Julia Fischer in Princeton

By Stephen Raskauskas, 19 February 2012

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Reviewed at Alexander Hall: Richardson Auditorium, Princeton on 16 February 2012

Mozart, Violin Sonata in B flat major, "Strinasacchi", K454

Schubert, Rondo Brilliante for piano and violin in B minor, D.895

Debussy, Violin Sonata in G minor

Saint-Saëns, Violin Sonata no. 1 in D minor, Op.75

Julia Fischer, Violin

Milana Chernyavska, Piano

Julia Fischer's Beethoven shines at Gstaad Menuhin Festival

Laurence Vittes, 16th July

Intimate and powerful, Fischer's performance with Camerata Salzburg feels like a match made in heaven.

****1

Jurowski tireless in ebullient Elgar and rare Enescu with the LPO

Mark Pullinger, 13th April

Julia Fischer ends her London Philharmonic Orchestra spring residency with Elgar's Violin Concerto and a chamber encore which sees Jurowski turn to the piano.

****1

String Theory: Mozart and Tchaikovsky with Julia Fischer and the LPO

Dominic Lowe, 12th February

Julia Fischer's final concert in her series with LPO exploring Mozart's violin concertos tackled Nos 1 & 2, thoughtfully balanced with Tchaikovsky's gleaming Serenade for Strings.

****1

Divine Mozart and devilish Strauss from Søndergård and Fischer

Alexander Hall, 2nd February

Can two concertos in one concert be too much of a good thing? Not when Julia Fischer plays Mozart. Thomas Søndergård and the LPO use Richard Strauss as a perfect foil.

****1

Rousing virtuosity from Fischer and Avdeeva at the Tonhalle

Sarah Batschelet, 14th November

Two superbly accomplished musicians light up the stage in Zurich with repertoire that spans the centuries.

****1

Staring into the abyss: a devastating Pathétique from the LPO

Mark Pullinger, 27th September

Vladimir Jurowski conducts Tchaikovsky, Britten and Scriabin viewed through Oliver Knussen's palette to open the London Philharmonic's 2019-20 season.

*****

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Stephen Raskauskas

Stephen Raskauskas is passionate about the performing arts. As a performer, he has collaborated on productions acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. He has received numerous fellowships and awards, and holds degrees in music from the University of Chicago and Princeton University.