QUOTES FROM OTHER PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n“Towards the end of the intermission at a Saturday evening Buffalo Philharmonic concert last May, a powerfully built man in a black leather coat walked slowly through the throng returning to their seats. Only a very few of the departing audience members recognized the figure with their congratulations as being the performer who had just given the most electrifying performance of the entire concert season.”<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe evening’s highlight was violinist Elmar Oliveira’s vivid performance of Ernest Bloch’s “Baal Shem. He projected a magnetic, powerful tone as sound poured from his fiddle\u2026it felt like a summoning, a benediction, and audience members stood afterwards, to show their appreciation\u201d<\/p>\n
Oregon Live<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cOliveira’s performance was inspired. Oliveira carved the beautiful thematic contours of the first movement [Brahms concerto] with a persuasive passion that never crossed the line into mere virtuosic display, and any thought of difficulty simply vanished.”<\/p>\n
Buffalo News<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cElmar Oliveira did it again\u2026 the virtuoso violinist lifted the spirits of the Chamber Music Northwest audience with a galvanizing performance of Ernst Bloch\u2019s \u201cBaal Shem.\u201d As if he were a rhapsodic cantor, Oliveira weaved a tale of lamentation that plumped the depths of the human spirit before erupting in spasms of joy. A standing ovation immediately followed this fantastic performance, and Oliveira had a smile on his face that could\u2019ve beamed for miles.<\/p>\n
The Gathering Note (Portland Oregon)<\/em><\/p>\n\u201c\u2026the most electrifying performance of the entire concert season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Art Voice (Buffalo, NY)<\/em><\/p>\n“Oliveira made the virtuosic portions of one of the classical repertoire\u2019s most lasting concertos [Mendelssohn] sound like nothing \u2014 like the showy parts that surround a great melody. Nimble fingers and a nimble approach to the music, always keeping the audience involved with careful, expressive dynamics… one of the best musicians in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steamboat Pilot (Colorado Springs)<\/em>
\n\u201cOliveira’s tone had a delectable sweetness, his use of portamento was natural and elegant. The violinist made much of the eerie, whispery flurries [Prokofiev Sonata No. 1] that suggest icy winds over a doomed landscape in the outer movements, and dug powerfully into the volatile scherzo. This is deep music, provocative music. Oliveira and Koenig made it speak vividly.\u201d<\/p>\nBaltimore Sun \u201cClef Notes<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Elmar Oliveira is in town. You can probably feel it in the air. The fiery Portuguese-born violinist is here for five days. Friday was only his first day here and already he has burned up the concert hall.” Article By…<\/p>\n
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