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| Bashmet, Yuri |
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The world's most-renowned viola-player, Yuri Bashmet's commitment to music and musicians is phenomenal, not only as a soloist either in concerto or in recital, but also as a chamber player, as a conductor of one of his two orchestras The Moscow Soloists and The New Symphony Orchestra of Russia, and as a teacher, either at home in Moscow, at Siena every summer, and at the Kronberg International Academy. The viola only achieved solo status in the 20th century and Bashmet has championed the concertante works of Bartók, Walton and (fellow violist) Hindemith, and also solo works such as Shostakovich's last ever composition, his Viola Sonata. He has been the inspiration (if not the commissioner) of a number of contemporary works which have laid the foundation for the solo viola repertoire for a new millennium, from composers such as Alfred Schnittke, Sofia Gubaidulina, Giya Kancheli, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Alexander Raskatov. |
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| Bonney, Barbara |
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Barbara Bonney is widely recognised as a superlative recital and concert artist and as one of the great Mozart singers of her generation. Her “Sophie” in Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier is legendary. She has been praised for her radiant tone and the engaging warmth of her personality, as well as for her stylistic versatility in a broad repertoire that ranges from the Baroque to contemporary music. She has made over 90 recordings for Decca, DG, EMI, Teldec and others, with the most important conductors and orchestras in the world today. |
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| Borodin Quartet |
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The Borodin Quartet is unquestionably one of the great music ensembles of the past century. Founded in 1945 as the Moscow Philharmonic Quartet, the ensemble was renamed the Borodin Quartet in 1955. The world's longest-lived string quartet, and with its legendary original cellist Valentin Berlinsky still in place, the Borodin Quartet has an unparalleled reputation and history, and is connected particularly with the quartets of Shostakovich. It celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2005, an unmatched anniversary for any such group. |
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| Currie, Colin |
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Percussionist Colin Currie has established a unique reputation for his charismatic and virtuosic performances of works by today’s leading composers. He has appeared with many of the world’s most important orchestras – the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra among them. Regularly commissioning new works, he has made an inspirational and innovative contribution to percussion repertoire.
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| Dantone, Ottavio |
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| Davis, Sir Andrew |
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| Drake, Julius |
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| Ehnes, James |
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“One of the most gifted and sincerely expressive artists to have emerged in recent times” (The Daily Telegraph), James Ehnes has established an international career of rare distinction.
A prolific recording artist, James Ehnes has recorded repertoire ranging from Bach Violin Sonatas to John Adams Road Movies. His CBC recordings with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal of Max Bruch’s Concertos nos. 1 and 3 (with Charles Dutoit) and Concerto no. 2 with the Scottish Fantasy won worldwide acclaim. |
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| Giardino Armonico, il |
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| Golan, Itamar |
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