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...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Apr 4, 2020 | Press
RADIO KLASSIK, Michael Gmasz After a first CD of chamber music, French violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft today celebrates his debut CD with full orchestra. What is particularly remarkable is the choice of works he is offering. While for their first CD, many violinists...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Apr 1, 2020 | Press
CLASSICAL CANDOR, John J. Puccio The opening number, Kol Nidrei… has a beautifully lyrical character, and Boutellis-Taft invests it with much personality… The soloist creates a refreshing new look at an old favorite. And so it goes, with Boutellis-Taft...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Apr 1, 2020 | Press
LEXNEWS.FR It is incantation that is at the heart of this beautiful inspired recording, created by the talented violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Jac van Steen for the Aparté label … La Chaconne by the 17th and...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Mar 16, 2020 | Press
ON-MAG, Jean-Pierre Robert … A journey that dares to impose reflection and a calm slowness in a world more concerned with movement and immediacy … The entrance of the violin on its own is tenderly evocative. The development is imbued with a...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Mar 13, 2020 | Press
PIZZICCATO, Rezension von Uwe Krusch The French violinist Virgil Boutellis-Taft’s playing impresses with a great sound and a lot of expression, without any exaggeration. Thus, the intensity of his playing is never endangering the most thoughtful and intimate character...
