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Musicweb-international:
“Leonard Schreiber, as soloist, was at one with
Thomson’s approach... the cadenza was given with wry
sardonic humour that brought David Oistrakh, the work’s
dedicatee, to mind...” ...more>>
Classicalsource:
“Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto was played with effortless
charm and virtuosity by Leonard Schreiber.” ...more>>
Musical
Opinion:
"The very gifted Leonard Schreiber is certainly an artist to
watch out for, his gorgeous tone admirably filling the large
Hall."
Norman
Stinchcombe:
after a concert with the
Birmingham
Philharmonic Orchestra
at Adrian Boult Hall "The young Belgian violinist
Leonard Schreiber was the fine soloist, unfussy and
wholehearted, in Bruch's evergreen first concerto. There was
an apt brooding intensity in the prelude and while
Schreiber's performance of the famous adagio was romantic he
never over-egged the pudding.
The BPO gave firm support with a ripe body of sound under
the violin's soaring solo lines. Schreiber's playing in two
late romantic showpieces, Kreisler's Liebesleid and
Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, was delightful - the latter's
gypsy-inspired technical pyrotechnics delighting us all.
Classica
Repertoire and France Musique
"Dans le cour des grands"
...more>>
Inspired
interpretations
at WSO
Elgar tribute concert
Mr Schreiber’s
interpretation was inspired — his phrasing instinctive and
his understanding of the nuances of the music highly
developed.
Apart from that this really was a good performance and an
imaginative one too. Mr Schreiber injected a degree of
playfulness into the slow movement that I have never heard
before — and took the orchestra with him. The finale had a
sardonic lilt as well as a folky feel that captured the
imagination
...more>>
Philip
Bellshaw
after the concert
with the
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
"an unassuming
yet confident musician, playing with an assured, calm and
relaxed manner, and looking as though he was enjoying every
note." .......more>>
Lima
Peru concert
review
"La música nos vuelve iguales" ...more>>
Nice
Matin
review
"Ce Léonard mêche blonde joue tout en finesse, en musicalité,
avec classe et avec race" ...more>>
A Letter
from the minister after the concert
"of strings and things" ...more>>(flemish)
Press
Release
(Flemish)...more>>
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