Kopatchinskaja is rarely at home in bern, where she lives with her husband, lukas fierz, a retired neurologist, former swiss politician and amateur cellist, and their 10yearold daughter. Patricia kopatchinskaja on pierrot lunaire youtube. Inside the complex whirl of patricia kopatchinskaja. She studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. These were the instructions to his publisher simrock for the printing of the score of the c minor piano quintet.
Patricia kopatchinskaja tweaked the masters concerto in d. If i have the choice between perfection and risk, i choose risk. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja plays together with the concertgebouworkest led by conductor peter eotvos on 9 and 10 may 2019 in cologne and amsterdam. Barefoot fiddler patricia kopatchinskaja on her craziest. Initially i found it hard to accept them, but they are starting to grow on me. Patricia kopatchinskaja has won critical acclaim for her musicianship and widespread notice for her unusual performing style. Utterly fresh in her approach, she imagined it as a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its juxtapositions. The violinist patricia kopatchinskaja is a musical wild phenomenon. This collaborative exploration of schuberts string quartet in d minor, d. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. One side effect of her burgeoning career is that ms.
Awardwinning virtuoso violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, or patkop for short, sets the world of classical music on fire with her adventurous style. Rehearsals with the staatskapelle, salon music at the brandenburg gate, a meeting with choreographer sascha waltz and her husband, phone. No living violinist comes close to this scale of adventure. Take two, an album by patricia kopatchinskaja on spotify. 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. Rps music awards a statement that is ever apparent on this album. Welcome patricia kopatchinskaja november 2023, 2014. Patricia kopatchinskaja is an intense and versatile violinist and has d an international career as a concert artist since many years. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The last part of bachs magnum opus, his art of fugue, trails off mysteriously midsentence just as bach embarks on a complex fugue that contains his musical signature. It offers the schubert quartet itself, in an arrangement for string orchestra by kopatchinskaja herself, that preserves the original quartet forces in some. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Emilia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova and attended music school in the capital chi. A fearless, ferocious violinist takes new york the new.
She has all the qualities of a great one, yet you will have to discover patricia on your own. Fragments with patricia kopatchinskaja april 26may 5. The pressenda played by patricia kopatchinskaja dates from 1834, when the maker was nearly 60 and at the height of his powers. The disc, which explores the roots of george enescus music with examples of authentic moldovan. Patricia kopatchinskaja of moldova is rarely at her home in bern. Of the many excellent, polished violinists in the classical world, there is only one patricia kopatchinskaja. They live in bern, and her husband cares for their daughter while patricia is increasing away on tour. Patricia kopatchinskaja read more about this and other grammys news at. Patricia kopatchinskaja born 1977 is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist.
Patricia kopatchinskaja a day in the life of the moldovan. Patricia kopatchinskaja photographed in glasgow in may. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova to musician parents. Aug 25, 2014 so it was a privilege to hear the superb violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova in 1977, play the bartok sonata and the great chaconne from bachs partita no. Aug 24, 2016 schubert, patricia kopatchinskaja, the saint paul chamber orchestra schubert, patricia kopatchinskaja, the saint paul chamber orchestra death and the maiden. We all need madness in our worlds rarely performed music by robert schumann, gyorgy kurtag and galina ustvolskaya gets an outing at a festival exploring mental health. The captivating patricia kopatchinskaja began her tenure as an spco artistic partner in this program celebrating her twin cities debut. Patricia kopatchinskaja, polina leschenko 1cd alpha 387. Kopatchinskaja, her swiss neurologist husband, and their daughter live in bern. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in 1977 in chisinau, moldova. Utterly fresh in her approach, she imagined it as a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its. Wild child of classical violin shes described as the worlds most exciting violinist.
I am now at home with my husband and daughter alicelinda, and thank you we all are fine. Aug 24, 2016 wild child of violin on a meteoric rise. Patricia kopatchinskaja biography, albums, streaming. Patricia kopatchinskaja performs these three concertos by composers born in hungary with her trademark panache and the recorded balance gives her all due prominence. 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. 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. Les noces patricia kopatchinskaja, teodor currentzis on allmusic 2016 iconoclastic conductor teodor currentzis and his. Last summer at the salzburg festival, violinist patricia kopatchinskaja wandered onstage looking a little lost. Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and violinist.
Make a difference by donating now musicares covid19 relief. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bach april 1516, 2016. Mar 01, 2018 meet the artist patricia kopatchinskaja by the crosseyed pianist february 11, 2018 march 1, 2018 who or what inspired you to take up the violin and pursue a career in music. When tom morris, the director of the ojai music festival in southern california, tapped patricia kopatchinskaja to curate this years. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest patricia kopatchinskaja interviews. Patricia kopatchinskaja music, videos, stats, and photos.
Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to ojai. Patricia kopatchinskaja spielt ustwolskaja digital concert hall. Her diverse repertoire ranges from baroque and classical, to reinterpretations of modern masterworks and new commissions. And some remarks about composers and violin playing. She takes the standard repertory and makes it seem vividly, sometimes harrowingly new. 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. The man in the blue coat and the yellow breeches ist the archetypic romantic hero, werther who shoots himself in the last chapter of goethes novel because his anguished and unrequited love for a married woman, whose husband he admires.
Constantly characterised and slightly demeaned as a quirky maverick, kopatchinskaja proved here that shes in a class of her own. Artistic partner patricia kopatchinskaja leads a program that explores the mystery behind various incomplete musical fragments. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. 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 wrote in 1973 for yehudi. 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. I saw patricia kopatchinskaja live for the first time two years ago, when she played the sibelius with konzerthaus orchestra in berlin. Patricia kopatchinskaja, wigmore hall, friday 16 february 2018. Moldovan violinist patricia kopatchinskaja has already applied her virtuosity to a musical depiction of the columbia shuttle disaster, down to the sounds of the rockets blasting the doomed.
While her parents were on concert tour through the former. Dec 30, 2016 patricia kopatchinskaja is a musical natural phenomenon. Despite the huge technical challenges thrown at her, patricia kopatchinskaja plays with a deep and selfless understansing of each score. Her first visit to ojai was in april 2016 as a guest on the festivals offseason open ears series. So it was a privilege to hear the superb violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova in 1977, play the bartok sonata and the great chaconne from bachs partita no. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova and now lives in switzerland. We accompany the energetic young musician in berlin for a day from rehearsals in the morning, salon music at the brandenburg gate, to a meeting with choreographer sascha waltz and her husband, brief phone calls with her sick daughter, and then a performance at the berlin philharmonic in the evening. 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. The importance of the orchestral contribution cant be denied, however, and theres an impressive sense of common purpose and collaborative zeal throughout. 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.
The words tumble out with the same impunity as the notes that flow from patricia kopatchinskaja s violin when she plays one of her idiosyncratic improvisations. 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. Patricia kopatchinskaja jazzes up beethoven concerto with. Patricia kopatchinskaja, born in moldova, studied composition and violin in vienna and bern. Now patricia kopatchinskaja is making her debut at the edinburgh festival. I was, of course, familiar with her work, and eager to get a. Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. Fragments of a german chorale immortal victims haunt hartmanns tragic. Please select a different performance date from the remaining options. Take two includes compositions from bach, miljaud, cage, sanchezchiong, and many more.
The cadenzas used are not the kreisler ones we are used to, but ones that the soloist patricia kopatchinskaja has adapted from beethovens cadenzas he wrote for the arrangement for piano and orchestra. The most astonishing musicmaking, however, came from. Patricia kopatchinskaja is a musical natural phenomenon. Patricia kopatchinskaja was born in moldova in 1977 in to a family of musicians.
The innovative and exciting patricia kopatchinskaja returns to the spco this spring to perform repertoire spanning from the baroque biber to the contemporary crumb. Recorded in october 2007 in koln, germany, it was released by naive classique on september 15, 2008. With tito munoz conducting, kopatchinskaja was the soloist in the new work, too, the concerto for violin and chamber ensemble by. Patricia kopatchinskaja and polina leschenko give superb performances that bristle with hard driving and fleeting colours. A day in the life of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Meet the artist patricia kopatchinskaja by the crosseyed pianist february 11, 2018 march 1, 2018 who or what inspired you to take up the violin and pursue a career in music. Either she insinuates herself around it and, by osmosis, gradually. This was the second time in my life when i could be pierrot. Byzantine chant on psalm 140 for solo violin and strings arranged by patricia kopatchinskaja view full playlist 10 videos 6 videos play all.
The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. I thank the musicians of the the saint paul chamber orchestra for this exciting adventure. Kopatchinskajasay is the first studio album by violinist patricia kopatchinskaja 1977 from moldova, and the 16th for pianist and composer faz. Patricia kopatchinskaja in a little night music the new. It is said that patricia kopatchinskaja is as irresistible as a force of nature. Sep 20, 20 the words tumble out with the same impunity as the notes that flow from patricia kopatchinskajas violin when she plays one of her idiosyncratic improvisations. Patricia kopatchinskaja a day in the life of the moldovanaustrian. The one and only patricia kopatchinskaja comes to the ojai music. Kopatchinskaja tends to float a musical idea in one of two ways.
Schubert death and the maiden patricia kopatchinskaja, the saint paul chamber. Paul chamber orchestra in her new role as artistic partner. Patricia kopatchinskaja brings bold ideas to spco an electric performer, patricia kopatchinskaja brings a disarming frankness to the st. At the center of the program, kopatchinskaja will be joined by spco concertmaster steven copes and spco associate concertmaster ruggero allifranchini for a thrilling performance of bachs triple. Patricia kopatchinskaja being pierrot lunaire my second. The welcome patricia kopatchinskaja performance on thursday, november 20 at temple israel in minneapolis is currently sold out. Patricia kopatchinskajas projects, schedule, pictures, videos, recordings.