Tuesday, 20 September 2011
"Thile emphasises the guitar-like qualities of his instrument – ideal for the middle three movements of Bach’s Partita in D Minor that followed – but added a banjo-like twang for a brief, breathtaking and raucous display of traditional virtuosity themed, he said, “on the inherent tastiness of rabbits”. Mike Hobart of the Financial Times reviews Chris Thile's show with Brad Mehldau at the Wigmore in London here.