« Brilliant, effusive and gripping » – Classical post

« Virgil Boutellis-Taft shows clear and intense sound and technical skill in the service of great interiority » – ON-MAG

Press

ResMusica

Musical maturity… intelligence… undeniable virtuosity… We particularly admired the round warm sound of Virgil Boutellis-Taft…

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CLASSIQUENEWS

Six Romanian dances Sz 56 by Béla Bartók are particularly acrobatic for the violin and Boutellis-Taft employs his instrument impressively, with no difficulty in the harmonics and a virile but discreet sautillé. His 1742 Montagnana produced a brilliant and particularly rounded sound.
In the oriental suaveness of the third dance as well as the vivacity and brilliance of the last three…The duo is simply awesome…

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The Oakwood Register

Virgil played beautifully… He brought a dedicated delicacy to the music that blended perfectly with the orchestra under Maestro Neal Gittleman…Virgil’s graceful interpretation resonated marvelously… his cadenza was a tour de force…

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