Listen to artistic director and pianist Julie Coucheron being interviewed by the renowned radio host Lois Reitzes from NPR radio in the US. In the interview they discuss the concert performed by the Georgian Chamber Players at the Atlanta History Center in honor of Black History Month. Julie is the artistic director of Georgian Chamber Players and violinist David Coucheron is also a member. You can hear the unknown piano quintet by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at the Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival this year, so there is a lot to look forward to! The post Julie Coucheron interviewed by Lois Reitzes ..read more

Zhenwei Shi (viola) and Julie Coucheron of the Georgian Chamber Players at Sunday’s concert (Photo by Niki Bird) The Georgian Chamber Players returned to their familiar haunt at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta on Sunday for an afternoon of their signature mastery of the classical chamber pantheon, an event notable for its high-energy setlist. Read the complete article here => The post Review: Georgian Players explore outer limits of classical chamber music appeared first on Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival ..read more

The Georgian Chamber Players returned to their familiar haunt at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta on Sunday for an afternoon of their signature mastery of the classical chamber pantheon, an event notable for its high-energy setlist. The concert commenced with Johannes Brahms’ Scherzo from the F-A-E Sonata, a larger work written in collaboration with Robert Schumann and Albert Dietrich. Brahms’ contribution to the work is full of his signature flare for the dramatic — a harrowing string line here handled by violist Zhenwei Shi and a thunderous piano accompaniment performed by Julie Couchero ..read more

The Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival takes place on Bygdøy, a peninsula on the western side of Oslo, Norway. In 2019, Aftenposten, Norway’s largest newspaper, ranked the Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival as the most prominent and exciting of all classical music festivals in the Oslo region. Mark Gresham | 8 DES 2022 (read the whole article here =>) The post Beethoven and Brahms from the Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival appeared first on Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival ..read more

Coucheron’s liquid lyricism prevailed in the highly embellished solo violin part. He had his share of robust passages, too, especially in the Finale, adding some additional kick to his wide range of expression. Mark Gresham Read the full review here … The post ASO delights in familiar works by Bruch and Beethoven appeared first on Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival ..read more

ASO Concertmaster David Coucheron and harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson were the star attractions in the Bruch concerto, planted on either side of the conductor’s podium. Both had music stands in front of them, although Coucheron never seemed to consult the printed page during his solo turns. PIERRE RUHE Read the hole article from Artatl… The post Review: Runnicles leads the ASO into its comfort zone for “Scottish Fantasy” appeared first on Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival ..read more

Les hele artikkelen her (kun på engelsk) https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/2021/04/16/review-first-guest-artists-season-perform-sarasota-orchestra/7250688002/ The post Music Review: Guest artists bring some ‘normal’ to Sarasota Orchestra (kun på engelsk) appeared first on Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival ..read more

Atlanta’s most-read music commentator, Mark Gresham , wrote in capital letters on 7/3 about David’s performance of russian composer Julius Conu’s violin concerto with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: “COUCHERON SHINES AS SOLOIST”. The review of the concert was brilliant and the audience reception was overwhelming. David has really been pushed to the chest of the thousands of concert-goers he has served as concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orcehestra during his nine years. Gresham goes on to write: “Conus Violin Concerto gift ASO’s concert master, David Coucheron, plenty to showcase in terms ..read more

Julie And David Coucheron at the helm of the Maritime Museum. Read the full article from klassiskmusikk.com here => The post KON-TIKI CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL BY HILDE HOLBÆK-HANSSEN (Norwegian only) appeared first on Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival ..read more

Coucheron had two weeks to relearn a piece she hadn’t played since she was 11 years old for her debut performance with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The concert airs virtually Thursday. Read the full article about Julie Coucheron here… The post Pianist Julie Coucheron makes an unexpected debut with Atlanta Symphony appeared first on Kon-Tiki Chamber Music Festival ..read more