Lera Auerbach’s profoundly expressive music has won the admiration of the world’s leading performers. Her solo violin music is marked by respect for the past but is deeply personal and innovative, qualities shown in the intense, intimate T’filah (‘Prayer’), a personal reaction to the Holocaust, and Speak, Memory, evoking memories of youth. Ghostly echoes of Bach are heard in the searing, atmospheric Par.ti.ta, while in Lonely Suite solitary existence is not without moments of humour. Christine Bernsted’s recording of Auerbach’s 24 Preludes (Naxos 8.574464) was praised for its ‘technical and artistic brilliance’ (Fanfare).