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Mendelssohn, Felix: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Chausson, E.: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings

1/1/2008, 7 Tracks, 1:06:45

Featuring

  • Constantine Orbelian
  • Bella Davidovich
  • Dmitry Sitkovetsky
  • Moscow Chamber Orchestra
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
  • Ernest Chausson

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Recording & Production

This album is a 'Jubilee' program, initiated by Constantine Orbelian and planned as a celebration of Bella Davidovich's 80th birthday, echoing her 70th and 75th birthday celebrations.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Constantine Orbelian, the American pianist and conductor on this album, is the first American ever to become Music Director of an ensemble in Russia, leading the Moscow Chamber Orchestra since 1991.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Bella Davidovich won first prize at the prestigious Frederick Chopin competition in Warsaw, sharing it with Halina Czerny-Stefanska of Poland, which launched her extraordinary concert career.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The Moscow Chamber Orchestra, featured on this album, was created in 1956 by renowned conductor and violist Rudolph Barshai and was called 'the greatest chamber orchestra in the world' by Dmitri Shostakovich.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Bella Davidovich, a distinguished pianist and one of the best-known representatives of the Russian piano tradition, celebrates her 80th birthday in July of 2008.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Bella Davidovich began her concert career at age nine, playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Philharmonic Orchestra in her native city of Baku, Azerbaijan.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Dmitry Sitkovetsky, the violinist and conductor on this album, is the son of pianist Bella Davidovich and has been a frequent performing partner with her since he was young.

Source: Booklet

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