Name: Julian Rachlin, Violino – Johannes Piirto, Pianoforte
Start: 2022-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro della Pergola

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Violino

Julian Rachlin

Pianist

Johannes Piirto

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Julian Rachlin, Violino – Johannes Piirto, Pianoforte

Florence

Italy

Teatro della Pergola

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Julian Rachlin è una delle personalità artistiche più rinomate del nostro tempo. Nella sua carriera di oltre trent'anni, i suoi molteplici interessi lo hanno portato in tutto il mondo come direttore d'orchestra, solista, musicista da camera, insegnante e direttore artistico. Ha diretto orchestre quali, tra le altre, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Russian National Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra e le Orchestre Sinfoniche di Vienna, Birmingham, RAI di Torino. È Direttore Ospite Principale della Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra ed è Collaboratore Artistico Principale della Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Julian Rachlin è considerato uno dei maggiori violinisti al mondo, e ha suonato con Münchner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra diretta da Zubin Metha, Mariinsky Orchestra diretta da Valery Gergiev, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra diretta da Klaus Mäkelä, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra diretta da Yuri Termirkanov, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Montreal Symphony Orchestra diretta da Christoph Eschenbach e Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra diretta da Manfred Honeck.
Ha collaborato con compositori quali Krzysztof Penderecki, Giya Kancheli, Vangelis e Lera Auerbach.
Nato in Lituania, Julian Rachlin ha studiato violino con Boris Kuschnir al Conservatorio di Vienna e ha ricevuto lezioni private da Pinchas Zukerman a New York. Ha studiato direzione d’orchestra con Mariss Jansons, Sophie Rachlin, e Daniele Gatti è stato suo mentore.
Rachlin suona uno Stradivari "ex Liebig" del 1704 e una viola Lorenzo Storioni del 1785, su gentile concessione della Dkfm Angelika Prokopp Privatstiftung. Le sue corde sono sponsorizzate da Thomastik-Infeld. Le sue registrazioni per Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical e Warner Classics hanno riscontrato un grande successo di pubblico e critica.

Il pianista e compositore Johannes Piirto è stato elogiato dalla critica per il suo “strabiliante virtuosismo”, il pianismo “liberamente e straordinariamente scintillante” e la profondità interpretativa. Il debutto orchestrale di Piirto è avvenuto a dieci anni con la Pori Sinfonietta che ha eseguito la sua composizione Allegro for Piano and Orchestra. Nel 2011 è stato invitato a interpretare in prima esecuzione la propria opera Virta (Stream) per l’inaugurazione del Musiikkitalo di Helsinki. Molte sue opere orchestrali, commissionate e dirette da Jukka-Pekka Saraste, sono state protagoniste di prime esecuzioni con l’Orchestra da Camera Finlandese. Johannes Piirto è direttore artistico del Chamber Music Festival della House of Nobility di Helsinki.
Piirto ha suonato ai Festival di Bergen e Helsinki, Turku Music Festival, Konzerthaus di Vienna, Wien Modern, Sibelius Festival di Lahti e Gergiev Festival di Mikkeli. È apparso come solista con l’Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio Finlandese, Orchestra Filarmonica di Tampere, Orchestra Filarmonica di Helsinki e Orchestra da Camera Finlandese. Ha collaborato con direttori quali Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Fabien Gabel, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Dima Slobodeniouk, Okko Kamu e Olari Elts.
Johannes Piirto è stato protagonista di diversi concorsi nazionali e internazionali, fra cui il Concorso Pianistico Internazionale “Maj Lind” di Helsinki nel 2012. Ha anche vinto l’Uuno Klami Composition Contest for Youth (2007) con l’opera Lumière.
Piirto ha studiato pianoforte alla Sibelius Academy con Liisa Pohjola, composizione con Tapio Tuomela e direzione d’orchestra con Jorma Panula. Attualmente sta completando i propri studi alla Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst di Vienna con Stefan Vladar.

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Julian Rachlin is one of the most renowned artistic personalities of our time. In his career spanning more than thirty years, his many interests have taken him all over the world as a conductor, soloist, chamber musician, teacher and artistic director. He has conducted orchestras such as, among others, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Russian National Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestras of Vienna, Birmingham, RAI of Turin. He is Principal Guest Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra and is Principal Artistic Contributor of the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Julian Rachlin is considered one of the world's leading violinists, and has performed with Münchner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Metha, Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri Termirkanov, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by Manfred Honeck.
He has collaborated with composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Giya Kancheli, Vangelis and Lera Auerbach.
Born in Lithuania, Julian Rachlin studied violin with Boris Kuschnir at the Vienna Conservatory and received private lessons from Pinchas Zukerman in New York. He studied conducting with Mariss Jansons, Sophie Rachlin, and Daniele Gatti was his mentor.
Rachlin plays a 1704 "ex Liebig" Stradivarius and a 1785 Lorenzo Storioni viola, courtesy of Dkfm Angelika Prokopp Privatstiftung. His strings are sponsored by Thomastik-Infeld. His recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical and Warner Classics have met with great success with audiences and critics.

Pianist and composer Johannes Piirto has been praised by critics for his "astounding virtuosity", "freely and extraordinarily sparkling" pianism and interpretive depth. Piirto's orchestral debut came at the age of ten with the Pori Sinfonietta performing his composition Allegro for Piano and Orchestra. In 2011 he was invited to give the first performance of his work Virta (Stream) for the opening of the Musiikkitalo in Helsinki. Many of his orchestral works, commissioned and conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, have been given world premieres with the Finnish Chamber Orchestra. Johannes Piirto is artistic director of the Chamber Music Festival of the House of Nobility in Helsinki.
Piirto has played at the Bergen and Helsinki Festivals, Turku Music Festival, Vienna Konzerthaus, Wien Modern, Sibelius Festival in Lahti and Gergiev Festival in Mikkeli. He has appeared as a soloist with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Finnish Chamber Orchestra. He has collaborated with conductors such as Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Fabien Gabel, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Dima Slobodeniouk, Okko Kamu and Olari Elts.
Johannes Piirto has been featured in several national and international competitions, including the “Maj Lind” International Piano Competition in Helsinki in 2012. He also won the Uuno Klami Composition Contest for Youth (2007) with the opera Lumière.
Piirto studied piano at the Sibelius Academy with Liisa Pohjola, composition with Tapio Tuomela and conducting with Jorma Panula. He is currently completing his studies at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna with Stefan Vladar.

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Julian Rachlin, Violino – Johannes Piirto, Pianoforte by Various, From (2022/2022), Teatro della Pergola, Florence, Italy

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