Noa Wildschut, the violinist on this album, began playing the cello at age two, then switched to violin at four, seeking a larger instrument than her sister's violin.
Instruments
Noa Wildschut plays a violin made by Giovanni Battista Grancino in 1714, on loan from the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation, and a custom-made bow commissioned by the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation.
Performer Biography
Noa Wildschut is mentored by the famous German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who takes her on tour with her ensemble The Mutter Virtuosi.
Performer Biography
Noa Wildschut is a Dutch violinist who, at the time of this recording in late 2016, was only 15 years old.
Performer Biography
Noa Wildschut won the Louis Spohr Competition in Weimar, Germany, at age nine, competing against violinists up to 14 years old.
Compositional Technique
Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, K219, features 'Turkish' influences in its third movement and is noted for its humor, almost like an opera with different characters.
Performer Biography
Noa Wildschut's parents are both musicians: her mother teaches violin, and her father is a violist in the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.
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