Reviews and publications:
NRC Julija Hartig - Het leven móét zwaar zijn
Edison Violist Julija Hartig bewijst nog maar eens dat je voor je doorbraak geen twintigjarige hoeft te zijn. Op 51-jarige leeftijd wint ze de Edison klassiek voor beste nieuwkomer. „Het leven móét zwaar zijn. Alleen dan is het grenzeloze mogelijk.”
LUISTER Magazine over Dark Velvet:
"Julija Hartig s a curious violinist with guts" [...] "with her voice and her violin, she sings, plays, cries and admires her father, her idols and her lovers. Moving, sometimes almost painfully personal and always full of passion." a LUISTER 10
Fanfare Magazine about Dark Velvet:
But Julija Hartig’s committed and technically impressive renditions (ably partnered by pianist Reineke Broekhans and cellist Maja Bogdanovič) are undeniably impressive (Hartig even takes a turn as a vocalist in Isadora Žebeljan’s Oh, Die, My Love). And the cumulative result is an intriguing and thought-provoking musical journey.
Gramophone Magazine about Dark Velvet - An Autobiography in Music
‘For me, at least, the main highlights belong to Aleksandra Vrebalov’s evocative, soundscape-like Constellation Hartig for violin and prepared piano, and Florian Magnus Maier’s The Music of Erich Zann for solo violin – the latter a visceral 10-minute tour de force that impressively harnesses both compositional and violinistic layers of virtuosity.’
Volkskrant about Dark Velvet - An Autobiography in music
Violinist Julija Hartig navigates between noise and color on her fascinating album ★★★★☆NRC on Dark Velvet - An Autobiography in music
“The works made for Hartig have diverse characters: the narrative intimacy is opposed to the experimental stretching of the violin sound. Every composer relates to her musicality in a different way.”
MUSICAL LImbo on Dark Velvet - an Autobiography in music
“The content is what makes the quality, so we could say that this is an exceptional album on which top interpretations of the works of contemporary authors have been realized. Sound creations of new music that promise to last and be listened to for years are few today. Through an exceptional set of melodies, colours, harmonies, conversations and images, listeners will really be able to discover something new on the Dark Velvet album every time.”