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The British-Georgian singer-songwriter explains why she has returned to her roots to record with the violinist Lisa Batiashvili
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PressThe British-Georgian singer-songwriter explains why she has returned to her roots to record with the violinist Lisa Batiashvili
The Guardian
Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili has recently taken on new challenges, among them artistic directorship of the Audi Summer Concerts festival and performing on the soundtrack to The White Crow. But, she tells Toby Deller, she finds equal joy in creating wonderful interpretations from long-term partnerships
the Strad
Die Audi Sommerkonzerte haben eine neue Leiterin: Die Geigerin Lisa Batiashvili setzt ihre eigenen Akzente.
Münchner Feuilleton
La violinista georgiana Lisa Batiashvili è la nuova direttrice degli Audi Sommerkonzerte a Ingolstadt: l'intervista
Giornale della musica
Lisa Batiashvili was the soloist entrusted to spin the ecstatic melodic lines of Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto, which she did with both élan and a songful, expressive breadth.
Bachtrack
Die georgische Geigerin Lisa Batiashvili spielt am Wochenende zusammen mit ihrem Mann François Leleux in München und ist künftig künstlerische Leiterin der Audi Sommerkonzerte in Ingolstadt
Süddeutsche Zeitung
The highlight of last Thursday’s Boston Symphony Orchestra concert was definitely Lisa Batiashvili’s performance Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto
WHRB
Karol Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 1, which featured soloist Lisa Batiashvili, provided the highlight of the evening.
Boston Classical Review
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The Arts Desk
Mendelssohn’s C minor Piano Trio took a little while to settle, with the opening movement sounding slightly breathless. But the slow-movement duet between the two strings was ardent indeed. Batiashvili then set up a tremendous pace at the start of the airborne scherzo, her colleagues reacting with glee, culminating in a fantastically insouciant sign-off.
The Financial Times