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 26, 2020 | Press & Media - Home
The Strad Review in THE STRAD magazine June 2020 by Julian Haylock: “”Intimate and inward-looking playing perfectly suits a memorable recital programme…” Read on :...
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...
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...
