Nimrod Borenstein: Violin Concerto, If You Will It, It Is No Dream & The Big Bang and Creation of the Universe

Featuring

Vladimir Ashkenazy
Irmina Trynkos
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Nimrod Borenstein

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Nimrod Borenstein aims for originality and to find his own voice in his compositions, hoping listeners will recognize his unique style.

Performer Biography

Vladimir Ashkenazy, the conductor, has had an extraordinary career since the 1955 Chopin Competition, encompassing a vast range of activities as a pianist and conductor, and continues to build a comprehensive discography.

Compositional Technique

Nimrod Borenstein uses a 'multimelodic' counterpoint system, which employs complex rhythmic juxtapositions to create a variety of atmospheres, particularly evident in his symphonic work, The Big Bang and Creation of the Universe.

Composer's Artistic Vision

For Nimrod Borenstein, the soloist in a concerto represents the human condition, with their part developed as theatrical monologues and dialogues revealing intimate feelings.

Composer Biography

Nimrod Borenstein, born in Tel Aviv in 1969, is both a composer and a violinist, who won the competition of the Fondation Cziffra at age fifteen.

Composition History

All three pieces on this album were in some way connected to Zvi Meitar, an international businessman, lawyer, and philanthropist, to whose memory this recording is dedicated.

Performer Biography

Irmina Trynkos, the Greek-Polish violinist on this recording, has been praised as 'one of the most exciting new soloists' and received six standing ovations at her Concertgebouw debut.