CHANNEL CLASSICS CCS SA 36715 Violin Concerto no. 1 Rosanne Phili pp e n s Myths, Chant de Roxane NJO, Xian Zhang con d u C tor PLAYS s z y m a n o w s k i Julien Quentinm P i ano y t h Rosanne Philippens photo: Merlijn Doomernik “Der beseelte, in jedem Moment ungemein appearances at festivals in Germany, France, musikalische Geigenton!” England and Israel. Badische Zeitung, September 2014 Rosanne commenced the violin at the age of three with Anneke Schilt and later on with Coosje Wijzenbeek. She continued her studies with Vera Rosanne Philippens violin Beths and Ulf Wallin at the Royal Conservatory in Rosanne Philippens is considered one of The Haag, and at the Hanns Eisler Akademie in the greatest violin talents in the Netherlands. Berlin, graduating at both with distinction. Her open and communicative style of perfor­ Rosanne plays a beautiful violin made by mance won her first prizes at competitions Bergonzi in 1741; it is on loan from the Dutch including the Dutch National Violin Competition National Musical Instrument Foundation and was (Amsterdam Concertgebouw 2009) and the played for many years by Herman Krebbers. Freiburg International Violin Competition (2014). Rosanne has appeared as a soloist under Yannick Julien Quentin Piano Nézét­Sequin, Xian Zhang and Stefan Asbury, French pianist Julien Quentin has established with orchestras including the Philharmonisches himself as a versatile and sensitive musician, Orchester Freiburg, the Rotterdam Philharmonic exhibiting great maturity and poise. His re­ Strings and the Dutch NJO, and she performs markable depth of musicianship and distinct regularly at the Concert gebouw Amsterdam, clarity of sound coupled with flawless technique, De Doelen Rotterdam and other prestigious make him an artist in demand as both soloist venues. In her determination to stretch her and chamber musician. He has made successful musical boundaries, besides the large classical recital debuts in Paris (Salle Cortot), Geneva repertoire she has built up over the years she Conservatoire Hall and Bargemusic in New York. also explores bluegrass, gypsy and other musical He has appeared as soloist with the Wroclaw, worlds. At a New Year’s Concert of the Bank Giro Qatar and Córdoba Philharmonic Orchestras Lottery at the Concertgebouw in 2015, for under such conductors as Tommaso Placidi, example, she not only performed her own Paul Biss & Han­Na Chang. Regularly invited classical piece but enjoyed playing duets with to numerous international Festivals, Quentin’s the well­known Dutch singers Ilse de Lange and appearances in Europe include Verbier, Trijntje Oosterhuis. Lucerne, Gstaad, Montreux, Zermatt, Dresden, Rosanne is also an active chamber musician, Braun schweig, Schwetzingen, Ludwigsburg, leading the Allegra Quartet for many years and Mecklen burg­Vorpommern, Beethovenfest now playing with section leaders of the Berliner Bonn, Radio France Montpellier & Saint Denis. Philharmoniker. Recent invitations include A regular performer in North America, he has M Y T H – 2 M Y T H – 3 he has appeared at the Concertgebouw in Xian zhang ConduCtoR Amsterdam, the Wigmore Hall in London, the Known for her “dynamic presence in the pit” Louvre in Paris, the Baden­Baden Festspielhaus, (The Guardian), Xian Zhang has served as Music the Berlin Philharmonie, the Gewandhaus in Director of Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Leipzig, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, in Avery Giuseppe Verdi since September 2009. They Fisher, Alice Tully and Carnegie Halls in New York. made their televised BBC Proms debut in He has recorded for EMI Classics and Sony RCA. September 2013 with a programme of Verdi He also performed on the harpsichord, arias (with Joseph Calleja) and Tchaikovsky’s appearing in concert with Sarah Chang and Manfred Symphony. This season, Zhang and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, as the orchestra will play an important part in well as with Thomas Quasthoff and under the EXPO 2015 in Milan. baton of Leonidas Kavakos. In Europe Zhang works at the highest Born in Paris, Julien Quentin started his level as a guest conductor, appearing regularly studies at the Geneva Conservatory with Alexis with the London Symphony and Royal Concert­ Golovine. In 2002, he completed his Artist gebouw orchestras. Future engagements in­ Diploma under the tutelage of Emile Naoumoff clude the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orches tra, at Indiana University, where he held a one­year Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orches tra, teaching position as Assistant Instructor and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Gothen burg was a recipient of the Presser Award. In 2003, he Symphony Orchestra and European Union received his Graduate Diploma from the Juilliard Youth Orchestra, with whom she will tour to School, where he studied with György Sándor. major European festivals in August 2015. He has also worked with Paul Badura­Skoda, Zhang continues to work frequently in Nikita Magaloff, György Sebök, and Earl Wild. North America and her engagements this Julien Quentin now lives in Berlin. With season include New Jersey Symphony, Los Julien Quentin and Rosanne Philippens photo: Julien Mignot visual artists Emanuela Lucaci, Kevork Mourad Angeles Philharmonic and Ottawa’s National or Norman Perryman, he explores new artistic Arts Centre Orchestra. In her native China, she visions bringing various art forms together. appears this season with Shanghai Symphony, appeared at the Ravinia, La Jolla and Mostly Martin Fröst, Sol Gabetta, David Garrett, He also pursues his interest in other genres China Phil harmonic and Guangzhou Symphony Mozart Festivals in the United States. He has Nelson Goerner, Ilya Gringolts, Gary Hoffman, of music through his collaboration with orchestras. broadcast in Canada, United States, Japan and Angelika Kirch schlager, Lawrence Power, composer Justin Messina, pianists Kelvin Described by The Guardian as a “heart­ in countries across Europe. Julien Quentin is a Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Sayaka Shoji, Kirill Troussov Sholar & Francesco Tristano, or producer on­sleeve Verdian”, last season Zhang opened keen chamber musician and has collaborated & István Várdai. Guti in projects ranging from improvisation the Verdi anniversary season with Francesca with artists such Nicolas Altstaedt, Emanuel Ax, Touring internationally in America, Australia, to producing electronic music. Zambello’s production of La forza del destino Lisa Batiashvili, Gautier Capuçon, Corey Cerovsek, Japan, the Middle East and throughout Europe, www.julienquentin.com for Washing ton National Opera and closed the M Y T H – 4 M Y T H – 5 Xian zhang photo: Nora Roitberg season in a hugely successful debut for nJo talent in ConCeRt Welsh National Opera conducting Nabucco, Total immersion into the world of music for both in Cardiff and at the Savonlinna Opera several weeks – that is what the NJO offers Festival. Current and future highlights on the young talented musicians, through various stage include Romeo and Juliet for Teatro alla activities. The NJO brings young talent to the Scala in autumn 2014, a return to English stage during the NJO Muziekzomer, a summer National Opera in autumn 2015 and her debut festival in the Dutch province of Gelderland, with Den Norske Opera in January 2016. and the NJO Winter Tour, amongst other things. Throughout her career Zhang has cham­ About 140 students participate in the NJO pioned Chinese composers. In May 2008 she Summer Academy every year, recruited from completed a six­concert tour of China with the music academies all over Europe (and beyond) Orchestra of the Juilliard School during which via auditions. These young talents are invited Chen Yi’s Ge Xu was performed in Shanghai, to work with famous teachers and conductors. Beijing and Suzhou. She also conducted Huang Reinbert de Leeuw, who made a great mark on Ruo’s Fanfare with the New York Philharmonic, music in the Netherlands during the past will conduct Qigang Chen’s Iris Dévoilée with the decades, founded the NJO Summer Academy BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and Tan Dun’s in 2001 and was its artistic director until 2010. Resurrection Concerto with the Los Angeles He was succeeded by renowned Chinese­ Philharmonic as part of their Chinese New Year American conductor Xian Zhang, celebrations. The NJO organises its own festival in the Since 2011, Zhang has been Artistic Director Dutch province of Gelderland every summer: of NJO: talent in concert. Born in Dandong, the NJO Muziekzomer (NJO Music Summer; China, Xian Zhang made her professional debut 31 July – 16 August 2015) is the stage for the conducting Le nozze di Figaro at the Central ensembles and orchestras of the NJO Summer Opera House in Beijing at the age of 20. She Academy. In January, a sympony orchestra tours trained at Beijing’s Central Conservatory, earning the big venues of the Netherlands during the both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees, NJO Winter Tour. and served one year on its conducting faculty NJO ensembles have been conducted by before moving to the United States in 1998. Philippe Herreweghe, Iván Fischer and Jaap She was appointed the New York Philharmonic’s van Zweden, among many others. Its composers Assistant Conductor in 2002, subsequently in residence have included such luminaries becoming their Associate Conductor and first as Steve Reich, Kaija Saariaho, John Adams, holder of the Arturo Toscanini Chair. Mauricio Kagel and Wolfgang Rihm. M Y T H – 6 M Y T H – 7 Szymanowski wrote his 1st Violin Concerto, London. Back in the forests of Tymoszówka, in his and the pianist Artur Rubinstein. little wooden composing shed, he wrote his 1st Szymanowski was something of a musical Violin Concerto in 1916 for his friend Kochański. chameleon, so remarkable is the continual meta­ It was to be his last major work written on the morphosis of his music. He is considered the estate, for the October Revolution of 1917 fore most Polish composer after Chopin. After forced the family to abandon all their possess­ m y t h a period influenced by Chopin and Scriabin, ions and return to Poland.