But george enescus oedipe, which finally reaches the british stage 80 years after. Enescus impressions denfance for violin and piano are about childhood reminiscences. She studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. Her diverse repertoire ranges from baroque and classical, to reinterpretations of modern masterworks and new commissions. The mercurial, magisterial, miraculous, mysterial patricia kopatchinskaja was in town for a wigmore hall happening. Romanian composer george enescus 1931 opera oedipe is an epic work on several levels, including its dramatic scope from the protagonists birth to his death and in the huge performing forces it requires. Patricia kopatchinskaja polina leschenko enescu violin. In addition to her formidable gifts as a violinist, this is a virtuosa of emotional musical intelligence who refuses to get stuck in endless replays of familiar concert ritualsin using classics as comfort food. George enescu festival brings worlds finest orchestras. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in 1977 in chisinau, moldova. Patricia kopatchinskaja is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist. A s a general rule, operas that are proclaimed as neglected masterpieces need to be approached with caution.
George enescus opera proved to be a highly viable masterpiece. The first movement menetrier folk fiddler for violin solo is perhaps a portrait of his first violin teacher, a folk musician who could not read notes but taught the young boy hundreds of folk tunes, whose material and spirit would later again reappear in enescus own compositions. She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own. 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. The greek myth of king oedipus as told by the tragic poet sophocles remains as powerful today as when it was originally written. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja and polina leschenko playing george enescu s beautiful violin sonata no. George enescu 18811955 was a gifted musician who was as proficient a composer and pianist as he was a great violinist. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova in 1977 in to a family of musicians. And some remarks about composers and violin playing. Oedipe london philharmonic orchestra, vladimir jurowski choir of the george enescu philharmonic, romanian radio childrens choir royal festival hall, 23 september 2017 a pupil of faure and a teacher of yehudi menuhin, the romanian composer and violinist george enescu occupied a key, but usually overlooked, position in the musical world of the first. Practicalities alone may account for the previous neglect of oedipe. Patricia kopatchinskaja tweaked the masters concerto in d. During the 43 days, 199 performances will be held at 16 venues.
Enescu places considerable demands on almost everyone involved, especially on the baritone singing the title role, who hardly stops singing after his second act entrance. This was my first confrontation with this seminal work and i refer readers to that for some of my impressions and general comments on the music. Patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova, studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. Patricia kopatchinskaja enescus menetrier facebook. Programul festivalului international george enescu 2 24. The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Patricia kopatchinskaja festivalul international george enescu 2017.
T he london philharmonic opened its new season with a concert performance of oedipe, george enescus only opera, first heard in paris in 1936. London philharmonic orchestra celebrates vladimir jurowski. When tom morris, the director of the ojai music festival in southern california, tapped patricia kopatchinskaja to curate this years. 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 and polina leschenko playing george enescus beautiful violin sonata no. Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. The audience was enthusiastic and the press seems to love it. Park avenue armory patricia kopatchinskaja, violin. Join patricia kopatchinskaja and her duo partner, polina leschenko, for an evening of colourful and entrancing music for violin and piano in londons wigmore hall.
Patricia kopatchinskajas projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays tchaikovskys violin concerto. The first two acts are largely flegs invention, but the later parts of the opera follow sophocles oedipus tyrannus and oedipus at colonus. Patricia kopatchinskaja festivalul international george. She takes the standard repertory and makes it seem vividly, sometimes harrowingly new. In the tzigane she hears the origins, the village feast, the violent eroticism, at one point also the squeaking wheels of the donkey cart, she wants to bring this out even if it scratches and squeaks. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. This new anthology is a very personal and intimate autobiography of kopatchinskajas moldavian roots. But patricia kopatchinskaja grew up with the easterneuropean folklore of her parents. The result is that the role of oedipe is by far the biggest one, the mature character appears at the beginning of act two and remains the. With tito munoz conducting, kopatchinskaja was the soloist in the new work, too, the concerto for violin and chamber ensemble by. According to it, 2019 opens on july 20th as usual and closes on august 31st. Monte pederson oedipe egils silins tiresias davide damiani creon michael roider le berger goran simic. London philharmonic orchestra celebrates vladimir jurowskis 10th anniversary as principal conductor and artistic advisor with extensive stravinsky series, the start of wagners ring cycle and enescus oedipe in 201718 season.
A performance of oedipe is a rare occurence, both in concert halls and on operatic stages and, in a way, its easy to understand why. A blazing oedipe kicks off bucharests enescu festival. It was the opposite for george enescus oedipe, given its first ever performance at the royal opera last night. Enescus score is a work of utter genius which deserves to be a core part of standard repertoire. We will be doing our server maintenance on saturday, october 26, 2019 from 14. Patricia kopatchinskaja, musicaaeterna and teodor currentziss recording of tchaikovskys violin concerto and stravinskys les noches. A few months later my colleague evan dickerson, who is an enescu specialist and has seen numerous performances as well as heard. Of the many excellent, polished violinists in the classical world, there is only one patricia kopatchinskaja.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Sometimes, in a rare outing of a littleperformed opera, you understand why the piece has languished in obscurity. It stands for the most part outside the modernist or postromantic operatic conventions of its time and inhabits a sound world that uses a familiar harmonic. Enescus allembracing oedipe inspired by sophocles theban plays, george enescu was one of the few to narrate the entire life of oedipus in his oedipe, an opera that is often. George enescu festival brings worlds finest orchestras and soloists to romania. Concert patricia kopatchinskaja and polina leschenko play. Enescus opera, with a french libretto by edmund fleg, covers the whole of oedipus life. Patricia kopatchinskaja, violin polina leschenko, piano george enescu sonata for violin and piano no 3, op. A fearless, ferocious violinist takes new york the new. Patricia kopatchinskaja jazzes up beethoven concerto with. Traditionalists will no doubt be outraged at what seems on paper to be a deliberately wilful, perverse and mannered approach to an old favourite.
Enescu takes his time over these last rites, but reuter justifies the slow pace of the narrative with impressively emotive but controlled singing, and still sounding as fresh as ever, even after the huge demands of the earlier acts. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. Patricia kopatchinskaja has won critical acclaim for her musicianship and widespread notice for her unusual performing style. Moldovan born violinist and one of the most distinctive voices in the violin world, patricia kopatchinskaja s 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.
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