April 20, 2021 | Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow Performing Arts Center
Soloist – Daniel Lozakovich, violin (Sweden)
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov
Brahms. Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky. Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
The upcoming concert of the NPR and Vladimir Spivakov at the Moscow Performing Arts Center may be regarded as requested by the audience which is eager to meet again Daniel Lozakovich, the rising star of the world violin art. Daniel has gained the love and appreciation of Russian music lovers after his wins at the Nutcracker TV Contest and the Vladimir Spivakov Competition in Ufa. The musician shares the love and find opportunities to give concerts in Russia despite his very tight touring calendar. The holder of many awards, including the “Artist of the Year– 2017” at the Festival of Nations (Germany), Premio Batut (Mexico), Excelentia Foundation award of Queen Sofia of Spain, is a regular guest at prestigious music festivals and in major concert halls. The world's top recording company Deutsche Grammophon has signed an exclusive contract with the youngest performer in its history.
Being only 20 years old Daniel Lozakovich plays exclusively the Antonio Stradivari violins – ex-Baron Rotschild (1713), loaned owing to the Boston company Reuning & Son and Professor Eduard Wolfson, and Le Reynier (1727) by courtesy of LVMH / Moet Hennessy. Louis Vuitton.
The night will start with the seminal Concerto for violin and orchestra by Johannes Brahms followed in the second part by the signature interpretation of the masterpiece of Russian classical music – Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. “In my view it is a sacred score”, – says the Maestro. The Fifth is one of the most tragic works by Tchaikovsky written in the period of his most intense and deep contemplations about main questions of being, about morality and faith, duty and mission of an artist, life and death, whether to struggle or to submit to fate.