Anne-Sophie Mutter

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Anne-Sophie Mutter

Born 1963-06-29 · Rheinfelden, Baden, Germany

Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 29 June 1963) is a German violinist. She was supported early in her career by Herbert von Karajan. As an advocate of contemporary music, she has had several works composed especially for her, by Sebastian Currier, Henri Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutosławski, Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm, John Williams and others. Since her orchestral debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1977, Mutter has performed as a prominent soloist with numerous leading orchestras worldwide. Mutter was born in the German town of Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg which lies some 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Basel on the northern bank of the High Rhine river, across which lies the Swiss town of the same name. Her parents were Karl Wilhelm Mutter and Gerlinde Mutter and she was raised with two older brothers. While Mutter's father was a journalist, who edited a newspaper in Baden-Württemberg, her mother was the first woman in her family to graduate from college. Although no one in her family played a musical instrument, Mutter's family was passionate about classical music. Mutter began playing the piano at the age of five, and shortly afterwards took up the violin. At the age of six, Mutter won the National Music Prize, and in 1972, she gave her first concert with the Winterthurer Stadtorchester. Inspired by a recording of violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Wilhelm Furtwängler, she began studying with Erna Honigberger, a pupil of Carl Flesch. After Honigberger's death she continued her studies with Aida Stucki at the Winterthur Conservatory. Mutter's playing began to receive attention and she stopped attending school to devote herself full-time to music. Conductor Herbert von Karajan arranged for her to play with the Berlin Philharmonic. Only 13 years old at the time, she made her public debut on stage in 1976 at the Lucerne Festival, where she played Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major. In 1977, she performed at the Salzburg Festival and with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim. Critics praised the level of maturity in Mutter's performance, with one reviewer of Die Welt writing, "She played it ravishingly, and above all, she did not play it at all like a child prodigy. Her technique is fully mature.” At 15, Mutter made her first recording of the Mozart Third and Fifth violin concerti with Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic. In 1980, Mutter made her American debut with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. In 1985, at the age of 22, she was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (London) and head of its faculty of international violin studies and in 1986 an honorary member. In 1988, she made a grand tour of Canada and the United States, playing for the first time at Carnegie Hall. In 1998 she played and recorded for CD and DVD the complete set of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas, accompanied by Lambert Orkis; these were broadcast on television in many countries. ... Source: Article "Anne-Sophie Mutter" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Music by John Williams poster
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His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro John Williams' own story, with insights from filmmakers, musicians, and others he has inspired, complete with rare behind-the-scenes looks at the making of movie history.

Music by John Williams

2024

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Granatowy zeszyt

2013

Anne-Sophie Mutter - Live From Yellow Lounge (The Club Album) poster
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Anne-Sophie Mutter - Live From Yellow Lounge (The Club Album)

2015

Vivaldi - The Four Seasons / Von Karajan, Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic poster
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Famed conductor Herbert Von Karajan leads the Berlin Philharmonic in a performance of what may be Vivaldi's best-known composition -- "The Four Seasons" -- in this sparkling video. Recorded in 1987 at the Chamber Music Hall, this concert features Anne-Sophie Mutter as a guest violin soloist.

Vivaldi - The Four Seasons / Von Karajan, Mutter, Berlin Philharmonic

1990

Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration poster
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Tanglewood is one of the world's most beloved music festivals and serves as the summer home for the famed Boston Symphony Orchestra. In a star-studded event featuring some of its most distinguished and long-term contributors, the prestigious Tanglewood Festival celebrated its 75th anniversary with an evening of sparkling music that will long be remembered.

Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration

2013

Anne-Sophie Mutter: The Mozart Violin Concertos poster
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The complete Violin Concertos performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter with Camerata Salzburg recorded live in Salzburg in December 2005. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 5, "Turkish" Sinfonia concertante

Anne-Sophie Mutter: The Mozart Violin Concertos

2007

Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki poster
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Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki

2014

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Klassik am Odeonsplatz 2024 - Lahav Shani und Anne-Sophie Mutter

2024

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The child prodigy turns 60! At the tender age of 13, Anne-Sophie Mutter was discovered by star conductor Herbert von Karajan. An unprecedented world career followed. She once said of herself: "If you want to get to know me, you have to experience me on stage". She does not appreciate questions about her private life. So how do you portray such an exceptional artist?

Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace

2023

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Jedermann auf der Weltbühne – 100 Jahre Salzburger Festspiele

2020

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“What remains of Karajan?” asks the award-winning documentary film maker Eric Schulz. In his film Karajan – The Second Life, he explores the man and the musician – and especially his media legacy. We discover the conditions under which the technology enthusiast Karajan created his countless recordings and how these documents can help us to understand the phenomenon that is Karajan.

Herbert von Karajan – The Second Life

2012

Anne-Sophie Mutter: The Mozart Violin Sonatas poster
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Anne-Sophie Mutter with pianist Lambert Orkis recorded live in Munich, February 2006.

Anne-Sophie Mutter: The Mozart Violin Sonatas

2007

The Legacy of Seiji Ozawa poster
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This Blu-ray sampler with carefully selected concerts accompanies Seiji Ozawa's impressive career over 3 decades. Seiji Ozawa was not only Japan’s best-known conductor but also the founder of the Saito Kinen Festival in Matsumoto, which in 2015 was renamed the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival. Special feature included in this edition from Matsumoto: on the occasion of Maestro Ozawa’s 80th birthday, Martha Argerich and Matthias Goerne joined the orchestra to perform Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, Op. 80, plus a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ - a deeply emotional moment for the Maestro!

The Legacy of Seiji Ozawa

2024

Anne-Sophie Mutter - Brahms · The Violin Sonatas poster
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The Violin Sonatas visualizes Anne-Sophie Mutter's successful 2010 Brahms album (with Lambert Orkis), her first Deutsche Grammophon recording of this essential repertoire.

Anne-Sophie Mutter - Brahms · The Violin Sonatas

2010

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Sous le charme d'Anne-Sophie Mutter

2015

New Year's Eve Concert 2015 - Berlin Philharmonic poster
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New Year's Eve Concert 2015 - Berlin Philharmonic

2015

Karajan: Beauty As I See It poster
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With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one of the most legendary figures in 20th-century classical music. Comprised of archival footage, performance highlights and interviews with the likes of Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christa Ludwig and Seiji Ozawa, this retrospective chronicles the life and times of the iconic Austrian maestro.

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

2008

Herbert Von Karajan Memorial Concert poster
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A triumph of remembrance, wrote Die Welt following this stirring concert given by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Seiji Ozawa and with Anne-Sophie Mutter as soloist. It left its audience hovering between hushed reverence and deafening exultation. The Golden Hall of Vienna's Musikverein was the dazzling venue for the live recording of this concert celebrating the 100th birthday of Herbert von Karajan. And there Karajan s Berliner never sounded better, evoking a time which selfconfidently sought the private and subjective in music, and believed it could find them in the mirror of the works (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). It is a concert that commemorates Herbert von Karajan for the ages in a supremely moving manner. Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Bach: Sarabande,br. Seiji Ozawa, Anne-Sophie Mutter

Herbert Von Karajan Memorial Concert

2008

Beethoven - Complete Violin Sonatas poster
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Beethoven - Complete Violin Sonatas

1998

Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes poster
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Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes

2022

Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61 poster
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Premiered in 1806, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major paved the way for three great violin concertos of the 19th and 20th centuries: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius. Extremely expressive and astonishing in it emotional scope, the work nonetheless received an ambivalent response at its premiere. Renowned for his knowledge of Beethoven’s oeuvre, the conductor Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker are joined by the virtuoso violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter for a masterful performance.

Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61

1984

André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds poster
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Sir André Previn, born in Berlin in 1929, figures among the most prominent musicians of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He won four Academy Awards for his film scores, he composes concertos, musicals and operas. He conducts, arranges music, and is a renowned pianist, as well as a jazz musician. Previn’s first opera, ‚A Streetcar Named Desire’, based on Tennessee Williams’ play, successfully premiered in San Francisco, in 1998. Our film mirrors Sir Previn’s affinities to Europe as well as to the United States. He is at home in both worlds, with their rather different cultural realities.

André Previn - A Bridge between two Worlds

2009

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Anne-Sophie Mutter: Geburtstagskonzert - Mutter's Virtuosi in Wien

Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro poster
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An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.

Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro

2019