In 2017 Maria and Nathalia Milstein published their first CD “La Sonate de Vinteuil”
The programme of this CD alone deserves the highest acclaim. The theme is very intriguing, though it is rather the atmosphere of the “belle époque” that the Milsteins try to capture here rather than the solution to the Vinteuil riddle… violinist Maria, with her expressive tone and acute sense of line and direction, and her sister Nathalia, who supports flawlessly and with initiative from beginning to end. It is a pleasure to finally hear the Saint-Saëns Sonata given the serious attention that it deserves. It is absolutely not soggy madeleine-music, but powerful and pure nostalgia, as Swann and Proust experienced it a century ago.”
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Peter van der Lint, Trouw, 10 November 2017
In januari 2018 heeft Maria Milstein de prestigieuze Nederlandse Muziekprijs gewonnen. Wie haar cd beluistert, begrijpt onmiddellijk waarom de jury juist op deze violiste haar oog heeft laten vallen.
Zij spelen
- Ravel – Sonate Posthume
- Mendelssohn – Sonate in F (1838)
- Franck – Sonate