Gyorgy ligetis violin concerto, professes patricia kopatchinskaja, is perhaps the most exciting violin concerto since beethoven. Pages public figure musicianband patricia kopatchinskaja videos being pierrot lunaire my second time, saint paul, 2017. She opts to interpret the solo part with a very light, almost wispy sound, using a fluid almost operatic style in the recitative passages that follow the big. Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times. She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own. Simon rattle and patricia kopatchinskaja digital concert hall.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from patricia kopatchinskaja at the discogs marketplace. Patricia kopatchinskaja, peter eotvos bartok, eotvos. Her first visit to ojai was in april 2016 as a guest on. 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. She 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. Traditionalists will no doubt be outraged at what seems on paper to be a deliberately wilful, perverse and mannered approach to an old favourite. Patricia kopatchinskaja has won critical acclaim for her musicianship and widespread notice for her unusual performing style. 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 plays tchaikovskys violin concerto. One with a large wig, a long nose, and a black poodle on a leash. This is the 4th recording of moldavian born patricia kopatchinskaja on naive classique. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bartok, eotvos, lige. Patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova, studied composition and violin in vienna and bern.
The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Read more at wikipedia this entry is from wikipedia, the usercontributed encyclopedia. Quasi parlando kopatchinskaja, lechner, thompson, amsterdam sinfonietta label. For kopatchinskaja, ligetis violin concerto is the best violin concerto after beethoven. The innocent love of langsamer satz becomes twisted and grotesque in part ii of the schoenberg before being transformed into heartache and nostalgia in. 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. She completed her studies at the state conservatoire, where she studied classical violin and gained a soloist diploma. 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. 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 has constructed a programme entitled time and eternity around the masterpiece which is concerto funebre by karlamadeus hartmann, written in 1939 as an act of resistance against the nazi regime. With the bern camerata of which she is the artistic director she blazes a bright trail of memory with her violin. By patricia kopatchinskaja beethovens violin concerto was commissioned in 1806 by the virtuoso franz clement 17801842, who was also a composer himself. Peter eotvos, bela bartok, gyorgy ligeti, frankfurt radio symphony. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57. Patricia kopatchinskaja biography, albums, streaming. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin concertos naive v 5285. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. Royal philharmonic society music awards 20 category instrumentalist. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays mozarts fourth violin concerto. Descriptors like heretic and wild child are seldom paired with classical violinist, but patricia kopatchinskaja is far from your typical musician. Kirill petrenko chief conductor designate of the berliner philharmoniker, was born in the siberian city of omsk in 1972. Patricia kopatchinskaja has gone on to fame since this recording, but all the signs were there.
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. Explore releases from patricia kopatchinskaja at discogs. Patricia kopatchinskaja appears at the edinburgh festival on august 18. 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. Whether performing a violin concerto by tchaikovsky, ligeti or schoenberg or presenting an original staged project deconstructing beethoven, ustwolskaja or cage, her distinctive approach always conveys the core of the work. The collaboration with conductorcomposer peter etovos and the unique program have been conceived to create a picture of hungary, and more precisely of transylvania, a region officially located in romania but with hungarish culture. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova.
Camerata bern a combination of depth, brilliance and humour, kopatchinskaja brings an inimitable sense of theatrics to her music. Peter eotvos, bela bartok, gyorgy ligeti, frankfurt radio. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin, frankfurt radio symphony orchestra, ensemble modern. 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.
Best known for her quicksilver beethoven, patricia kopatchinskaja opens up her family album in this quirky collection of folk and folkinspired music. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin concertos naive v 5285 lw. Emilia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova and attended music school in the capital chi. 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 in a little night music the new. Patricia kopatchinskaja and fazil say share a radical approach, performing each musical gesture in the most vivid way, with. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. So it was a privilege to hear the superb violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova in 1977, play the bartok sonata and the great chaconne from bachs partita no. Patricia kopatchinskaja music, videos, stats, and photos. Violinist patricia kopatchinskajas versatility shows itself in her. Ligeti violin concerto 2 patricia kopatchinskaja vn.
At the age of 18, he moved with his family to vorarlberg in austria. 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. The concert includes a special guest appearance from patricia kopatchinskaja. The lovely melody that forms the basis of the second movement, for example, is taken directly from the earlier piano work or the arrangement he made for wind. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents.
The kreutzer is the most insanely intense performance i have ever heard. Patricia kopatchinskaja born 1977 is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist. As an interpreter i am most interested in communicating th. Virtuoso violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, for whom michael herschs violin concerto was composed, wrote recently of the piece that it is an. Patricia kopatchinskaja is an intense and versatile violinist and has d an international career as a concert artist since many years. The lovely melody that forms the basis of the second movement, for example, is taken directly from the earlier piano work or the arrangement he made for wind quintet in the six bagatelles. The other dark red, with an immense tear glistening in his eye. Bartok, eotvos, ligeti violin concertos patricia kopatchinskaja violin, frankfurt radio symphony orchestra, ensemble modernpeter eotvos naive.
The collaboration with conductorcomposer peter etovos and the. Take two, an album by patricia kopatchinskaja on spotify. From ojai, violinist patricia kopatchinskaja delivers wit. Patricia kopatchinskaja s projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings. The bartok must be heard to be believed music around a campfire with weird shadows just out of reach in the darkness. Patricia kopatchinskaja read more about this and other grammys news at. 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. Her release for naive classique with concerti by bartok, ligeti and peter. Patricia kopatchinskajas warmly recorded account of the beethoven violin concerto must be one of the most stimulating and provocative that has ever been committed to disc. Patricia kopatchinskajas projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings. And some remarks about composers and violin playing.
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