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Programme
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2in D- minor, Op. 121
I-Ziemlich langsam und energisch - Lebhaft
II- Sehr lebhaft
III- Leise, einfach (etwas lebhafter - etwas bewegter - tempo wie vorher)
IV- Bewegt
JANACEK – Sonata for piano and violin
RAVEL – Sonata for piano and violin
GERSHWIN – Summertime
GERSHWIN – It ain’t necessarily so
MANCINI – Moon River
KORCIA – Fuzjko’s Waltz
GRANADOS – Danse espagnole
RAVEL – Habanera
DE FALLA – Danse espagnole
Revuew
The freedom, the presence and the imagination of Laurent Korcia’splaying, only a handful of violinists - living or The freedom, the presence and the imagination of Laurent Korcia’s playing, only a handful of violinists - living or dead - have it. Korciahas it all: the majestic style, the technique, the charisma, the ideas, the charm. (Le Monde)
His recordings of Ysaÿeand Bartok make it clear: Laurent Korciais an outstanding violinist. One of those whose passion and instinct just grab you from the very first bars. Just like those turn-of-the-century virtuosos, Elman, Heifetz, Ysaÿeor Kubelik, whose style, sound and vibrato were a real trademark, you can’t mistake Korciafor another. For this reason, he stands out among his contemporaries. (Diapason)
Taken under the wing of Pierre Barbizetfrom his early age, Laurent Korcia studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieurde Musiquede Paris with MichèleAuclair, herself pupil of Jacques Thibaud and George Enesco. He is considered one of the most distinctive violinists of his generation.
Awarded ‘Instrumental Soloist of the Year’ by Victoires de la Musique, ‘Chevalier des arts et lettres’, he also received the George Enesco Prize of the SACEM and the Grand Prix of the Académie Charles Cros.
Laurent Korcia performs regularly with conductors such as Semyon Bychkov, Charles Dutoit, Daniele Gatti, Valery Gergiev, Emmanuel Krivine, Kurt Masur, John Nelson, Michel Plasson, Manuel Rosenthal, Yutaka Sado, Tugan Sokhiev, Vladimir Spivakov, Yan-Pascal Tortelier, and Walter Weller…
He is one of the rare contemporary violinists to include solo violin recitals in his concert repertoire, with programmes ranging from Bach to contemporary music or all six Ysaÿe sonatas which he recorded as his first CD.
His recordings of Ysaye Sonatas and Barto Korcia(Concerto n°2 with CBSO and Sakari Oramo, sonata for solo violin, Contrastes, sonata n°1) are recognized as standard reference works. Laurent Korcia also records discs that reach large audiences (Danses, Doubles Jeux, with Michel Portal, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Tatjana Vassilieva, Michael Wendeberg…as well as Stabat Mater by Bruno Coulais with Guillaume Depardieu).
After recording for Sony BMG and NAÏVE, Laurent Korciahas just signed an exclusive contract with EMI.
Since 1999, Laurent Korcia has been playing on the Zahn Stradivarius (1719), a violin on loan by the prestigious French group LVMH, Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy.
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