Zehetmair is among the most characterful of living violinists, a forceful personality whose ego is employed at the service of whatever music he happens to be playing…It's not exactly a comfortable listen – Zehetmair has too much artistic integrity to compromise for the sake of mere comfort – but it’ll certainly make you think again about music that in any case defies an interpretative straitjacket.

With gut strings and playing without chin or shoulder rests, he is able to bring a huge range of tonal nuance and colour to these pieces..The result is performances that avoid any sense of display or virtuosity for their own sake...Some may prefer a more demonstrative approach to these perpetually fascinating pieces, but Zehetmair’s thoughtfulness is hugely rewarding in its own right.

His touch is mistily veiled one moment, glinting copper the next.