Augustin Dumay
Violinist and conductor Augustin Dumay is among the most respected players of his generation, making recordings for EMI and Deutsche Grammophon. He has had a second career as a conductor in later years and has also become a significant educator.
Dumay was born in Paris on January 17, 1949. At age five, he began studies on the violin after hearing a concert by Nathan Milstein, and his father gave him his first lessons. Before reaching the age of ten, he had already entered the Paris Conservatory. Most of his training came via private lessons, first with Milstein (he was accepted after filling in as a teen for an ailing Henryk Szeryng) and later with Arthur Grumiaux in Belgium. His playing thus encompasses aspects of the Russian and the Franco-Belgian schools. In 1979, he was chosen by conductor Herbert von Karajan to appear in a special Paris concert, and that brought offers to appear with major orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Japan Philharmonic, and English Chamber Orchestra. Dumay's recording career began in the 1980s, and he was associated for many years with the Deutsche Grammophon label, recording the complete Beethoven violin sonatas with pianist Maria-João Pires, among other standard repertory works. The pair toured together and were married for a time; Dumay later married cellist Anne Hermant. Dumay, Pires, and cellist Jian Wang also became well known as a trio. Dumay also recorded Mozart's five violin concertos, conducting the Camerata Academica Salzburg as well as playing.
In 2003, Dumay moved to the EMI label and continued a busy recording and performing schedule. That year, he became the principal conductor of the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, with which he would tour Europe. Dumay was also a favorite at festivals, including the Chicago Symphony's summer home at Ravinia. He has also taught at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels. Dumay moved to the Onyx Classics label in 2013, issuing a recording of Saint-Saëns' La muse et le poète. He has remained active into old age, issuing a new recording of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, on Onyx Classics in 2021.
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Edouard Lalo : Symphonie espagnole - Sonate - Arlequin - Guitare
Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, Sinfonia Varsovia, Augustin Dumay
Klassik - Erschienen bei Fuga Libera am 09.10.2012
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Magnard & Lekeu: Sonates pour violon et piano - Ravel: Tzigane
Augustin Dumay, Jean-Philippe Collard
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 16.12.2022
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Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas
Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.2002
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Mozart: Sinfonia concertante K. 364
Augustin Dumay, Veronika Hagen, Camerata Salzburg
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.2000
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Mozart: Pianotrio in B Flat Major K.502; Pianotrio In G major, K. 496; Divertimento In B Flat Major, K. 254
Maria João Pires, Jian Wang, Augustin Dumay
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1997
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Mozart: Violin Sonatas K. 301, 304, 378 & 379
Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1991
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Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, Concerto for Orchestra
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Onyx Classics am 29.04.2016
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Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No 3 etc.
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 02.01.2004
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Franck: Violin Sonata In A Major / Debussy: Violin Sonata In G Minor / Ravel: Berceuse Sur Le Nom De Fauré; Habanera For Violin and Piano; Tzigane. Rapsodie De Concert For Violin And Piano
Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1995
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q26, Songs Without Words
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei PM Classics Ltd. am 24.09.2021
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Franck & Debussy: Sonates pour violon et piano - Franck: Andantino quietoso & Duo sur des motifs de Gulistan
Augustin Dumay, Jean-Philippe Collard
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 09.12.2022
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Brahms: Piano Trio Nos.1 Op.8 & 2 Op.87
Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay, Jian Wang
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1996
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Brahms: Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1992
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Grieg: Violin Sonatas Opp. 8, 13 & 45
Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1993
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Ravel: Sonates pour violon et piano & Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle
Augustin Dumay, Frédéric Lodéon, Jean-Philippe Collard
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 03.12.2021
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Franck & Strauss: Violin Sonatas
Klassik - Erschienen bei Onyx Classics am 04.02.2013
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Trios pour piano (Intégrale)
Augustin Dumay, Frédéric Lodéon, Jean-Philippe Collard
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 01.11.2000
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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos.3-5
Augustin Dumay, Camerata Salzburg
Klassik - Erschienen bei Deutsche Grammophon (DG) am 01.01.1998
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Schubert: Trio No. 1, Op. 99, Sonatensatz & Notturno
Augustin Dumay, Frédéric Lodéon, Jean-Philippe Collard
Klassik - Erschienen bei Warner Classics am 07.01.2022
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Dvorák: Violin Concerto, Romance & Four Romantic Pieces
Hrachya Avanesyan, Sinfonia Varsovia, Augustin Dumay, Marianna Shirinyan
Klassik - Erschienen bei Fuga Libera am 13.10.2011
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The Art of Augustin Dumay
Klassik - Erschienen bei UME - Global Clearing House am 22.08.2020
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