Augustin Dumay : Reviews

CONDUCTOR / DIRECTOR / VIOLIN

FRANCK & STRAUSS Violin Sonatas (ONYX4096), Augustin Dumay violin, Louis Lortie piano

‘Compelling playing from one of today’s great violinists … this outstanding disc is a timely reminder of one of the modern violin greats.’
The Strad, Julian Haylock, May 2013

‘Dumay’s sound is just to die for quite frankly. […] Just gorgeous […] an impressive partnership.’
BBC 3 radio, CD Review, Andrew McGregor & Harriet Smith, Mar. 2013

Tchaikovsky Concerto in D major, London Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwartz conductor

‘Mr Dumay is a violinist of remarkable individuality […] there was never a moment’s doubt that his view of the work was excitingly musical, stimulatingly original, a marvelously fresh but idiomatic interpretation […] all with a strength of personality that made it so powerfully communicative and memorable.’
The Daily Telegraph, Geoffrey Norris, London

London, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Recital with Louis Lortie

‘Dumay is among the most elegant of stylists, and [in Franck’s sonata] his performance mined a seam of sensuousness in the work that we don’t always hear.’
The Guardian, Tim Ashley

Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Récital avec Maria João Pires

‘[Dumay] a une sonorité magique, d’une chaleur et d’un rayonnement extraordinaires.’
Le Soir, Michel Debrocq