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Vengerov ‘flawless’ @ Edinburgh Intl Festival

August 13, 2016

“***** No matter if it’s for his flawless artistry or breathtaking virtuosity, violinist Maxim Vengerov is rightly hailed as one of the world’s great players” The Scotsman

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August 2016 saw many recitals for Maxim Vengerov and Roustem Saitkoulov including one special recital at the Edinburgh International Festival to which the pair received rave reviews:

“Their virtuosity & magnetic stage presence coupled with their rich, lustrous sound swiftly captivated the audience” Herald Scotland

“As well as miraculous high-wire pyrotechnics, Maxim Vengerov showed us profound musicianship at Edinburgh Intl Festival. How can a human being do all that?” Donald Macleod, BBC R3

The pair performed a programme of Schubert, Beethoven & Ravel violin sonatas complimented with some violin showpieces… (full details below) at a sold out Usher Hall on Wednesday night.

Full Programme

Schubert Violin Sonata in A major, ‘Duo’

Beethoven Violin Sonata No 7 in C minor

Ravel Violin Sonata in G major

Ernst Variations on the Irish Folk Song ‘The Last Rose of Summer’ for solo violin

Paganini Cantabile

Paganini (arr. Kreisler) I palpiti (Introduction and Variations on Rossini’s ‘Di tanti palpiti’)

Maxim Vengerov announced as QSO’s 2017 Artist-in-Residence

August 2, 2016

11222465_10153772298015522_1456819085522571061_nMaxim Vengerov has been announced as the Queensland Symphony Orchestra‘s 2017 Artist-in-Residence!

2017 being the year of the orchestra’s 70th anniversary, Maxim will help celebrate this anniversary with the orchestra by performing in a series of concerts in February and November, including his first solo concert hall recital in Queensland, and a season finale performance with the QSO of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.

For more information about these concerts and other special QSO events featuring Maxim in 2017 click here .

Olga Borodina Wows @ 1st Night of the BBC Proms

July 19, 2016

O.B Proms 4Last Friday saw Olga Borodina perform “The Field of the Dead” from Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky cantata at the first night of the BBC Proms.

Under the baton of Maestro Oramo, Olga wowed the Proms audience together with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Chorus of Wales and BBC Symphony Chorus:

 

“Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky cantata…a refined intervention from Olga Borodina in the ‘Field of the Dead’ section; this Russian mezzo’s artistry allowed her to weave exquisite arabesques around the choral theme.” The Independent

“Highlight of the FIRST NIGHT BBC Proms was the majestic Olga Borodina entering through the BBC Symphony Orchestra to survey the battlefield dead. That sound.” Edward Seckerson

“Olga Borodina provided velvety Russian tone in a heartfelt lament over the bodies on the battlefield” The Guardian

 

If you missed Olga in action, you can watch again here (from 29:49).

NEW RELEASE! Borodina, Gergiev & LSO record Berlioz’s Romeo & Juliette

July 8, 2016

Screen Shot 2016-07-12 at 13.00.58NEW RELEASE…

The recording of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette by Olga Borodina, Evgeny Nikitin, Kenneth Tarver, the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev – released today by LSO Live!

Click here for a video preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQlxWUgkrnU

 

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Maxim Vengerov features in Classic FM’s ’25 greatest violinists of all time’

July 1, 2016

11222465_10153772298015522_1456819085522571061_nMaxim Vengerov  has been chosen by the experts at Classic FM as one of the ’25 greatest violinists of all time’:
“Few violinists appear so effortless in performance than Russian Maxim Vengerov, another prodigy made good. Oh, and he’s the first musician to be made an International Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF.”

Click here to see more…!