Elias David Moncado, the violinist, began taking violin lessons at age four and debuted at the Berliner Philharmonie with the Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin at age 12.
Performer Biography
Elias David Moncado, the violinist on this album, is a 21-year-old German-Spanish-Malaysian musician who has won numerous international competitions.
Performer Biography
Hansjacob Staemmler, the pianist, is a Professor of Chamber Music and Piano Accompaniment at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.
Interpretation
The album's violinist, Elias David Moncado, chose these works for his debut album because he finds it fascinating how composers reacted to totalitarian regimes, persecution, resistance, or exile.
Instruments
Elias David Moncado plays a violin made by Giambattista Rogeri of Brescia around 1700, on loan from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben Hamburg.
Album & Artwork
This album features violin sonatas by Hindemith, Poulenc, and Bartók, all composed in the early 20th century.
Interpretation
Elias David Moncado feels greater artistic freedom in interpreting 20th-century works compared to 18th and 19th-century pieces, which often have many 'benchmark recordings'.
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