Most importantly, kopatchinskaja is one heck of a violinist. Patricia kopatchinskaja, london philarmonic orchestra. A combination of depth, brilliance and humor, kopatchinskaja brings an inimitable sense of theatrics to her music. Patricia kopatchinskaja has published 7 more tour albums since beethoven. Her recording of bartoks second violin concerto is on the naive label.
There are a number of reasons why anyone who loves beethovens violin concerto would want to hear this recording by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Beethovenfest bonn, september 2018 patricia kopatchinskaja, camerata bern pat is really a true force of nature. She last performed with the orchestra in february 2017 as soloist in gyorgy ligetis violin concerto conducted by sir simon rattle. Les noces patricia kopatchinskaja, teodor currentzis on allmusic 2016 iconoclastic conductor teodor currentzis and his. Kopatchinskaja entered the university of music and performing arts, vienna at age 17, where she studied musical composition and violin. Patricia kopatchinskaja is the most exciting violinist in the world the strad it is hard to characterize campbells sound at the instrument, since it seems so perfectly tailored to each piece he plays. It is the character of a great virtuoso to make the instrument become an extension of the player. Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times. Patricia kopatchinskaja beethoven violin concerto cadenzas mvt 1, mvt 3 duration. Beethoven had previously written a number of pieces for violin and orchestra. She studied at the university of gothenburg and at londons royal college of music. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin and details of their recordings available to browse and buy.
Music profile for patricia kopatchinskaja, born 1977. Studying the composers autograph has inspired her to provide a radically different interpretation of the work to the one most people will be familiar with. Rondo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugan. Recently patricia kopatchinskaja with herreweghe chose the option of overdubbing herself in concerts she dialogues with the orchestras first fiddle, making the cadenzas sound very much like contemporary music todays contemporary music, i mean. 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.
Utterly fresh in her approach, she imagined it as a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its. Beethoven s violin concerto was commissioned in 1806 by the virtuoso franz clement 17801842. Beethovens violin concerto was commissioned in 1806 by the virtuoso franz clement 17801842. Violinkonzert hrsinfonieorchester patricia kopatchinskaja philippe herreweghe duration. Patricia kopatchinskaja made her debut with the berliner philharmoniker in september 2014 as soloist in peter eotvos. Feb 11, 2017 patricia kopatchinskaja made her debut with the berliner philharmoniker in september 2014 as soloist in peter eotvos. Rondo hrsinfonieorchester frankfurt radio symphony orchestra patricia kopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja buy recordings presto classical. Its a shame the word peasant has derogatory connotations in. Zorman hurdled the tricky intervals and complex language of the concerto with ease and a scintillating musicality.
After 0 years of albums, patricia kopatchinskaja top tour album has been beethoven. Camerata bern a combination of depth, brilliance and humour, kopatchinskaja brings an inimitable sense of theatrics to her music. The most astonishing musicmaking, however, came from. Allegro ma non troppo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugano, switzerland 14. 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. Patricia kopatchinskajas warmly recorded account of the beethoven violin concerto must be one of the most stimulating and provocative that has ever been. Patricia kopatchinskaja jazzes up beethoven concerto with. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born into a musical family in chisinau in 1977. 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. Beethoven complete werken voor viool en orkest patricia kopatchinskaja. Feb 27, 2014 beethoven violin concerto in d major, op.
From age 21 to 23 she finished her studies in bern, at the musikhochschule, where her teachers included igor ozim. Moldovan born violinist and one of the most distinctive voices in the violin world, patricia kopatchinskajas unique approach shows itself in her diverse repertoire ranging from baroque and classical works played on gut strings, to new commissions and re. Beethoven s concerto in d is definitely an old warhorse. The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. 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 beethoven violin concerto cadenzas mvt. A detectives view on ludwig van beethovens violin concerto. Aug 14, 2014 patricia kopatchinskaja appears at the edinburgh festival on august 18. 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. Born into a moldavian family of popular folk musicians and later a student of violin and composition in vienna and bern, patricia kopatchinskaja performs a truly wide range of music. By patricia kopatchinskaja beethovens violin concerto was commissioned in 1806 by the virtuoso franz clement 17801842, who was also a composer himself. A beethoven concerto recording from the gifted moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja the two violin romances and a separate concerto fragment fill out the disc.
Aug 24, 2016 wild child of violin on a meteoric rise patricia kopatchinskaja has won critical acclaim for her musicianship and widespread notice for her unusual performing style. Allegro ma non troppo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal. But i was drawn to this recording by the attractive programming and ill admit it by says awesome oscar wilde getup. Coming to this album, i knew patricia kopatchinskaja by her very fine hip beethoven concerto with herreweghe, and fasil say i knew by a set of haydn sonatas i didnt much enjoy. 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 his. Her whole performance is full of grit, energy and peasant panache. Ludwig van beethoven, philippe herreweghe, champs elysees. The day of a concert on tour is always somewhat stressful for musicians new hall, rehearsals etc so i was very grateful that pat made time for the interview. Beethoven patricia kopatchinskaja klara blijf verwonderd klara.
In my own collection there are ten versions by ten different artists. With tito munoz conducting, kopatchinskaja was the soloist in the new work, too, the concerto for violin and chamber ensemble by. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57, 2015. Releases to date have included beethovens violin concerto with philippe herreweghe, a cd entitled rapsodia which explores the roots of george enescus music with examples of moldovan and romanian folk music. Sep 29, 2009 there are a number of reasons why anyone who loves beethoven s violin concerto would want to hear this recording by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja tweaked the masters concerto in d. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. Patricia kopatchinskaja is especially pleased to revisit the beethoven concerto with sir roger norrington, with sakari oramo and gerard korsten as conductors as well as the violin concertos of peter eotvos and of esapekka salonen with the composers conducting. Shes not the first violinist to reach for the ones beethoven himself wrote for this concerto when he prepared a version of it for piano, but shes the. Beethovens concerto has many structural similarities with a violin concerto written by clement two years before which beethoven must have known because when it was first performed he conducted one of his symphonies in. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57. Always in search of powerful musical experiences, the violinist patricia kopatchinskaja and camerata bern of which she has just taken over the artistic direction here juxtapose hartmanns concerto funebre, composed in 1939 to express his indignation at the nazis terror, and the polyptyque for violin and orchestra that frank martin. Rondo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugano, switzerland 14 november 20 live. 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 kopatchinskaja is one of a tiny number of classical musicians since the second world war glenn gould was another who have managed to maintain a superstar career while playing wellknown scores in highly unconventional ways. 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. Complete works for violin and orchestra and some of the best concert songs are, and. Beethovens concerto in d is definitely an old warhorse.
With tito munoz conducting, kopatchinskaja was the soloist in the new work, too. Kopatchinskaja patricia, patricia kopatchinskaja beethoven. Jun 02, 2018 gramophone and bbc awardwinner patricia kopatchinskaja records exclusively for naive. We had never met properly so i was really looking forward to filming with her. Patricia kopatchinskaja performed in recital with cellist jay campbell at hahn hall in montecito, calif. The day of a concert on tour is always somewhat stressful for musicians new hall, rehearsals etc so i wa. 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 orchestral. At some point in 17902, before his musical maturity, he began a violin concerto in c, of which only a fragment of the first movement survives. There will be a limited number of obstructed view tickets in the balcony available for purchase in the lobby of the theater beginning one hour before the performance. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja adapted the cadenza of the first movement for two violins, celli and timpani, for the other movements for violin. If you want to listen to a new, fresh, and effective beethoven violin concerto, this is.
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