Shlomo Mintz
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Shlomo Mintz is an Israeli violin
virtuoso
, violist
and conductor. He regularly appears with orchestras and conductors on the international scene and is heard in recitals and chamber music concerts around the world.
In May 2006 Shlomo Mintz was granted an Honorary Doctoral Degree by the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
in Be’er Sheva, Israel.
Recordings:
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
virtuoso
Virtuoso
A virtuoso is an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in the fine arts, at singing or playing a musical instrument. The plural form is either virtuosi or the Anglicisation, virtuosos, and the feminine form sometimes used is virtuosa...
, violist
Violist
-Notable violists:A* Julia Rebekka Adler * Sir Hugh Allen , conductor* Kris Allen * Johann Andreas Amon * Paul Angerer , composer* Steven Ansell * Atar Arad * Cecil Aronowitz...
and conductor. He regularly appears with orchestras and conductors on the international scene and is heard in recitals and chamber music concerts around the world.
Awards
- Premio Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena
- Diapason D’Or
- Grand Prix du Disque (thrice)
- Gramophone Award
- Edison Award (twice)
In May 2006 Shlomo Mintz was granted an Honorary Doctoral Degree by the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is a university in Beersheba, Israel, established in 1969. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has a current enrollment of 17,400 students, and is one of Israel's fastest growing universities....
in Be’er Sheva, Israel.
Discography
Mintz maintains an active recording schedule as both soloist and conductor, and has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, Erato, RCA Victor, Avie Records and Challenge Records. Most of Mintz’s recordings with Deutsche Grammophon were re-released, such as his first recording (Bruch/Mendelssohn), which was re-released in DG’s ‘Grand Prix’ Series, (“The world’s finest recordings”), in April 2007.Recordings:
- Bach Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001 – 1006, Deutsche Grammophon
- Bartók 2 Portraits, Deutsche Grammophon
- Bartók Violin Concerto No. 1, RN
- Beethoven Violin Concerto, Beethoven Romance No. 1, Beethoven Romance No. 2, Deutsche Grammophon
- Brahms Complete Violin & Viola Sonatas, Avie Records and MagnatuneMagnatuneMagnatune is an American independent record label based in Berkeley, California, founded in spring 2003 by John Buckman, then-CEO of e-mail software company Lyris. It aims at treating both its musicians and its customers fairly—its tagline is "We are not evil"...
- Brahms Violin Concerto, Deutsche Grammophon
- Bruch Violin Concerto, Deutsche Grammophon (first recording together with Mendelssohn Violin Concerto)
- Debussy Violin Sonata in G, Ravel Violin Sonata in G, Franck Violin Sonata in AViolin Sonata (Franck)The Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano by César Franck is one of his best known compositions, and considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written...
, Deutsche Grammophon - Dvorak Violin Concerto, Deutsche Grammophon
- Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 op. 13, Fauré Violin Sonata No. 2 op. 108, Deutsche Grammophon
- Israel Philharmonic 60th Anniversary Gala Concert, RCA Victor
- Kreisler Various Compositions, Deutsche Grammophon
- Lalo Symphonie Espagnole, Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 5, Saint-Saëns ‘Introduction et Rondo capricioso’, Deutsche Grammophon
- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Deutsche Grammophon (first recording, together with Bruch Violin Concerto)
- Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F Minor, Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F Major, Deutsche Grammophon
- Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola KV 364, RCA Victor
- Mozart The Five Violin Concertos, Sinfonia Concertante, Concertone, Avie Records (also on MagnatuneMagnatuneMagnatune is an American independent record label based in Berkeley, California, founded in spring 2003 by John Buckman, then-CEO of e-mail software company Lyris. It aims at treating both its musicians and its customers fairly—its tagline is "We are not evil"...
) - Paganini 24 Caprices for Solo Violin op. 1, Deutsche Grammophon
- Prokofiev Violin Concertos No. 1 & 2, Deutsche Grammophon
- Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 1 op. 80, Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 op. 94, Deutsche Grammophon
- Shostakovitch Violin Sonata op.134, Shostakovitch Viola Sonata op.147, Erato
- Sibelius Violin Concerto, Deutsche Grammophon
- Stravinsky ‘Histoire du Soldat’, Valois
- Vivaldi ‘The Four Seasons’, Deutsche Grammophon
- Vivaldi Complete collection of Violin Concertos (10 Volumes), MusicMasters Classics.*