Julian Rachlin – unparalleled mastery

View our new concert trailer for Rachlin’s electrifying performance of Ballade by Ysaye, the encore piece of his 2004 HK Arts Festival appearance!

“the type of player who comes around in a generation, and should not be missed” The Australian

Julian Rachlin’s performance in the 2004 Hong Kong Arts Festival sent an electric charge through the Concert Hall. His peerless technical command and his extraordinary ability to spin melodic line as if it were being composed on the spot combine to reveal the soul of Prokofiev’s masterly concerto. Tchaikovsky’s Polish symphony receives a rare outing under the direction of the exciting Norwegian conductor Arild Remmereit, whose 2005 New York début was hailed by The New York Times with the headline “He came, he conducted, he conquered.”

“brilliant high-octane technique.” New York Times

“beautiful tone, utter technical and interpretive security” Seattle Times

On his Prokofiev Concerto No.2…

“It recalled the way Jascha Heifetz played, going hell for leather and leaving the band to keep up if they could.” The Australian

“…sheer purity of tone, even in this work's mildly caustic finale. One rarely expects a bel canto reading of a 20th-century lion like Prokofiev, but that's exactly what Thursday's audience got…transformative, a totally new way of looking at a long-established work.” Washington Times

“tidy but fierce, passionate but patrician, soaring with emotion yet shot through with a cool intelligence.” Washington Post