews, Op. 568: Yevgeny Kutik, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma

The useful part

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. Yevgeny Kutik performed the world premiere of Eric Nathan’s Violin Concerto "The Mountains We Climb" with the Rhode Island Philharmonic and Ruth Reinhardt. Classical Voice America: "The soloist eventually enters, and takes up the meandering melody but fractures it, shortening the phrases into staccato utterances.

How it works

• Click on the highlighted links to read the entire reviews.
• Kutik unfolded virtuosic lines with almost casual aplomb, listening and responding." Hilary Hahn performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Petr Popelka.
• Chicago Classical Review: "Playing with restless body language and often swaying to the music, Hahn drew out phrases lovingly and brought a withdrawn delicacy to the second theme of the opening movement.
• If the cadenza was more inward than usual, she handled the virtuosic sections seamlessly." Third Coast Review: "What proved most compelling in Hahn’s interpretation was her restraint.
• Her tone was taut and remarkably focused, perfectly suited to Mendelssohn’s lyricism an...