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Performer: Christian Tetzlaff

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LondonChristian Tetzlaff 60th Birthday Closing Gala Concert

Wigmore Hall
Bach
Christian Tetzlaff, Violin

Bad KissingenFrankfurt Radio Symphony

Kissinger Sommer
Dunayevsky, Dvořák, Shostakovich
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Alain Altinoglu; Christian Tetzlaff

LondonChristian Tetzlaff / Tanja Tetzlaff / Kiveli Dörken

Wigmore Hall
Smetana, Tchaikovsky
Christian Tetzlaff; Tanja Tetzlaff; Kiveli Dörken

LondonKarina Canellakis conducts Beethoven

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Elgar, Fujikura, Beethoven
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Karina Canellakis; Christian Tetzlaff

ManchesterThe Hallé - Elgar's Symphony No.1

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Adès, Berg, Elgar
The Hallé; Thomas Adès; Christian Tetzlaff

LondonAlain Altinoglu & Christian Tetzlaff

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Adámek, Mendelssohn
London Symphony Orchestra; Alain Altinoglu; Christian Tetzlaff; London Symphony Chorus
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Skating on Thin Ice: a bracing Ondřej Adámek premiere in Prague

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Conducted by Jonathan Nott, the Prague RSO gives a vivid account of a new work by Czech composer Ondřej Adámek with a virtuoso assist from violinist Christian Tetzlaff.
****1
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Gemma New impresses in Birmingham

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Gemma New and Christian Tetzlaff deliver an intense programme of music depicting 20th-century tension and struggle, with the help of a flawless CBSO. 

****1
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Brilliant Szymanowski from Christian Tetzlaff and the Antwerp SO

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Christian Tetzlaff conjures brilliant colour and ecstatic passion from Szymanowski's First Violin concerto in Ghent.
***11
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Rachmaninov, Beethoven from Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra

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A rewarding visit from this Japanese orchestra under principal conductor Sebastian Weigle featured a fine Rachmaninov Second Symphony and a vivid, gusty Beethoven Violin Concerto from soloist Christian Tetzlaff.
****1
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A searing Shostakovich 8 from Jurowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony

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One of the glories of the German musical landscape are its radio orchestras. Up there with the finest, Vladimir Jurowski’s Berliners impress in Martinů and Shostakovich, while Christian Tetzlaff forays into Suk.

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Vladimir Jurowski holds all the aces at Berlin's Konzerthaus

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Jurowski and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra give the Konzerthaus a night to remember with pungent renditions of Goldmann, Weill and Stravinsky's Jeu de cartes.
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Christian Tetzlaff cancels US tour in Trump administration protest

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Withdrawing from an eight-city tour, including an appearance at Carnegie Hall, in an interview the German violinist said: “I feel utter anger. I cannot go on with this feeling inside.”

A celebratory mood in Saffron Hall’s autumn season

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In their 10th anniversary year, Saffron Hall continues to boast the cream of British orchestral and chamber talent – and some outstanding international visitors too.

Christian Tetzlaff on the meaning of music

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German violinist Christian Tetzlaff discusses the many-faceted nature of music and compares a modern violin with a Stradivarius.