A detectives view on ludwig van beethovens violin concerto in d major, opus 61 by patricia kopatchinskaja i am pleased to share my interpretation of beethovens violin concerto with spco audiences this week and want to take this opportunity to share my perspective on this piece. Patricia kopatchinskaja, thomas dausgaard and the seattle symphony. 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. The winner of numerous awards including the 20 royal philharmonic societys instrumentalist of the year is this seasons artist in residence at the berlin konzerthaus, at londons wigmore hall and at the kissinger sommer festival. Patricia kopatchinskaja has a distinctive voice as a violinist, with both her style and her technique marrying eastern european gypsy music with central european classical traditions. This is what i particularly adore and why i chose this violin patricia kopatchinskaja. Beethovens concerto has many structural similarities with a violin concerto written by clement two years before which beethoven must have known because he conducted one of. In addition to her formidable gifts as a violinist, this is a virtuosa of emotional musical intelligence who refuses to get stuck in endless replays of familiar concert ritualsin using classics as comfort food. Aug 24, 2016 wild child of violin on a meteoric rise. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova.
The kreutzer is the most insanely intense performance i have ever heard. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from patricia kopatchinskaja at the discogs marketplace. 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. Descriptors like heretic and wild child are seldom paired with classical violinist, but patricia kopatchinskaja is far from your typical musician. The violin channel recently caught up with boundarypushing moldovanaustrianswiss violin virtuoso patricia kopatchinskaja for a fun game of vc desert island downloads we sat her down to pick her brain on which 5 cd recordings she would take with her to a deserted island and how the tracks have helped shape her as a musician. A profile of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, one of the saint paul chamber orchestras newest artistic partners. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja performs bartoks violin concerto no. Being pat patricia kopatchinskaja, violinist on vimeo. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bach april 1516, 2016. Patricia kopatchinskaja beethoven violin concerto cadenzas mvt. Les noces patricia kopatchinskaja, teodor currentzis on allmusic 2016 iconoclastic conductor teodor currentzis and his. She is drawn to classical works that include folk elements, and by emphasizing their earthy textures and infectious rhythms, she is able to rescue them from both. Find out more about our use of this data, and also our.
The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Le compositeur, qui fetera ses 75 ans en janvier, dirigera. She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own. Patricia kopatchinskaja is a musical natural phenomenon. There are a number of reasons why anyone who loves beethovens violin concerto would want to hear this recording by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja.
Here i want to talk about the two newest entry janine jansen and patricia kopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova, studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. The pressenda played by patricia kopatchinskaja dates from 1834, when the maker was nearly 60 and at the height of his powers. By patricia kopatchinskaja beethovens violin concerto was commissioned in 1806 by the virtuoso franz clement 17801842, who was also a composer himself. Continuing the theme of the medieval tradition of the dance of death. Moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja has already applied her virtuosity to a musical depiction of the columbia shuttle disaster, down to the sounds of the rockets blasting the doomed craft.
Vc desert island downloads experimental violinist, patricia. Wild child of classical violin shes described as the worlds most exciting violinist. Aug 22, 2014 in this exclusive video for the guardian, moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja plays and discusses bartoks 2nd violin concerto as she prepares to perform it with the london philharmonic. Does one really have to play that like a pompous professor. Park avenue armory patricia kopatchinskaja, violin. Patricia kopatchinskaja s projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings.
Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja withdraws from concerts due. Patricia kopatchinskajas projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings. She has a fabulous technique that covers everything from triple stops to sixtyfourth note runs to legato lines that go on and on and on. She takes the standard repertory and makes it seem vividly, sometimes harrowingly new. Born in sovietcontrolled moldova to parents emilia violinist and viktor cimbalom player the family emigrated to vienna in 1989 to escape rough economic conditions kopatchinskaja picked up the violin at the age of six and is now widely considered the worlds most exciting violinist. We sat her down to pick her brain on which 5 cd recordings she would take with her to a deserted island and how the tracks have helped shape her as a musician. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to ojai. 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. Sep 29, 2009 the inclusion of other infrequently recorded works, the two romances for violin and orchestra, and the fragment from an uncompleted c major concerto, makes this disc even more attractive. Feb 08, 2016 violinist patricia kopatchinskajas approach is unconventional and marin alsop and the oae backed her all the way, but her unmediated intensity brought kurtag and schumanns music alive. The innovative and exciting patricia kopatchinskaja returns to the spco this spring to perform repertoire spanning from the baroque biber to the contemporary crumb.
Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. And some remarks about composers and violin playing. 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. Cadenza for gyorgy ligetis violin concerto patricia kopatchinskaja, violin sir simon rattle, conductor berliner philharmoniker recorded at the berlin. Patricia kopatchinskaja was forced to cancel a performance with the saint paul chamber orchestra on saturday because of an arm injury. Patricia kopatchinskaja music, videos, stats, and photos.
Patricia kopatchinskaja has won critical acclaim for her musicianship and widespread notice for her unusual performing style. A fearless, ferocious violinist takes new york the new york. Patricia kopatchinskaja is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist. 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 in several european and american cities, but not in new york. A fearless, ferocious violinist takes new york the new. With tito munoz conducting, kopatchinskaja was the soloist in the new work, too. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57. Feb 11, 2017 patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova, studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. The violinist, who is one of the ensembles artistic partners, gave the world premiere of michael herschs violin concerto alongside performances of beethovens violin concerto on 5 and 6 november at ordway concert hall in st paul, minnesota, but withdrew. 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.
Patricia kopatchinskaja plays tchaikovskys violin concerto. Patricia kopatchinskaja born 1977 is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist. Het belooft een baanbrekend red sofa programma te worden met camerata bern en anna prohaska. 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. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. If i have the choice between perfection and risk, i choose risk. A detectives view on ludwig van beethovens violin concerto. 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. Her first visit to ojai was in april 2016 as a guest on the festivals offseason open ears series. Whats it like being acclaimed violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja fun with mendelssohn facebook.
Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja withdraws from concerts. The critic says that janine is too tame and follows too much to the traditional pattern but patricia is more inventive. Barefoot fiddler patricia kopatchinskaja on her craziest. The daughter of distinguished moldovan folk musicians, she grew up in an environment in which classical and.
December 9, 2017 i got heavy criticism on youtube for this, but mendelssohn was 12 or years old when he wrote it. Allegro non troppo youtube beethoven kreutzer sonata no. Grammy award best chamber musicsmall ensemble performance, 2017 recorded live in march 2015, this album features violinist patricia kopatchinskaja with the saint paul chamber orchestra exploring schuberts death and the maiden, together with the composers earlier song with the same title on the poem by matthias claudius. Jun, 2018 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. Ligeti violin concerto 2 patricia kopatchinskaja vn. Traditionalists will no doubt be outraged at what seems on paper to be a deliberately wilful, perverse and mannered approach to an old favourite. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
Adagio sostenuto presto patricia kopatchinskaja, faz. Composed by heinz holliger violin patricia kopatchinskaja, reto bieri. Now patricia kopatchinskaja is making her debut at the edinburgh festival. Patricia kopatchinskaja has gone on to fame since this recording, but all the signs were there. 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 jazzes up beethoven concerto with. There are 9 patricia kopatchinskaja recordings available. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57, 2015. The music magazine of bbc give one more star for patricia over that of janine. Most importantly, kopatchinskaja is one heck of a violinist. Patricia kopatchinskaja eotvos concerto pour violon n 2. Allegro non troppo patricia kopatchinskaja, philippe herreweghe, orchestre des champselysees beethoven. Les noces, an album by teodor currentzis on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. She studied composition and violin in vienna and bern.
Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and violinist. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bartok, eotvos, lige. Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times. The violin channel recently caught up with boundarypushing moldovanaustrianswiss violin virtuoso patricia kopatchinskaja for a fun game of vc desert island downloads. Of the many excellent, polished violinists in the classical world, there is only one patricia kopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja tweaked the masters concerto in d. Explore releases from patricia kopatchinskaja at discogs. 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.
The bartok must be heard to be believed music around a campfire with weird shadows just out of reach in the darkness. As the australian chamber orchestra wrapped up the final concert of its 2010 tour with moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, the ensemble members kicked off their shoes in honour of the. Patricia kopatchinskaja ha tenuto le prime esecuzioni di diverse composizioni contemporanee. Whats it like being acclaimed violinist patricia kopatchinskaja patriciakopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja a day in the life of the moldovanaustrian. As an interpreter i am most interested in communicating th. Patricia kopatchinskaja is an intense and versatile violinist and has d an international career as a concert artist since many years. Her first visit to ojai was in april 2016 as a guest on. Patricia kopatchinskaja this makes her an exceptionally encouraging example for anyone hoping to extend the creative range of classical performance. Feb 24, 2017 of the many excellent, polished violinists in the classical world, there is only one patricia kopatchinskaja.
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