The world of violin music knows many outstanding talents. All of them left a mark in history thanks to their masterly mastery of the instrument and are incredibly charismatic personalities. Their performances evoked and cause not only a pleasant thrill in the soul of the listener, but also endless admiration. Let's talk about five incomparable masters who lead the top of the rating “great violinists”. Their list, of course, is conditional. After all, each era is famous for its musical standards and preferences of the audience.
Niccolo Paganini
The details of his career are known to few, but perhaps everyone heard the name of this musician. He lived and worked during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte, and his fame, like a contemporary, has overcome centuries. Niccolo Paganini was born in 1782 into a simple Italian family. At the age of five, he began his musical education. First mastered the mandolin, and a year later - the violin. At the age of 13, Paganini masterfully owned the instrument and gave his first solo concert. He wanted to raise money to continue his education in Parma. However, the teachers refused him, since the young violinist was already incredibly talented and owned his own playing technique, which he hid until the end of his life. He was not only a performer, but also a composer. At the age of 19, Niccolo won the title of the first violin of the Duchy of Lucca. The tireless work and self-improvement, natural artistry and genius of Paganini conquered Europe first, and then the whole world. Many great violinists of our time recognize him as the master of classical music.
David Oistrakh
The 20th century revealed to the world a new musical genius in the person of David Oistrakh. He was born in 1908 in Odessa. Like its predecessor, he took his first steps in music at the age of five and a year later made his stage debut. In his hometown he graduated from the conservatory. And soon he became not only a famous violinist, but also a violist, conductor, teacher. He went through a bright, rich, but difficult creative path. So, during the Second World War he continued to tour and spoke to the soldiers.
Oistrakh is recorded in the great violinists, of course, thanks to his undeniable talent, diligence and charm. He became the winner of many music competitions, the owner of awards, the winner of the Stalin and Lenin Prizes.
Yitzhak Perlman
He can be called a modern master of violin, although Perlman’s life and musical path began in the last century. He was born in 1945 in Tel Aviv. His love of violin began at the age of four after listening to a classical music concert on the radio. Perlman began his musical studies, and soon the young violinist himself began to give mini-concerts on the radio.
At an early age, Perlman suffered from polio, so he is forced to move around on crutches. The consequences of the disease affected the way the violinist plays. He performs all works sitting.
Today, Perlman’s achievements include a victory in the prestigious American Leventritt competition, five Grammy awards, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a well-deserved bronze in the list of “Great violinists of the world”.
Julia Fisher
It is difficult to argue with the assertion that Julia Fisher is one of the most talented and charming violinists in the world. She was born on June 15, 1983 in an intelligent family. Her father was a mathematician, and her mother was a music teacher. But not at the insistence of her mother, but at her own request, Julia at the age of four began to show serious interest in music, and at the age of 9 she entered the Munich Academy of Music. After winning the Eurovision music contest (Lisbon, 1996), her career began.
In addition to the violin, Julia Fisher masterly plays the piano. And since 2006 he is a professor at the Music Academy in Frankfurt. By the way, in the entire history of the educational institution, she is the first who received such a high degree at such a young age (23 years).
Among the achievements of the German violinist are also the Gramophone, ECHO-Classic, Diaposon d'Or and other prizes. Every year she gives about a hundred concerts around the world, and her repertoire covers well-known classical works that were previously composed and performed by great violinists. Among them: Bach, Vivaldi, Paganini, Tchaikovsky and others.
Vanessa May
Undoubtedly, the great violinists of the world are virtuosos not only in performance, but also in musical understanding and improvisation. Therefore, the Golden Five can not do without the famous Vanessa May. She became famous for the original techno-processing of classical works, giving them a new life, a new sound.
From the age of three, Vanessa began to play the piano. A little later, she met a violin. Musical alma mater became King's College, where the violinist was the youngest student.
Vanessa May has been playing the electric violin since 1992. From that moment began her rapid creative take-off, which the violinist still holds.
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According to lovers of instrumental music, these five masters occupy the top of the rating “The Great Violinists of the World”. The list, however, periodically changes, replenished with new names. And, of course, it pleases that the famous classics have a worthy change.