Lisa Batiashvili
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Lisa Batiashvili (born Elisabeth Batiashvili) is a Georgian violinist, the daughter of a violinist father and a pianist mother. Her father was her first teacher from age 4. She later studied at the Hamburg Musikhochschüle.[1] In 1995, she was a prize winner in the Sibelius Competition, and also the youngest competitor in the history of the competition, at age 16.[2]
She was one of the first of the BBC "New Generation Artists", from 1999-2001. She has collaborated in chamber music and concerto performances with cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Steven Osborne, both BBC New Generation Artists exactly contemporary with Batiashvili.[3] [4] [5] [6]
In 2006, she was the soloist in the first performances in the United States (August, world premiere) and in Sweden (October, European premiere) of the violin concerto of Magnus Lindberg, which Lindberg wrote for Batiashvili.[7] [8]
Batiashvili lives in Munich with her husband, François Leleux, and their daughter.
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Church, "Preview: Lisa Batiashvili, Wigmore Hall, London". The Independent, 5 December 2005.
- ^ Alfred Brendel (editor, James Irvine), "Here come the new greats". Telegraph, 9 July 2006.
- ^ Erica Jeal, "Prom 66: BBCSSO/ Vanska". The Guardian, 11 September 2001.
- ^ "Soloists do what comes naturally". Telegraph, 11 September 2001.
- ^ "Prom 65, 66, Royal Albert Hall, London". The Independent, 12 September 2001.
- ^ Matthew Rye, "Explosive coupling". Telegraph, 6 June 2003.
- ^ Allan Kozinn, "At Mostly Mozart, Mostly Magnus, in a Concerto and Chamber Pieces". New York Times, 24 August 2006.
- ^ Hilary Finch, "Magnus Lindberg Premiere". The Times, 11 October 2006.
[edit] Concert reviews
- Rob Cowan, "Sublime performance from Batiashvili". The Independent, 16 August 2000 (Beethoven concerto).
- Roderic Dunnett, "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing". The Independent, 19 January 2001 (Sibelius concerto).
- Pauline Fairclough, "Hallé/Vanska". The Guardian, 7 April 2001 (Beethoven concerto).
- Geoffrey Norris, "Playing with fire". Telegraph, 6 June 2001 (recital with Ashley Wass).
- Tom Service, "CBSO/Oramo". The Guardian, 12 September 2002 (Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1).
- Ivan Hewett, "Prom 70: questions go unanswered" Telegraph, 12 September 2002 (Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1).
- Tim Ashley, "Czech PO/ Ashkenazy". The Guardian, 15 November 2002 (Dvořák concerto).
- Edward Seckerson, "Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/ Ashkenazy, Barbican Hall, London". The Independent, 20 November 2002 (Dvořák concerto).
- Anthony Tommasini, "Setting Out With Energy Along the Road Most Taken". New York Times, 7 May 2003 (Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1).
- Geoff Brown, "Philharmonia/Dohnányi". The Times, 7 October 2003 (Sibelius concerto).
- Tim Ashley, "Philharmonia/Von Dohnanyi". The Guardian, 8 October 2003 (Sibelius concerto).
- Richard Morrison, "LSO/Maazel". The Times, 3 December 2004 (Mendelssohn concerto).
- Jeremy Eichler, "Concert With a Secret Thread, Well Kept". New York Times, 12 March 2005 (Chausson Poème and Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso).
- Rowena Smith, "BBCSSO/Volkov". The Guardian, 18 November 2005.
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