During the two-week tour, Maxim Vengerov and the Polish Chamber Orchestra gave six concerts. The repertoire included Mozart's violin concertos (No. 4 in D major, K. 218 and No. 5 in A major, K. 219 "The Turkish") and works by Tchaikovsky transcribed by David Walter for violin and string orchestra: Serenade Mélancolique in B flat minor, Op.26, Souvenir d 'un lieu cher (Mélodie No. 3 in E flat major, Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Meditation No. 1 in D minor) and Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op.34. Maestro Maxim Vengerov will perform a dual role - soloist and conductor. The artist plays on a 1727 Stradivarius, the instrument once owned by Rudolf Kreutzer (1766-1831).
Maxim Vengerov was born on 20 August 1974 in Novosibirsk, Russia. His mother was a singer, and his father played first oboe in the local philharmonic. At age five, he began studying the violin with Galina Tourchaninova, and two years later with Zakhar Bron. 1984 saw the child prodigy at age 10 go abroad touring for the first time. In Lublin, Poland, he won first place at the International Karol Lipiński and Henryk Wieniawski Young Violin Player Competition. In 1990, he proved his extraordinary talent by winning the Carl Flesch International Competition in London. By that time he was already studying with Bron in London and Lübeck. His public appearances - both solo and with orchestras - at major European music events sparked the interest of major record labels (to date, he has recorded close to 100 compositions or cycles) and music magazines. Numerous recording prizes and "Artist of the Year" titles (including one from Gramophone) followed, as did a Grammy Award, Edison Award (for the recording of Shostakovich Second Concerto), and the "Echo Klassik" annual distinction awarded to him by the German Television in 2003 for a recital featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach).
Maxim Vengerov took a two-year course in the Baroque violin and repertoire of the epoch. However, he does not restrict himself to the violin - the viola, jazz improvisation, dance, and conducting have also drawn his attention. Since the earliest stages of his career, he has been playing various Stradivari instruments, at present, it is the 1727 "Ex-Kreutzer". Since 2005, Vengerov has held the position of Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1997, he became UNICEF's Envoy for Music and has met and performed for children in such places, as Uganda, Thailand and Kosovo.
Maxim Vengerov has performed many times with the Polish Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonia Varsovia. On October 21st 2012, after his recital with a pianist Vag Papian at the Adam Mickiewicz University Auditorium in Poznań, Poland he signed a contract appointing him the Chairman of the Jury of the 15th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznań in 2016.
Programme of the Tour:
20th May, 2014 8:00 pm, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Programme:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, "the Turkish"
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, Op.26*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d´un lieu cher (Mélodie No. 3 in E-flat major, Scherzo No. 2 in C minor)*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op.34*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Havanaise in E major Op.83*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op.28
Programme:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, "the Turkish"
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, Op.26*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d´un lieu cher (Mélodie No. 3 in E-flat major, Scherzo No. 2 in C minor)*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op.34*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Havanaise in E major Op.83*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op.28
Programme:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, "the Turkish"
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, Op.26*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d´un lieu cher (Mélodie No. 3 in E-flat major, Scherzo No. 2 in C minor)*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op.34*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Havanaise in E major Op.83*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op.28
26th of May, 2014 7:00 pm, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Programme:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, "the Turkish"
- Jules Massenet - La Méditation de Thaïs
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, Op.26*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d´un lieu cher (Mélodie No. 3 in E-flat major, Scherzo No. 2 in C minor)*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op.34*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Havanaise in E major Op.83*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op.28
27th of May, 2014 7:00 pm, Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
Programme:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, "the Turkish"
- Jules Massenet - La Méditation de Thaïs
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, Op.26*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d´un lieu cher (Mélodie No. 3 in E-flat major, Scherzo No. 2 in C minor)*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op.34*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Havanaise in E major Op.83*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op.28
28th of May, 2014 6:45 pm, Aichi Art Center , Nagoya, Japan
Programme:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219, "the Turkish"
- Jules Massenet - La Méditation de Thaïs
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, Op.26*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d´un lieu cher (Mélodie No. 3 in E-flat major, Scherzo No. 2 in C minor)*
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Valse-Scherzo in C major, Op.34*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Havanaise in E major Op.83*
- Camille Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op.28
* transcribed for violin and string orchestra by David Walter
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