Key of A, Beethoven Sonata No. 9, Franck Sonata
Orlando Sentinel
“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
Australian Stringendo
Classical Candor: Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 “Kreutzer” (CD review)
“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.”
Read the entire review HERE.
89.7WCPE Interviews Lara St John
“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
Copy of Interview can be found HERE
Classical CD Reviews: “Key of A,” “Metamorphosis,” and “Reminiscences of Brazil”
Jonathan Blumhofer writes “An impressively original release from violinist Lara St. John and pianist Matt Herskowitz”…
Read the full article HERE
Lara St. John: Key Of A | Beethoven Sonata #9 / Franck Sonata
Strings Magazine
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
Read the full article HERE
YourClassical.org
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.
Blog Critics Key of A Review
WGBT Classical Conversations
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.
To listen to the podcast Click Here
WQXR Artist Check-in with Lara St. John
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.
Spokane Public Radio
"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."
Audiophile Audition
“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.”
WQXR Blog: The Best Classical Concerts of 2019
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
Alex Ross: The Rest is Noise: Apex 2019
You Didn’t Think This Curtis Thing Was Going To Blow Over, Did You?
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.
Time’s Up in Classical Music
Over the past two years, the #MeToo movement has reached many fields, and classical music is no exception.
#metoo in Classical Music – The Case of Lara St. John
Bayerischer Rundfunk Interview with Lara St. John concerning the Curtis Institute
Source: https://youtu.be/_fRncl_HRbg
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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.