Ioana Cristina Goicea, the violinist on this album, was appointed violin professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna at just 27 years old in October 2020.
Composer Biography
André Parfenov, a composer and pianist, was born in Königsberg (now Kaliningrad) in 1972 and moved to Germany at age 22 for family reasons.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tchaikovsky arranged his Mozartiana Suite to bring lesser-known, beautiful smaller pieces by Mozart to a wider audience, believing many were overlooked.
Performer Biography
Christopher Ward, the conductor, took over the musical direction of the world premiere of Jörg Widmann's 'Babylon' at the Berlin State Opera in 2019 on short notice for an indisposed Daniel Barenboim.
Historical Context
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, a famous Russian composer, visited Aachen in 1887 to assist his friend Nikolai Dmitrievich Kondratiev, who was seriously ill.
Instruments
Ioana Cristina Goicea performs on a Giambattista Guadagnini violin from Parma, 1761, which is on loan to her from the German Music Instrument Fund.
Composer Biography
André Parfenov has a full-time position at the Theater in Mönchengladbach/Krefeld, where he creates ballet scores for Robert North's choreographies.
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