Lisa Batiashvili
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Lisa Batiashvili (born Elisabeth Batiashvili, in 1979) is a Georgian
violin
ist, the daughter of a violinist father and a pianist mother. Her father was her first teacher from age 4. She later studied at the Hamburg
Musikhochschule. In 1995, she was a prize winner in the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition
.
She was one of the first of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists
, from 1999 to 2001. She has collaborated in chamber music
and concerto performances with cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Steven Osborne, both BBC New Generation Artists exactly contemporary with Batiashvili. She has also worked with a later BBC New Generation Artist, Ashley Wass, in recital. She has also been a soloist at the BBC Proms in 2000 and 2002.
In 2006, she was the soloist in the first performances in the United States
(August, world premiere) and in Sweden
(October, European premiere) of the violin concerto of Magnus Lindberg
, which Lindberg wrote for Batiashvili. She has recorded the Lindberg concert as part of her recording contract with Sony Classical, which she signed in 2007. Batiashvili and her husband, the oboist François Leleux
, commissioned from Giya Kancheli
the double concerto Broken Chant, which they premiered in February 2008 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
in London.
Batiashvili and Leleux reside in France
with their two children. She plays the 1709 Engleman Stradivarius
on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation
.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist, the daughter of a violinist father and a pianist mother. Her father was her first teacher from age 4. She later studied at the Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
Musikhochschule. In 1995, she was a prize winner in the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition
International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition
The International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, named after Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, is a competition for violinists up to age 30. It is held every five years in Helsinki and is considered to be one of the top 3 most appreciated violin competitions in the world. The first competition...
.
She was one of the first of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists
BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme
BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme was devised by BBC Radio 3 Editor Adam Gatehouse and launched in 1999. It exists as part of the BBC's commitment to nurture young musical talent. Every autumn six to seven young artists who are beginning to make a mark on the national and international...
, from 1999 to 2001. She has collaborated in chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
and concerto performances with cellist Alban Gerhardt and pianist Steven Osborne, both BBC New Generation Artists exactly contemporary with Batiashvili. She has also worked with a later BBC New Generation Artist, Ashley Wass, in recital. She has also been a soloist at the BBC Proms in 2000 and 2002.
In 2006, she was the soloist in the first performances in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(August, world premiere) and in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
(October, European premiere) of the violin concerto of Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg is a Finnish composer and pianist. He is currently the composer-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic.-Education:...
, which Lindberg wrote for Batiashvili. She has recorded the Lindberg concert as part of her recording contract with Sony Classical, which she signed in 2007. Batiashvili and her husband, the oboist François Leleux
François Leleux
François Leleux is a French oboist, conductor, and professor. His professional career began at 18 when he became principal oboe at the Paris Opera. He went on to win a solo position at the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and currently does some concerts with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe as...
, commissioned from Giya Kancheli
Giya Kancheli
Giya Kancheli , born 10 August 1935, in Tbilisi, is a Georgian composer resident in Belgium.Since 1991, Kancheli has lived in Western Europe: first in Berlin, and since 1995 in Antwerp, where he is composer-in-residence for the Royal Flemish Philharmonic....
the double concerto Broken Chant, which they premiered in February 2008 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal broadcast orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain.-History:...
in London.
Batiashvili and Leleux reside in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
with their two children. She plays the 1709 Engleman Stradivarius
Stradivarius
The name Stradivarius is associated with violins built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari. According to their reputation, the quality of their sound has defied attempts to explain or reproduce, though this belief is controversial...
on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation
Nippon Music Foundation
The Nippon Music Foundation is an organisation under the supervision of the Arts and Culture Promotion Division, Agency for Cultural Affairs a special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education...
.