Patricia kopatchinskaja is the latest phenomenon in the galaxy of young violinists who seem to excel at everything they undertake. The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. In advance of the festivals northern edition, ojai at berkeley, heres my profile of this incomparable artist for cal performances. She studied at the university of gothenburg and at londons royal college of music.
Gramophone and bbc awardwinner patricia kopatchinskaja records exclusively for naive. Violin concertos patricia kopatchinskaja by patricia kopatchinskaja, london philharmonic orchestra, igor stravinsky, sergei. The cadenzas used are not the kreisler ones we are used to, but ones that the soloist patricia kopatchinskaja has adapted from beethoven s cadenzas he wrote for the arrangement for piano and orchestra. One with a large wig, a long nose, and a black poodle on a leash. Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times. Violin concertos patricia kopatchinskaja by patricia kopatchinskaja, london philharmonic orchestra, igor stravinsky, sergei prokofiev, vladimir jurowski from amazons classical music store. While her parents were on concert tour through the former. The electric patricia kopatchinskaja, who is incapable of giving a boring performance bachtrack, takes center stage as soloist for prokofiev s imaginative and virtuosic violin concerto no. Patricia kopatchinskaja comes to california memeteria by. Both were composed within five years of each other but could hardly be more different. Prokofiev and stravinsky cd release patricia kopatchinskaja. The two recordings below came out on top more or less ex aequo in a recent blind radio comparison of five recordings of bartoks second violin concerto not really competing with each other, but as complementary views of that composition. Patricia kopatchinskaja, jurowski, london philharmonic orchestra allegro moderato 11. Following up her gramophone bartokligetieotvos recording of the year, here come the stravinsky and prokofiev second concertos.
Her next disc, released next month, features concertos by prokofiev and stravinsky. Concertos pour violon various composers by patricia kopatchinskaja download and listen to the album. Patricia kopatchinskaja, london philharmonic orchestra. Releases to date have included beethoven s violin concerto with philippe herreweghe, a cd entitled rapsodia which explores the roots of george enescu s music with examples of moldovan and romanian folk music. Jun 02, 2018 kopatchinskaja brings virtuosity to the stravinsky in spades, but she also shatters the image of the work as a neoclassical homage to bachher whole approach to stravinskybrings his world close to prokofievswhere kopatchinskaja seems to be feeling her way into the musica wonderful disc.
Kopatchinskaja leaps persuasively through the first movements folk kaleidoscope and sings beautifully becalmed in the andante. King crimson kiss leonard bernstein mariss jansons metallica miles davis neil diamond neil young oscar. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. We asked patricia kopatchinskaja who has been called the inexplicable wild child of the violin10 questions to get to know her better before she joins conductor vladimir jurowski and the london philharmonic on monday, february 27, for a performance of prokofiev.
I wonder what this sounded like when saschko gawriloff performed this music for the first time. Matters of technical proficiency are well accounted for in the arsenal of words that critics have at their disposal. Patricia kopatchinskaja, london philharmonic orchestra, vladimir. Dec, 2018 for dudamel, every year is a hell of a year, and 2018 was no exception. Music profile for patricia kopatchinskaja, born 1977. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bartok, eotvos, lige. This entry was posted in classical music and tagged igor stravinsky, patricia. Patricia kopatchinskajas voice fits nicely into this music and movement. That recording, engineered by the remarkable hanspeter schweigmann, will probably never be. In april 2016, when patricia kopatchinskaja reached the final movement of prokofiev s second violin concerto, her violins shoulder rest came loose.
Prokofiev s concerto finds these musicians scarcely less nimble. Aug 24, 2016 wild child of violin on a meteoric rise. Patricia kopatchinskaja, who commissioned the concerto hersch violin concerto, aptly describes it as brutal and vulnerable at the same time, and her performance conveys that dichotomy with ferocious commitment, aided with fearlessness by the international contemporary ensemble under tito munoz. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to ojai. I was afraid that this might happen, peter gelb, the mets general. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja, frankfurt radio symphony orchestra, ensemble modern, eotvos peter 2 violin concertos. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Bartok, eotvos, ligeti patricia kopatchinskaja, peter eotvos songs. Feb 11, 2017 patricia kopatchinskaja made her debut with the berliner philharmoniker in september 2014 as soloist in peter eotvos. The electric patricia kopatchinskaja, who is incapable of giving a boring performance bachtrack, takes center stage as soloist for prokofievs.
Sep 15, 2008 patricia kopatchinskaja bartok eotvos ligeti is a musical album by bela bartok, eotvos peter, gyorgy ligeti, patricia kopatchinskaja, frankfurt radio symphony orchestra, ensemble modern and eotvos peter. My story about the matchless patricia kopatchinskaja, who comes to seattle for a recital and concerts with the seattle symphony and thomas dausgaard her seattle symphony debut drew blood. After winning the gramophone award for album of the year for her readings of bartok, eotvos and ligeti, i hope that more people will seek out this stravinskyprokofiev pairing, as well as her great versions of the beethoven concerto and her chamber recordings. Patricia kopatchinskaja has won critical acclaim for her musicianship and widespread notice for her unusual performing style. He took the vienna philharmonic to mexico city and led a massive teaching project for young musicians from all of the. Patricia kopatchinskaja is an ideal choice to be this years music director of the ojai festival. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin, frankfurt radio symphony orchestra, ensemble modern peter eotvos kopatchinskaja marries consummate technical brilliance and an amazing aural imagination wiuth a capacity to bring completely new interpretative perspectives to some very familiar music. Les noces patricia kopatchinskaja, teodor currentzis on allmusic 2016 iconoclastic conductor teodor currentzis and his. Patricia kopatchinskaja, vladimir jurowski, lpo prokofiev, stravinsky. The moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja has, in the past couple of years, gained a considerable amount of popularity. Ligeti violin concerto 2 patricia kopatchinskaja vn. 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.
But the biggest triumph is the finale often a puzzle with its ponderous gaiety, but brilliantly transformed here into something sarcastic. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57. Gramophone and bbc awardwinner patricia kopatchinskaja records. Patricia kopatchinskaja, vladimir jurowski, lpo prokofiev. Violin concerto patricia kopatchinskaja violin london philharmonic. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from peter nall at the discogs marketplace. Patricia kopatchinskaja with the london philharmonic orchestra at david geffen. 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. Chamber orchestra of europe vladimir jurowski, conductor. Find sergey prokofiev credit information on allmusic. Violin concertos 2011 hires hires 24 bit classical 18082019, 01. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. Violin concertos 2011 hires available for download on site.
Patricia kopatchinakaja and peter eotvos have been working. She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own. Patricia kopatchinskaja, london philarmonic orchestra. 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. Kopatchinskaja brings virtuosity to the stravinsky in spades, but she also shatters the image of the work as a neoclassical homage to bachher whole approach to stravinskybrings his world close to prokofievswhere kopatchinskaja seems to be feeling her way into the musica wonderful disc.
Patricia kopatchinskaja, frankfurt radio symphony orchestra. Bartok, eotvos, ligeti by patricia kopatchinskaja, frankfurt. In april 2016, when patricia kopatchinskaja reached the final movement of prokofievs second violin concerto, her violins shoulder rest came loose. My story about the matchless patricia kopatchinskaja, who comes to seattle for a recital and concerts with the seattle symphony and thomas dausgaard. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This album from patricia kopatchinskaja is dedicated to the violin concertos of two great russian composers of the 20th century. Violin concerto patricia kopatchinskaja violin london philharmonic orchestra vladimir jur. May 01, 2018 patricia kopatchinskaja flies under the radar, but is one of the best violinists of her generation. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Patricia kopatchinskaja photographed in glasgow in may.
Performer patricia kopatchinskaja, performer vladimir jurowski, performer sergey prokofiev, composer. For dudamel, every year is a hell of a year, and 2018 was no exception. Patricia kopatchinskaja flies under the radar, but is one of the best violinists of her generation. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin page 1 of 3 presto classical. Prokofiev was among the most prolific and original composers of the first half of the 20th century, excelling in virtually every musical genre. Despite being around for quite a while now, and having previously issued some exciting recordings, some of which with pianist fazil say see here, it seems that now everyone is talking about her here, here or here for instance. A combination of depth, brilliance and humour, kopatchinskaja brings an inimitable sense of theatrics to her music. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57, 2015. The electric patricia kopatchinskaja, who is incapable of giving a boring performance bachtrack, takes center stage as soloist for prokofievs imaginative and virtuosic violin concerto no. If prokofiev preserves the traditional bases of the concerto, he combines them with a search for a new lyricism.
Here is a nice promotional video about this upcoming record that should be very good. Her disc of violin concertos by bartok, ligeti and peter eotvos eclipsed the. The other dark red, with an immense tear glistening in his eye. In addition to the concerto, mozarts stormy symphony no. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. Recorded with the london philharmonic orchestra under vladimir jurowski, the album offers intense, exhilarating, ardent performances, as usual with kopatchinskaja. Initially i found it hard to accept them, but they are starting to grow on me.
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