by Jure Smirnov | Aug 16, 2024 | News
✯✯✯✯✯ Nicholas Daniel/Julius Drake (Chandos) This eight-work record, some pieces arranged by Daniel, is a dream – despite most of the pieces not being originally written for the performers’ instruments But it’s a measure of the care and sensitivity that Daniel and...
by Jure Smirnov | Jun 16, 2024 | News
“The recital as a result felt epic: an unpredictable heart of cosmic darkness and strange lights flanked by two Schumann trajectories on the personal level of love found and bitterly, desperately lost in the Op. 24 Liederkreis before the Larcher...
by Jure Smirnov | Jun 16, 2024 | News
“Against this stark background, Bostridge and Drake carefully ratchet up the cycle’s intrinsic drama, unconstrained by the parameters of a recital realising a far wider range of dynamics and instrumental colour than usual. The piano felt like a whole orchestra,...
by Jure Smirnov | May 22, 2024 | News
Mahler Festival 2025 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam The Mahler Festival 2025 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam will feature a series of performances by distinguished vocalists, accompanied by pianist Julius Drake. From May 9 to May 17. May 9 – Catriona Morison and...
by Jure Smirnov | May 17, 2024 | News
BBC Music Magazine CD Review: Fear No More”Pianist Julius Drake’s contribution is superb, sensitive to every dynamic shift in the singer’s performance. This is a true partnership of two experienced musicians at the peak of their powers.” Ashutosh...
by Jure Smirnov | May 11, 2024 | News
After fourteen rewarding years as a half-time Professor at Graz University, Julius has decided to step down this summer. By way of a farewell, former students from various cohorts are collaborating with excellent young singers for a special concert next Monday at the...
