Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Live recording
Kirill Troussov, violin
MÁV Symphony Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy
Release Date: March 3rd 2023
ORC100214
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
1. Allegro molto appassionato
3. Andante
3. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace
Kirill Troussov, violin
MÁV Symphony Orchestra
Gábor Takács-Nagy
In the first recording of major new Live series exploring the full range of the violin concerto repertoire, German violinist Kirill Troussov, who is now widely recognised as one of the finest violinists and teachers of his generation, presents Mendelssohn’s sublime Violin Concerto in a live recording with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy.
Supported and guided by Sir Yehudi Menuhin at a young age, Kirill Troussov is widely recognised as one of the leading violinists of his generation. He works with renowned orchestras and is a regular guest at prestigious festivals and in famous concert halls all over the world.
His celebrated performances have brought him among others to Tonhalle Zürich, Berliner Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Palais des Beaux Arts Brüssel, Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, De Doelen, NCPA in Beijing, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Auditorio Nacional de Musica in Madrid, Verbier Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Festival and Menuhin Festival Gstaad.
His passion for chamber music and friendship connect him to artists like Sol Gabetta, Yuja Wang, Julian Rachlin, Daniel Hope, Joshua Bell, Gautier und Renaud Capucon, Natalia Gutman, Christian Zacharias, Yuri Bashmet, Mischa Maisky and Julia Fischer.
Kirill Troussov regularly gives master classes at the Mozarteum Salzburg, European Music Intstitute Vienna, in Cremona, Milan, Madrid, Dublin, Berlin, Munich, Oslo, Budapest, USA and Hong Kong.
He is frequently invited as a jury member to international violin competitions, among them the “Schoenfeld International String Competition” and “Ysaÿe International Music Competition”.
Since 2021 Kirill Troussov has been Chairman and Artistic Director of the “Hong Kong International Young Musicians Competition”.
Kirill Troussov plays the Antonio Stradivari violin “Brodsky” of 1702, which was played by the violinist Adolph Brodsky to perform the world premiere of Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto on December 4th 1881.
For more info visit www.troussov.com