By Sean Hendrickson
I’d like to preface this review by saying that I am not a musician, and I don’t know a lot about classical music. I do, however, study music recording and its production, so I will do my best to build my opinion based on that.
In Bard Conservatory of Music’s Bach, Beethoven, Hindemith, and Vieuxtemps: Viola Solo and String Quartet, Eric Lin’s viola meanders through all these great composers seemingly with ease, and I found myself thoroughly impressed for its entire duration. His performance is full of visible and audible precision built off a lifetime of practice.
After being joined by violinists Yangxin Song and Junyu Lin, along with Raman Ramakrishnan on cello, the sheer amount of talent on stage is truly a spectacle, and the additional strings are a nice change of pace in a relatively long composition.
This is the 2nd Bard Conservatory performance I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing, and seeing a young group of people perfect their craft and honor art passed down for generations is inspiring and touching.
These pieces and their performances are a testament to the importance of creative pursuit and all education associated with it.
I would rate this 5/5 stars
Student and artist living in the pacific northwest with a focus on audio/music production and a passion for modernizing the way we live.
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