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...
by justine.gelis@hotmail.fr | Mar 2, 2020 | Press
CONCERTONET.COM, Christie Grimstad M. Boutellis-Taft’s strongest convictions rest inside the pages of Judaic enclaves, including those found within Max Bruch and Ernest Bloch. “Searing and crying for outreach”, Kol Nidrei’s ardent Aramic religiosity is piercing and...
