Lietuvos kamerinio orkestro koncerte – pasaulinė smuiko žvaigždė LEILA JOSEFOWICZ

The world-famous violinist Leila Josefowicz returns to Lithuania. "Her virtuosity floats in waves of joyous energy," the Los Angeles Times wrote about her. Born in Canada, living in the USA, the violin virtuoso will perform at the concert of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, which will be conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer - a famous American conductor, who is famous for his ability to interpret both classical repertoire and contemporary music at the highest level and equally impressively. The concert will take place on October 22. at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic.
"Her virtuosity is extraordinary, but her power of expression is even more astonishing," the Los Angeles Times emphasized both Leila Josefowicz's excellent technique and evocative artistry. The violinist's path to the world stage began very early. Considered a child prodigy, she began studying the violin at the age of three, and at thirteen entered the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. At the age of sixteen, Leila made her debut on stage at New York's Carnegie Hall with the legendary Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra and Sir Neville Marriner, before immediately signing her first exclusive record deal with Philips Classics and launching an international career.
Today, Leila Josefowicz is a sought-after violinist in the world's most famous concert halls and festivals, performing with the highest level orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia. She is regularly invited to perform with the orchestras of the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Zurich Tonhalle, Berlin Konzerthaus, Leipzig Gewandhaus, London, Dresden, Oslo, Helsinki, Elbe Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and other prestigious ensembles. The performer collaborates with the most prominent conductors of today - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Paavo Järvi, Susanna Mälkki, Louis Langrée, Hann Lint, John Storgårds, Matthias Pintscher, Cristian Măcelar, Thomas Søndergård, Dalia Stasevska and with John Adams himself.
The years 2025-2026 were also very rich for the violin virtuoso. season: she performed the world premiere of Jüri Reinvere's Concerto for Violin, Harp and Orchestra with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, performed with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Philharmonic, Minnesota Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Zurich Tonhalle, Warsaw Philharmonic, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and other renowned ensembles.
Alongside classical masterpieces, contemporary music also occupies an important place in the violinist's work. L. Josefowicz is passionate about popularizing the impressive works of this time, constantly including them in her creative programs, which has earned her a distinguished reputation as one of the most outstanding interpreters of violin music today. Composers such as John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thomas Adès, Luca Francesconi, Colin Matthews, etc. wrote and dedicated works specially for her. The violin virtuoso's repertoire also includes great classical masterpieces: violin concertos by J. Brahms, L. van Beethoven, F. Mendelssohn, A. Dvořák, J. Sibelius, M. Bruch, B. Bartók, A. Berg, J. S. Bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin, virtuoso works by N. Paganini and H. Wieniawski.
Concert conductor Jonathan Stockhammer's career is also impressive. The charismatic and audience-enchanting conductor enriches every work he undertakes with his interpretive sensitivity and theatrical flair. The master of the trampoline, who has a wide creative horizon and has won international recognition, is regularly invited to conduct the London Symphony, the Hamburg Elbe Philharmonic, the Oslo Philharmonic, the Dresden Staatskapelle, the Czech Philharmonic, the French National, the Yiomiuri Nippon Symphony, the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony, the Seoul Philharmonic, the Sydney Symphony and other top-caliber ensembles. He is also welcome at the most important European festivals - Salzburg, Lucerne, Venice Biennale, Wien Modern, etc. Today's composers value Stockhammer as an extremely flexible, extremely insightful and experienced creative partner, capable of giving new works an evocative artistic form.
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