Fazil say musician music database radio swiss classic. The culmination of the new york festival of song, performed and livestreamed on march 15, 2020. She hasnt appeared often in new york, so it should be a priority to hear her on monday, feb. Apr 24, 20 cleopatra for solo violin opus 34 2010 performed by patricia kopatchinskaja composing is always a form of improvisation. Patricia kopatchinskaja has recorded several violin concertos written for and premiered by her. Violinist kopatchinskaja values new music as much as she does traditional music and the classics, both as a soloist and chamber musician. Patricia kopatchinskaja, a violinist who makes music seem a direct, almost unmediated communication of a state of mind. Patricia kopatchinskaja music, videos, stats, and photos. Keep the music going princeton university concerts blog.
The guardian, february 2016 her body and her instrument and the music she makes all seem one. I was still living in new york, united states that year. Mar 10, 2009 1 cd naive spring 2009 fazil say born 1970 violin concerto 1001 nights in the harem patricia kopatchinskaja violin luzerner sinfonieorchester, john axelrod allaturca jazz summertime. Fazyl say is frequently invited by the new york philharmonic, the israel. But together they achieve a rare ensemble cohesion, and its this sense of two minds and hearts in perfect accord that made their performance so exhilarating. They have a similar flamboyant style and one can hear this in their music. In 2006, the turkish pianist and composer fazil say formed a duo with patricia kopatchinskaja and two years later composed a violin concerto for her. One of the most promising violinists of the new generation, young moldovan patricia kopatchinskaja makes her naive debut with a captivating disc that includes beethovens masterpiece, the kreutzer sonata, ravels violin sonata, bartoks romanian dances and the premier recording of the violin sonata by her accompanist, the outstanding turkish pianist and composer, fazil say. The pressenda played by patricia kopatchinskaja dates from 1834, when the maker was nearly 60 and at the height of his powers.
The premiere of this work took place in lucerne performed by the dedicatee of the work, the moldavian violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, and the lucerne symphony orchestra under the. The partners on stage are by far the most important determinant for a satisfying outcome. David oistrakh, fazil say, gidon kremer, kreutzer sonata, lev oborin, martha argerich, patricia kopatchinskaja, pinchas zukerman 5 comments. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in 1977 in chisinau, moldova. Fazil say is a classically trained pianist and composer who studied under mithat fenmen, david levine and menahem pressler. Patricia kopatchinskaja in a little night music the new. Pictures kopatchinskaja, say patricia kopatchinskaja, fazil say on allmusic 20. A native of upstate new york, timothy judd has been a member of the richmond symphony violin. Fazil say born 1970 violin concerto 1001 nights in the harem patricia kopatchinskaja violin luzerner sinfonieorchester, john axelrod allaturca jazz summertime fantasy fazil say piano patara ballet. Concerto 1001 nights in the harem was given in lucerne by patricia kopatchinskaja. I knew fazil say as i have all his cds, but it was a delightful discovery of the two together in a duo. Moldovanborn violinist patricia kopatchinskaja enjoys challenging the limitations of traditional concert formats and is a passionate advocate for new music and doing things differently. Kopatchinskaja, axelrod, fazil say, luzerner symphony orchestra. Fazil says discography includes gershwins rhapsody in blue with the new york.
Patricia kopatchinskaja and fazil say share a radical approach, performing. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja s repertoire ranges from. Warners classical music company, my bach, gershwin, stravinsky,tchaikovsky cds. He was a child prodigy, who was able to do basic arithmetic with 4digit numbers at the age of two. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents. She studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. Now patricia kopatchinskaja is making her debut at the edinburgh festival. Beethoven ravel bartok say the 1001 nights in the harem of fazil say and patricia kopatchinskaja is my second cd acquisition of the two. The soloistic partners of the orchestra include amongst others, sol gabetta, helene grimaud, jonas kaufmann, martin grubinger, seongjin cho, renaud capucon, patricia kopatchinskaja, khatia buniatishvili, fazil say and vilde frang. Fazil says 1001 nights in the harem tarkanplus international. Earth moves as violinist gives concerto a big shake. She is also a founding member of the quartetlab, a string quartet together with pekka kuusisto, lilli maijala and pieter wispelwey. Debussys is brief but beautiful, while shostakovichs has one of his trademark sardonic scherzos, a melancholy largo, and impish finale.
He was a child prodigy, who was able to do basic arithmetic. The famous teldec company was closed in 2001, just after warner was sold to aol. Find patricia kopatchinskaja discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. The remainder of the program is more in line with kopatchinskajas affinity for twentieth century works. In addition to performing and teaching, timothy judd is the author of the popular classical music appreciation blog, the listeners club read more.
Patricia kopatchinskaja, fazil say, sol gabetta, jonas kaufmann. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. Patkops fiddling is part gypsy princess, part stephane grappelli, part paganini, the australian sidney, 12. The sonata was originally dedicated to the afroeuropean born in poland violinist george bridgetower 11 october 1778 29 february 1860, who performed it with beethoven at the premiere on. Park avenue armory patricia kopatchinskaja, violin.
Oct, 2015 moldovanaustrian violinist patricia kopatchinskaja and turkish pianist faz. May 24, 2019 a native of upstate new york, timothy judd has been a member of the richmond symphony violin section since 2001. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wild child of classical violin shes described as the worlds most exciting violinist. Nicolas altstaedt, cellofazil say, piano carnegie hall. Patricia kopatchinskaja has gone on to fame since this recording, but all the signs were there.
This farreaching program is greatly enhanced by kopatchinskajas brilliant technique, nearflawless intonation, crystalclear tone, impressive. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The aim of this paper is to determine how and to what extent faz. The park avenue armory conservancy is a notforprofit organization dedicated to restoring the park avenue armory and bringing it back to life as a dynamic center for the visual and performing arts, following a model of adaptive reuse for artistic uses found. Orpheus chamber orchestra reunites with turkish pianist and composer fazil say on saturday, december 3 at 7. In 2016 say was awarded international beethoven prize by the beethoven academy. This will be done first by describing his background and. Playing her first performance in new york in about a. Moldovanaustrian violinist patricia kopatchinskaja and turkish pianist faz. Patricia kopatchinskaja album discography allmusic. Meet one of the great names in contemporary classical music.
His father, having found out that he was playing the melody of daha dun annemizin turkish version of ah. A fearless, ferocious violinist takes new york the new. Fazil say piano, patricia kopatchinskaja violin, burcu soysev soprano. The premiere of this work took place in lucerne performed by the dedicatee of the work, the moldavian violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, and the lucerne symphony orchestra under the direction of john axelrod. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57.
Ravels g major sonata, bartoks romanian folk dances, and fazil says op. Since its world premiere by patricia kopatchinskaja, the piece has already received further performances in many international concert halls. I have the privilege of long term collaborations with pianists markus hinterhauser, polina leschenko, fazil say and anthony romaniuk, gamba player laurence dreyfus, cellists sol gabetta and jay campbell, clarinetist reto bieri and the singers ah young and annamaria. In 2011, he received plattino award from the tdplattform. Patricia kopatchinskaja and fazil say share a radical approach, performing each musical gesture in the most vivid way, with. C ellist nicolas altstaedt, called compelling the new york times and praised for his muscular playing the guardian, partners with fazil say, one of the most notable pianistcomposers of our day. While her parents were on concert tour through the former. Patricia kopatchinskaja in the final program of mostly mozarts a little night music on thursday. Violin sonatas by patricia kopatchinskaja, fazil say from amazons classical music store. The highly successful concerto of fazil say naive, the concertos by gerd kuhr, gerald resch and otto zykan con legno and the concerto of johanna doderer edition zeitton. Patricia kopatchinskaja read more about this and other grammys news at. This program was a highlight of the 201516 the as patricia kopatchinskaja, the most exciting violinist in the world strings magazine, performed the world premiere of a violin concerto by esteemed composer michael hersch, as well as beethovens beloved violin concerto in her own interpretation based on beethovens original manuscript.
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