2011-2012
Sasha Rozhdestvensky
Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Violon Biography
Sasha Rozhdestvensky is considered to be one of Russia’s finest young violinists. Yehudi Menuhin pronounced him to be “one of the most talented and refined violinists of his generation”, while the legendary violinist Ivry Gitlis said of him: “He belongs to the great line of outstanding artists. His approach and relationship to music and the violin is intense, highly sensitive and intelligent”.
He has appeared internationally with leading orchestras such as the Bavarian State Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester, l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra,, Orchestra Sinfonica dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra of “La Scala”, Mariinsky Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, State Symphony Capella of Russia, Prague Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Dresdner Philharmonie Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, West Australia Symphony Orchestra, the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra.
Among the conductors with whom Sasha Rozhdestvensky has worked are Antonio de Almeida, Alexander Anissimov, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yuri Bashmet, Joanna Carneiro, Simon Gaudenz, Valery Gergiev, Vernon Handley, Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, Jansug Kakhidze, Gabriel Khmura, Lois Langree, Jacques Mercier, Anton Nanut, Avi Ostrowsky, Valery Polyansky, George Pehlivanyan, Vladimir Ponkin, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Gerard Schwartz, Lothar Seifarth, Martin Sieghart, Yuri Simonov, Vladimir Spivakov, Stanley Sperber, Vladimir Valek, Vladimir Verbitsky, Christopher Warren-Green.
Sasha Rozhdestvensky has recorded numerous works for the THESIS and CHANDOS labels including the Concerto Grosso No. 6 by Alfred Schnittke with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. In 1994 he premiered this concerto, which was written especially for him and Viktoria Postnikova. He recently recorded the Violin Concerto No. 1 by Dimitri Shostakovich and the Violin Concerto by Alexander Glazunov with Gennady Rozhdestvensky and the State Symphony Capella of Russia.
He has appeared at major festivals including BBC Proms (London), Tanglewood, Schleswig-Holstein, Flanders, Gstaad, Istanbul, Colmar, Ravinia, Florida, Taormina, Sienna, Lockenhaus, Montreux, Rheingau, Mozart (La Coruna), Martinu (Basel), and has performed in all of the world’s major halls, including the Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Barbican and Festival Hall London, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Berlin Philharmonie, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Salle Pleyel, Salle Gaveau and Theatre du Chatelet Paris, Mann Auditorium Tel-Aviv, La Scala Milan, always to great acclaim.
His chamber music partners have included Marc Coppey, Gary Hoffman, Steven Isserlis, Christian Ivaldi, Kun Woo Paik, Michel Portal, Viktoria Postnikova, Michael Rudy, Andrei Vieru.
Sasha Rozhdestvensky’s dedication to contemporary music is highlighted through close contacts with several eminent composers, such as Alfred Schnittke, Sofia Gubaidulina and Giya Kancheli.
He also devotes his time to the performance of traditional Latin American music together with the instrumental group “Ambar” and “Paris Gotan Trio”, who recently released a CD “Champan Rosado”.
Sasha studied at the Central Music School in Moscow, the Moscow Conservatory, the Paris Conservatoire and the Royal College of Music in London with Dr. Felix Andrievsky, Zinaida Gilels, Maya Glezarova and Gerard Poulet.
He plays several violins, among which are a Guarneri del Gesu and a Stradivari loaned to him by the Stradivari Society. He recently became an ambassador for the Stradivari Society.
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Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Violon Press
« One of the most talented and refined violinists of his generation « Yehudi Menuhin
« He belongs to the great line of outstanding artists. His approach and relationship to Music and the Violin is intense, highly sensitive and intelligent. » Ivry Gitlis
« A brilliant young Russian violinist ». The Financial Times
« An electrifying performance, not just beautiful, but bursting with the kind of brio that makes you sit up and listen. » Gramophone
« Une éloquence, un lyrisme, une plénitude, une évidence sensible qui nous comblent. » Répertoire
« Sasha Rozhdestvensky is a commanding technical, and it’s doubtful that the Tchaikovski Violin Concerto has been better played since Heifetz. Indeed there was a lot of Heifetz in this young man’s performance-the Dionysian and Apolonian aspects were in perfect excitement and throbbing emotions were all in the fingers, arms and the instrument itself. » New York Daily News
« …A memorable performance of Prokofiev’s second Violin Concerto. Making his Proms debut, Sasha Rozhdestvensky displayed the warm lyricism necessary for this concerto… He caught all the contrasts in the first movement’s parade of bittersweet themes, supported by a gentle accompaniment. The ravishingly beautiful slow movement had expressive freedom, before it was back to mid-1930s Soviet reality in the sardonic, stabbing dance rhythms of the finale. » The Times
« First heard at the Proms in 1954, Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto can surely have had no better advocate than Sasha Rozhdestvensky at this venue… his clear tone immediately mesmerising.. intoxicatingly beautiful… creating a captivating sound world. … one of the most enjoyable Proms this season. » The Strad
« There was plenty to admire about his performance. He astutely varied his tone between radiant sweetness and raw astringency, his passagework was clearly articulated and his pianissimo playing was exquisite. Rozhdestvensky highlighted the concerto`s lyricism, offering an impassioned Reading of the Passacaglia and displaying bravura technique and a strong sense of line in the challenging cadenza. » The Australian
« Sasha Rozhdestvensky played the demanding Violin Concerto No.1 in A by Shostakovich with implacable technical command, unwavering focus and a sound of rich strength and warmth. » Sydney Morning Herald
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