Beethoven Concerto with the Dallas Symphony

“In the Beethoven, the Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego proved that pianissimos can be as gripping as fortissimos. Her gleaming tone was immediately striking and she sometimes explored wide dynamic ranges within individual phrases.

Hers was a highly personalised account, unhurried in the first movement, fairly deliberate in the second, happily buoyant in the finale. Even in the first movement she sometimes stretched time for expressive effect.

Playing with commitment, facility and finesse, she made a strong case for a generously moulded approach. A rock-star ovation was rewarded with a breathtakingly brilliant account of the Paganini Caprice n.16.”

Dallas Morning News
(November 2024)