Lara St John

Key of A, Beethoven Sonata No. 9, Franck Sonata

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“The Philharmonic, six days earlier, had taken a more traditional approach with its program. Guest soloist Lara St. John found gorgeous musicality all the way up to the crazy high notes on an orchestral arrangement of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata.” Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel

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Key of A review in Australian Stringendo by Susan Pierotti

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“Lara St. John is not your usual violinist. She’s more daring than most, more apt to take chances. Not that she reinvents the music she plays nor distorts it with pyrotechnics or virtuosity for its own sake.”

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“Canadian-born violinist Lara St. John and collaborator, pianist Matt Herskowitz have released a new album; 'Key of A' which pairs Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 9, "Kreutzer" in A Major with Cesar Franck's Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, and also includes Fritz Kreisler's Schön Rosmarin.”

89.7WCPE: Wake Forest NC, Rob Kennedy spoke with Lara about the new album. LISTEN to the interview HERE

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Jonathan Blumhofer writes “An impressively original release from violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz”…

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Lara St. John: Key Of A | Beethoven Sonata #9 / Franck Sonata

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GOING TO EXTREMES

Lara St. John emerges from a trying year with a new album of the Franck and ‘Kreutzer’ sonatas

“There’s a certain ‘extreme’ in that piece, the Beethoven, and I’m kind of an extreme player, and so is Matt.” - Lara St. John

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Lara St. John/Matt Herskowitz — The Key of A (Ancalagon)

"This first month. It has been actually kind of this is the first time I've ever been home for a month. I think like ever. And and it's been kind of weird, but but kind of almost nice in a way to have a routine for the first time in my life."

Canadian violinist Lara St. John lives in NYC, right in the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic in this country. As you might imagine, her world has changed dramatically.

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Music Review: Lara St. John and Matt Herskowitz – ‘Key of A’

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Classical Conversations, Lara St. John - Key of A

WGTE's Haley Taylor checks in with violinist Lara St. John (a "high-powered soloist" according to the New York Times). Lara's new album is Key of A - a collaboration with pianist Matt Herskowitz which pairs Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 9, “Kreutzer,” in A Major with César Franck’s Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano.

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Artist Check-in with Lara St. John - In this edition of WQXR's Artist Check-In, Elliott Forrest chats with both violinist Lara St. John and her pet Iguana. You'll hear about her latest recording "Key of A" and get a sneak peek at her newest music video of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. You'll also get to see the Iguana have lunch.

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"Canadian-born violinist Lara St. John and collaborator, pianist Matt Herskowitz, have a new album out on Lara's own Ancalagon label. She and Jim Tevenan chatted about her background and the new album that features Beethoven's Kreutzer sonata and the César Franck Sonata in A."

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“You will want this disc; you need this disc, and it provides an hour of exceptional pleasure and illuminating insight into the worlds of two very different composers.”

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Later, in September, she was the focal point of We Believe You: Solidarity Concert for Lara at the Gallery MC on West 52nd St. As a violinist, St. John scored a musical knockout with the super-virtuosic Čoček by Milica Paranosić. The evening’s emotional peak, though, was an 11-minute digest of the 400 emails she had received from women who had been similarly abused. Click here for full article

The Rest Is Noise Person of the Year is Lara St. John.

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Monday, November 4th, 2019 by Drew McManus

In the latest chapter of what comes across as a book on how not to go about crisis management, the Curtis Institute continues to dig up in response to allegations of sexual abuse and impropriety.

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Over the past two years, the #MeToo movement has reached many fields, and classical music is no exception.

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Bayerischer Rundfunk Interview with Lara St. John concerning the Curtis Institute

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Abused, then Mocked: Acclaimed violinist says she was sexually assaulted by her renowned teacher at the Curtis Institute, and then disregarded when she reported it.

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Released in 1999, François Girard’s film The Red Violin crystallized an image of the instrument for many who don’t usually listen to classical music: the violin as simultaneously a vehicle for ultimate beauty and a protagonist that transcends time. And what animated that image was the music written by John Corigliano, who turns 80 on February 16. Click here for full article:

Smoldering rhythms and blistering tones dominated the performance by Lara St. John on the violin and Matt Hershkowitz at the piano on Sunday evening in the Carlsen Center’s Polsky Theatre. Click here for full article

The 120th (how’s that for longevity) Season of the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto opened in grand style on October 5, with a recital given by two virtuosi extraordinaire, violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz. Click here for full article

In Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending she managed - with remarkable effect to duplicate the sound of a lark's calls. Click here for full article

"Lara St. John happens to be a volcanic violinist with a huge, fabulous tone that pours out of her like molten lava. She has technique to burn and plays at a constant high heat. She is uninhibited, sometimes strikingly so."

"Lara: 'So, my mantra is: Make Music, Drink Wine and Be Nice to Animals'"

"Violinist Lara St. John and harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet interact with seamless elegance. The playing is polished and animated, full of subtle shadings."

"I love everything about this disc. Thanks go out to Lara St. John, not only for her fine job with the Sonatina for violin and piano Op. 137, but for her creativity and vision."

"Ms. Langlamet manages these Impromptus in positively gorgeous fashion, gliding effortlessly through each number. You'll feel you're being carried away on a cloud on a spring day the way she plays them. .....What a thoroughly lovely disc."

"Most striking is a set of three Impromptus drawn from Op. 90, and all played on the solo harp with remarkable dexterity and sensitivity. Released on St. John’s own Ancalagon Records label, the collection is beautifully packaged, with a mesmerizing cover image of a ship under a moody sky."