Seven concerts in Iceland, Canada and the USA await Mutter’s Virtuosi during their next concert tour in January 2023. The first performance takes place on January 27 in Reykjavík – Mutter’s first performance in Iceland since the 1980s, and a premiere for the soloists’ ensemble.
Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins in B-minor Op. 3 No. 10 RV 580 opens these concerts, followed by Unsuk Chin’s “Gran Cadenza”. The exclusive ensemble thus brings new repertoire to the concert venues it visits. Chin’s piece was given its world premiere by Mutter and Ye-Eun Choi on October 21, 2021 in Regensburg. During this tour, her partners will alternate among the seven violinists who are members of Mutter’s Virtuosi, tackling this “trillion of notes, all incredibly difficult”.
The first part of the concert ends with the Violin Concerto No. 2 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, first performed by Mutter at the 2022 Lucerne Festival. The 18th-century composer, who was also known as “le Mozart noir”, had his career stunted by the racism prevalent at the time: an issue which Mutter and her ensemble wish to give the serious consideration it deserves. The performances end with Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” – an exhilarating finale for this demanding concert programme.
The ensemble led by Mutter includes twelve string players on this tour, plus the Norwegian harpsichord player Knut Johannessen. Violinists Ryan Meehan and Elias Moncado and violist Sara Ferrández join the ensemble for the first time.
November 2022
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The Mutter Virtuosi – Ensemble January 2023
Violin
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Carla MarreroViolin
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Ryan MeehanViolin
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Elias David MoncadoViolinSince 2023
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Samuel NebyuViolinSince 2022
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Mikhail OvrutskyViolin2004 - 2009
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Agata SzymczewskaViolin
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Nancy ZhouViolin2008 - 2018
Viola
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Sara FerrándezViola
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Hwayoon LeeViolaSince 2011
Violoncello
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Margarita BalanasVioloncello
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Lionel MartinVioloncelloSince 2017
Double Bass
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Dominik WagnerDouble BassSince 2016
Harpsicord
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Knut JohannessenHarpsichord