Since opening its doors in 1985, the gasteig has become a centre of cultural life in munich. Constantly characterised and slightly demeaned as a quirky maverick, kopatchinskaja proved here that shes in a class of her own. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57. It offers the schubert quartet itself, in an arrangement for string orchestra by kopatchinskaja herself, that preserves the original quartet forces in some passages. Now patricia kopatchinskaja is making her debut at the edinburgh festival. Violinkonzert hrsinfonieorchester patricia kopatchinskaja.
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. 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 first visit to ojai was in april 2016 as a guest on. Rps music awards a statement that is ever apparent on this album. Constantly characterised and slightly demeaned as a quirky maverick, kopatchinskaja proved here that shes in a class of. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays mozarts fourth violin concerto. 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. From age 21 to 23 she finished her studies in bern, at the musikhochschule, where her teachers included igor ozim. By the crosseyed pianist february 11, 2018 march 1, 2018. 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. Beki smith that notion of going backwards to move forward was then taken literally in the second concert. Lovesickness and nostalgia in the first half of this program stand in stark contrast to the sunny brightness and openness of the second half.
Patricia kopatchinskaja violin musicaeterna chorus musicaeternateodor currentzis rec. 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. She represented austria in the rising stars concert. Da haben sich zwei genialische exzentriker gefunden. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents.
Kopatchinskaja, her swiss neurologist husband, and their daughter live in bern, switzerland. Patricia kopatchinskaja music, videos, stats, and photos. While her parents were on concert tour through the former. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin and musical direction. With more than 1,700 events per year, the gasteig offers its audience a colourful and diverse programme. This collaborative exploration of schuberts string quartet in d minor, d. It is said that patricia kopatchinskaja is as irresistible as a force of nature. Patricia kopatchinskaja with the mahler chamber orchestra at snape maltings. Utterly fresh in her approach, she imagined it as a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its juxtapositions. Kopatchinskaja entered the university of music and performing arts, vienna at age 17, where she studied musical composition and violin. Moreover, because my older sister already played the violin, i. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. Dem musikbusiness hat sie sich trotzdem lange verweigert.
Patricia kopatchinskaja is an intense and versatile violinist and has d an international career as a concert artist since many years. Who or what inspired you to take up the violin and pursue a career in music. Wed, 31 mar 2021 camerata bern patricia kopatchinskaja. Wild child of classical violin shes described as the worlds most exciting violinist. Take two includes compositions from bach, miljaud, cage, sanchezchiong, and many more. I come from a family of professional musicians, and it was always clear that i would do music. She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Schweizer zoll halt stargeigerin stundenlang fest nzz. 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. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja schumann fantasy for violin.