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Tasmin can be heard live on BBCR4 “Woman’s Hour” on Wed 30 March from 10am where she will be talking about the Menuhin Competition etc. |
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The Sunday Times today carries a review of Tasmin's and Martin's new CHANDOS Beethoven CD set. Read it here: (Click Link) |
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The Sunday Times today carries a review of Tasmin's and Martin's new CHANDOS Beethoven CD set. Read it here: (Click Link) |
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Lovely concert on WEDNESDAY, 10 February for Tasmin and Martin Roscoe and successful launch of the triple CD set. Yesterday - launch event for the new 3 CD set of Beethoven Sonatas. Tasmin played a recital with Martin Roscoe (piano) Photo - after CD signing - here:  Programme: Beethoven - Sonata No 4 in A minor op 23 Beethoven - Sonata No 5 in F major op 24 “Spring” -interval- Beethoven - Sonata No 9 in A major op 47 “Kreutzer” |
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This is the official trailer for Chandos February 2016 recording: Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas, with Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe. |
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GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE February edition - OUT NOW - features an article about Tasmin: Charlotte Gardner talks to Tasmin Little about her decision to tackle Beethoven's complete violin sonatas for Chandos.
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Beethoven's Mass in C - "The Choir" last - Sunday, 24th January 2016. Start Time: 4pm |
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Tasmin was interviewed on 10Radio & Music on the Quantocks YESTERDAY, 29 January at 3pm. The full interview went out on Friday 29th January at 3.00pm. A 'Directors Cut' version of the interview will also be put as a podcast on www.10radio.org. (click Logo) Second box. |
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The December Edition of Gramophone Magazine carries a lovely review of Tasmin's latest CHANDOS CD of Coleridge-Talor and Haydn Wood Violin Concerti with BBC Philhamonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. Read this, by clicking the Gramophone Magazine Logo. ... and now we have received the new edition of BBC Music Magazine February 2016. It also has a lovely review of this CD by Malcolm Hayes. "...Besides the stellar quality of Little's playing (as ever warmly engaging and technically bombproof) .... " Read this 5 star review by clicking the BBC Music Magazine logo. |
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We received last week the AFCM Newsletter from Townsville, Qld. Australia and this had the title: "New Year News and Tasmin Tales". Read the column from the AFCM Festival Note here. |
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Tasmin tweets that her new 3 CD set of Beethoven Sonatas with Martin Roscoe is being released at her Wigmore Hall recital on February 10th. She writes: "My first box set! 3 CDs of complete Beethoven sonatas with Martin Roscoe ! Released next month with our Wigmore Hall concert on 10th February!" See an image of the set here:  |
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A delightful interview by Jessica Duchen with Tasmin Little appeared a few days ago. Please Click on the Amati Logo to read this.  |
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A lovely review for Piers Lane and Tasmin appeared on December 3rd in the Birmingham Post. They gave a lunchtime recital at Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire on December 1st. followed by a masterclass with students from the Conservatoire. Read the review on Tasmin's REVIEWS page. |
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Lovely comments on Tasmin's Twitter pages about her performance of Bernstein's SERENADE in Manchester with the BBC Philharmonic. Listen to the concert by clicking on the BBC Radio 3 button (left) for another 7 days. |
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Tasmin Little: Why I love The Lark Ascending By Elizabeth Davis, Vaughan Williams’s masterpiece has topped our annual Classic FM Hall of Fame six times in total – so it’s clearly a favourite of yours. But it’s also much-cherished by today’s greatest violinists, and we’ve asked one of them to tell us why.
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Tasmin Little on the Windsor Festival: 'the standard is amazing' Violinist Tasmin Little has described the Windsor Festival International String Competition as an "international celebration of young people who can make music at a very high level." (listen to a 6 minute interview with Tasmin on Classic FM) (click Classic FM Logo) |
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 Tasmin's interview re: Examining the acoustic power of the violin goes out on Radio 4 at 16:30 today and 09:00 - Tomorrow Morning - (Please, click the Inside Science logo to learn more and listen) |
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Tasmin’s recording of Ralph VaughanWilliams: The Lark Ascending will be played on BBC R3 on 6th March 2015 at 14:30 in their slot: "Afternoon on 3" Avalable on Listen Again for another 28 days. Here. |
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Tasmin did a pre-recorded interview for BBC R4 which will be broadcast on Thursday, 12 March at 4.30pm and 9pm. The programme is called: “BBC Inside Science”. click logo to reach the "Inside Science" webpage. |
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New Gramophone Blog. Tasmin writes: (read the Gramophone Blog, click on title)  |
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On Monday 5th January 2015 Facing the music : with Tasmin Little The violinist answers our questions about her musical tastes on and off the concert platform Read it here: from the Guardian 5th January 2015 |
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6/12/ - 10.15 - Just heard the exciting news that Tasmin will play: Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Ravel - Tzigane with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the University of Mexico Cond: Jan Latham-Koenig in Mexico City on February 21st and 22nd 2015. (see Concerts Pages) |
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On US radio WRTI 90.1 today: Creatively Speaking 6:00 AM MON DECEMBER 1, 2014 Tasmin Little's Big Relationship with Delius A two minute soundfile and two video clips are on their website for you to view. Click Logo. |
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ON 31st October 2014 at around
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| Classic FM published an article on September 15th: More children now learning electric guitar than violin By Daniel Ross, 15th September 2014, 11:20 Tasmin is quoted in this: Violinist Tasmin Little OBE told Classic FM: "There are undoubtedly some instruments whose initial phases of practice are more gratifying than others... as a violinist, I know that one of the first hurdles to be overcome is mastering the tricky aspect of the bow. As the bow is responsible for most of tonal production, it can be depressing to be doing all the right things with the left hand, only to find that the results are hampered by a lack of ability to control the unwieldy stick of wood! It is this initial difficulty that can be off-putting to some people who might otherwise choose such a beautiful and lyrical instrument." She added: |
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Tasmin has posted lots of lovely photos from Townsville on her Twitter page. |
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Tasmin was in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. She played at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music Live: Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre A good number are still available on ABC LISTEN AGAIN page for another 14 days. (click ABC LOGO) |
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In addition to all the other accolades, Tasmin is particularly thrilled that the Walton CD has been nominated as the prestigious Gramophone Magazine’s Recording of the Month, as well as Editor’s Top Choice.  July 2014 issue |
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Yesterday, 14th June - CD Review - on LISTEN AGAIN NOW (for 6 days) - start at: 03:03:35 Disc of the week: Walton - Symphony No 1 - Violin Concerto - Tasmin Little (violin) - BBC Symphony Orchestra "Edward Gardner has won high praise for his Chandos recordings of Lutoslawki and Britten. Here he is in two major works by Walton." Listen Again: please click BBC LOGO |
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A new review by Michael Greenhalgh in Music Web International, published just now, has made the CHANDOS recording of Walton's Symphony No.1 and the Violin Concerto - RECORDING OF THE MONTH - Read what he says about Tasmin's recording here, or the complete review by clicking on the logo. |
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May 25th SUNDAY TIMES - Classical - ALBUM OF THE WEEK Tasmin's new Chandos CD of the Walton Violin Concerto has received a lovely review today in the ST. Here is an extract: "In her second recording of the Violin Concerto – the first was made with the Bournemouth SO and Andrew Litton (Decca) – Little offeres a mature, deeply felt and brilliant account of a work she has championed more than any other contemporary violinist, especially memorable in the bluesy rubato musings of the central “Neapolitan” caprice." Hugh Canning To read the full review, click here, or click the ST logo. |
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The Financial Times writes on 16th May 2014 ***** Walton: Symphony No 1, Violin Concerto – review By Andrew Clark A perfect pairing of the composer’s two symphonic masterworks "Long eclipsed by Britten, Walton is a composer in need of champions. His First Symphony and Violin Concerto are supposedly repertoire works, yet we seldom hear them in the concert hall. This CD – a perfect pairing of his two symphonic masterworks – shows what we have been missing. Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra profile the symphony’s turbulent syncopations, brassy dissonances and expressionist brilliance – a truly exhilarating performance. In the concerto, Little finds the nexus between sultry lyricism and rapturous virtuosity." |
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A new favourable review, for Tasmin's new Walton concerto CD, a few days ago, on SA-CD.net "Walton's Violin Concerto is an apt choice of coupling for the Symphony. Begun in 1938 as a result of a commission from Jascha Heifetz, it successfully amalgamates the dazzling virtuoso elements expected by Heifetz with lyrical music that for the first time expresses Walton's life long love of the Amalfi coast of Southern Italy. This is the second time that Tasmin Little, a true champion of British music, has recorded the Walton Violin Concerto – the first was in the mid 90s with Andrew Litton and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. In Little's performance, recorded here in the fine acoustic of the Watford Colosseum, it is the lyrical aspects of the first movement and parts of the finale that make the strongest impression. The romantic and dreamy tranquillity of the opening movement is marvellously conveyed by the rapturous sounds that she elicits from her rich toned instrument. The challenges of the central scherzo are met with absolute conviction and mischievous wit, while Gardner and the BBC SO provide incisive accompaniment throughout in which the balance between soloist and orchestra seems ideal. Those seeking a coupling of these two Walton masterpieces will be more than well served by this outstanding disc that certainly warrants a top recommendation." Graham Williams |
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A wonderful review of Tasmin's last Chandos CD "The Lark Ascending" appeared in the May edition of Australia's LIMELIGHT Music Magazine. British violinist Tasmin Little has been playing Vaughan Williams’ evocation of a lark in flight for most of her career – she and Sir Andrew Davis recorded it 20 years ago for Teldec – but this new recording on Chandos is something else altogether. It’s not just that Little’s tone is nigh on ideal, capable of an extraordinary ethereal sweetness, but her sense of phrasing makes the whole work into one long melody, seemingly untroubled by bar lines. Davis and Chandos support this flight with a gorgeous cushion of string sound, surpassing any other audio account that can recall. |
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Tasmin's concert in Salisbury Cathedral on Friday, on March 7th at 19:30 where she played: Shostakovich – Symphony 5 (finale) |
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GRAMOPHONE Magazine February 2014  carries a very favourable review of Tasmin's latest CD. Read it here. |
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 Fantastic news! The Lark/Moeran disc has been chosen as Classical Ear’s Editor in Chief’s Record of the Year 2013! |
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Article in THE QUARTERLY REVIEW - January 7th 2014 - Classical Music Editor Stuart Millson meets TASMIN LITTLE, O.B.E.  Read this interesting article here: http://www.quarterly-review.org/?p=2224 or click thumbnails. |
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GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE Jan 2014 edition - Recording of the Month and Gramophone Choice ‘The Lark Ascending’ Tasmin Little, violin BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis Chandos F CHAN10796 Quote: ‘Tasmin Little, an acknowledged standard-bearer for, and specialist in, British music, gives us a feast of works for violin and orchestra.’ Read the review by clicking the GRAMOPHONE logos |
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BBC MUSIC Magazine, January 2014, has a section suggesting to readers which concerts they should visit during the month of January 2014. Tasmin's visit to Belfast on 17th January is written up here as no. 17. Read the entry by clicking on the thumbnail. |
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Exploring the impact that Estonian composer Arvo Pärt's piece for piano and violin Spiegel im Spiegel has had on people's lives. It's in F major in 6/4 time, with the piano playing rising crotchet triads and the violin playing slow scales, alternately rising and falling, of increasing length, which all end on the note A. The score of the piece looks deceptively simple, but as violinist, Tasmin Little explains, it's one of the most difficult pieces to perform because the playing has to simply be perfect, or the mood is lost. Listen to the programme here. |
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Re: Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto performance in Glasgow, last Saturday 4th February: A very interesting, in-depth review was posted by Michael Tumelty yesterday in the Herald Scotland. (6 February 2012) Read the review on the newpaper's website by clicking the logo, or on Tasmin's 2012 REVIEWS page here. |
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Devotee Tasmin Little on why Delius swings! A very nice article appeared in the Bradford T&A on Monday 30th celebrating THE GENIUS OF DELIUS. Read it here. |
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A webcast from January 21 made available on WWFM. An interesting 1 hour interview with Tasmin. Access the link here, or by clicking the logo. (go to January 21st 2012) |
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Open Letter to Tasmin from Terry Johns. which he published on his website on April 13th. Click here to read it. Enjoy!. |
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 Read Tasmin's interesting interview with James Naughtie in this month' BBC Music Magazine. Click on the above headline to load the PDF file. (File Size is 3.5 MB) |
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Tasmin was recently approached by artist Amanda Chambers to collaborate on a project to celebrate the 'Naked Violin'. Amanda was inspired both by Tasmin's historic 1757 Guadagnini violin but also her passion to change perceptions of classical music and bring it to a wider audience. For more information about the art project (which features graphite and clay imprints of Tasmin's hands) and to buy a set of limited edition prints signed by both Tasmin and Amanda go to: http://www.amandachambers.wordpress.com |
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Clive James writing about the TV performance of the Elgar Violin Concerto |
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Tasmin's New Photos: Tasmin's photos from her trip to Australia and New Zealand, which she sent me weeks ago, are now finally available to be viewed. Apologies! It seems she had a great time. Enjoy! (click thumbnail) |
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Little makes it big with ASO Adelaide Symphony Orchestra / Arvo Volmer Adelaide Town Hall, Friday and Saturday A lovely review, written by Rodney Smith, appeared in the Advertiser, Adelaide, about Tasmin's performance of the Brahms VC last Friday and Saturday in Adelaide. Read it here (2nd entry, below blog entry from Portsmouth). |
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Review: Tasmin at The Square Tower, Broad Street, Portsmouth PO1 2JE, last Friday 24th June for A Naked Violin Event We have just seen a rather lovely review of this event on David Green's Blog. He writes of himself: "Part-time poet, ex-long distance cyclist, I never wanted to be a blogger but with a face suited to radio and a voice that refers you to the internet, what could I do". Click David's face thumbnail to read it in our reviews section. Here is his blog link. |
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Tasmin's Thank You speech at the Classic Brits Award ceremony 2011 Here is a 5 min video clip of Tasmin receiving the Critics Award this year at the Classic Brits Awards, introduced by cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. The video was provided courtesy Mike Hatch. Thank you. Enjoy! (please click the Classic Brits thumbnail - go to Video #2) |
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Radio New Zealand has just added the NAKED VIOLIN recital Tasmin gave in Auckland on Friday, June 10th to YouTube. Here is the Download Page for a FREE CD of Naked Violin Project music by J.S. Bach, Paul Patterson and Eugène Ysaÿe. |
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As you may remember, Tasmin had promised, if she finds time, to write a letter or letters while away on her 5 week trip down-under. Enjoy! (click the NZ Mount Cook image) |
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Tasmin's interval interview with ABC CLASSIC FM, from her first Brahms Violin Concerto performance with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra / Arvo Volmer, on Friday 17th June in Adelaide, is available by clicking on the ABC Classic FM logo. (wait a few seconds for this to load)  |
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Friday, 3rd June - Saturday 11th June 2011 Tasmin is a member of the Jury of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand. Dene Olding, Artistic Advisor writes: International violin competitions are judged by the quality of the competitors, the quality and integrity of their judges and the administration and organisation of the event itself. It is without hesitation that I can state that, based on these criteria, the Michael Hill International Violin Competition has already established itself at the forefront of the field. Please join us at latitude 45 degrees South (Queenstown) in June 2011 for the beginning of an extraordinary week showcasing the best violin talent from around the world. Follow the Semi-Finalist Results here | Competition Diary 30/05 - 08/06 is available here  A Concert FM Podcast a few days ago, with Tasmin. re: The Semi Finals (click Concert FM logo logo) Very Interesting! Enjoy! Photos of Tasmin during the competition. View them here. BREAKING NEWS! After an AMAZING Final Round at the Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE, the results are out! And the winners are: 1st Place Sergey MALOV (Russia) 2nd Place Richard LIN (Taiwan/USA) 3rd Place Xiang YU (China) 4th Place Nadir KHASHIMOV (Uzbekistan/USA) 5th Place Eric SILBERGER (USA) 6th Place Stefani COLLINS (USA) Additionally, the J. Paul Anderson Chamber Music Prize and the Michael Hill Audience Prize were also both won by Sergey MALOV - a clean sweep! Congratulations Sergey on the massive win tonight and well done to Richard and Xiang for being tremendous competitors - it was an incredible night of competition! |
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Kim Hill interviews Tasmin. Saturday morning. Acclaimed British violinist who's bringing her Naked Violin project to New Zealand. (duration: 11′29″) Download or listen here |
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Concert FM: UPBEAT Starts at 12:00 pm on Thursday, 19 May 2011 On Thursday's show, Upbeat's Eva Radich talks to naked violinist Tasmin Little about her New Zealand debut performing Sibelius’ sublime Violin Concerto under the baton of Finnish conductor Okko Kamu. Also featuring Brahms’ lyrical Third Symphony. The Interview is now available as an "ogg vobis" or "mp3" download HERE. (6.20 am) |
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14th May 2011 William Dart of the NZ Herald interviewed Tasmin a few days ago, and his interview was published in the Herald today. Please Click Logo to read it. |
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The Manukau Courier published a lovely account of Tasmin's visit to the Otara Music and Arts Centre Centre titled: "Violinist reaches critical masses" yesterday. It also features a short 3 min video of the vist to play to the children. Enjoy, by clicking on the Courier Logo. |
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T a s m i n' s.. u p d a t e d ..C o n c e r t - S c h e d u l e - 2 0 1 1 Tasmin's Schedule has been updated to November 2011 and has been placed ON-LINE now. Please click the Concert Schedule LOGO to view it. |
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MENUHIN COMPETITION 2012 - BEIJING, CHINA. The world's leading violin competition for violinists under the age of 22 will take place in Beijing, China, between 6 - 15 April 2012. The competition will be a 10-day festival of music and competitors will have a chance to collaborate with the China Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in China, and to perform at the impressive National Centre for the Performing Arts and Beijing Concert Hall. The Competition is now open for applications; application deadline is the 31 October 2011. More details and Application Form are on the Menuhin Competition website. TASMIN will be a member of the Jury. Other members of the Jury are: PAMELA FRANK, (USA), JOJI HATTORI (Japan), OLIVIER CHARLIER (France), DONG-SUK KANG (Korea), HU KUN (China & UK), HENNING KRAGGERUD (Norway), VERA TSU (China), MAXIM VENGEROV (Russia). |
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BBC Radio 4 has again made available Tasmin's Desert Island Discs appearance. "Sue Lawley's castaway is violinist Tasmin Little." Listen to it by clicking on the logo. |
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Each Christmas, Jessica Duchen, music writer and novelist, awards the JDCMB GINGER STRIPE AWARDS. (2010) This year Tasmin Little has been given the award as "Violinist of the Year" for her Elgar recording. (see 7th Paragraph) (Click Logo) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An Interview with Tasmin Little in classicalcource.com has just been published. Link to classicalsource.com webpage here. The review of the Elgar VC CD has been added to our dedicated Elgar page. Also on classicalsource.com page here. |
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On Saturday, 5th February 2011 - Time 11:00 - Hall One Introduced by Tasmin Little, this musical workshop for violin, viola, cello and double bass players (grade 3-8+ and aged 8-18), led by David Le Page, culminates in a wonderful opportunity to play on stage with David Le Page and Tasmin Little. After the workshop join us for a fun-filled family concert, introduced by Tasmin Little and David Le Page, and involving all the participants in the morning's masterclass and workshops. Read more about this on the Concerts Page for 2011. Scroll down to February 5th. |
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Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto CD on CHANDOS was reviewed in the Sunday Times of 28 November 2010. Click Logo to read it. |
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Tasmin is on the cover of Musical Opinion Magazine (Nov/Dec edition)with an article about her new Elgar Violin Concerto CD on CHANDOS. Click Logo to read the PDF (1.5MB).
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Tasmin is on the cover of Classical Music Magazine this month with an article about her new Elgar Violin Concerto CD on CHANDOS. Click Logo to read the PDF (3.8MB). |
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Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto CD on CHANDOS is reviewed in the December Edition of Gramophone Magazine. Click Logo to read the PDF (1MB). |
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Michael Tumelty writes about Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto recording on CHANDOS today in the Herald Scotland. Click Logo to read the article. (PDF file 1.1 MB) LINK to website. |
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Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto CD on CHANDOS was briefly reviewed on Sunday, by Michael Kennedy in the Sunday Telegraph. Click Logo to read it. (PDF file 0.7 MB) |
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Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto CD on CHANDOS was reviewed on Sunday, by David Mellor in the Mail on Sunday. Click Logo to read the review. (PDF file 1.75 MB) |
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Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto CD on CHANDOS was reviewed last Friday in The Times. Click Logo to read the review. (PDF file 1.65 MB) |
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Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto on CHANDOS will be available on i-Tunes. Click Logo. Tasmin plays on eight further titles. Click Here to check what's available. |
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 Re: Tasmin's Elgar concerto broadcast last Friday on Classic FM |
Sam Jackson, the Executive Head of Music of Classic FM, wrote ... "Incidentally, we had a great response after playing the complete concerto on The Full Works Concert the other night (including one listener who emphatically stated it was the best ever recording of the piece!)." |
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David Mellor recommends - 6 November 2010 - 18:00 CLASSIC FM - THE NEW CD SHOW |
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WOMAN'S HOUR Interview: Radio 4 LISTEN AGAIN (Slide slider forwards to 13 min) |
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TASMIN'S ELGAR VIOLIN CONCERTO RECORDING Official Release Date: |
CHANDOS RECORDS Press Release (25/6/2010) (Excerpts) "Tasmin Little records Elgar’s Violin Concerto for Chandos, released to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the work’s first performance, and including the cadenza used in the work’s first recording, made with Marie Hall in 1916. Tasmin Little’s long awaited and much anticipated recording of Elgar’s Violin Concerto will be released in November, 100 years after the work’s first performance. What makes this recording especially interesting is that she has included the cadenza used in the work’s first recording, which was made in 1916 with Marie Hall. For that occasion, Elgar ‘beefed-up’ the cadenza by, amongst other things, adding harps to counter the sonic limitations of the acoustic recording process. For those used to hearing the standard version, the result makes for fascinating listening, and the recording will prove a valuable addition to the Elgar discography. The cadenza has been tracked separately as Tasmin Little has also recorded the concerto’s familiar cadenza." Tasmin's Elgar Violin Concerto on CHANDOS is "CD of the month" (Gramophone 11/2010) Read the complete Press Release and first comments here. A dedicated ELGAR CD page is here. CHANDOS Release information is here as PDF. |
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May 2011 - June 2011 - Australia and New Zealand Tasmin will be returning to Australia and New Zealand next May for concert performances, in addition to being on the panel of International judges for the 2011 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Michael Hill International Violin Competition Press Release is here. A first PRESS RELEASE from Auckland (Tasmin will play the Sibelius Violin Concerto) has appeared here. |
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Tasmin has just been sent a couple of photos taken with her and Sir Charles Mackerras. The photos were taken by Ann Wibberley c. 2001. Tasmin has many happy memories of collaborations with Sir Charles, both in concert and in the recording studio. Both photos are now on the Photos page. (click on thumbnails for enlargements) |
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There is a nice interview on MusicWeb where Tasmin talks about her career and repertoire with Michael Cookson. Click Logo. Or read it as PDF here. |
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CONCERT SCHEDULE |
Tasmin's concert schedule had been updated to December 2010 now. View it here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A review about Tasmin's performance of the World Premiere of Willem Jeths Violin Concerto in Amsterdam recently has appeared in "de Volkskrant". |
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A charming interview with Tasmin by Andrew Palmer was recently published by Strings Magazine, a California based Magazine for violin, viola, cello, bass, fiddle. Read it ON-Line here or read a printable PDF. |
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Tasmin's Interview, recently published, by MusBook TV is available here. |
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The Gold Badge Award website, has a nicely designed page for Tasmin now. Click Logo. Tasmin was one of the Award winners last year. |
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 Classic FM Magazine July 2009 - just out |
Tasmin is delighted that she has been voted one of the top 10 violinists in the world, according to Classic FM magazine Read more about this in the attached PDF (133KB) here. |
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Tasmin, while she was in Seattle, recorded an interesting interview with violinist.com which has just been posted. You can read it here. Enjoy! (a PDF file of this interview is here) Violinist.com are also celebrating the release of Tasmin Little's 'Partners in Time' by giving away five copies. Enter to win one today! |
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch with Tasmin (BBC photo) 
