Veit Hertenstein

Charles T. Downey, Veit Hertenstein offers odd yet often rewarding viola program
Washington Post, February 7, 2013

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet (arr. V. Borisovsky), M. Jones, R. Golani, M. Hampton (2011)

The qualities that can make the viola sound awkward and abrasive can also give the instrument a more human voice than its smaller cousin, the violin. To make the viola small enough to be played under the chin like a violin generally requires its strings to be shorter and at a higher tension than they ideally should be. To make it a viable solo instrument requires an exceptional player. The latest to take a stab at it was German violist Veit Hertenstein, in his Kennedy Center Terrace Theater debut presented by Young Concert Artists on Tuesday night. [Continue reading]

Veit Hertenstein, viola
Pei-Yao Wang, piano
Young Concert Artists
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

This concert repeats on February 12, at Merkin Hall in New York City.

SEE ALSO:
Charles T. Downey, Sasha Cooke and Pei-Yao Wang (Ionarts, October 2, 2007)