Arcadi Volodos
Arcadi Volodos (originally Russian Аркадий Аркадьевич Володось / Arkadi Arkadyevitch Wolodos, scientific transliteration Arkady Arkad'evič Volodos '; born February 24, 1972 in Leningrad ) is a Russian pianist.
Life
As a child of a singer first pair Volodos received singing and piano lessons until the age of eight. As a youth he devoted himself to conducting and directing the orchestra of the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
Only in 1987, at age 15, he decided to become a pianist and began his studies at the Moscow Conservatory with Galina Jegiasarowa and Dmitri Bashkirov. After concerts in Russia, he joined in 1991 as part of the New Names series in New York.
After graduating in 1993, he fled Moscow initially for one year the Paris Conservatoire and studied with Jacques Rouvier; then Dmitri Bashkirow the Madrid Academy of Music Reina Sofia.
After Volodos had successful concerts a few years, he succeeded in 1996 with the debut at the Wigmore Hall and in 1997 published by Thomas Frost Sony CD of piano transcriptions of the international break.
His debut at Carnegie Hall in 1998 was recorded and released as a CD.
Repertoire and reception
The virtuoso transcriptions of works by Mozart, Georges Bizet, Franz Liszt, Sergei Rachmaninoff and other composers make one side of his artistry represents the edits were based on those of Vladimir Horowitz and enriched it with some variations. The famous Carmen Variations he reconstructed by ear, and edited by Horowitz second Rhapsody by Franz Liszt, he added also.
This virtuoso pieces, which include Feinberg's handling of the Scherzo from the Pathétique and György Cziffras Arrangement of the Bumblebee by Rimsky- Korsakov flight, show a unique skill, speed and effortless virtuosity. Even in the most difficult passages, such as the wedding march played later processing by Liszt, his game remains loose and relaxed and shows no signs of effort.
His virtuoso Paraphrase on Mozart's Rondo alla Turca ( Turkish March ) from the Piano Sonata No. 11 has reached a fairly high level of awareness, is now being played by other pianists and has been processed by the organist Cameron Carpenter for the organ.
Another noticeable in recent years Volodos page ' is its sound - lyrical attitude. Despite the amazing technical talent, he is not limited to brilliance or circus pianism pianist. The recordings of the First Piano Concerto by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff third of which are known as typical virtuoso concerts, confirm this impression.
In recent years, the German romantic for him played a growing role. The recordings of the sonatas in E major D 157 and G major, D. 894 by Franz Schubert demonstrate its certainty of finding the right tone and the romantic and intimate nature of this music.
Volodos rejects piano competitions, because they were contrary to the principle of music with its sporty element. Many see him as one of the most talented pianists of his generation. The recordings were due to its superb technology and sophisticated interpretations milestones in the music world. The artistic influence of Vladimir Horowitz is occasionally seen. So he grabs at his encores keep coming back to the bravura of his model.
As a concert pianist still active internationally, Volodos can with studio recording time.
In 2003 Volodos received the ECHO Klassik.
The set up for the Internet called Digital Concert Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic contains the full audio and visual recording of a concert in which the pianist with the orchestra under Neeme Järvi lists the First Piano Concerto by Tchaikovsky.