Lydia Mordkovitch
Russian-born Lydia Mordkovitch became one of the leading British violinists from the latter half of the 20th century. A David Oistrakh protégée who lived in England since 1980, she was quite eclectic in her repertory, playing a varied selection of works by composers from J.S. Bach to Maayani, with 20th century Russian icons like Prokofiev and Shostakovich, as well as their counterparts from England -- Bax, Alwyn, Bliss, Howells, and others -- figuring strongly in her concert programs. She made well over 20 recordings, mainly for the British label Chandos, and concertized frequently throughout Europe, Israel, and the United States.
Mordkovitch was born in the southeastern Russian city of Saratov on April 30, 1944. From 1960 to 1962 she studied music in Odessa at the Stolyarsky School of Music, after which she relocated to Moscow for studies at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where her most important teacher was David Oistrakh. Eventually she served as his assistant there from 1968 to 1970.
After capturing performance prizes in Kiev (National Young Musicians Competition) and Paris (Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition) in 1967 and 1969, respectively, Mordkovitch launched her career in the Soviet Union, achieving some success. She also taught in Kishinyov at the Institute of Arts during this period (1970-1973).
In 1974 Mordkovitch emigrated to Israel, where she concertized regularly and taught in Jerusalem at the Academy of Music. Following her 1979 U.K. debut (Manchester, with John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra), she found British soil more hospitable. After she relocated to England in 1980 she quickly put her career on the ascent. Mordkovitch's first recordings with Chandos appeared in the mid-'80s: her debut album contained sonatas by Prokofiev, Schumann, and Richard Strauss. She went on to record concertos by Kabalevsky (1987), Prokofiev (1988), Shostakovich (1989), and many others.
Throughout the 1980s and '90s, Mordkovitch appeared regularly with the major orchestras in London and elsewhere in the U.K., and frequently toured Europe and the United States, where she had debuted triumphantly in 1982 with Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 1995 Mordkovitch was appointed professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In addition to teaching, Mordkovitch maintained an active schedule in the new century in both the concert hall and recording studio. Among her later recordings is the 2006 CD of the Bliss Concerto for violin on Chandos. Other recordings include Mordkovitch Plays Bacewicz & Enescu (2008) and Milestones: 30 Years of Chandos (2009).
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Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1, Violin Concerto No. 2 & Violin Sonata No. 1
Neeme Järvi, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lydia Mordkovitch, Gerhard Oppitz
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.08.2009
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Lydia Mordkovitch Plays Bacewicz & Enescu
Lydia Mordkovitch, Ian Fountain
Klassik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.06.2008
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Elgar: Music for Violin & Piano
Lydia Mordkovitch, Julian Milford
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.04.1998
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Howells: Orchestral Works
Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, Yvonne Kenny, Lydia Mordkovitch, Moray Welsh
Symphonien - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.02.2005
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Bliss: A Colour Symphony & Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Richard Hickox, BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Lydia Mordkovitch
Symphonien - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.09.2006
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Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Lydia Mordkovitch, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Klassik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.07.2015
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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 & Violin Concerto No. 2
Neeme Järvi, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Lydia Mordkovitch
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.07.2015
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Taneyev: Suite de Concert & Rimsky-Korsakov: Fantasy on Russian Themes
Lydia Mordkovitch, Neeme Järvi, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Symphonien - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.10.2008
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Kabalevsky: Violin Concerto in C Major - Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D Minor
Lydia Mordkovitch, Neeme Järvi, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.11.1990
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Walton: Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata & Two Pieces for Violin and Orchestra
Jan Latham-Koenig, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lydia Mordkovitch
Klassik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.06.1992
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Lydia Mordkovitch plays Bax: Violin Concerto - Dyson: Violin Concerto - Bliss: Violin Concerto - Veale: Violin Concerto
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.07.2015
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Szymanowski: Violin Sonata, Nocturne and Tarantella & Three Myths
Lydia Mordkovitch, Marina Gusak-Grin
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.01.1991
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Appassionato
Lydia Mordkovitch, James Kirby
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.11.2002
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Moeran: Orchestral Works
Vernon Handley, Norman Del Mar, Ulster Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Lydia Mordkovitch, Raphael Wallfisch
Symphonien - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.01.2004
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Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1, Violin Concerto No. 2 & Concert Overture
Vassily Sinaisky, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Lydia Mordkovitch
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.10.1996
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Concertos pour violon
Lydia Mordkovitch, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Gerhard Oppitz, Neeme Järvi
Violinkonzerte - Erschienen bei Chandos am 25.08.2009
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Stravinsky: Duo Concertant, Suite Italienne, Divertimento, Pastorale, Ballad, Chanson Russe & Dance Russe
Lydia Mordkovitch, Julian Milford
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.09.1999
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Carwithen: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & Violin Sonata
Sorrel String Quartet, Lydia Mordkovitch, Julian Milford
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.01.1998
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Symphonie n°4...
Ulster Orchestra, Lydia Mordkovitch, Vernon Handley
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.11.1990
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Bliss: Colour Symphony (A) / Violin Concerto
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, Lydia Mordkovitch, Richard Hickox
Klassik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.09.2006
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Medtner: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Lydia Mordkovitch, Geoffrey Tozer
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Chandos am 01.06.1994
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