by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Mar 10, 2021 | Press, Press & Media - Home
CLASSICA, Alain Duault The young violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft was a student of the late Suzanne Gessner at the Paris Conservatory before continuing a musical journey from Budapest to London and Tel Aviv. His CD, “Incantation”, shows that this path has...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Jan 2, 2021 | Press
Classique News, Sabino Pena Arcia The young violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft was a student of the late Suzanne Gessner at the Paris Conservatory before continuing a musical journey from Budapest to London and Tel Aviv. His CD, “Incantation”, shows that this...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Jun 26, 2020 | Press
THE STRAD, Julian Haylock A poetically introspective programme of this type requires above all sensitive phrasing and a ravishing tone, qualities that French violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft possesses to a remarkable degree. He coaxes a sound of incandescent purity out...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Jun 13, 2020 | Press
CLASSICAL POST, Anna Heflin Virgil Boutellis-Taft’s playing throughout his debut orchestral album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Incantation, is brilliant, effusive and gripping. He glides above the orchestra while maintaining a core to the tone and unfolding...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Jun 3, 2020 | Press
UTMISOL, Jean Jordy Concept records are like collages. Beyond the pieces gathered, it is the overall result that makes it unique… like the wealth of links that the receiver likes to find in its often disparate components. Marc Trautmann’s skillful presentation...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | May 30, 2020 | Press
CLASSICA, Jacques Bonnaire The concept of a national school does not mean much anymore nowadays, but it is nevertheless possible with Virgil Boutellis-Taft to hear a balance between the Franco-Belgian school, with its fine and elegant art and the Russian school with...
