Patricia kopatchinskaja album discography allmusic. Patricia kopatchinskaja made her debut with the berliner philharmoniker in september 2014 as soloist in peter eotvos. Whether the work, or even the first movement, had ever been completed is not known. 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.
She last performed with the orchestra in february 2017 as soloist in gyorgy ligetis violin concerto conducted by sir simon rattle. Aug 24, 2016 bern, switzerland patricia kopatchinskaja would rather be known for the passion and virtuosity of her violin playing than for the fact that she often performs barefoot or that sometimes. And some remarks about composers and violin playing. 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 reinterpretations of modern masterpieces. Her recording of bartoks second violin concerto is on the naive label.
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. Camerata bern a combination of depth, brilliance and humour, kopatchinskaja brings an inimitable sense of theatrics to her music. She not only dispenses with the aging kreisler cadenza, but adds some truly mindbending changes to the performance, including a linking passage from the second to the third movement, plus cadenzas in the finale. 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. Most importantly, kopatchinskaja is one heck of a violinist. She studied at the university of gothenburg and at londons royal college of music. A combination of depth, brilliance and humor, kopatchinskaja brings an inimitable sense of theatrics to her music. Violinist kopatchinskaja values new music as much as she does traditional music and the classics, both as a soloist and chamber musician. Beethoven, patricia kopatchinskaja, orchestre des champselysees, philippe herreweghe. Rondo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugano, switzerland 14 november 20 live. In these times of covid there might be time to revisit othmar schoecks 18861957 violin concerto. There are a number of reasons why anyone who loves beethovens violin concerto would want to hear this recording by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja performed in recital with cellist jay campbell at hahn hall in montecito, calif. Beethoven, patricia kopatchinskaja, orchestre des champs.
Berliner philharmoniker simon rattle and patricia kopatchinskaja 2017 1080p webdl aac2. Beethoven s concerto in d is definitely an old warhorse. Patricia kopatchinskaja buy recordings presto classical. The day of a concert on tour is always somewhat stressful for musicians new hall, rehearsals etc so i wa. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin and details of their recordings available to browse and buy.
Patricia kopatchinskaja jazzes up beethoven concerto with spco. 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. Complete works for violin and orchestra patricia kopatchinskaja. With tito munoz conducting, kopatchinskaja was the soloist in the new work, too. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. By patricia kopatchinskaja beethovens violin concerto was commissioned in 1806 by the virtuoso franz clement 17801842, who was also a composer himself.
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. Patricia kopatchinskaja has published 7 more tour albums since beethoven. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57. Clement two years before which beethoven must have known because he conducted one of his symphonies on the same program in which clements concerto premiered. Last summer at the salzburg festival, violinist patricia kopatchinskaja wandered onstage looking a little lost. 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. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova.
After 0 years of albums, patricia kopatchinskaja top tour album has been beethoven. This is playing in which extremes beyond the conventional range play a vital. Perhaps no violinist can make this work sound like a masterpiece, though plenty can make it sound intermittently noble, graceful or pretty. 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. Another reason is that kopatchinskaja also uses her own adaptations of the cadenzas beethoven wrote for the violin concerto when he later recast it as a piano concerto. If you want to listen to a new, fresh, and effective beethoven violin concerto, this.
Patricia kopatchinskaja s projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings. Patricia kopatchinskaja is one of a tiny number of classical musicians since the. A detectives view on ludwig van beethovens violin concerto in d. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin concertos naive v 5285 lw. Complete works for violin and orchestra and some of the best concert songs are, and. Patricia kopatchinskaja born 1977 is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist. 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. Jun 02, 2018 gramophone and bbc awardwinner patricia kopatchinskaja records exclusively for naive.
Patricia kopatchinskaja appears at the edinburgh festival on august 18. Patricia kopatchinskaja beethoven violin concerto cadenzas. Violin concerto by patricia kopatchinskaja from amazons classical music store. 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. It is the character of a great virtuoso to make the instrument become an extension of the player. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja beethoven violin concerto cadenzas mvt. 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. A beethoven concerto recording from the gifted moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja the two violin romances and a separate concerto fragment fill out the disc. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin musica aeterna, perm.
Patricia kopatchinskaja plays beethoven november 57, 2015. Beethovenfest bonn, september 2018 patricia kopatchinskaja, camerata bern pat is really a true force of nature. Patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova, studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. No living violinist comes close to this scale of adventure. Violin concerto in d minor kopatchinskaja duration. Patricia kopatchinskaja jazzes up beethoven concerto with.
Patricia kopatchinskaja was born into a musical family in chisinau in 1977. We had never met properly so i was really looking forward to filming with her. Beethoven had previously written a number of pieces for violin and orchestra. Patricia kopatchinskaja adapted the cadenza of the first movement for two violins, celli and timpani, for the other movements for violin. Complete works for violin and orchestra patricia kopatchinskaja classical 2009. Violinkonzert hrsinfonieorchester patricia kopatchinskaja. Aug 14, 2014 patricia kopatchinskaja appears at the edinburgh festival on august 18. Patricia kopatchinskaja tweaked the masters concerto in d.
In my own collection there are ten versions by ten different artists. The most astonishing musicmaking, however, came from neither orchestra nor conductor, but the soloist in the schoenberg the barefoot patricia kopatchinskaja, who inhabited this complex concerto as i have never. Patricia kopatchinskajas projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings. 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. Violinkonzert hrsinfonieorchester patricia kopatchinskaja philippe herreweghe. 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. 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 manuscript for beethoven s violin concerto is preserved in the austrian national library and there is also an excellent facsimile edition in color. 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. 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. Kopatchinskaja has recorded schumanns violin concerto and fantasy with wdr sinfonieorchester koln under heinz holliger for audite and a selection of concertos by bartok, ligeti, and peter eotvos for naive, which claimed a gramophone recording of the year award in 20 and a 2014 grammy nomination. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bartoks violin sonata no.
The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times. Kopatchinskaja patricia, patricia kopatchinskaja beethoven. 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. 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. 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 is incapable of giving a boring performance. I am pleased to share my interpretation of beethovens violin concerto with spco audiences this week and want to take this. For kopatchinskaja, ligetis violin concerto is the best violin concerto after beethoven. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin denes varjon piano wdrsymphonyorchestra, cologne. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja listen on deezer music streaming. Bachtrack, february 2016 about the schumann violin concerto.
Beethovens concerto in d is definitely an old warhorse. I watched you playing the schoenberg violin concerto with the berlin philharmonic under kirill petrenko last night. Here is a historical recording 1947 by the dedicatee stefi geyer yes bartoks muse, 18881956. Feb 11, 2017 patricia kopatchinskaja made her debut with the berliner philharmoniker in september 2014 as soloist in peter eotvos.
A player of rare expressive energy and disarming informality, of whimsy and theatrical. Ludwig van beethoven, philippe herreweghe, champs elysees. Paul chamber orchestra promised the premiere of a violin concerto thursday night at the ordway concert hall. Allegro ma non troppo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja, london philarmonic orchestra.
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