The Previn Nonet – commissioned by the violinist for Mutter’s Virtuosi and dedicated to her – had its world premiere in Edinburgh on August 26, 2015, and will be performed for the first time at all the halls on this tour.
The soloist ensemble under Mutter’s musical leadership includes 15 string players this year; they are joined by the Norwegian harpsichordist Knut Johannessen. Anne-Sophie Mutter first toured with her Virtuosi in 2011, followed by concert tours to Asia in 2013, North America in 2014 and various European summer festivals in 2015.
April 1 Barcelona, Palau de la Musica Orfeo Catalana
Looking forward to the beginning of the tour – inspirations from the Picasso Museum Barcelona...
April 2 Aix en Provence, Grand Théâtre de Provence
Nancy Zhou and Roman Patkoló just before the second concert of the tour in Aix en Provence, where the Virtuosi will play the French Premiere of the Previn Nonet...
April 4 Berlin, Philharmonie
Fanny Clamagirand and Wei Lu backstage during the concert break...
April 5 Nuremberg, Meistersingerhalle
Hwayoon Lee and Agata Szymczewska in the tour bus after the concert in Nuremberg...
April 6 Munich, Gasteig
At dinner after the concert. ...
The Happy Birthday call for Sir André Previn, the composer of the Nonet, which is performed for the first time at all the halls on this tour...
April 9 Cologne, Philharmonie
The cellists Pablo Ferrández and Kian Soltani are looking forward to the concert in Cologne...
April 10 Düsseldorf, Tonhalle
Dinner after the concert: Cellist Angela Park presents the bass-section of the Virtuosi...
11. April Essen, Philharmonie
Violinist Noa Wildschut and cellist Maximilian Hornung during the intermission in the Philharmonie Essen...
After the concert no. 8 of the Virtuosi Tour 2016 dinner in the restaurant Oase Due in Essen...
April 14 Mannheim, Rosengarten
In the bus with the violinists Albrecht Menzel and Mihail Ovrutsky on the way to the last tour concert in Baden-Baden...
April 15 Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus
Anne-Sophie Mutter sums up the Virtuosi tour 2016 after the last concert in Baden-Baden...
Mutter’s Virtuosi – Ensemble 2016
Violin
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Ye-Eun ChoiViolin2005-2023
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Noa WildschutViolin2015 - 2019
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Wei LuViolin1997 - 2003
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Mikhail OvrutskyViolin2004 - 2009
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Albrecht MenzelViolin
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Agata SzymczewskaViolin
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Fanny ClamagirandViolin
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Nancy ZhouViolin2008 - 2018
Viola
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Vladimir BabeshkoViola2008 - 2018
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Hwayoon LeeViolaSince 2011
Violoncello
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Pablo FerrándezVioloncelloSince 2018
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Maximilian HornungVioloncello2008 - 2018
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Angela ParkVioloncello
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Kian SoltaniVioloncello2014-2024
Double Bass
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Roman PatkolóDouble Bass1999 - 2011
Harpsichord
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Knut JohannessenHarpsichord