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Julia Fischer's conductor-free Beethoven shines at Gstaad Menuhin Festival

Julia Fischer (with Yulianna Avdeeva two nights earlier)
© Raphael Faux
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“capturing a unique sense of sublime quiet present only in a few other of Beethoven's works”
Reviewed at Saanen Church, Saanen on 16 July 2024
Beethoven, Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major, Op.40
Strauss R., Metamorphosen
Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61
Beethoven, Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, Op.50
Julia Fischer, Violin, Director
Camerata Salzburg
No podiums required: Camerata Salzburg and Hélène Grimaud in Berlin
****1
Mozart lives! Camerata Salzburg toasts its hometown hero
****1
Light and shadows up to Mozart's summit
***11
The Salzburg Camerata and Angela Hewitt with Bach concertos for keyboard in Pavia
****1
Hilary Hahn and the Camerata Salzburg shine at the Berlin Konzerthaus
****1
Some like it hot: Heinrich Schiff and the Camerata Salzburg cook up a concert in a sweltering Vienna
***11
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