Browse: Gil Shaham (violin)

Shaham opts for a more Baroque set-up with its distinctive timbre and lighter bow strokes, which wouldn't matter much if the musical approach wasn't so thoughtful, but it is. Shaham likes the... — CD Review, 21st March 2015 More…

Shaham and his accomplices opt for a balletic approach to music that often treads heavily in hobnail boots. I wouldn’t always want to hear it like this but as a refresher course in a much-loved... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2021 More…

Berg’s shimmering, often Mahlerian soundscapes are lovingly rendered by Tilson Thomas. Shaham brings tonal beauty and power to the sublime Concerto, while Phillips’s voice is radiant in the Seven... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Shaham gives a performance of effortless virtuosity and strong profile. […] Shaham and Previn together consistently bring out the [Violin Concerto’s] sensuous warmth without making the result... — Penguin Guide More…

this poignant 1939 work [the Hartmann] gets an edge of the seat performance. Shaham is as convincing in the menacing central scherzo as in the plangent outer movements, and the same qualities... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This performance of the Barber, warm and rich with the sound close and immediate, brings out the work's bolder side, allowing moments that aren't too distant from the world of Hollywood music... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…