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Events Calendar:
16 Oct 2020 / 20:00: Kiel, Stephanus Church, Kiel-Kroog, Germany
with Eduard Stan, piano
G. Pugnani / F. Kreisler: Praelludium and Allegro
E. Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25
F. Schubert: Fantasie in C Major D 934
G. Enescu: Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Character”
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4 – 15 Sept 2020: Bucharest, Jury
member of the “George Enescu” International Violin Competition
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4 Mar 2020 / 20:00: Herrenhaus, Gartensaal in Borstel, Germany
with Eduard Stan, piano
J. Brahms: Sonata in G major Op. 78 “Regenlied”
G. Enescu: “Impressions d’enfance” Suite Op. 28
B. Bartok: Romanian Dances
L. van Beethoven: Sonata in C minor Op. 30 no. 2
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2 Mar 2020 / 20:00: Stadhalle, Theater, Neumunster, Germany
with Eduard Stan, piano
G. Enescu: “Impressions d’enfance” Suite Op. 28
J. Brahms: Sonata in A Major Op. 100
B. Bartok: Romanian Dances
L. van Beethoven: Sonata in C minor Op. 30 no. 2
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29 Febr 2020 /20:00: Martall Hall, Winzen – Luhe, Germany
with Eduard Stan, piano
“Do you love Brahms?”
J. Brahms: All 3 Sonatas – Op. 78, Op. 100, Op. 108
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6 Febr 2020 /19:00: London, “Enescu
Society” Belgrave Square 1
with Eduard Stan, piano
G. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 2 in F
minor, Op. 6
E. Chausson: Poème Op. 25
L. van Beethoven: Violin Sonata in C
minor, Op. 30 No. 2
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12 Dec 2019 / 19:00: University
Central Library Hall, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet
W. A. Mozart: String Quartet in C
Major KV 157
H. Wolf: Italian Serenade
L. van Beethoven: String Quartet in
E minor, Op. 59 No. 2 “Razumovsky”
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2 Dec 2019 / 20:00: Carnegie Hall, New York
Weill Recital Hall
with Eduard Stan, piano
Programme tbc
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20 – 30 Nov 2019: Japan Tour
with Eduard Stan, piano
Details tbc
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21 Oct – 3 Nov 2019: Jury member of
the Louis Spohr Violin Competition in Weimar, Germany
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12 Oct 2019 /19:00: Great Hall of the Royal Conservatoire, Bruxelles
Bruxelles Chamber Ensemble
Conductor/piano: Andrei Marta
with: Tudor Andrei, violin
J. S. Bach: Double concerto for two violins and orchestra
G. Enescu: Balada for violin and orchestra
D. Shostakovich: 5 Melodies for two violins
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3 Oct 2019 /19:00: London, “Enescu
Society” Belgrave Square 1
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet
F. Schubert: Quartetsatz (D 703)
G. Enescu: String Quartet No. 2 in G
Major
J. Brahms: String Quartet No 3 in
B-flat Major
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1 Oct 2019 /19:00: University
Central Library Hall, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet
F. Schubert: Quartetsatz (D 703)
G. Enescu: String Quartet No. 2 in G
Major
J. Brahms: String Quartet No 3 in
B-flat Major
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20 – 22 Sept 2019: Le Moulin des
Arts, Entrecasteaux, France
2 performances
with Eduard Stan, piano
C. Debussy: Sonata
E. Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25
M. Ravel: Tzigane
G. Enescu: Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Character”
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14 Sept 2019 / 13:00: Radio Hall,
Bucharest
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet, with the Iasi Philharmonic Orchestra
Brad Lubman, conductor
J. M. Staud “Über trügerische
Stadtpläne und die Versuchungen der Winternächte (Dichotomie II)” for String
Quartet and Orchestra
Performance within the Enescu
Festival
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12 Sept 2019 / 19:00: Iasi
Philharmonic, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet, with the Iasi Philharmonic Orchestra
Brad Lubman, conductor
J. M. Staud “Über trügerische
Stadtpläne und die Versuchungen der Winternächte (Dichotomie II)” for String
Quartet and Orchestra
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3 Jul 2019 / 16:00-18:00: Violin
Masterclass, Purcell School England
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19 June 2019 / 18:00: Warsaw Royal Palace, Poland
with Eduard Stan, piano
G. Pugnani / F. Kreisler: Praelludium and Allegro
J. Brahms: Sonata in A Major Op. 100
G. Enescu: Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Character”
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11 June 2019 / 19:00: Baroque Hall of the History Museum, Stockholm
with Eduard Stan, piano
G. Pugnani / F. Kreisler: Praelludium and Allegro
L. van Beethoven: Sonata in F Major Op. 24, “Spring” Sonata
G. Enescu: Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Character”
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5 June 2019 / 19:00: University
Central Library Hall, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet
W. A. Mozart: String Quartet in D
Major KV 155
J. Haydn: String Quartet in E-flat
Major, Op. 1 No. 2
J. Brahms: Quartet No. 1 in A minor,
Op. 51 No. 2
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24 May 2019 / 19:00: Iasi, “Moldova”
Philharmonic, Romania
Adrian Morar, conductor
A. Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in
D minor
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5 Apr 2019 / 19:00: Radio Hall,
National Radio Orchestra, Bucharest
Peter Feranec, conductor
L. van Beethoven: Violin
Concerto in D Major Op. 61
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4 Apr 2019 / 19:00: Radio Hall, Bucharest
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum String Quartet
W. A. Mozart: String Quartet in G Major KV 80
J. Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1
J. Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1
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1 Apr 2019 / 19:00: University
Central Library Hall, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet, with Daniel Goiti, piano
J. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor,
Op. 34
Fund-raising concert for children
with disabilities
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28 Mar 2019 / 19:00: Ploiesti
Philharmonic, Romania
Ilarion Ionescu-Galati, conductor
L. van Beethoven: Violin
Concerto in D Major Op. 61
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20 Mar 2019 / 16:00-18:00: Violin
Masterclass, Purcell School England
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7 Mar 2019 / 19:00: Sibiu
Philharmonic, “Thalia Hall”, Romania
Alexander Walker, conductor
A. Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in
D minor
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26 Febr 2019 / 10:00 – 18:00: Violin Masterclass
at Wellington College, England
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6 Febr 2019 / 19:00: University
Central Library Hall, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet
W. A. Mozart: String Quartet in G
Major KV 80
J. Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat
Major, Op. 1 No. 1
J. Brahms: String Quartet No. 1 in C
minor, Op. 51 No. 1
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2 Febr 2019 / 19:00: Brasov Opera
Orchestra, Brasov Opera Hall, Romania
Ilarion Ionescu-Galati, conductor
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto in A
Major No. 5
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15 Jan 2019 / 20:00: Nikosia,
Kasteliotissa Hall, Cyprus
with Eduard Stan, piano
C. Debussy: Violin Sonata
J. Brahms: Violin Sonata in A Major
Op. 100
G. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A
Minor, Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Character”
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30 Dec 2018 – 11:00: London,
Wigmore Hall
with members of Ad Libitum, Arcadia
and Contempo string quartets
G. Enescu: Octet, Op. 7
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13 Dec 2018 / 19:00: University
Central Library Hall, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet
L. van Beethoven: String Quartet Op.
18 No. 6
Dvorak: String Quartet Op. 96 “American”
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28 Nov 2018 / 20:00: Beirut,
Lebanon, l’Orchestre philharmonique du Liban
Lubnan Baalbaki, conductor
L. van Beethoven: Violin
Concerto in D Major Op. 61
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22 Nov 2018 / 20:00: Kehl,
Stadthalle, Germany
with Eduard Stan, piano
J. Brahms: Violin Sonata in G Major
Op. 78 “Regenlied”
M. Ravel: Tzigane
C. Porumbescu: Ballade
G. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A
minor, Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Character”
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5 – 8 Nov 2018: Violin
Masterclasses, Krakow Academy of Music, Poland
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19 Oct 2018 / 19:00: Iasi
Philharmonic, Iasi
Li Haoran, conductor
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto in A
Major No. 5
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16 Oct 2018 / 19:00: University
Central Library Hall, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet
W.A. Mozart: String Quartet in D
minor KV 421
C. Debussy: String Quartet Op. 10
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9 Oct 2018 / 10:00-18:00: Violin
Masterclass, Wellington College England
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4 Oct 2018 / 19:00: Sibiu
Philharmonic, Romania
Alexandre Myrat, conductor
W.A. Mozart: Violin Concerto in A
Major No. 5
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7 – 17 Sep 2018: Bucharest, Jury
member of the “George Enescu” International Violin Competition
Jury:
Pierre Amoyal (France) PRESIDENT
OF THE JURY
Remus Azoitei (UK)
Salvatore Accardo (Italy)
Agustin Leon Ara (Spain)
Jean Jacques Kantorow (France)
Silvia Marcovici (France)
Eduard Schmieder (USA)
Viktor Tretiakov (Russia)
Pavel Vernikov (Russia)
Krsysztof Wegrzyn (Poland)
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17 Aug 2018 / 20:00: Zofingen,
Hirzenberg-Festival, Switzerland
with Eduard Stan, piano
J. Brahms: Scherzo in C Minor from
FAE-Sonata
C. Debussy: Violin Sonata
G. Enescu: Ballade
B. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
C. Saint-Saëns: Introduction &
Rondo capriccioso
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11 Aug 2018 / 19:30: London,
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of London
Mozart Festival: Festival Finale, St
Alfege Church, Greenwich
Chris Petrie, conductor
W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto in A
Major No. 5
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13 – 25 July 2018: Summer Violin
Masterclass in Sinaia, Romania
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28 June 2018 / 19:00: Ploiesti
Philharmonic, Romania
with Filip Papa, cello
Alexander Walker, conductor
J. Brahms: Double Concerto for
violin and cello in A minor, Op. 102
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12 June 2018 / 19:00: University
Central Library Hall, Iasi
As 1st Violin of the Ad Libitum
String Quartet
W. A. Mozart: String Quartet in
B-flat Major, “The Hunt”
D. Schostakovich: String Quartet No. 7
L. van Beethoven: String Quartet in
E-flat Major, Op. 74
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5 June 2018 / 19:00: London,
“Enescu Society” Belgrave Square 1
Serban Cantacuzino Memorial Concert
J. S. Bach – “Chaconne” from the D
minor Partita for solo violin
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4 May 2018 / 20:00: Istanbul,
Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra,
Lütfi Kirdar International Congress
and Exhibition Hall
Marco Tezza, conductor
L. van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in
D Major, Op. 61
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23 Febr 2018 / 19:00: Iasi,
“Moldova” Philharmonic, Romania
Horia Andreescu, conductor
L. van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in
D Major, Op. 61
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8 Febr 2018 / 19:00: Sibiu
Philharmonic, Romania
Jozsef Horvath, conductor
L. van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in
D Major, Op. 61
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24 Jan 2018 / 15:00-19:00: Violin
Masterclass, Purcell School England
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23 Jan 2018 / 10:00-18:00: Violin
Masterclass, Wellington College England
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21 Nov 2017 / 19:00: Minsk, Great
Hall of the Minsk Philharmonic
with Eduard Stan, piano
J. Brahms: Sonata in A Major, Op. 100
C. Debussy: Sonata
M. Ravel: Tzigane
G. Enescu: Sonata No. 3 in A Major,
Op. 25 “In Romanian Folk Character”
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3 Nov 2017 / 19:00: Bucharest,
Enescu Philharmonic, Romanian Atheneum
Camil Marinescu, conductor
J. Sibelius: Violin Concerto
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2 Nov 2017 / 19:00: Bucharest,
Enescu Philharmonic, Romanian Atheneum
Camil Marinescu, conductor
J. Sibelius: Violin Concerto
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25 Oct 2017 / 19:00: Bucharest, Romanian
Atheneum, Royal Camerata Orchestra
Tiberiu Soare, conductor
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – Spring
Concert for the Royal Family of
Romania, in the presence of HRH Princess Margareta
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5 Oct 2017 / 10:00 – 18:00: Violin
Masterclass, Wellington College England
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14 Sept 2017 / 22:00: Bucharest,
Romanian Atheneum
with Alexandra Dariescu, piano
J. S. Bach: “Chaccone” from the D
minor Partita for solo violin
L. van Beethoven: Sonata in F Major
Op. 24 “Spring Sonata”
G. Enescu: Sonata No. 2 in F minor Op. 6
B. Bartok: Romanian Dances
Performance within the Enescu
Festival
Remus Azoitei - violin
Described in The Strad as “an uninhibited virtuoso, with soul and fabulous technique”, the Romanian-born violinist Remus Azoitei has been a featured soloist of prestigious European ensembles including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de Belgique and Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of London. He has performed concertos under conductors such as Lawrence Foster, Dimitri Kitaenko, Michael Sanderling, and Gabriel Chmura.
His recent engagements have taken him to venues around the world including Carnegie Hall / Weill Recital Hall and Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center in New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Salle Cortot Paris, Konzerthaus Berlin, St-Martin-in-the-Fields and Wigmore Hall in London, Auditorio Nacional Madrid, Konzerthaus Vienna, Palais de Beaux Arts and Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, and National Concert Hall in Dublin. “Azoitei played with a fluid melodic sensibility and sparkling technique” wrote The Washington Post, commenting on his Washington DC debut at the Terrace Theatre of Kennedy Center, in December 2009. After his London Wigmore Hall debut in 2004, The Sunday Express wrote that “he delivered a memorable programme in front of a packed Wigmore Hall, and had the crowd cheering. He is one fine musician.”
A regular guest of the Enescu Festival in Bucharest, the Bourglinster Festival in Luxemburg and Berlin International Music Festival in Berlin, Remus Azoitei has worked with artists such as cellists David Geringas and Adrian Brendel, violist Gerard Caussé, and pianists Alexandra Dariescu and Konstantin Lifshitz. After his London Wigmore Hall debut in 2004, the Sunday Express wrote that “he delivered a memorable programme in front of a packed Wigmore Hall, and had the crowd cheering. He is one fine musician.” In 2005, he performed Bach’s Double concerto with Nigel Kennedy, a concert broadcast on 19 Radio and TV stations across Europe and North America, including Arte and Mezzo. He has recorded for the Electrecord, Radio Bremen, Hänssler Classic, and Chandos labels. He has received “The Cultural Order”, a decoration offered to him for his achievements by the Romanian President; has has also received the title of “Officer of the Romanian Crown” from King Michael of Romania.
Over the years, Remus Azoitei has developed a successful artistic partnership with pianist Eduard Stan. Apart from a very large number of performances they have given as a duo, the two artists recorded together the first ever entire repertoire for violin and piano by George Enescu. Launched by Hänssler Classics on 2 CDs in 2007, this collection immediately attracted international acclaim, such as: “Azoitei has all the requirements: marked sensitivity, a sweetness of tone (but not over-succulence) and an impressive emotional and dynamic range…” – The Strad, or “…the refined but vibrant performing style of Remus Azoitei… a distinctive player who combines temperament, mastery of idiom and executive elegance in a very special way” – The Gramophone.
Remus Azoitei studied with Dorothy DeLay, Masao Kawasaki and Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was awarded a scholarship to study for his Master’s Degree. He then travelled to London to work with Maurice Hasson at the Royal Academy of Music. His past teachers also included Daniel Podlovsky at the Bucharest Conservatoire as well as Bujor Prelipcean, leader of the Voces string quartet.
In 2001, Remus Azoitei was appointed violin professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, at the time becoming the youngest ever violin professor in the history of this institution. He is the Artistic Director of the Enescu Society in London, also being one of its founding members.
Remus Azoitei plays a Niccolo Gagliano violin made in 1755.