Andrew Shulman - Press Reviews - 'Cello
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"The Don Quixote was the finest I have heard" (Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall)
The Sunday Times (UK)
"And the Philharmonic has new players, including the new principal cellist, Andrew Shulman, whose influence on the string section is beginning to make itself heard... the strings are now a Philharmonic glory... the cellos, brilliantly powerful... The orchestra collaborated brilliantly, in particular principal cellist Andrew Shulman, who shared in the bows at the end"
"Cellist Andrew Shulman played masterfully... The slow movement melody is one of the most beautiful in all chamber music; it was heart-melting, especially in Mr. Shulman's last, hushed recapitulation" (Schumann Piano Quartet, Santa Barbara Chamber Music Series)
Santa Barbara News-Press
"By this time we had already heard the warm, burnished tones of Shulman's cello playing in the three "Fantasiestucke", Op. 73. He made this modest, familiar journey seem like a rich emotional excursion undertaken by an entire song cycle. Shulman's ability to float a phrase with just the right amount of shimmer makes him an ideal interpreter of the Romantic idiom" (Schumann Fantasiestucke, San Diego Mainly Mozart Spotlight Series)
Kenneth Herman - www.sandiego.com
"Cellist Andrew Shulman joined the CRSO and Tiemeyer for an intense, spirited performance of Ernest Bloch's "Schelomo", Hebraic rhapsody for cello and orchestra...His flawless performance of "Schelomo" was eloquent and passionate"
Cedar Rapids Gazette
"And making his Utah Symphony debut, is Andrew Shulman, who gave a fabulously nuanced and impassioned performance of the (Barber) concerto. The performance was all the more noteworthy, since Shulman learned the work on fairly short notice, and he's playing it for the first time at these concerts. Shulman's interpretation was of the highest caliber in terms of articulation and delivery. His technical mastery was such that he made short work of the demands Barber placed on the soloist" (Utah Symphony Orchestra, Salt Lake City)
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The Deseret Daily News (Salt Lake City)
"No chinks could be found in Shulman's musical armor as he cleanly executed the treacherous work (Barber's Cello Concerto). Delicate musical lines retained subtle beauty aided by Lockhart's sensitive accompaniment.
Shulman's lyrical playing and tempered passion built intensity through a satisfying finish"
The Salt Lake Tribune
"One of the high points of the disc for me is Andrew Shulman's cello playing in the elegiac Concerto in C minor (Vivaldi RV401); and he is sensitively supported by the Orchestra"
"The best solo work actually came during the first half of the evening. Cellist Andrew Shulman delivered velvet tone and graceful lines while playing his arrangement of "The Swan" from Camile Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals."" (Pasadena Pops Orchestra)
Robert D. Thomas (Pasadena Star-News)
"Eschenbach made an occasion of it, often with tempos that could have seemed controversially slow if it were not for the sheer intensity of sound he produced. The Philharmonic cello section, starting to find a new voice under the new principal, Andrew Shulman, was particularly impressive in this regard, especially in its rapt yet lucent playing at the opening of the Adagio that practically seemed to stop time" (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
The Los Angeles Times
"Especially, cellist Andrew Shulman delivered some of the most beautiful music heard in any concert this year"
The Los Angeles Times
"The one bright spot prior to the fourth movement (Haydn Symphony No. 95) was principal cellist Andrew Shulman's affecting solo in the third" (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
The Los Angeles Daily News
"In the Haydn...The slow movement was perfectly poised...the cello seemed a gleeful sailing ship" (Haydn D major Cello Concerto, Los Angeles Philharmonic)
The Los Angeles Times
"The cello section under Shulman has been robust" (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
The Los Angeles Times
"The Evangelist and Jesus were given compellingly sonorous accompaniment by (an) also uncredited continuo of cellist Andrew Shulman..." (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
The Los Angeles Times
"The Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History... hosting such a glowing young talent as British cellist Andrew Shulman. His Friday recital at Baird auditorium, cosponsored by 'The New England Conservatory of Music' was full of light and musical eloquence"
"Richly and perceptively interpreted"
"Shulman drew a great deal of daring elegance and varied tonal beauty out of the piece"
"Andrew Shulman's sweetly sensitive cello solo" (Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Los Angeles)
The Los Angeles Times
"Shulman made good use of the space he was allowed, drawing long, clear, elegant lines with a sappy, penetrating sound"
"Haydn became not just a contrast, but also refreshing and brilliant. And Haydn's challenging moments, which indeed were there, fell on receptive ears and open hearts. Cellist Andrew Shulman flew around with grace"