Corinne Chapelle
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Corinne Chapelle is a French-American violinist, who started her violin studies as a two-year-old and gave her first concert one year later. She studied with Yehudi Menuhin
at his school in England, following which she studied at the Juilliard School of Music and joined Pinchas Zukerman’s class in New York. Upon hearing Chapelle at the age of fifteen, Yehudi Menuhin said about her: "One of the most promising talents of her generation". These studies were further complimented by working with Ana Chumachenko, Lorand Fenyves and Josef Gingold.
Chapelle has received various awards at international violin competitions. She won 1st Prize at the Julius Stulberg International String Competition, 1st Prize of the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards, the Jascha Heifetz
Violin Award, as well as top prizes at the inaugural International Liana Isakadze Violin Competition in St. Petersburg and the Montreal International Violin Competition. She has represented the United States around the world as an International Ambassador of Music, appearing at the Senate Caucus in Washington, D.C. and premiering the Barber Violin Concerto
in China.
Recently, Chapellehas performed with orchestras such as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
, Pacific Symphony, Mozarteum University of Salzburg Orchestra, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Haydn Philharmonie, Prague Chamber Orchestra and Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra "Amadeus", as well as the Shanghai and Beijing Philharmonics. She has also performed in many of the world’s leading concert halls, such as the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
in Paris, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Kölner Philharmonie, the Haydn Saal at the Esterházy Palace, the Prinzregententheater
in Munich and the Great Hall of Zurich’s Tonhalle. Chapelle’s career has taken her to leading festivals around the world, including the Salzburg and Lockenhaus Festivals in Austria, the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland and the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove in England, UK. Her numerous collaborations have been with artists such as Fabio Biondi, Ádám Fischer, Alban Gerhardt, Heinz Holliger, Gary Hoffman, Liana Isakadze, Konstantin Lifschitz and Alexander Lonquich as well as with the Swiss Chamber Soloists. As well as appearing internationally on television and radio, Chapellehas been featured on recordings for Naxos
, JPC
and Guild Music.
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Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
at his school in England, following which she studied at the Juilliard School of Music and joined Pinchas Zukerman’s class in New York. Upon hearing Chapelle at the age of fifteen, Yehudi Menuhin said about her: "One of the most promising talents of her generation". These studies were further complimented by working with Ana Chumachenko, Lorand Fenyves and Josef Gingold.
Chapelle has received various awards at international violin competitions. She won 1st Prize at the Julius Stulberg International String Competition, 1st Prize of the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards, the Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz was a violinist, born in Vilnius, then Russian Empire, now Lithuania. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time.- Early life :...
Violin Award, as well as top prizes at the inaugural International Liana Isakadze Violin Competition in St. Petersburg and the Montreal International Violin Competition. She has represented the United States around the world as an International Ambassador of Music, appearing at the Senate Caucus in Washington, D.C. and premiering the Barber Violin Concerto
Violin concerto (Barber)
Samuel Barber completed his Violin Concerto, Op. 14, in 1939. It is a work in three movements, lasting about 22 minutes.-History:In 1939 Philadelphia industrialist Samuel Simeon Fels commissioned Barber to write a violin concerto for Fels' ward, Iso Briselli, a graduate from the Curtis Institute...
in China.
Recently, Chapellehas performed with orchestras such as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is a symphony orchestra based in Montréal, Québec, Canada, with Montréal's Place des Arts as its home.-History:...
, Pacific Symphony, Mozarteum University of Salzburg Orchestra, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Haydn Philharmonie, Prague Chamber Orchestra and Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra "Amadeus", as well as the Shanghai and Beijing Philharmonics. She has also performed in many of the world’s leading concert halls, such as the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is a theatre at 15 avenue Montaigne. Despite its name, the theatre is not on the Champs-Élysées but nearby in another part of the 8th arrondissement of Paris....
in Paris, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Kölner Philharmonie, the Haydn Saal at the Esterházy Palace, the Prinzregententheater
Prinzregententheater
The Prinzregententheater, or Prince Regent's Theatre, is a theatre and opera house located at 12 Prinzregentenplatz in the Bavarian city of Munich, Germany.- Building and History :...
in Munich and the Great Hall of Zurich’s Tonhalle. Chapelle’s career has taken her to leading festivals around the world, including the Salzburg and Lockenhaus Festivals in Austria, the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland and the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove in England, UK. Her numerous collaborations have been with artists such as Fabio Biondi, Ádám Fischer, Alban Gerhardt, Heinz Holliger, Gary Hoffman, Liana Isakadze, Konstantin Lifschitz and Alexander Lonquich as well as with the Swiss Chamber Soloists. As well as appearing internationally on television and radio, Chapellehas been featured on recordings for Naxos
Naxos Records
Naxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music. Through a number of imprints, Naxos also releases genres including Chinese music, jazz, world music, and early rock & roll. The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.Naxos is the largest...
, JPC
JPC (retailer)
jpc is a German music-retailer based in Georgsmarienhütte near Osnabrück. The initials stand for Jazz-Pop-Classic.The business was started in 1970 by two university students selling LPs from a wallpapering table to finance their studies. Then in 1973 came a physical shop, and in 1976 mail order...
and Guild Music.
Recordings
- Brandenburg Concertos II Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 / Tripelconcerto, piece: Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-dur BWV 1049 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Kölner Kammerorchester, with Nadja Schubert and Daniel Rothert, directed by Helmut Müller-Brühl, label Naxos, Audio CD, 2000 (Germany)
- Orchesterwerke Vol. 5 (Cembalokonzerte Vol. 3), Kölner Kammerorchester, piece: Konz. RV 580 f. 4 Violinen, Violoncello, Orch. u. B.c. h-moll by Antonio Vivaldi with Christine Pichlmeier, Corinne Chapelle, Renee Ohldin and Lucas Barr, directed by Helmut Müller-Brühl, label Naxos, Audio CD, 2000 (Germany)
Sources
Portrait: la violoniste qui joue à l’oreille des chevaux Ouvrir l'article au format interview with Corinne Chapelle (Radio Suisse RomandeRadio Suisse Romande
Radio suisse romande is an enterprise unit within public-broadcasting corporation SRG SSR. It is responsible for the production and transmission of French-language radio programmes in Switzerland...
Espace 2, 31 July 2007) www.cadenza-concert.at
- SoNoRo Association, Bucharest – Biography www.sonoro.ro