by Aileen Morrison | Jul 20, 2022 | News
Excellent review for Julius and Gerald Finley’s new recording on Hyperion: ‘Finley makes the music compellingly his own: with his Rolls-Royce bass-baritone on smooth, luxurious form throughout, there’s no sense of him trying to capture the youthfulness of...
by Aileen Morrison | Jun 27, 2022 | News
Julius was interviewed recently before his concerts at the West Cork Music Festival. Follow the link to read the article. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2022/06/20/julius-drake-i-do-mind-the-word-accompanist-i-dont-think-its-fit-for-purpose/ ...
by Aileen Morrison | May 25, 2022 | News
Click the link to watch Julius and Catriona Morison in their recent Wigmore Hall recital which was streamed live on Monday 23 May. Also available to hear on BBC Sounds...
by Aileen Morrison | Apr 21, 2022 | News
Julius’s new CD with Nicky Spence, Timothy Ridout and the Piatti Quartet is one of the choices of the Gramophone Editor this month: ‘Celebrating another of the year’s musical anniversaries, Nicky Spence, Julius Drake and the Piatti Quartet present On...
by Aileen Morrison | Nov 13, 2021 | News
Sometimes you know the quality of music by the depth of the silence when it ends. Last night at Middle Temple Hall – and thank Mahler’s mystical heavens for it – the final ghostly “Ewig” of Der Abschied faded away into a soundless void that lasted just as long as it...
by Aileen Morrison | Mar 27, 2021 | News
Pianist Julius Drake on perfection and partnerships Inside Music Pianist Julius Drake explores how various pianists make the piano sing, with a selection of performers including Walter Gieseking, Sviatoslav Richter, Dinu Lipatti and Benjamin Britten....
