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Violinist and Arranger. Solo recitals; Orchestral work (including leading); Chamber music and Ensembles: Musical arrangements (including for the South West Australian Ballet Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Greek National Opera Orchestra, the Alma Quartet of Amsterdam, the British Army, Mantovani, the Dolce Ensemble of New York, Stromenti (Quartet) and Spectrum Ensembles).
Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud is a naturally gifted artist who combines an unusually sweet and colourful tone with intelligent expression and impressive virtuosity, drawing audiences and critics alike towards the genuine quality of his playing. Henning is co-Artistic Director of the Risør Festival of Chamber Music, having succeeded Leif Ove Andsnes in 2011. In September 2012, Henning also took up the post of Artistic Director of the Arctic Philharmonic. Recent and upcoming highlights of Henning’s performances include his Vienna concerto debut with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.
In the two decades since her professional debut, two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn has brought her virtuosity, expansive interpreta-tions, and creative repertoire choices to diverse global audiences. Hahn took her first lessons in the Suzuki program shortly before her fourth birthday. From age five, she studied with Odessa native Klara Berkovich, and at ten, she was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music. There, Hahn was a pupil of Jascha Brodsky, who had trained with both the Franco-Belgian master Eugene Ysaÿe and the Russian pedagogue Efrem Zimbalist.
Violin soloist for 20th and 21st Century music and leader and founder member of the Arditti Quartet
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Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Beloved for his charm and humanity as well as his talent, he is treasured by audiences throughout the world who respond not only to his remarkable artistry, but also to his irrepressible joy for making music.
