Julian Rachlin

Julian Rachlin Is A Lithuanian-Born Violinist And Violist. Rachlin Who Is Jewish Was Born In Vilnius On December 8 1974 And Immigrated In 1978 With His Musician Parents To Austria. In 1983 He Entered The Vienna Conservatory And Studied Violin In The Soviet Tradition With Boris Kuschnir While Also Receiving Private Lessons From Pinchas Zukerman. His Career As A Child Prodigy Began With His First Public Concert In 1984. In 1988 He Took The Title Of Eurovision Young Musician Of The Year Which Led To His Being Invited To Appear At The Berlin Festival With Conductor Lorin Maazel And To His Becoming The Youngest Soloist To Ever Play With The Vienna Philharmonic Under The Direction Of Riccardo Muti. In The Development Of His Career Rachlin Has Enjoyed Collaborations With Some Of The Most Illustrious Maestros In Europe And The United States Including Vladimir Ashkenazy Bernard Haitink James Levine Zubin Mehta And André Previn. In 2005 Rachlin Made His Carnegie Hall Debut When He Performed With The New York Philharmonic Under Maazel. Besides Performing Violin Concertos Rachlin Also Performs Chamber Music With Such Artists As Martha Argerich Itamar Golan Natalia Gutman Gidon Kremer And Used To Perform With Mstislav Rostropovich. In 2000 He Joined Rostropovich And Yuri Bashmet Among Others In The Premiere Of Krzysztof Penderecki's Sextet. The Same Year Rachlin Also Founded His Own Music Festival In Dubrovnik "Julian Rachlin And Friends". Since 2000 He Has Also Played The Concerto And Chamber Repertoire For The Viola. Rachlin's Recordings Of The Violin Concertos Of Brahms Sibelius And Tchaikovsky As Well As Of Shostakovich's Sonata For Viola And Piano Op. 147 Have Been Lauded By Music Critics. In 2000 He Was Rewarded With The Prestigious International Prize Of The Accademia Musicale Chigiana Of Siena. Julian Rachlin Plays The 1741 "ex Carrodus" Guarnerius Del Gesù Violin Loaned To Him By The Austrian National Bank. Rachlin's Former Girlfriend Was The Renowned Dutch Violinist Janine Jansen. His Official Site Is Http //www.Julianrachlin.Com/. read less