viola | MEMETERIA by Thomas May

December 26, 2025 • 12:24 pm 0

‘Pur ti miro’: Martin Stegner on Listening, Balance, and Freedom

The Berliner Philharmoniker violist Martin Stegner discusses reimagining early music for sheng, viola and double bass on Pur ti miro, an ECM New Series release bringing together Wu Wei (sheng), Stegner and Janne Saksala (double bass) in an unconventional but remarkably cohesive trio.
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Filed under: early music, The Strad, viola

November 26, 2025 • 3:32 pm Comments Off on Richard O’Neill and Jeremy Denk in Recital

Richard O’Neill and Jeremy Denk in Recital

*Jeremy Denk and Richard O’Neill; photo: Jorge Gustavo Elias*

Seattle Chamber Music Society presented Richard O’Neill and Jeremy Denk in a sold-out recital Sunday. Here’s my review for The Strad:

Seattle Chamber Music Society brought the inaugural season of its new Signature Series to a compelling close with this sold-out recital by violist Richard O’Neill – best known as a member of the Takács Quartet – and pianist Jeremy Denk.

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Filed under: Beethoven, review, Seattle Chamber Music Society, The Strad, viola