Past event with patricia kopatchinskaja, violin on 12112018 7. Her music making has an intensity and power that just grabs you and doesnt let you go. One live performance per evening is not enough for her. In this concert, kirill petrenko made his last appearance with the berliner philharmoniker before taking up office as their chief conductor. Each year, an appointed music director reimagines the festival anew, connecting ojais formidable history with their own musical community and unique artistic vision. To recognize their efforts, the orchestra will hold a musician appreciation concert on thursday night, featuring the orchestras artistic director and principal violin, kyuyoung kim. Previously, kim served as director of artistic planning with the spco while. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays mozarts fourth violin concerto. James blachly is a conductor dedicated to artistic excellence and broader accessibility. Tr24of patricia kopatchinskaja, camerata bern time. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja s 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, director and violin steven copes, violin ruggero allifranchini, violin.
Patricia kopatchinskaja, born into a moldavian family of musicians, is a bundle of energy. Nov 08, 2015 violinist kopatchinskaja misses spco performance. Ojai at berkeley 2018 features four concerts curated by and featuring this years festival music director, the dynamic and versatile violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Bomsori kim performed szymanowskis violin concerto no. Nov, 2018 in recent years, the musicians of the saint paul chamber orchestra have tackled many new challenges. Take two includes compositions from bach, miljaud, cage, sanchezchiong, and many more. Essentially selftaught, his first musical efforts adopted the french palette of debussy and messiaen. Music director brings her inquisitive spirit to ojai music. Artistic partners the saint paul chamber orchestra. Modernism revived at ojai 2018 san francisco classical voice. He currently serves as music director of the johnstown symphony orchestra, music director of the experiential orchestra, and music director of geneva light opera. Paul chamber orchestra grabs grammy for best chamber. Kyuyoung kim, the artistic director and principal violin of the saint paul. Spco performers to get all proceeds from thursdays musician.
Patricia kopatchinskaja and jay campbell have chosen a program that spans a millennium, underscoring the timeless power of music to communicate, innovate and move us. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays mozarts fourth violin. Marrying dynamism and theatricality, music director thomas dausgaard illuminates music by two influential scandinavian composers and shostakovichs first violin concerto with the riveting violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. Kyuyoung kim biographies meet our musicians the saint paul. Kim said that while hell probably play a few weeks less each season with his. Violinist kopatchinskaja misses spco performance twin cities. 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.
You can tell by the wild cheering emanating from benaroya hall. While her parents were on concert tour through the former. Patricia kopatchinskaja performed in recital with cellist jay campbell at hahn hall in montecito, calif. Kopatchinskaja conquers the club and the concert hall. The official youtube channel of violinist patricia kopatchinskaja. The most astonishing musicmaking, however, came from.
But when it comes to kopatchinskaja, im not so sure. Her goal was to unsettle the 2018 ojai music festival audience by dancing on the graves of the viennese classics. Vincent trovato makes musical magic in sweeney and. Well follow the story of the musical keyboard, from the ancient greeks all the way to. Violinist kopatchinskaja brings inventive programming to. The 72nd annual event will highlight violinist patricia kopatchinskaja and feature more than 25 performances. Raulee is on the board of governors of the ojai festival. The two have recorded together and are scheduled to go on tour next march.
Her parents were both with the state folk ensemble of moldova. Kopatchinskaja was the music director of the ojai music festival in california. Whether performing a violin concerto by tchaikovsky, ligeti or schoenberg, or presenting an original staged project deconstructing beethoven, ustwolskaja or cage, her distinctive. Spco senior director of artistic planning kyuyoung kim posted on the orchestras website. Director kyuyoung kim introduced as patricias favorite pianist in the world. Paul chamber orchestra artistic partner, bringing to a close a marvelously innovative tenure that regularly expanded the. Eunice is an accomplished soloist and chamber musician, and recent graduate of the curtis institute of music. The souvenir button struck for the 2018 ojai music festival identifies the festivals music director dujour simply as patkop. Aug 24, 2016 schubert, patricia kopatchinskaja, the saint paul chamber orchestra schubert, patricia kopatchinskaja, the saint paul chamber orchestra death and the maiden. They invented the staged concert bye bye beethoven together with the mahler chamber orchestra for the hamburg international music festival 2016. You are given the position of artistic director of a concert hall. Ojai music festival kicks off with a bit of whimsy, a lot of passion. Welcome violinist eunice kim the saint paul chamber.
In collaboration with five artistic partners, the orchestras musicians present more than concerts and educational programs each year in over 14 venues throughout the minneapolisst. This summer has been a change of tempo for vincent trovato. First, soloist patricia kopatchinskaja showed how much virtuosity and expressive variety there is in arnold schoenbergs violin concerto. Aug 24, 2016 patricia kopatchinskaja of moldova is rarely at her home in bern, switzerland, as she captures audiences worldwide. The ojai audiences are completely open minded, and its a wonderful possibility to do music that i truly enjoy and find powerfully relevant in our present world. Kyuyoung kim, the spco s senior director of artistic planning added. She was a dumbfounding presence as music director of last summers ojai festival, setting forth a shockingly vast range of music. Just on the heels of announcing francisco fullanas appointment as principal violin two weeks ago, im excited to share the additional news that violinist eunice kim has just been named the spcos newest permanent orchestra member.
Patricia kopatchinskaja of moldova is rarely at her home in bern. Patricia kopatchinskaja directs her first ojai festival. Rps music awards a statement that is ever apparent on this album. Coppock said he believes kim is the first current member of a major american orchestra appointed as music director. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja s versatility shows itself in her diverse repertoire, ranging from baroque and classical works, often played on gut strings, to new commissions and reinterpretations of modern masterworks patricia kopatchinskaja s highlights of the 201819 season include a tour through europe with il giardino armonico and giovanni antonini in an innovative vivaldi programme. Patricia kopatchinskaja appointed saint paul chamber. Kopatchinskaja has been named music director for 2020. Jan 28, 2018 saint paul chamber orchestra wins grammy. Francesco tristano a day in the life of the luxembourg. Wild child of the violin patricia kopatchinskaja comes to the board of officers room with cellist jay campbell to perform duos from a wideranging repertoire that perfectly showcases the pair. This weekend marks patricia kopatchinskaja s final concerts as a st. Raulee marcus, attendee of bye bye beethoven said tonight was a celebration of accomplished female performers and l loved that and l bet beethoven would have liked it as well.
Allegro ma non troppo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal nesterowicz, conductor lugano, switzerland 14. Then came tchaikovskys passionate fifth symphony in a performance full of power and dedication, with a final. Patricia kopatchinskaja, director and violin toru takemitsu was the most prominent japanese composer of the twentieth century. The spco is recognized for its innovative approach to artistic leadership. Sep 10, 2016 spco opens 58th season with both verve and gravitas. Utterly fresh in her approach, she imagined it as a surreal psychodrama without words, volcanic in its outbursts, startling in its. It is said that patricia kopatchinskaja is as irresistible as a force of nature. Dec 28, 2016 francesco tristano wanders between musical worlds, he loves bach and recognize in his works the principles of electronic music. Patricia kopatchinskaja performed in recital with cellist jay campbell at hahn hall in. Maria ursprung is a theatre director and dramatic writer.
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. Dec 11, 2018 at the piano was russias polina leschenko, whom spco artistic director kyuyoung kim introduced as patricias favorite pianist in the world. Kyuyoung kim, the spcos senior director of artistic planning and principal second violinist, calls her one of the most electrifying artists to emerge in decades. The moldovanborn violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, this years music director, had selected her programs long before december, but they spoke with eerie aptness to a town that had faced an.
Patricia gives us a concertbyconcert summary of what to expect at the 2018 ojai music festival june 710, 2018. Grammy nomination for death and the maiden with kopatchinskaja. It is the character of a great virtuoso to make the instrument become an extension of the player. Anoushka shankar and patricia kopatchinskaja raga piloo. At the piano was russias polina leschenko, whom spco artistic director kyuyoung kim introduced as patricia s favorite pianist in the world. The orchestras vibrant responsiveness made kims debut here a spectacular one for a company currently in search of a music director. Cdc director warns coronavirus to become widespread throughout united states, probably beyond 2020. Kopatchinskaja was born in chisinau, then in the moldavian socialis. Not only on his cds but also on stage tristano combines classic and.
Kopatchinskaja is incapable of giving a boring performance bachtrack, and campbell performs music of our time not out of obligation but because it excites him so much. Patricia kopatchinskaja by james holtseattle symphony, meredith monk by julieta cervantes, henry grimes by seth tisue, skulk via va di, selfportrait by dmitri smirnov, don cherry via wikimedia commons, seattle chamber players by tom summers, lee konitz by upsilon andromedae via flickr, bruno maderna via wikimedia commons. Patricia kopatchinskaja plays bach ordway concert hall. On monday, we learned that weve been nominated for a grammy award for best chamber musicsmall ensemble performance for our recording of franz schuberts death and the maiden with patricia kopatchinskaja. When i first met patricia kopatchinskaja, i knew she was a natural to be music director of the festival. Kyuyoung kim biographies meet our musicians the saint. The album also was recognized in the category of producer of the year, classical, as part of the body of work of blanton alspaugh, our producer for the album. It was unexpected, and perfectly lovely, to see this note posted to facebook by patricia kopatchinskaja, the brilliant and idiosyncratic violinist who served as music director of the 2018 ojai music festival, on my return home from cohosting the livestream for that event. Patricia kopatchinskaja arrived in ojai by way of moldova and bern, switzerland with the energy of a zealot, the violin artistry of a virtuoso, and the political agenda of an agent provocateur. Kopatchinskaja will begin her tenure in the 201415 season. Patrons filed in to find music stands dotting the lip of the stage adorned with the letters b, a, c and h like an advertisement. Festival artists parent category ojai music festival. His appointment as the spcos artistic director in january 2016 marks the first time a playing member has been tapped to take the artistic helm of a major american orchestra. Apr, 2019 the weeks essential arts news, including lacmas controversial revamp, patricia kopatchinskaja s controversial tchaikovsky and kim kardashian wests controversial home as art prison.
Patricia kopatchinskaja was the music director, and a lead performer, of this years ojai music festival in california. Such is a sampling in our sixth annual guide to summer festivals. The saint paul chamber orchestra spco, is a fulltime professional chamber orchestra. Kirill petrenko, and why the world needs a shy siberian. San francisco opera announces new music director memeteria.
Trovato is finishing up as musical director and conductor of sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. Ojai is magic, patricia kopatchinskaja, 2018 music director. Some of the seasons lessconventional highlights include a recital by the brilliant and unorthodox violinist patricia kopatchinskaja in january and a program in which richard egarr explores. Berlin philharmonic music director kirill petrenko shows why the greatest orchestra in the worlds players picked him at a beethoven performance in salzburg. She started to work with patricia kopatchinskaja 2015. She plays in a state of astonishment and the violin becomes her. Ojai music festival kicks off with a bit of whimsy, a lot.
Kopatchinskaja s theatrical bent emerged throughout the concert. Artistic director and principal violin of the saint paul chamber orchestra, kyuyoung kim is one of the most versatile and accomplished musicians of his generation. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Director and principal violin kyuyoung kim explained the process in. Collaborations are a central focus of the series and risktaking is a hallmark. Biography james blachly is a conductor dedicated to artistic excellence and broader accessibility. The saint paul chamber orchestra spco, is a fulltime professional chamber orchestra based in saint paul, minnesota. Music director brings her inquisitive spirit to ojai music festival. In 2004, the spco transferred broad artistic responsibilities from a music director to the spco musicians and a dynamic group of artistic partners. Paul chamber orchestra and its artistic partner, patricia kopatchinskaja, earned a grammy award on sunday for best chamber music small ensemble performance. Johann sebastian bach concerto in d for three violins.
Kopatchinskaja is the most ravishingly intense and virtuosic musician i have heard in a very long time. Patricia kopatchinskaja born 1977 is a moldovanaustrianswiss violinist. For all practical purposes, the name patricia kopatchinskaja may be too long to fit comfortably on a button. Powerhouse violinist patricia kopatchinskaja, who served as last years artistic director for the ojai music festival makes her california recital debut with pianist polina leschenko. Patricia kopatchinskaja of moldova is rarely at her home in bern, switzerland, as she captures audiences worldwide. Allegro ma non troppo patricia kopatchinskaja, violin orchestra della svizzera italiana michal. The sonic fury of the ojai music festival the new yorker. Rondo hrsinfonieorchester frankfurt radio symphony orchestra patricia kopatchinskaja. From my very first moments at san francisco opera, i felt this was home. She is a force of nature, said thomas morris, artistic director of the ojai music festival in california, where ms. Liquid music develops innovative new projects with iconoclastic artists in unique presentation formats. Spco opens 58th season with both verve and gravitas twin cities. Patricia kopatchinskaja violin with a combination of depth, brilliance and humor, patricia kopatchinskaja brings an inimitable sense of theatrics to her music.
Official website of patricia kopatchinskaja, musician and. You may recognize the familiar surnames bach, couperin, schumann, mendelssohn and vierne, but the individuals attached to them here are not whom you might expect. In this age of great young violinists, patricia kopatchinskaja really stands out to me as one of the most electrifying artists to emerge in decades. A keyboard smorgasbord its a lot more than just pianos. Wild child of violin on a meteoric rise the new york times. A player of rare expressive energy and disarming informality, of whimsy and theatrical ambition zachary woolfe, the new york times, june 2018 moldovanborn 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. Review the violinist joins utah symphony musicians in extraordinary performances of disparate repertoire. Violinist patricia kopatchinskaja is an unusually versatile musician, active in both mainstream repertory and the historical performance scene. Anthony romaniuk, patricia kopatchinskaja, reto bieri. The festival was chock full of remarkable things, nearly all of which you can stream on youtube already do not miss the. She has also played contemporary music and has given at least a dozen world premieres.
32 478 1154 464 299 1387 678 1015 1135 734 648 326 1146 481 1033 619 1503 1094 1218 1315 1137 1473 1479 1000 44 1512 1139 948 1397 1548 700 1001 1192 179 143 569 627 1416 1353 116 1272 370