Maria duenas biography

I remember seeing all the snow and the very typical Finnish natural environment. You have performed this concerto quite a bit — how did you first meet and study the piece? I remember listening to recordings of Oistrakh and of Heifetz growing up. I was mesmerized by the way the violin was in such a foggy place at the beginning and I was really excited to see how it would evolve.

When I play the concerto there are so many moods and characters coming together. There is the Nordic landscape it evokes and a feeling of hope. When I performed this concerto in Lahti some years ago with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Harding, there was a beautiful river outside the concert hall, surrounded by fog, but also the peeking sun.

And you can see that in the finale, which is joyful and danceable.

Maria duenas biography

One declares oneself verbally impotent in the face of such astonishing sublimity. Der Standard. Her emotive performance throughout the piece complimented her promising virtuosity. The Poly Post. San Francisco Classical Voice. Richard S. Her tone is slender but so purposefully focused that it easily carries. You can tell that it is purposeful, because when Ortiz asks for a plum-rich, vibrating expressiveness, she manages that brilliantly.

Los Angeles Times. Best Classical Music Albums of Joshua Barone, Early life and education [ edit ]. Musical career [ edit ]. Composing career [ edit ]. Discography [ edit ]. Albums [ edit ]. Singles and EPs [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Great Conductor, Great Chef. There she was soon discovered by conductor Marek Janowski, at whose invitation she later made her debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

Since she has been studying with the renowned violin pedagogue Boris Kuschnir at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna.