Violinkonzert - duos - fantasie Thomas Albertus Irnberger, Pavel Kašpar, Orf Radio-symphonieorchester Wien & Doron Salomon

• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Violin Concerto in D Major:
• 1 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major: I Toccata 05:43
• 2 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major: Ii Aria I 04:21
• 3 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major: Iii Aria Ii 06:40
• 4 Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major: Iv Capriccio 06:06
• Suite italienne for Violin and Piano:
• 5 Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano: I Introduzione. Allegro moderato 02:10
• 6 Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano: Ii Serenata. Larghetto 03:25
• 7 Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano: Iii Tarantella. Vivace 02:13
• 8 Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano: Iv Gavotta con due variazioni 03:30
• 9 Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano: V Scherzino. Presto alla breve 01:28
• 10 Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin and Piano: Vi Minuetto e fi nale. Moderato – Molto vivace 04:22
• Igor Stravinsky:
• 11 Stravinsky: Danse russe 02:53
• 12 Stravinsky: Chanson russe. Russian Maiden’s Song 04:07
• Duo Concertant for violin and piano:
• 13 Stravinsky: Duo Concertant for violin and piano: I Cantilène 03:20
• 14 Stravinsky: Duo Concertant for violin and piano: Ii Eglogue I 02:37
• 15 Stravinsky: Duo Concertant for violin and piano: Iii Eglogue Ii 02:49
• 16 Stravinsky: Duo Concertant for violin and piano: Iv Gigue 04:26
• 17 Stravinsky: Duo Concertant for violin and piano: V Dithyrambe 02:51
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908): Concert Fantasia on Russian Themes in B Minor, Op. 33:
• 18 Rimsky-korsakov: Concert Fantasia on Russian Themes in B Minor, Op. 33: Introduction. Allegro moderato / Lento / Allegro animato 13:39
• Total Runtime 01:16:40

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The established Salzburg violinist Thomas Albertus Irnberger has already played with the greatest musical personalities and leading ensembles of our time such as the Royal Philhamonic Orchestra (violin concertos by Beethoven and Elgar). For his most recent recording featuring the Violin Concerto in D by Igor Stravinsky, the versatile virtuoso Irnberger can refer to the collaboration with another world-class orchestra: the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Doron Salomon. In addition to this work from 1931, the Concert Fantasy on Russian themes in B minor Op. 33 by Stravinsky’s teacher Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is included on this album. Together with Paul Kaspar, piano, with whom he shares a long artistic collaboration, Irnberger also interprets Stravinsky's Suite Italienne, the Duo concertant for violin and piano as well as the Danse russe (Petrushka) and Chanson russe (Mavra), borrowed from stage works.

Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin
Pavel Kašpar, piano
ORF Radio-symphonieorchester Wien
Doron Salomon, conductor

Thomas Albertus Irnberger
born in Salzburg in 1985, began playing the violin at the age of seven and piano at age eight. Due to his talent, recognized early on, he was accepted into the class of highly gifted students at the Salzburg Mozarteum at the age of nine. Additional studies brought him to Prof. Josef Sabaini at the Bruckner University in Linz, where he was awarded a Master of Arts degree upon performing his final examination recital with distinction, and to legendary violinist Ivry Gitlis in Paris. He also received significant artistic impetus from Mauricio Fuks, Yair Kless, Alberto Lysy, Igor Oistrakh, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Grigory Zhislin.

Already at his young age, Thomas Albertus Irnberger has earned an outstanding reputation as soloist in the great violin concertos. Among his chamber music partners are great pianists like Jörg Demus, Paul Badura-Skoda, Evgueni Sinaiski, Pavel Kaspar and Michael Korstick.

Thomas Albertus Irnberger has concertized in numerous of Europe's cultural centers and has been a guest at renowned international festivals, such as the "Festivals internationales de Violon" in France or the Mahler Festival Dobbiaco in Italy.

Michal Kanka
Born in Prague in 1960, Michal Kanka took up the cello under leadership of Mirko Skampa at the age of seven. Later on, he studied at the Prague Conservatory under Prof. Viktor Moucka (cellist of the famous Vlach string quartet). During his studies at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts - under the tutelage of Prof. Josef Chuchro - he participated in the Gregor Piatigorsky Seminars in Los Angeles under the famous cellists André Navarra, Maurice Gendron and Paul Tortelier in 1983 and 1984. Michal Kanka has recorded for, among others, Czech Radio, Radio France, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Hessischer Rundfunk, Suedwest Rundfunk, AVRO Radio Holland. His CDs were released by Supraphon, Bonton, Panton, Radioservis Prague, Nuova Era (Italy).

Pavel Kaspar
studied with Prof. Rudolf Macudzinski in Bratislava, Prof. Franti?ek Rauch in Prague and finished his studies with Prof. Ludwig Hoffmann in Munich.

The prominent German composer Roman Leistner-Mayer dedicated his Piano Concerto to Kaspar, which he premiered in 2001 and which was recorded by Bavarian Radio. With the Prazák Quartet, he premiered the Piano Quintet by Czech composer Otomar Kvech at the Prague Rudolfinum.

The Czech pianist regularly appears all over Europe, Israel, Turkey, China, Mexico, the U.S.A. and Canada.

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