21.03.2014 – The Apex, Bury St Edmunds ‘Some of the most enjoyable concerts are those where your expectations are far exceeded by the reality of the performance. I’m not sure if I had fully formed ideas of what I was going to witness as I headed up to the Apex[…]
19.03.2014 – Shrewsbury Coffeehouse Fire, passion, excitement and instrumental brilliance. An entertaining and absorbing live performance ‘This gig was part of an extensive British tour featuring the seven piece Gypsy Orchestra led by the remarkable violinist Tcha Limberger. Born in Belgium into a celebrated manouche musical family Limberger has been[…]
16.03.2014 – Interview with Garth Cartwright The polymath virtuoso Tcha Limberger is the king of gypsy music ‘Tcha Limberger, at first glance, might appear just another Gypsy fiddler. A handsome man with a thin moustache and sharp suit who, when he strikes bow to violin, is obviously a virtuoso. Then[…]
22.11.2013 – Quecumbar London Quecumber Battersea.First night of five-date UK tour ‘When I interviewed the blind Belgian-born violinist Tcha Limberger back in 2009 I came to the conclusion (which you can take or leave): “He must be the ultimate one-man embodiment of many of the cultural and linguistic cross-currents, oppositions[…]
06.08.2010 – Tcha Limberger: een rustpunt op een druk Sfinks Mixed BOECHOUT – Zondagmiddag trad Tcha Limberger, een blinde zigeuner-violist, op in de clubtent van het Sfinks festival. Waar op de andere podia luide en energieke performances plaats vonden, noodde dit optreden tot complete relaxatie en puur genot. Tcha unplugged.[…]
04.08.2010 – Sfinks Mixed ‘The first highlight of the closing day was Tcha Limberger with his Kalotaszeg Trio. The Gypsy of Bruges delved deeply into the traditional music of the Kalotaszeg region of Transylvania and that was what he represented in the Clubtent. With some explanation, he guided his audience[…]
04.08.2010 – Bura Termett ido and A Hajnali csillag ragyog Two CDs from Tcha Limberger ‘Tcha Limberger is de kleinzoon van violist Piotto Limberger, stichter van zigeunerorkest DE PIOTTO’S. Vader Vivi Limberger was de ritmegitarist van zigeunerjazzband WASO, waartoe ook Koen De Cauter behoorde. Zij waren waardige opvolgers van LE[…]
23.02.2010 – A hajnali csillag ragyog ‘After a very nice first album, released last year on Dave Kelbie’s English label Lejazzetal, Tcha Limberger continues his exploration of the music from central Europe by making this new album called ‘a hajnali csillag ragyog’. The music he studies and discovers here is[…]
23.02.2010 – A hajnali csillag ragyog ‘Après un très beau premier album sorti l’année dernière sur le label anglais de Dave Kelbie Lejazzetal, le violoniste Tcha Limberger continue son exploration des musiques traditionnelles d’Europe centrale en sortant un nouveau disque intitulé… A hajnali csillag ragyog’. Resserrant son domaine d’étude et[…]
05.02.2010 – A hajnali csillag ragyog Gypsy violinist who’s learned from the best **** ‘Violinist Tcha Limberger was born in Belgium to a Romani Gypsy father. His last disc, reviewed in Songlines #60, was a very fine one of Magyar Nota, the popular songs played by many Gypsy musicians in[…]