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. May 24, 2019 a native of upstate new york, timothy judd has been a member of the richmond symphony violin section since 2001. Kopatchinskaja, axelrod, fazil say, luzerner symphony orchestra. In addition to performing and teaching, timothy judd is the author of the popular classical music appreciation blog, the listeners club read more. Cellist 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. Patkops fiddling is part gypsy princess, part stephane grappelli, part paganini, the australian sidney, 12. A fearless, ferocious violinist takes new york the new. Fazyl say is frequently invited by the new york philharmonic, the israel. Earth moves as violinist gives concerto a big shake.
Now patricia kopatchinskaja is making her debut at the edinburgh festival. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57. Fazil say piano, patricia kopatchinskaja violin, burcu soysev soprano. Pictures kopatchinskaja, say patricia kopatchinskaja, fazil say on allmusic 20. Fazil say is a classically trained pianist and composer who studied under mithat fenmen, david levine and menahem pressler. Playing her first performance in new york in about a. The culmination of the new york festival of song, performed and livestreamed on march 15, 2020. 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. He was a child prodigy, who was able to do basic arithmetic with 4digit numbers at the age of two. This will be done first by describing his background and. Kopatchinskaja and leschenko are both strong musical personalities, each with plenty to say and the technique to say it well.
Debussys is brief but beautiful, while shostakovichs has one of his trademark sardonic scherzos, a melancholy largo, and impish finale. 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. The famous teldec company was closed in 2001, just after warner was sold to aol. 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. Nicolas altstaedt, cellofazil say, piano carnegie hall. In 2014 he was the artist in residence at the bodenseefestival, where he played 14 concerts. Find patricia kopatchinskaja discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. 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 in a little night music the new.
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. Keep the music going princeton university concerts blog. The aim of this paper is to determine how and to what extent faz. Fazil says discography includes gershwins rhapsody in blue with the new york. Patricia kopatchinskaja has recorded several violin concertos written for and premiered by her.
Patricia kopatchinskaja, a violinist who makes music seem a direct, almost unmediated communication of a state of mind. The pressenda played by patricia kopatchinskaja dates from 1834, when the maker was nearly 60 and at the height of his powers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 2016 say was awarded international beethoven prize by the beethoven academy. 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. 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. Warners classical music company, my bach, gershwin, stravinsky,tchaikovsky cds. 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. They have a similar flamboyant style and one can hear this in their music.
In 2011, he received plattino award from the tdplattform. The guardian, february 2016 her body and her instrument and the music she makes all seem one. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja s repertoire ranges from. Wild child of classical violin shes described as the worlds most exciting violinist.
I knew fazil say as i have all his cds, but it was a delightful discovery of the two together in a duo. 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. Ravels g major sonata, bartoks romanian folk dances, and fazil says op. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents. Since its world premiere by patricia kopatchinskaja, the piece has already received further performances in many international concert halls. His father, having found out that he was playing the melody of daha dun annemizin turkish version of ah. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. Patricia kopatchinskaja has gone on to fame since this recording, but all the signs were there. Meet one of the great names in contemporary classical music. Violin sonatas by patricia kopatchinskaja, fazil say from amazons classical music store.
Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in 1977 in chisinau, moldova. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja album discography allmusic. The remainder of the program is more in line with kopatchinskajas affinity for twentieth century works. Patricia kopatchinskaja and fazil say share a radical approach, performing each musical gesture in the most vivid way, with. A native of upstate new york, timothy judd has been a member of the richmond symphony violin. 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.
Beethoven ravel bartok say the future belongs to her. Patricia kopatchinskaja and fazil say share a radical approach, performing. I was still living in new york, united states that year. Apr 24, 20 cleopatra for solo violin opus 34 2010 performed by patricia kopatchinskaja composing is always a form of improvisation. Park avenue armory patricia kopatchinskaja, violin. 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. Moldovanaustrian violinist patricia kopatchinskaja and turkish pianist faz.
While her parents were on concert tour through the former. The bartok must be heard to be believed music around a campfire with weird shadows just out of reach in the darkness. She is also a founding member of the quartetlab, a string quartet together with pekka kuusisto, lilli maijala and pieter wispelwey. Violinist kopatchinskaja values new music as much as she does traditional music and the classics, both as a soloist and chamber musician. Fazil say musician music database radio swiss classic. Patricia kopatchinskaja in the final program of mostly mozarts a little night music on thursday. David oistrakh, fazil say, gidon kremer, kreutzer sonata, lev oborin, martha argerich, patricia kopatchinskaja, pinchas zukerman 5 comments. Beethoven ravel bartok say the 1001 nights in the harem of fazil say and patricia kopatchinskaja is my second cd acquisition of the two.
Patricia kopatchinskaja read more about this and other grammys news at. Concerto 1001 nights in the harem was given in lucerne by patricia kopatchinskaja. Moldovanborn violinist patricia kopatchinskaja enjoys challenging the limitations of traditional concert formats and is a passionate advocate for new music and doing things differently. She studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. He was a child prodigy, who was able to do basic arithmetic. She has since become a pillar of the vibrant bay area new music. This farreaching program is greatly enhanced by kopatchinskajas brilliant technique, nearflawless intonation, crystalclear tone, impressive. The partners on stage are by far the most important determinant for a satisfying outcome. 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. The kreutzer is the most insanely intense performance i have ever heard. She hasnt appeared often in new york, so it should be a priority to hear her on monday, feb. Patricia kopatchinskaja, fazil say, sol gabetta, jonas kaufmann. Oct, 2015 moldovanaustrian violinist patricia kopatchinskaja and turkish pianist faz. Fazil say is frequently invited by the new york philharmonic, the israeli.
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