Opening this recital, schumanns first violin sonata 1851 its second highprofile london airing in ten days, following jansen and argerich at the barbican started silkily out of nowhere. Patricia kopachinskaja plays beethovens violin concerto. This is what i particularly adore and why i chose this violin patricia kopatchinskaja. Jan 29, 2016 patricia kopatchinskaja at the enescu festival 2015.
The haydn symphonies 22 and 96 was sleek and protomodernist in roths interpretation, overflowing in invention and brought to life by the exquisitely. The young moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja takes you on a wild ride in this programme of hungarian violin concertos. The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Then came tchaikovskys passionate fifth symphony in a performance full of power and dedication, with a final.
Traditionalists will no doubt be outraged at what seems on paper to be a deliberately wilful, perverse and mannered approach to an old favourite. Descriptors like heretic and wild child are seldom paired with classical violinist, but patricia kopatchinskaja is far from your typical musician. The innovative and exciting patricia kopatchinskaja returns to the spco this spring to perform repertoire spanning from the baroque biber to the contemporary crumb. Following his training as a conductor at the university of music and performing arts vienna, he worked from 1997 as an assistant and conductor at the citys volksoper. Regular chamber music partners include cellist sol gabetta, clarinettist reto bieri and the. Enescu serenade lointaine for piano, violin and cello youtube. Iconoclastic conductor teodor currentzis and his musicaeterna orchestra, way out in perm the hometown of diaghilev, among others, are never dull in the least, and currentzis deserves credit for rethinking mozart, rameau, and other music of the 18th century in fundamental ways. Patricia kopatchinskaja, violin polina leschenko, piano george enescu sonata for violin and piano no 3, op. Patricia kopatchinskaja enescus menetrier facebook. An honour which is only bestowed to artists who follow their own distinctive paths and who radically reexamine the very identity of classical music in fresh ways. When tom morris, the director of the ojai music festival in southern california, tapped patricia kopatchinskaja to curate this years festival, the visionary moldovanborn violinist didnt. Ravels touristic tzigane is transformed, while jorge sanchezchiongs crin sees kopatchinskaja vocalise dada. Enescus impressions denfance for violin and piano are about childhood reminiscences.
Following her extraordinary recording of the beethoven violin concerto, patricia kopatchinskaja has returned to the formative influences of eastern european folk music for her latest release. Patricia kopatchinskaja, violin and polina leschenko, piano thursday, march 28, 2019, 8. My story about the matchless patricia kopatchinskaja, who comes to seattle for a recital and concerts with the seattle symphony and thomas dausgaard her seattle symphony debut drew blood. Patricia kopatchinskaja mihaela ursuleasa george enescu violin sonata no.
The mysterious, expressionistic miniatures of arnold schoenbergs pierrot lunaire cycle are perfect for a late night concert. Violinist patricia kopachinskaja is featured in beethovens violin concerto with the bamberg symphony orchestra led by jonathan nott. This new anthology is a very personal and intimate autobiography of kopatchinskajas moldavian roots. First, soloist patricia kopatchinskaja showed how much virtuosity and expressive variety there is in arnold schoenbergs violin concerto. Patricia kopatchinskaja has gone on to fame since this recording, but all the signs were there. Kurtags riveting miniatures are the perfect complement to enescu s expansiveness. Wild child of classical violin shes described as the worlds most exciting violinist. In this concert, kirill petrenko made his last appearance with the berliner philharmoniker before taking up office as their chief conductor. Elegy in memory of edison denisov for cello solo string of destiny piano sonata no. This intimate disc captures her raw energy and stylistic hunger, with a mixture of folksongs, 20th century and contemporary classical works for violin with accompanying piano, double bass and cimbalom. Lisa batiashvili performs prokofiev, and cellist matthew.
Patricia kopatchinskaja is the most exciting violinist in the world the strad it is hard to characterize campbells sound at the instrument, since it seems so perfectly tailored to each piece he plays. Patricia kopatchinskaja, wigmore hall, friday 16 february 2018 pressendas in the lower registers have a characteristic violalike timbre, with a dark sound on the g string. A combination of depth, brilliance and humour, kopatchinskaja brings an inimitable sense of theatrics to her music. Her whole performance is full of grit, energy and peasant panache.
Patricia kopatchinskajas projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings. Late night late night concert with patricia kopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents. Patricia kopatchinskaja george enescu composer michaela ursuleasa 8 duets. There are 9 patricia kopatchinskaja recordings available. Now patricia kopatchinskaja is making her debut at the edinburgh festival. Shes also featured in a divertimento by mozart, enescus third violin sonata and a rumanian folk dance or two by bartok. Back to concerts patricia kopatchinskaja, violin and polina leschenko, piano thursday, march 28, 2019, 8. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays tchaikovskys violin concerto. Past event with patricia kopatchinskaja, violin jay campbell, cello on 1252020 7. Regular chamber music partners include cellist sol gabetta, clarinettist reto bieri. The wonderful violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, who enjoys the experimental, recites the poems that underlie the work. Patricia kopatchinskaja violine polina leschenko klavier.
Patricia kopatchinskaja speaker, egor egorkin flute, manfred preis clarinet, krzysztof polonek violin, naoko shimizu viola, ludwig quandt cello. Enescu aria and scherzino for violin and orchestra youtube. Patricia kopatchinskaja and jay campbell in massachusetts photo from patricia s web site this concert was part of the uc santa barbaras always excellent arts and lectures series. Works by enescu, kurtag, ligeti, sanchezchiong, ravel, moldovan folklore. The romanian composer george enescus music is celebrated for its gypsy rhythms and these elements come to the fore in his third violin sonata. Jan 29, 2020 saturday night it was the turn of maybe todays most astonishing and least predictable violinist, patricia kopatchinskaja, who gave a joint recital with cellist jay campbell at hahn hall.
She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own. Enescu serenade lointaine for piano, violin and cello. On tuesday at hahn hall, the moldovan violinist and her recital partner pianist polina leschenko delivered two hours of 20thcentury chamber music of the utmost urgency. The concert also includes waltzes by johann strauss ii in arrangements by arnold schoenberg and anton webern. George enescu may be a featured composer on this program, but he actually gave the puc premiere of ravels. In addition, kopatchinskaja offers two short pieces in which she duets with herself ligetis duo and a fragment of crin by jorge sanchezchiong which has her declaiming a text while playing her violin. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bach april 1516, 2016. With violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, all bets are. Patricia kopatchinskaja has won critical acclaim for her musicianship and widespread notice for her unusual performing style.
Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso by patricia kopatchinskaja, emilia kopatchinskaja gyorgy ligeti 7. Patricia kopatchinskaja in a little night music the new. Patricia kopatchinskaja grigoras dinicu composer michaela ursuleasa. In honour of alfred schnittke trio for violin, viola and cello. Dec 12, 2010 enescu s sonata no 3 is framed by dances and extrapolations by ligeti and kurtag. Patricia kopatchinskaja mihaela ursuleasa george enescu violin. Patricia kopatchinskaja and polina leschenko duet the santa.
Rapsodia was the name of the former band of patricia kopatchinskayas father victor kopatchinsky, one of the most. Ligeti violin concerto 2 patricia kopatchinskaja vn. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bartok, eotvos, lige. Patricia kopatchinskaja born 1977 is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist. Patricia kopatchinskaja and polina leschenko playing george. Its a shame the word peasant has derogatory connotations in english. At the age of 18, he moved with his family to vorarlberg in austria. With immediate sound, these impassioned performances grab you from the beginning and never let go. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times.
At first, it might seem as though she has somehow slipped through the net of modernism, but nothing could be less true one of the. Patricia kopatchinskaja is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist. Patricia kopatchinskaja, violin jay campbell, cello on 125. Patricia kopatchinskaja music, videos, stats, and photos. Feb 05, 2012 enescu aria and scherzino for violin and orchestra 1909 sherban lupu violin enescu ensemble recorded. Its hard not to get swept up in her sheer love of music, her sense of freedom and spontaneity. Patricia kopatchinskaja polina leschenko enescu violin sonata. Kirill petrenko chief conductor designate of the berliner philharmoniker, was born in the siberian city of omsk in 1972. Patricia kopatchinskaja, violin and polina leschenko. String crossings george enescus third violin sonata is dedicated to franz. Late night concert with patricia kopatchinskaja digital concert hall. Performing on the majority of the most prestigious stages worldwide, leading a vast number of the worlds premiere orchestras vienna, berlin and london philharmonic are just a.
The kreutzer is the most insanely intense performance i have ever heard. It offers the schubert quartet itself, in an arrangement for string orchestra by kopatchinskaja herself, that preserves the original quartet forces in some passages. This concert marks patricia kopatchinskajas princeton university. With violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, all bets are off violinist patricia kopatchinskaja and pianist polina leschenko perform in recital tuesday night at hahn hall in santa barbara. Patricia kopatchinskaja and jay campbell have chosen a program that spans a millennium, underscoring the timeless power of music to communicate, innovate and move us. At the center of the program, kopatchinskaja will be joined by spco concertmaster steven copes and spco associate concertmaster ruggero allifranchini for a thrilling performance of bachs triple violin concerto in d. The disc, which explores the roots of george enescus music with examples of authentic moldovan and romanian folk music has been highly acclaimed. In april 2016, when patricia kopatchinskaja reached the final movement of prokofievs second violin concerto, her violins shoulder rest came loose. This collaborative exploration of schuberts string quartet in d minor, d. Patricia kopatchinskaja, violin and polina leschenko, piano. Aug 24, 2016 wild child of violin on a meteoric rise. The exciting young moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaya, who earlier this year won a bbc music magazine award for her recording of beethovens violin concerto, is here joined by a small group of musicians including her mother, also a violinist, and father, a renowned cimbalom player, in a selection of pieces that reflect eastern european folk and gypsy traditions.
George enescu composer michaela ursuleasa patricia. Late night concert with patricia kopatchinskaja berliner. But then turned into something altogether more tensioned and psychologically. Patricia kopatchinskajas graphic description of the way she thinks the soloists narrative unfolds through the first movement of the tchaikovsky violin concerto is certainly provocative. Moldovan born violinist and one of the most distinctive voices in the violin world, patricia kopatchinskaja s unique approach shows itself in her diverse repertoire ranging from baroque and classical works played on gut strings, to new commissions and reinterpretations of modern masterpieces. Scottish ensemble cca 350 sauchiehall street glasgow, g2 3jd.
And some remarks about composers and violin playing. Kopatchinskaja began with a movement from enescu s impressions denfance, the composers recollections of childhood, a short, fanciful piece from 1940 in which bits of what could. Patricia kopatchinskaja, violin, and polina leschenko, piano, play. Patricia kopatchinskaja polina leschenko enescu violin sonata no. The first movement menetrier folk fiddler for violin solo is perhaps a portrait of his first violin teacher, a folk musician who could not read notes but taught the young boy hundreds of folk tunes, whose material and spirit would later again reappear in enescus own compositions. She studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. Her first visit to ojai was in april 2016 as a guest on. Kopatchinskaja was clearly the big name on the marquee for this event but campbell was clearly a match both in skill and enthusiasm for this nights event. Dubbed the barefoot fiddler, patricia kopatchinskaja is a young violinist from moldova.
Enescu ligeti etc, rapsodia patricia kopatchinskaja. Scottish ensemble patricia kopatchinskaja at the enescu. Her violin a pressenda from 1834 is an extension of herself. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. The mercurial, magisterial, miraculous, mysterial patricia kopatchinskaja was in town for a wigmore hall happening.
George enescu, gyorgy ligeti, gyorgy kurtag, maurice ravel, grigoras dinicu, jorge sanchezchiong, patricia kopatchinskaja, viktor kopatchinsky, emilia. Patricia kopatchinskaja in lucerne memeteria by thomas may. Liner notes in english, german and french written as personal letters from patricia kopatchinskaja to teodor currentzis and the other way round. Violinist patricia kopatchinskajas versatility shows itself in her diverse repertoire, ranging from baroque and classical often played on gut strings, to new commissions and reinterpretations of modern masterworks. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays a violin built in 1834 by giovanni francesco pressenda 17771854 with gut strings. Patricia kopatchinskaja read more about this and other grammys news at. Patricia is no stranger to lucerne, having made her debut there in 2002 with sibelius. Kopatchinskaja is incapable of giving a boring performance bachtrack, and campbell performs music of our time not out of obligation but because it excites him so much.
Late night concert with patricia kopatchinskaja the mysterious, expressionistic miniatures of arnold schoenbergs pierrot lunaire cycle are perfect for a late night concert. Patricia kopatchinskaja speaker, egor egorkin flute, manfred preis clarinet, krzysztof polonek violin, naoko shimizu viola, ludwig quandt cello, tamara stefanovich piano. Patricia kopatchinskaja is an intense and versatile violinist and has d an international career as a concert artist since many years. The bartok must be heard to be believed music around a campfire with weird shadows just out of reach in the darkness.
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