David Aaron Carpenter and Vladimir Ashkenazy

Watch this trailer about the collaboration of rising star violist David Aaron Carpenter (2011 Bernstein Award) and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy on their new CD recording with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Together they perform Harold in Italy, a Symphony with Viola obbligato which Berlioz originally wrote on a commission from Paganini. The present recording features, for the first time, a more virtuoso soloist part written for Paganini. The coupling is a showpiece, which Nicolò Paganini wrote after rejecting his earlier Berlioz commission; "The Sonata per la Gran Viola displays the highest virtuosic writing for this instrument," says David Aaron Carpenter, who defines his mission as focusing attention on the viola as a great solo string instrument in its own right.

Recipient of the 2011 Leonard Bernstein Award (on August 27, 2011) and winner of the 2010 Avery Fisher Career Grant, David has emerged as one of the world's most promising young artists. In 2006, he won the prestigious Walter E. Naumburg Viola Competition and in 2007, he became protégé for The Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, being the youngest in this mentorship programme's history. David Aaron Carpenter has been the protégé of several major international musical figures, such as Pinchas Zukerman, Yuri Bashmet and Christoph Eschenbach. The present CD is David's second release on the Ondine label. It follows on the great success of his debut recording, with the Phllharmonia Orchestra and conductor Christoph Eschenbach, of the Elgar and Schnittke concertos (ODE 1153-2).

For more information see
http://www.ondine.net/index.php?lid=en&cid=2.2&oid=4666&cms_previ...
http://www.ondine.net/davidaaroncarpenter

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[xujam]

Is he playing on a different viola? probably smaller ??

[ondinelabel]

@xujam David plays on a viola made by Michele Deconet, Venice (1766) known as the “Ex-Hamma.”

[violagirl78]

David Aaron Carpenter shows the world what the viola is about... what an incredible musician!! thank you for uploading this :)

[brittneyy106]

wowza

[Adorado31]

David Aaron Carpenter + Vladimir Ashkenazy = AWESOMENESS :D

[Classic1940s]

Ah! New video! :D How did I miss it?! I love David Aaron Carpenter :D ^_^

[willybashmet21]

maestro!!!!