Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents. Instead, its a live recording led by the violinist of a concert in which the movements of schuberts string quartet in kopatchinskajas own stringorchestra. Kopatchinskaja has something genuinely individual to say about this muchloved and recorded masterpiece, and it comes with attractively straight accounts of the two romances, and the unadorned. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57. From age 21 to 23 she finished her studies in bern, at the musikhochschule, where her teachers included igor ozim. Her first visit to ojai was in april 2016 as a guest on the festivals offseason open ears series. Find patricia kopatchinskaja biography and history on allmusic violinist patricia kopatchinskaja is an unusually. Fanfare preconcert lecture begins one hour before concert. 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.
For this particular recording, patricia kopatchinskaja plays the violin with sheer passion. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja s 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. 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 hesitate. The words tumble out with the same impunity as the notes that flow from patricia kopatchinskaja s violin when she plays one of her idiosyncratic improvisations. Jan 12, 2011 dubbed the barefoot fiddler, patricia kopatchinskaja is a young violinist from moldova. Moreover, because my older sister already played the violin, i.
Violinist patricia kopatchinskajas repertoire ranges from baroque and classical often played on gut strings to a number of new commissions or reinterpretations of. 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 music, videos, stats, and photos. Patricia kopatchinskaja verleihung geige bei musikpreis. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bartok, eotvos, lige. Traditionalists will no doubt be outraged at what seems on paper to be a deliberately wilful, perverse and mannered approach to an old favourite.
Kopatchinskaja entered the university of music and performing arts, vienna at age 17, where she studied musical composition and violin. Maestro philippe herreweghe one of my favorite conductors revers back to the classical tradition and depends on a lighter, but quicker, interpretation. Take two includes compositions from bach, miljaud, cage, sanchezchiong, and many more. 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.
Patricia kopatchinskaja s graphic description of the way she thinks the soloists narrative unfolds through the first movement of the tchaikovsky violin concerto is certainly provocative. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays mozarts fourth violin concerto. Violonistin gibt geige nach osterreich zuruck tagesanzeiger. The ravel, in particular, suffers from says vocalizations and tampering inside the piano. Kopatchinskaja say is the first studio album by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja 1977 from moldova, and the 16th for pianist and composer faz.
The bach society of minnesota opens its 85th season with a wideranging concert featuring spanish mezzosoprano nerea berraondo, percussionist ziya tabassian and artistic director matthias maute. Galina ustvolskaja, patricia kopatchinskaja, markus. And there is an atmospheric account of the ravel sonata. If you find joy and value in what i do, please consider making a donation to support the continuance of the site. Meet the artist patricia kopatchinskaja the crosseyed. 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. While her parents were on concert tour through the former. This collaborative exploration of schuberts string quartet in d minor, d. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. 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.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays tchaikovskys violin concerto. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja plays together with the concertgebouworkest led by conductor peter eotvos on 9 and 10 may 2019 in cologne and amsterdam. One might find the account a bit over the top, especially with kopatchinskaja.
She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own. Emilia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova and attended music school in the capital chi. Pierrot pines for his beloved columbine in part i followed by heartonhissleeve romanticism. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja awarded prestigious. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin concertos naive v 5285 lw. 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. Xenakis duo kopatchinskaja gabetta, live from gstaad menuhin festival aug 2014 saanen church duration. Spco artistic partner patricia kopatchinskaja has selected movements from schoenbergs iconic expressionist masterpiece, pierrot lunaire, to serve as a three part musical frame for two string orchestra works on love and longing. Galina ustvolskaya by patricia kopatchinskaja, markus. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and.
Sep 20, 20 the words tumble out with the same impunity as the notes that flow from patricia kopatchinskajas violin when she plays one of her idiosyncratic improvisations. Jun 24, 2018 patricia kopatchinskaja with the mahler chamber orchestra at snape maltings. Its hard not to get swept up in her sheer love of music, her sense of freedom and spontaneity. Kopatchinskaja has something genuinely individual to say about this muchloved and recorded masterpiece, and it comes with attractively straight accounts of the. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Kopatchinskaja say features the music of beethoven, ravel, bartok, and an original composition by say. Kopatchinskaja plays some bartok pieces and an attractive piece by the pianist fazil say. Peteris vasks duo, first performance, kopatchinskaja gabetta live from gstaad menuhin festival aug duration. Patricia kopatchinskaja is an intense and versatile violinist and has d an international career as. Oct 27, 2016 the whole makes for thoughtprovoking, refreshing listening and what impresses most, as ever, is the sheer aliveness of kopatchinskajas musicmaking.
Streit um guarnerigeige starviolinistin verargert uber schweizer zoll. Recorded in october 2007 in koln, germany, it was released by naive classique on september 15, 2008. By patricia kopatchinskaja beethovens violin concerto was commissioned in 1806 by the virtuoso franz clement 17801842, who was also a composer himself. 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. By the crosseyed pianist february 11, 2018 march 1, 2018. Utterly fresh in her approach, she imagined it as a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its juxtapositions. Kopatchinskajasay is the first studio album by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja 1977 from moldova, and the 16th for pianist and composer faz.
Constantly characterised and slightly demeaned as a quirky maverick, kopatchinskaja proved here that shes in a class of her own. The rest of the program is varied and attractive but is not as out of this world. Patricia kopatchinskaja is an intense and versatile violinist and has d an international career as a concert artist since many years. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of c. 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. It is said that patricia kopatchinskaja is as irresistible as a force of nature. It offers the schubert quartet itself, in an arrangement for string orchestra by kopatchinskaja herself, that preserves the original quartet forces in some. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to ojai at berkeley. Kopatchinskaja, her swiss neurologist husband, and their daughter live in bern, switzerland. Fear nothulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and movies.
Deux, an album by patricia kopatchinskaja, polina leschenko on spotify. Patricia kopatchinskaja, performer the saint paul chamber orchestra, performer gyorgy kurtag, composer 2016 alpha classics outhere music france 2015 the saint paul chamber orchestra string quartet no. She completed her studies at the state conservatoire, where she studied classical violin and gained a soloist diploma. 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. As a soloist, primarily as an interpreter of romanianmoldovan folk music, she has. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57, 2015. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to ojai. Ravel duo mov iii, kopatchinskaja gabetta live from gstaad menuhin festival aug 2014, saanen churc duration. She studied composition and violin in vienna and bern.
Kopatchinskaja treats the work as if it were newly composed and avoids comparison with recordings of the past. Oct 20, 2017 the bach society of minnesota opens its 85th season with a wideranging concert featuring spanish mezzosoprano nerea berraondo, percussionist ziya tabassian and artistic director matthias maute. Patricia kopatchinskaja comes to california 8 photo by marco borggrave by thomas may 05. The culmination of this concert with sir simon rattle is gustav mahlers fourth symphony which stands out from the monumental works of the composer through its sunny disposition. Who or what inspired you to take up the violin and pursue a career in music. A detectives view on ludwig van beethovens violin concerto. Feb 11, 2017 patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova, studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. Beki smith that notion of going backwards to move forward was then taken literally in the second concert. One might find the account a bit over the top, especially with kopatchinskajas frequent use of portamento. Death and the maiden patricia kopatchinskaja, saint paul chamber orchestra on allmusic 2016 this collaborative exploration of schuberts.
Rondo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugano, switzerland 14 november 20 live. Michael hersch and patricia kopatchinskaja kick off the first music in the making conversation of the 2015. Mar 01, 2018 the crosseyed pianist is free to access and adfree, and takes many hours every month to research, write, and maintain. She never gives in to tedium as she demonstrates iron power and delicate lushness. To hear her tell it, she hardly even had to prepare. Jul, 2016 xenakis duo kopatchinskaja gabetta, live from gstaad menuhin festival aug 2014 saanen church duration. Welcome patricia kopatchinskaja november 2023, 2014. 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. T his being patricia kopatchinskaja, this is not your runofthemill disc of schuberts death and the maiden.
I come from a family of professional musicians, and it was always clear that i would do music. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. 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. 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.