Julian Rachlin

Julian Rachlin , born the December 8th 1974 with Vilnius, is a Violoniste and Altiste Lithuania N.

In 1978, he emigrates with his parents musicians in Austria. In 1983, it enters to the Academy of Vienna and studies the Violon with Boris Kuschnir which raises it in the tradition of the Soviet school of violin. It also takes courses deprived with Pinchas Zukerman. It gives its first public concert in 1984 and begins a career of child prodigy. In 1988, it gains the Eurovision Price of the " Young musician of the année" what enables him to occur with the Festival of Berlin with Lorin Maazel and with the Philharmonic orchestra of Vienna under the direction of Riccardo Muti - the youngest soloist to be played with this orchestra. Its career develops in Europe and in the United States with the most prestigious chiefs, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bernard Haitink, James Levine, Zubin Mehta and André Previn. In 2005, it makes its beginnings with the Carnegie Hall with the Philharmonic orchestra of New York, under the rod of Lorin Maazel.

It occurs in Chamber music with artists like Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Natalia Gutman, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Itamar Golan, etc It created the Sextuor Penderecki with Mstislav Rostropovitch and Yuri Bashmet. In 2000, it founds its own festival with Dubrovnik, " Julian Rachlin and Friends". Since 2000, it also occurs with the viola in a repertory of Concerto and chamber music.

Its recordings of concertos for violin of Sibelius, Tchaïkovski, Brahms like its recording of the Sonata for viola and piano, COp 147 of Chostakovitch were greeted by the critic. In 2000, it is rewarded by the prestigious International prize for the Académie Chigiana for His.

Julian Rachlin plays on a Guarnerius del Gesù of 1742, the ex-Carrodus , placed at its disposal by the Austrian national Banque.

External bonds

Official site
Site of the festival Julian Rachlin and Friends

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