Dear Ms. Hewitt,
Your recital at Shriver Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, on May 14, 2006, was one of the most exciting classical music events I have ever experienced (and I am 68 and have attended many concerts in the US and in Europe). The Rameau was delightful (more Rameau!). Your interpretation of the Bach Partita No. 4 was masterful and breathtaking. And your Brahms Sonata No. 3 was a virtuosic powerhouse (as well as idyll). However, the most moving moment of the evening was your single encore: the Andante from Bach's Sonata in D minor, BWV 964 (transcribed from the solo violin sonata). Your beautifully slow, almost hesitant, performance of this plaintive movement, with your very effective use of rubato, reminded me of Rosalyn Tureck's equally poignant 1948 New York recital performance of this Andante: What a tribute to Bach by both of you!
Frank Westbrook