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| Wiener Brahms Trio |
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| Short Biography |
Jasminca Stancul | piano Boris Kuschnir | violin Orfeo Mandozzi | violoncello „Excellent soloists . . . outstanding chamber musicians . . . “ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) “ . . transparency in tone, elegance in rhythm and the singing of melodious bows in most beautiful sonority.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) Boris Kuschnir, Violin Orfeo Mandozzi, Cello Jasminka Stancul, Piano The Wiener Brahms Trio is composed of three world-wide renowned chamber musicians, who have won, also as soloists, many important international competitions. Founded in 1993, the Trio made a sensational debut in the summer of that same year at Gidon Kremer’s Cham¬ber Music Festival of Lockenhaus, which was followed by invitations to the Kölner Philhar¬monie and to London Wigmore Hall. Since then the Wiener Brahms Trio has performed with great success in Spain (Madrid), Switzerland, in Russia (Moscow: Richter Festival “December Evenings” and St. Petersburg: “Musical Spring”), England (Wigmore Hall, London), France, Scandinavia and Slovakia. It has played at the Festivals “Bregenzer Frühling”, at Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival and at “White Nights” in St. Petersburg. A most successful performance at Brucknerhaus Linz was followed by a sensational Concert at Wiener Konzerthaus: Together with Yuri Bashmet and Julian Rachlin the musicians of the Wiener Brahms Trio played – to an enthusias¬tic audi¬ence – the quintet by Robert Schumann. The Trio is also working regularly with Nikolaj Znaider and Gérard Caussé. In 1996 the Wiener Brahms Trio won the First Prize at the 9th International Chamber Music Competition of Illzach (Alsace, France). As a solo ensemble the Trio has performed various Triple Concertos: with Wiener Chamber Orchestra, directed by Dr. Charles Ansbacher, they played Beethoven’s Triple Con¬certo at Wiener Konzerthaus; with the same ensemble they played the Concerto at the Festival Bregenzer Frühling, under the direction of Philippe Entremont, and again, with great success, with the Irish National Orchestra in the National Concert Hall of Dublin, directed by Gerhard Markson. In Luxembourg the Wiener Brahms Trio played the Triple Concerto by Bohuslav Martinů, with the Solistes Européens directed by Jack Händler. The Complete Piano Trios by Schumann have been recorded by Wiener Brahms Trio for NAXOS. This Complete Edition on 2 CDs is a reference recording, which was honoured by several international music magazines. In autumn 2006 the Wiener Brahms Trio started their 10th concert tour to England. During their stays in England they not only gave regularly concerts at Wigmore Hall, but also made studio recordings for BBC and a live performance at BBC Radio 3. In the last few years, the Trio has performed in numerous concerts all over Europe, including Wiener Musikverein, Wiener Festwochen Festival, Museumsgesellschaft in Frankfurt, Wig¬more Hall in London and Schubertiade Roskilde in Denmark, to mention but a few of them. In recent times there were concerts in Spain, at Auditorio Nacional Madrid, at the Festival of Divonne, France, in Luxembourg, Geneva, Belgrad, Zagreb, Dublin, and in many other con¬cert halls of the world. The musicians of the Vienna Brahms Trio play on outstanding instruments: Boris Kuschnir plays a violin made by Antonio Stradivari, “La Rouse-Boughton”, Cremone, 1703; it was given to him as a loan in 1991 by the Austrian National Bank in recognition of his artistic performance and his service rendered to music. Orfeo Mandozzi plays a cello made by Fran¬cesco Ruggeri, Cremone, 1675. Boris Kuschnir - Violin Boris Kuschnir, born in 1948 in Kiev, studied violin at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conserva¬toire with B. Belenky and chamber music with V. Berlinsky (Borodin Quartet). His many en-counters with D. Shostakovich and D. Oistrach, with whom he also studied, have had a lasting influence on his artistic development. He has won numerous prizes at international violin and chamber music competitions. From 1970 to 1979 he was a member of the Moscow String Quartet. He became an Austrian citizen in 1982. Since 1984 he has been Professor at the Conservatoire Vienna Private University, and in 1999 he was also appointed Professor at the Music University of Graz. His excellent reputation as a teacher has won international recogni¬tion with the outstanding success of his pupils, especially Julian Rachlin (1st Prize EBU Com¬petition 1988) and Nikolaj Znaider (1st Prize Queen Elizabeth Competition 1997). He also works as a jury member of renowned international competitions, e.g. Tchaikovsky Competi¬tion Moscow, Queen Elizabeth Competition Brussels, Niccolò Paganini Competition Genoa. In 1984 Boris Kuschnir founded the Wiener Schubert Trio, subsequently, in 1993 the Wiener Brahms Trio, both playing in the world’s most illustrious venues. He made numerous re¬cor-dings, notably the complete Mozart piano trios (EMI) and Schumann’s complete works for piano trio (NAXOS). Since 2003 Boris Kuschnir is also playing in the Kopelman Quartet, with recordings (Nimbus Records) and concerts all over the world. Boris Kuschnir plays a violin made by Antonio Stradivari, Cremone, 1703, the “La Rouse-Boughton”, which was given to him as a loan by the Austrian National Bank in 1991 in re¬cognition of his artistic performance and his service rendered to music. Orfeo Mandozzi - Violoncello With his “fascinating musical personality and the bewitching beauty of his tone” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), cellist Orfeo Mandozzi has captivated audiences throughout Europe, the USA, Canada, Asia and South America. Orfeo Mandozzi, born in Ticino, made his debut as soloist after only four years of study as part of the Eurovision Young Musicians Competition. He has won first prizes at several international competitions such as the Johannes Brahms Competition (Austria), the Osaka Competition, the UFAM Paris, the Orpheus Competition (Switzerland) and the Illzach Competition (France). Orfeo Mandozzi, now enjoying a busy career as a soloist, studied cello, composition and conducting at the CNSM Paris, the Milan Conservatory, the Juilliard School New York and the Vienna Music University and was awarded degrees with “summa cum laude” and Mention of Honor. Orfeo Mandozzi has worked closely with several leading cellists such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo Yo Ma, Paul Tortelier, Maurice Gendron and Harvey Shapiro. Orfeo Mandozzi enjoys a long-standing working relationship with Boris Kuschnir. Bernard Greenhouse, with whom he has a close musical and personal connection stated that, “he could be one of the leading cellists of our time”. His international solo career includes tours through nearly all European countries, the United States, South- and Central America and the middle East as well as radio-, television- and CD- productions. A prolific recording artist, Orfeo Mandozzi´s releases reflect his wide-ranging repertoire and include award winning solo and chamber music discs. His world premiere recording of the Fiala cello concertos alone sold over 4000 copies. Award panels have described his playing as “so captivating, one has to hold one’s breath” (pizzicato). Orfeo Mandozzi’s regular performing partners include Nikolaj Znaider, Julian Rachlin, David Garrett, Gérard Caussé, Itamar Golan, Stefan Vladar and Yuri Bashmet. He is also a member of the Vienna Brahms Trio (with Boris Kuschnir, violin, and Jasminka Stancul, piano). As soloist Orfeo Mandozzi performs with conductors such as Fabio Luisi, Kristjan Järvi, Gerhard Markson, Andrew Litton, Hermann Breuer, Alfred Eschwé, Ola Rudner, Jesus Amigo, Giancarlo Andretta, Frederic Bouaniche, Filip Bral, Thomas Briccetti, Mario Venzago, Michail Jurowski, Denise Fedeli, Christian Kolonovits, Peter Keuschnig, Georg Mark, Gunnard Mattes, Andres Orozco-Estrada, Arid Remmereit, Karolos Trikolidis, Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach, Kees Bakels, Simon Blech, Philippe Entremont and many others. Orfeo Mandozzi has appeared in some of the world’s finest concert halls, including the Carnegie Hall New York, Wigmore Hall London, Vienna Musikverein, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Cologne Philharmonic Hall, the Casals Hall Tokyo, the Auditorio National Madrid, the Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, the Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center and the Tonhalle Zurich. The cellist is also in demand as a regular guest at festivals such as the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival, the Salzburg Festival, the Vienna Festwochen, the Ancona Festival, the Dubrovnik Festival, Prague Spring, the St. Petersburg White Nights Festival, the Ravenna Festival and the Lockenhaus Festival. His highly acclaimed recitals are much sought-after and Mstislav Rostropovich said about his performance of the Boccherini Sonata that, “he has the most beautiful Italian cantilena I have ever heard”. As well as being an exceptional performer of the standard repertoire, Orfeo Mandozzi works with many contemporary composers and is an advocate of forgotten repertoire (for example works by Nino Rota, Lalo, van Goens, Fiala, Malzat). Next season Orfeo Mandozzi will be touring throughout Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Asia as a soloist and in recitals. Several CDs will be released, including recordings of cello concertos by Jeral and Goltermann, the complete works of Lalo for cello and piano, a disc featuring music by forgotten Viennese Jewish composers, and a CD of cello favorites. Orfeo Mandozzi plays on a cello made by Francesco Ruggeri in 1675 (Cremona). Jasminka Stancul - Piano In spring 2008 Jasminka Stancul debuted with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and recorded the Beethoven-Concertos N° 1 und 5 with the Haydn Orchestra Bolzano under Gustav Kuhn for col legno Classics. In September 2008 she will open the season of the Philharmonie Essen playing the Mozart-Concerto KV 467, which she will also perform two months later at her debut with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Apart from that she will appear in 2008/09 with the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz (Mozart KV 488), the Stuttgart Philharmonic (Mozart KV 466) and the Slovakian Philharmonic (Ravel G major). Since winning the 1st prize at the International Beethoven Competition in Vienna Jasminka Stancul has performed with: Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Concertverein, Mozarteum Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, Nuernberg Philharmonic, Robert Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz, Slovenian Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Hungarian National Philharmonic, Zagreb Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege, Gulbenkian Foundation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Madison Symphony Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Jasminka Stancul has worked with outstanding conductors such as Alexeev, Bareza, Bartolomé, Baudo, Boni, Graf, Horvat, Kobayashi, Korsten, Kuhn, Luisi, Maazel, Ono, Perick, Rahbari, Rasilainen, Remmereit, Salonen, Sanderling, Saraste, Schirmer, Sieghart, Stein, Weil and Wildner. She appeared at many important festivals such as the Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Schleswig-Holstein and Rheingau Musik Festival, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Settimane Musicale di Stresa, Wiener Musiksommer, Carinthischer Sommer, Radio France Montpellier as well as in Toulouse, Besancon and Bratislava. Since December 2006 Jasminka Stancul joined the renowned chamber music ensemble Wiener Brahms Trio, with whom she has already performed with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland under Gerhard Markson and at the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria Santander. In April 2005 she made her outstanding recital-debut in the Brahms-Saal of the Wiener Musikverein, where she also enjoys a close cooperation with the Wiener Streichquartett, a Wiener Philharmoniker-ensemble. Regular Japan-tours are also among their mutual activities. For Discover she recorded all Beethoven-Concerts, for Camerata Tokyo the Schubert-Trios and for Koch the Forellen-Quintett with the Ensemble Wien. She makes recordings for the Norddeutscher, Hessischer and Austrian Radio and plays chamber music with famous colleagues like Boris Pergamenschikow, Christian Altenburger and David Geringas. Jasminka Stancul, born in Serbia and now an Austrian citizen, studied in her home country as well as the Music Conservatory in Vienna with Noel Flores. The Swiss Government awarded her a two-year-scholarship for extraordinary talented artists, allowing her to study in Maria Tipo’s master class in Geneva. 2009/2010 If you wish to revise this biography, please contact Mark Stephan Buhl Artists Management. Please use material of the current season only. |
