Alina performs demanding piece with mature ease; CLASSICAL REVIEW.Byline: Patsy Fuler Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Andre de Ridder, violin Alina Ibragimova Alina Ibragimova (b. 28 September 1985) is a British violinist, the youngest-ever winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society's Emily Anderson Prize. Early life and education Ibragimova was born in Polevskoy, Russia. , Warwick Arts Centre Warwick Arts Centre is a multi-venue arts complex at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry is the largest arts centre in the Midlands, attracting around 280,000 visitors a year to over 2,000 individual events embracing music, drama, , Coventry. WE seem to have a growing gallery of young but extremely talented violinists, and the Russian-born Alina Ibragimova should certainly be numbered among them. She enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. her audience on Saturday with a fine performance of the Mendelssohn concerto. She may be only 22, but this waif-like violinist played with confident maturity. The Mendelssohn concerto is one of the most perfect in the repertoire and it is good to see it back in the popular position it deserves. Its familiarity may disguise the fact that it is hugely demanding on the soloist - there is hardly a moment of respite throughout the three movements. Ibragimova took it all in her stride. Credit for this enjoyable concert must also go to Andre de Ridder. He has worked closely with Mark Elder at the Halle and he reflected his master's insistence on high standards as he conducted the orchestra. They opened with Faure's Pelleas and Melisande The story of Pelleas and Melisande is the subject of several dramatic works:
The orchestra played with boisterous abandon - especially during the thrilling third movement Furiant - but always under the strict control of this hugely promising German conductor. ***** CAPTION(S): IMPRESSIVE... Violinist Alina Ibragimova. |
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