Born in Tel Aviv in 1989, Lahav Shani began his piano studies aged six with Hannah Shalgi, before continuing with Prof. Arie Vardi at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. He went on to study conducting under Prof. Christian Ehwald and piano with Prof.…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Russian composer Dmitrij Schostakowitsch, born on September 25th 1906 in St. Petersburg, was in a difficult artistic position. He was severely restricted in his artistic freedom by the severe strictures of the Soviet Union's cultural ideologues and…
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77
Both of Shostakovitch´s violin concertos are dedicated to the Russian master violinist David Oistrakh, who was a good friend of the composer and advised him, the pianist, on the creation of both solo parts. While Shostakovitch was able to compose his…
Already fascinated by music as a young officer, Mussorgsky first studied piano. Inspired by his acquaintance with Balakirev, a composer who was proclaiming a new kind of Russian music, Mussorgsky felt called upon as a composer to seek an innovative,…
»Pictures at an Exhibition« (Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
»Pictures at an Exhibition« (Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
Originally composed for piano solo, the cycle Pictures at an Exhibition ranks today as one of the best-loved works in the concert hall – not least because of the brilliant orchestration by Maurice Ravel. With a sure sensitivity for the wealth of…
Born in Tel Aviv in 1989, Lahav Shani began his piano studies aged six with Hannah Shalgi, before continuing with Prof. Arie Vardi at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. He went on to study conducting under Prof. Christian Ehwald and piano with Prof.…
Born in Soest in the Netherlands, she went on to study with Coosje Wijzenbeek, Philipp Hirshhorn and Boris Belkin. Her Concertgebouw debut in 1997 made her a great star in her native Holland, but she was destined for a wider stage. She was named a…
Russian composer Dmitrij Schostakowitsch, born on September 25th 1906 in St. Petersburg, was in a difficult artistic position. He was severely restricted in his artistic freedom by the severe strictures of the Soviet Union's cultural ideologues and…
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77
Both of Shostakovitch´s violin concertos are dedicated to the Russian master violinist David Oistrakh, who was a good friend of the composer and advised him, the pianist, on the creation of both solo parts. While Shostakovitch was able to compose his…
Already fascinated by music as a young officer, Mussorgsky first studied piano. Inspired by his acquaintance with Balakirev, a composer who was proclaiming a new kind of Russian music, Mussorgsky felt called upon as a composer to seek an innovative,…
»Pictures at an Exhibition« (Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
Originally composed for piano solo, the cycle Pictures at an Exhibition ranks today as one of the best-loved works in the concert hall – not least because of the brilliant orchestration by Maurice Ravel. With a sure sensitivity for the wealth of…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Die Violinistin Janine Jansen, die einen beneidenswerten internationalen Ruf genießt, wirkt regelmäßig mit den renommiertesten Orchestern der Welt zusammen, etwa dem Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, den Berliner Philharmonikern und dem New York…
Der 1989 in Tel Aviv geborene Lahav Shani studierte Klavier bei Prof. Arie Vardi an der Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. Anschließend wechselte er an die Hochschule für Musik »Hanns Eisler« in Berlin, wo er Dirigieren bei Prof. Christian Ehwald und…
Anne-Sophie Mutter ist ein musikalisches Phänomen: Seit fünf Jahrzehnten konzertiert die Virtuosin weltweit in allen bedeutenden Musikzentren und prägt die Klassikszene als Solistin, Mentorin und Visionärin. Dabei ist die viermalige Grammy Award…
