https://www.scmp.com/rss/323623/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com If there is a lesson young violinist Iskandar Widjaja and his listeners can take away from his Hong Kong recital debut, it is that sometimes less is more. From the opening bars of the first work in an eclectic programme, Fritz Kreisler’s Tempo di Minuetto in the Style of Pugnani, it was apparent the 30-year-old has a burning desire to make every phrase appear extemporised. This came off better in some places than in others. In the Kreisler miniature’s middle section, the rubato he used in... https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2048225/review-violinist-iskandar-widjaja-plays-himself-trouble?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2048225/review-violinist-iskandar-widjaja-plays-himself-trouble?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Nov 2016 05:45:00 +0000