Anne-Sophie Mutter ( German: Anne-Sophie Mutter , June 29, 1963 , Reinfelden , Baden-Württemberg , Germany ) is a German violinist. Herbert von Karajan played a large role in her career and formation. It is currently one of the most sought after and highly paid violinists in the world.
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| Full name | Anne-sophie mutter | ||||||||
| Date of Birth | June 29, 1963 (56 years old) | ||||||||
| Place of Birth | Reinfelden , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | ||||||||
| A country |  Germany | ||||||||
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| Years of activity | - present time | ||||||||
| Instruments | Violin | ||||||||
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| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon , EMI , Erato Records | ||||||||
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| anne-sophie-mutter.com | |||||||||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 Interesting Facts
- 4 Discography
- 5 Links
- 6 notes
Biography
Anne-Sophie Mutter first started playing the piano at the age of 5, but soon switched to the violin. She studied with Erna Honigberger , and after her death (1974) with Aida Stuka . In 1975 she made her debut with the orchestra of the University of Tubingen under the direction of Alexander Shumsky . At the age of 13, Mutter was released from school when Karayan invited her to perform with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra .
In 1977, she participated in the Salzburg Festival , and also performed with the English Chamber Orchestra . At the age of 15, Mutter made her first recordings ( Mozart's concerts), together with Karayan and the Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 1980, Mutter performed with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra , and 5 years later she was awarded the honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London . In 1988, as part of a North American tour, Mutter performed at Carnegie Hall .
In 1989, Mutter married Detlef Wunderlich and has two children from him (daughter Arabella and son Richard). Wunderlich died in 1995 of cancer . [1] In 2002, she remarried, this time to pianist, conductor and composer Andre Previn , who was 34 years younger than she was. [2] However, on August 21, 2006 , the couple officially announced their divorce . [3]
In October 2006, Anne-Sophie Mutter announced that she would leave the stage at the age of 45 (that is, in 2008 ), [4] but a month later she claimed that her words were misunderstood and that she would play, while he feels the strength "to bring to the music something new, something important and something else." [5]
Rewards
- 1986 - Chigi Academy Award
- Grammys in the category "best instrumental performance by solo (s) performer (s) and orchestra"
- 1994 - Conductor James Levine , Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- 1999 - Conductor Krzysztof Penderecki , London Symphony Orchestra
- 2005 - with Andre Previn
- Order of Merit ( German: Bundesverdienstkreuz ) First Class
- 2000 - Grammys in the category "best performance of chamber music"
- 2001 - Leoni Sonning Award
- 2003 - Herbert von Karajan award [6]
- 2005 - Order of Literature and Art
- 2006 - Victoire de la music
- 2008 - Ernst Siemens Award - the first woman to receive this award. [7]
- 2018 - Gold Medal "For Merits in the Gloria Artis Culture"
Inducted into the Gramophone Magazine Hall of Fame [8] .
Interesting Facts
- Mutter owns two Stradivarius violins (The Emiliani ( 1703 ), and Lord Dunn-Raven ( 1710 )), as well as Regazzi's violin.
Discography
On the Deutsche Grammophon label :
- Mozart Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 (1978)
- Beethoven Triple Concerto (1980)
- Brahms Violin Concerto (1982)
- Brahms Double Concerto (1983)
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (1988)
- Lutosławski Partita & Chain 2 / Stravinsky Violin Concerto (1988)
- Beethoven: The String Trios (1989)
- Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2 / Moret En Rêve (1991)
- Berg Violin Concerto / Rihm Time Chant (1992)
- Carmen-Fantasie (1993)
- Romance (1995)
- Sibelius Violin Concerto (1995)
- The Berlin Recital (1996)
- Brahms Violin Concerto / Schumann Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra (1997)
- Penderecki Violin Concerto No. 2 / Bartok Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 (1997)
- Beethoven The Violin Sonatas (1998)
- Vivaldi The Four Seasons (1999)
- Recital 2000 (2000)
- Lutosławski Partita for Violin and Orchestra / Chain 2 (2002)
- Beethoven Violin Concerto (2002)
- Tango Song and Dance (2003)
- Previn Violin Concerto / Bernstein Serenade (2003)
- Tchaikovsky & Korngold Violin Concertos (2004)
- Dutilleux Sur le même accord / Bartok Violin Concerto No. 2 / Stravinsky Concerto en ré (2005)
- Mozart The Violin Concertos (2005)
- Mozart Piano Trios K502, K542, K548 (2006)
- Mozart The Violin Sonatas (August 2006)
- Simply Anne-Sophie (2006)
- Gubaidulina in tempus praesens (2008)
On the EMI label:
- Mozart Violin Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 (1982)
- Bach Violin Concertos / Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra (1983)
- Brahms Violin Sonatas (1983)
- Vivaldi The Four Seasons (1984)
- Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole / Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen (1985)
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante (1991)
On the Erato Records label :
- Glazunov Violin Concerto / Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 (1989)
Links
- Anne-Sophie Mutter: “What do I think is music?” - “Private Correspondent”, December 8, 2008
- Anne-Sophie Mutter Official Website
- Mutter page on Deutsche Grammophon label website
Notes
- ↑ “Goddess with a Gift” Archived April 8, 2009 to Wayback Machine , Inge Kjemtrup, Strings magazine , January 2006 , No. 135 (Eng.)
- ↑ "Previn weds Anne-Sophie Mutter" , BBC news, August 4, 2002
- ↑ Conductor Andre Previn to divorce , BBC news, August 21, 2006
- ↑ “Mutter still takes her music seriously,” David Perkins, Globe Correspondent, November 14, 2006 .
- ↑ "Violinist Mutter, Revving Her Motor: At 43, Former Prodigy Doesn't Rest on Her Laurels," Stephen Brookes, The Washington Post , November 19, 2006
- ↑ Anne-Sophie Mutter wins top award , BBC news, June 15, 2003
- ↑ German Embassy in Moscow. Anne-Sophie Mutter became the first woman to be awarded the E. von Siemens Music Award
- ↑ Gramophone Hall of Fame . Gramophone. Date of treatment January 2, 2016.