Robert Davidovici (born 1946) is a Romanian-American violinist.[1] He took First Prize honors in the Naumburg Competition in 1972.[2] In 1983 Davidovici tied, with Maryvonne Le Dizès, for first place in the Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition.[1][3] The prize was $77,000 and Davidovici received half.[3]
Robert Davidovici was born in the Transylvania region of Romania.[4] He studied the violin with Robert Pickler in Sydney,[5] with David Oistrakh[6] and at the Juilliard School in New York City.[4] In 1967, he was a prize winner in the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards in Australia.
In 1983, Davidovici was the artist-in-residence at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas.[7]
In 1997, while he was a concertmaster in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Davidovici joined the faculty of Florida International University in Miami, Florida.[8]
Davidovici is the founding artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth.[9]
In February 2007, Davidovici was soloist at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in the American premiere of the Kletzki Violin Concerto (1928) with the American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leon Botstein, following which the New York Times commented on the "excellent " performance.[10]
In October 2013, Mr. Davidovici performed the Beethoven Violin Concerto in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall,[11] under Grzegorz Nowak, after which they recorded their 2nd CD, containing the Beethoven and Mendelssohn Violin Concerti.
In February 2015, Davidovici recorded the Brahms and Tschaikovsky Violin Concerti with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, under Nowak, as their 3rd CD collaboration. A few days later, they performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in Cadogan Hall London concert series.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Page, Tim (April 5, 1986). "MUSIC: VIOLIN, DAVIDOVICI". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc. Previous Winners Competition Winners 1972". The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ a b Dyer, Richard (September 27, 1983). "SMIRNOFF RUNNER-UP IN VIOLIN CONTEST". Boston Globe.
- ^ a b "Robert Davidovici". University of Melbourne Faculty of the VCA and Music. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ Borer, Philippe (December 1988). Aspects of European Influences on Violin Playing & Teaching in Australia (M. Music thesis). Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. p. 130.
Pikler was perhaps the first outstanding contributor to Australian violin playing in the wider sense and the major exponent of the Hungarian school in this country. Among his pupils, one could mention: Robert Davidovici...
- ^ Erikson, Matthew (October 14, 2007). "Soviet's Works Upstage Brahms and Beethoven". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ Ward, Charles (September 20, 1987). "Sessions: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 Christian Badea, conductor New World Records". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ Roos, James (November 15, 1997). "SOLID DEBUT FOR DAVIDOVICI AT FIU'S WERTHEIM CENTER". Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ "Chamber Music Society makes the most of Mozart". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1996.
- ^ Schweitzer, Vivien (February 12, 2007). "American Symphony Orchestra - Music - Review: Scratch a Conductor, Find a Composer". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Part of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2013/14 Resident Season". Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Part of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 2014/15 Resident Season". Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. February 13, 2015.
External links
edit- Interview with Dr. Elena Ursu on Rompost TV
- Interview with Cecilia Burcescu on Rompost TV
- Violin Master Class: Robert Davidovici on Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra
- Robert Davidovici site - 2021 archive
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