Martinů - Duo No 1, “Three Madrigals”, H 313

2015. 7.29 (2015 GMMFS)
Alpensia Concert Hall, PyeongChang, Korea
Martinů Duo No.1, “Three Madrigals”, H.313
Poco allegro
Poco andante (4:32)
Allegro (10:49)
Zia Shin - violin
Maxim Rysanov - viola
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Award-winning Ukrainian-British violist and conductor Maxim Rysanov has established himself as one of the worldʼs most vibrant and charismatic musicians. As a violist, he is principally known as a frequent guest of the crème of the international music scene, such as BBC Last Night of the Proms and the festivals of Edinburgh, Salzburg and Verbier. now combines viola performance with a thriving career as a conductor.
Conducting engagements include the Spanish Radio Orchestra, Basel Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Riga Sinfonietta, London Mozart Players, Baltic Neopolis Orchestra, Scottish Ensemble, Russian National Orchestra, Moscow Musica Viva, Kiev Soloists, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Georgian National Symphony Orchestra, Częstochowa Philharmonic Orchestra, Detmold Chamber Orchestra, Dala Sinfonietta, Southbank Sinfonia, Plovdiv Philharmonic, Sofia Opera Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic, Royal College of Music String Orchestra, Badisches Staatsorchester, Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, as well as conducting at festivals in Dubrovnik (with Roger Moore as narrator), Utrecht (with Janine Jansen), Boswil (with Vilde Frang), Surrey Hills (with Nicola Benedetti) and the closing concert of the Beijing Viola Festival.
Conducting appearances this season include return visits to the Verdi Orchestra Milan and the Dala Sinfonietta, and debuts with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonietta Riga and Anima Musicae.
Among his concerto highlights are the Mariinsky Orchestra (Valery Gergiev), Russian National Orchestra (Mikhail Pletnev), BBC Symphony Orchestra (Jiří Bělohlávek), Seattle Symphony (Andrey Boreyko), Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León (Vasily Petrenko), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (Tugan Sokhiev), Moscow Philharmonic (Yuri Simonov), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Vladimir Fedoseev), Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne (Sir Mark Elder), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (Philippe Herreweghe), NDR Philharmonic Orchestra (Eivind Gullberg Jensen), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (Juraj Valcuha), RTE Symphony Orchestra (Olari Elts), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (Arvo Volmer), West Australian Symphony Orchestra (Vladimir Verbitsky), Auckland Symphony Orchestra (Eckehard Stier), Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Michael Schoenwandt), Malaysian Philharmonic (Yan Pascal Tortelier), Shanghai Symphony (Long Yu), Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi (Diego Matheuz), Ulster Orchestra (Paul Watkins), European Union Youth Orchestra (Matthias Bamert) and Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg (Michał Dworzyński).
Maxim is a keen chamber musician. His chamber partners include Maxim Vengerov, Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, Gidon Kremer, Nicola Benedetti, Vadim Repin, Augustin Dumay, Viktoria Mullova, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Sol Gabetta, Kristina Blaumane, Leif Ove Andsnes, Denis Matsuev, Alessio Bax, Michael Collins, Martin Frost, Alexei Ogrintchouk, Alice Coote, Eldar Nebolsin and Ashley Wass.
His enthusiasm for new music generates many exciting collaborations which extend the viola repertoire. This includes world premieres by Dobrinka Tabakova, Richard Dubugnon and Valentin Bibik. Other composers with whom Maxim has developed a close working relationship include Benjamin Yusupov, Leonid Desyatnikov, Giya Kancheli, Artem Vassiliev and Elena Langer. Last season he premiered a new viola concerto by Pēteris Vasks which was co-commissioned by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Vale of Glamorgan.
Maxim's recordings have gained numerous award nominations including Gramophone Editor's Choice, ECHO, ICMA, and Grammy, as well as reaching the top of the iTunes charts in the USA. Maxim also featured as both soloist and conductor on the debut disc of composer Dobrinka Tabakova (ECM) in 2013 - a disc that reached number 2 in the UK classical charts and was shortlisted for a Grammy Award. In June 2017 Onyx released a double CD devoted to music by and inspired by Schubert, in which Maxim both conducted and played. It was listed as Classic FMʼs Best New Recordings, KDFC Album of the Week and KUSC Album of the Week.
Maxim is a recipient of various awards, including the Gramophone Young Artist of the Year Award and the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Award. He is also a prize-winner at the Geneva, Lionel Tertis and Valentino Bucchi competitions.
He is delighted to have a Giuseppe Guadagnini viola (1780) on extended loan from the Elise Mathilde Foundation.

[@dgunde13gunderson78]

just got the scores off IMSLP!!!!!! just thrilling playing!!!! I'm meeting with my violinist soon to run thru these. Do the names Charmian Gadd and Yitzak Schotten ring a bell. my teacher recorded this probably 30 years ago. Thanks for insightful performance guys.!!!!!! DG viola, organ piano guitar, recorders etc. SD CA just brings tears!@!!!!!

[@pauline4552]

wow!!!

[@gerryszymanski8468]

I love me these pieces and you both played the heck out of them!

[@xandercharlie3525]

I realize Im kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good website to stream new series online ?

[@elisaragli5038]

Amazing

[@hectoralmeidaduran3061]

Para disfrutar la música de este gran compositor , además de ver la interpretación tan brillante de los solistas !

[@ramonbusto]

Molt be com sempre Zia Hyunsu Shin maravillosa. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎻🎼💐👍

[@stevek3319]

Why is there no information on Zia Shin in the information section? She did a fabulous job and has just as an impressive resume!

[@gobong7]

멋진 연주 감사합니다

[@othmanhassanmajid8192]

It's all about him, unfortunately..... Showing he's the one who knows.

[@klarakutmanova9896]

I really don't get what you're saying. The musicianship and playing of both is amazing.