This video, made in 2012, follows the Moldovan-Austrian violinist over a 24-hour period, through rehearsals with the Staatskapelle, salon music at the Brandenburg Gate, a meeting with choreographer Sascha Waltz and her husband, phone calls with her sick daughter and a performance at the Berlin Philharmonic.
Patricia Kopatchinskaja shares her Life Lessons in our October issue. Read them here.
Fearless performances, though this album is sometimes a tough listen
The concept may be questionable, but the performances carry the day
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Enescu, Poulenc, Bartok, Milhaud, Schoenfeld and Kopatchinskaja herself, at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on 24 September 2023
Musicians are trained at conservatories to play their instruments well, but what happens after their studies? Violinist Helena Maria Falk examines how musicians can find their true calling – and how often this involves life away from the practice room
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The cellist and composer shares how the relationship with her cello and her heritage informs her album New Roots, as well as what she hope to get out of a new residency at LSO St Luke’s
Pianist and composer Olivia Belli shares how writing for strings provides countless opportunities for expression her compositions, including her work DAIMON, inspired by The Odyssey
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