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Stradivarius From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Stradivarius is a stringed instrument 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. The name "Stradivarius" has also become a superlative applied to designate excellence. To be called "the Stradivari" of any field is to be deemed the finest there is.
Edvin Marton From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edvin Marton (born February 17, 1974, Tiszaújlak, Ukraine) is a Hungarian composer and violinist. His original name is Lajos Csűry. He became known as the violinist of the skaters, mainly because Evgeni Plushenko, Stéphane Lambiel, and other famous skaters often skated to his music.
Biography
He was born in an area of Ukraine largely inhabited by ethnic Hungarians. He was born into a musical family and at age of five was already learning the violin from his parents. He was eight when accepted into that alma mater for the most talented musicians of the Soviet Union, the Central Tchaikowsky Music School in Moscow.
He continued his studies with Eugenia Tchougaeva. He gave his first important concert at the age of twelve, with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. At the age of seventeen he became a student at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Budapest, in the class of Géza Kapás. He took part in a masterclass given by Ruggiero Ricci, where he won the prize for the best participant, and he was also the Grant Prize winner of the International Course Competition in Berlin invited by Ruggiero Ricci too. Since 1993 he has been a "young soloist" for the National Philharmonic Concert Agency in Hungary.
He has performed with almost all the main Hungarian orchestras, and given concerts in Austria, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. In May 1994 the internationally famous Dorothy Delay invited him to the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado where he gave a concert with Rohan de Silva. In New York he won a scholarship and was admitted to the class of Dorothy Delay at the Juilliard School of Music.
His studies in New York at the Juilliard School of Music brought professional contacts which meant changes in his musical style. Here, in one of the most revered classical music environments of Juilliard, he mingled with DJ's and jumped from high level classical to what is referred today as crossover.
Still in his 20s, Marton had traveled to more than 30 countries, and played in such renowned concert halls as the Berliner Philharmonie and Vienna's Koncerthaus. But he was looking for a change. A former classmate said of him, "After he graduated from the music academy the talented, jovial and rotund Lajos disappeared, only to return as a slim, easy listening, music playing Edvin Marton."[1]
He was always more interested in playing his own music, and this doesn't mean that he wouldn't play Mozart or Vivaldi, it's just that today it is more exciting to perform these works with electronic sounds, since we live in the 21st century.
He won his chance to play on a donated Stradivarius in a world competition in Canada in 1996, from among 350 violinists. It has been lent to him for his life by a Swiss Bank. "The violin I'm using is from 1697, it's a Stradivarius and was actually played by Paganini over 300 years ago. I won the chance to play it when I won a competition in Montreal in 1996, and now it's in Belgrade with us."[2]
Education
In 1983 Tchaikovsky Academy, Moscow in 1991 Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia[1]), Budapest In 1994 Juilliard School of Music in New York In 1995 graduating at Music Academy in Vienna
Awards
2006 Emmy Award winner in America for Best Composition, for song "Romeo and Juliet" performed for over 300 million television viewers as part of the 2006 Torino Olympic Winter Games, during Russian Gold Medal Men's Figure Skater Evgeny Plushenko's routine 2008 Eurovision Song Contest — featured performer and co-writer of Dima Bilan's winning song "Believe"
Discography
1996 Sarasate Eight Spanish Dances: Malaguena Op.21 No 1. Habanera Romanza andaluza Jota Navarra Playera Zapateado Spanish Dance Spanish Dance Caprice Basque: Moderato Allegro moderato Zigeunerweisen: Moderato. Lento Un poco piú lento Allegro molto vivace Concert Fantasy on Carmen: Introduction. Allegro moderato Moderato Lento assai Alegro moderato Moderato 2001 Strings 'N' Beats King Of The Forest Miss You Bitter Sweet Symphony Una furtiva lagrima Magic Stradivarius Birdman /Romanian Folk Song Secret Emotions Fire Dance Gloomy Sunday First Date Wind Of Spring Panis Angelicus Spaces Of Freedom Sarabande Art On Ice 2004 Virtuoso Gypsy Dance Beethoven 5 Love Story Hibi-Haba Aura Guitarra Latino Romeo and Juliet Irish Hungarian Rhapsody India Virtuoso Dark Angel Oda of Joy Carmina Burana 2006 Stradivarius Tosca Fantasy Vivaldi Spring Rio Carneval Badinerie Romeo and Juliet Dramatico My Love is Deep Bellydance Love in Venice Tchaikovsky Remix Ibiza C'est la Vie- Instrumental Version Ice Symphony O Sole Mio Crazy Violin Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 Fireworks Paganini Bonus- C'est la Vie feat. Lou Bega
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