Jennifer Pike Proms Reviews

Jennifer Pike

Proms Reviews

REVIEWS OF VIOLINS!! DAY PROM CONCERTS 30 JULY 2005

Prom 20: Jennifer Pike/Victoria Mullova/Northern Sinfonia/Thomas Zehetmair
Prom 21: BBC SO/Brabbins/Mullova
Prom 22: Blazin' Fiddles/Roby Lakatos Ensemble

Royal Albert Hall, London

****************************************

The Independent

Reviewed by Michael Church Published: 02 August 2005

“There could be no better way to open a three-concert day devoted to the violin than a solo from Britain's foremost young fiddler: the 15-year-old Jennifer Pike stepped on to the platform and delivered the prelude (and gavotte) from Bach's Third Partita with perfect poise and assurance, her instrument sounding clear and strong."

Full review: http://arts.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article303198.ece

The Daily Telegraph

Proms 2005: Five hours of blazing fiddles
(Filed: 01/08/2005)

Geoffrey Norris reviews Violins!! and Romeo and Juliet at the Albert Hall and on Radio 3

"....but the most rewarding part of the whole five-hour venture came in the first five minutes, when 15-year-old Jennifer Pike played a pair of movements from Bach's solo Partita No 3 with great subtlety and composure....".

full review: www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/08/01/bmprom01.xml

***********************************

The Times

Violins!! BBC SSO/Volkov

Geoff Brown at the Albert Hall/BBC Radio August 02, 2005

“The real zing was located elsewhere: in 15-year-old Jennifer Pike, confidently launching the afternoon Prom with her solo Bach..."

full review: www.timesonline.co.uk (subscription to Times archive required)