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Soloist and conductor created a delicious sense of duet and dialogue in the
Mendelssohn. In the slow movement, violinist Kang brought out its lyric beauty,

equipoise and ‘Classical’ proportionality, playing throughout with exquisite

warmth and control. She brought an exhilarating feeling of fun to the

irrepressible final movement where the ensemble between soloist and
woodwind section was impeccable. Kang’s unaccompanied encore, a Bach

Partita, made the most of the acoustics of the hall, with spellbinding use of

barely-audible pianissimo and, again, the greatest respect for the very

framework encompassing music – silence.

This was a most outstanding concert.

Conductor, Ryan Bancroft

Soloist, Clara-Jumi Kang