Reviews

• ...the intensity of violin and strings is an effective medium for his static writing.
  Erica Jeal, The Guardian, 18/05/2005
• Tavener's Fragment for the Virgin was receiving its first performance in a new arrangement for violin and strings. A passionate, prayer-like piece - a miniature Protecting Veil, perhaps.
  Matthew Rye, The Daily Telegraph, 17/05/2005
• Fragment for the Virgin, written by Sir John Tavener for Benedetti, has, since its Wigmore Hall premiere earlier this year, been recast for soloist and strings. In its astonishingly brief four and a half minutes, Benedetti demonstrated an intense sound, with wide-vibrato and appropriate 'Eastern-style' portamenti for this slow, stately piece.
  Annette Morreau, The Independent, 17/05/2005