Press

  • “Rachlin’s extraordinarily intense playing perfectly matched the spiritual core of the work.”
    De Volksrant, 2025
  • “Julian Rachlin played as if it were a matter of life and death – supremely intense, yet strikingly clear and grounded.”
    Het Parool, 2025
  • “Rachlin shone with a shimmering, weightless final solo that seemed to dissolve into silence.”
    Kronen Zeitung, 2025
  • “This was a profoundly moving tribute: delivered with utmost precision and spiritual depth, with Rachlin on top form.”
    Die Presse, 2025
  • “The closing evening of this year’s festival highlighted the exceptional talent and captivating presence of Julian Rachlin. The audience passionately celebrated the star conductor and violinist.”
    Luzerner Zeitung, 2025
  • “In the first half of the concert, Julian Rachlin served as both conductor and soloist. As a violinist, he infused Mendelssohn’s beloved Violin Concerto with a rarely heard breeziness and buoyancy. Whereas many colleagues exploit this piece as a showcase for their violin prowess, Rachlin chose instead an approach defined by charm. Applying precise control and an appropriately spirited touch, he gave this typically weighty concerto a fresh, lean interpretation. Rachlin playfully moved through all registers, demonstrating technical brilliance without ever descending into mere showmanship.”
    Luzerner Zeitung, 2025