Shostakovich, Dmitry - Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Khachatryan, Sergey (violin)
VALD TILL EN AV ÅRETS BÄSTA SKIVOR 2006 I DAGENS NYHETER GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE ...In Shostakovich year it’s impossible to feel burn-out – even with so many versions of these works emerging during 2006 – when presented with performances of such fiery intensity as this. Sergey Khachatryan is building a fine reputation and here plays with intense, concentrated lyricism...
(Gramophone)
"Den unge armeniske violiniststjärnan Sergey Khachatryan övertygar..."
(Upsala Nya Tidning)
Sergey Khachatryan was born in Armenia in 1985 into a gifted musical family; both parents and his older sister being pianists. After winning numerous competitions including the Louis Spohr competition, in December 2000 Sergey won the VIII International Jean Sibelius competition, and in 2005 he claimed the first prize at the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels.
Sergey Khachatryan was granted a scholarship by the ‘Anne-Sophie Mutter Stiftung’ and made his London Philharmonic Orchestra debut with Ms Mutter in January 2004, partnering her in the Bach Double Concerto. His international profile has developed through a close association with Kurt Masur, performing together with orchestras such as the Orchestre National de France and London Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland Orchestra. His collaborations also include the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with Riccardo Chailly, the Philharmonia Orchestra with Christoph von Dohnányi, the Munich Philharmonic with James Conlon, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Bernard Haitink.
Sergey Khachatryan appears in recitals throughout the world, including London’s Wigmore Hall; Carnegie Hall in New York; the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels; the Alte Oper Frankfurt, and cities such as Madrid, Tokyo, Seoul, Paris, San Francisco, Hamburg and Dublin.
As winner of the 2005 Queen Elizabeth Competition, Sergey Khachatryan plays the 1708 ‘Huggin’ Stradivarius violin on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.
Also available:
Khachaturian/Jean Sibelius
Violin Concertos
V 4959 (GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE)
Sergey Khachatryan, violin
Orchestre National de France/Kurt Masur
Dmitri Shostakovich
Violin concerto no. 1 in A minor
Violin concerto no. 2 in C sharp minor