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SOME RECENT REVIEWS (click on the image to view detail)

 

INDIA TODAY
 "TWO TO A TUNE"
OCT.15TH, 2001

CALCUTTA TIMES-TIMES OF INDIA - "DOVER LANE SAYS HELLO TO CELLO" JANUARY 28TH, 2003

THE TWIN CITIES MAGAZINE JANUARY 2003
CHANNEL 6 - Hyderabad & Secunderabad

 

Critics Say :

The best of both worlds on cello
The Hindu, New Delhi 2001

 

Music knows no boundaries. One such was the performance of Saskia de Haas who recently held the audience in Delhi spellbound with her rendition of Indian classical music.
The Week, New Delhi 2001

 

Sitting on the floor like any other Indian musician, Saskia started the concert with the raag Bheempalas. The instrument tone was mellow and pleasant. She delineated the raag with due stress on the pivotal swaras. The phrases became vibrant, as the tabla joined and the sound polished and fluid.
Deccan Herald, Bangalore 2001

 

Saskia Rao-de Haas’ recital was a revelation” “As she proceeded with rendering intricate notes the cello seemed to melt to her magical touch. 
The Hindu, Hyderabad 2002 

 

Saskia’s enchanting cello
Saskia’s control over the fingerboard and bow appeared to be total” … “Her varying speeds in the Jhala stage of the raag Madhuvanti were scintillating…
Indian Express, Hyderabad 2002

 

With great virtuosity and artistic depth Saskia Rao-de Haas introduces a new sound in the world of Indian classical music which is received worldwide with great enthusiasm by critics and audiences alike. 
Documentary for Dutch radio, 2002

 

Doverlane says hello to cello
Times of India, Kolkotta, 2003

 

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Articles, reviews and interviews featuring Saskia have been published in:

Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, the Hindu, vernacular press in North and South India, The Week, India Today ( India ) Het Parool, Trouw, Volkskrant, NUFFIC magazine ( Holland) and many other magazines and newspapers.

Radio and TV interviews, concerts and documentaries have been broadcasted by:

Good Morning India, Star TV, Subha Saveri, Doordarshan (India, interviews& live performances) NCRV radio (interviews/reviews& live performance), NBS TV&radio(interviews/reviews& live performance), Wereldomroep radio(documentary by Pieter de Rooy,  Portret van celliste saskia de Haas 2002), TV & Webpublicaties, Concertzender (live concerts) and many others.