Recent News
LIVE webcast with the DSO and Leonard Slatkin on Feb. 10!
Feb 01, 2012 - Tune in to www.dso.org/live on Friday, February 10 at 10:45am (4:45pm - European time) for a free live webcast of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Julian Rachlin playing the Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1. Short interview to follow at intermission.
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Debut with the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst
Jan 09, 2012 - This week, Julian debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra led by Franz Welser-Möst with the Brahms Violin Concerto.
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Gramophone selects Rachlin’s recital as “Highlight of 2011”
Jan 01, 2012 - In its January 2012 edition, the Gramophone Magazine selects Rachlin’s recital with Itamar Golan at the Beethovenfest in Bonn as Highlight of 2011. They played the complete Beethoven Sonatas cycle. The article can be viewed here.
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Celebrating the Israel Philharmonic’s 75th anniversary
Dec 24, 2011 - Julian participated in a gala concert in honor of the Israel Philharmonic’s 75th anniversary, playing Saint-Saens’ Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso under the baton of Zubin Mehta. Watch the TV production of EuroArts Music & WDR in association with Arte here.
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Rachlin opens the Philadelphia Orchestra 2011-12 season
Oct 15, 2011 - Together with Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit, Julian Rachlin successfully opens the Philadelphia Orchestra subscription season at the Kimmel Center with the Sibelius Violin Concerto.
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In-depth look into Julian Rachlin
Oct 12, 2011 - "When I had the pleasure of hearing the young violinist Julian Rachlin performing live and seeing him in action at this year’s summer festival at Verbier, it was clear that this performer had something more to offer than a beautiful tone-palette on the violin..."
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Rachlin plays with Filarmonica della Scala and Harding
Sept 11, 2011 - Concert in commemoration of the victims of the September 11 attacks in New York. The recording of this concert will be available soon in the Audio section of the Julian Rachlin website.
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MusicalAmerica.com praises Rachlin and Friends Festival
Sept 08, 2011 - Alexandra Ivanoff describes the festival, its guest artists and the world premiere of Dubugnon’s “Violiana”.
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“Rachlin and Friends” festival begins in Dubrovnik
Aug 27, 2011 - The 11th annual chamber music festival "Julian Rachlin and Friends" began in the southern Adriatic resort of Dubrovnik on Saturday.
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Julian opens for FC Barcelona in front of 35,000
July 23, 2011 - Rachlin performs before a crowd of 35,000 in Hajduk Split, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the football club as they played against FC Barcelona. Watch the video here.
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Interview with Rachlin ahead of concert with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
July 06, 2011 - His concert in Bodrum, with the acclaimed British orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, is titled "The Seasons," which puts together Vivaldi's famous Baroque-era suite, "The Four Seasons," with that of Astor Piazzolla's 20th century suite, "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires".
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New Penderecki Concerto for Rachlin
Apr 04, 2011 - Krzysztof Penderecki is writing a Double Concerto for Julian to
be premiered in 2012 at the Vienna Musikverein with Janine
Jansen and Mariss Jansons.
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Julian Rachlin appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Jan 26, 2010 - Julian Rachlin has been contributing to UNICEF activities for years. Giving
his time and energy, he has proved his commitment to UNICEF and his
willingness to continue this mercy mission”, says J. Majauskaite,
Executive Director of the UNICEF National Committee in Lithuania.
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Reviews
Stravinsky with the Halle Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder
Nov 18, 2011 - "...huge character and impressive technique... great beauty from the solo line… richly-deserved warm reception."
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Krzystof Penderecki, a giant
Oct 20, 2011 - "...the young violinist knows this concerto intimately and freely displays his tremendous qualities as virtuoso and musician - full and sensual tones, perfect pitch, total commitment..."
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Rachlin, Dutoit open the Philadelphia Orchestra season
Oct 15, 2011 - "The orchestra's playing was excellent and guest violinist Julian Rachlin went beyond even that… the first movement alone made the concert a reference point in one's history with the piece"
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Rachlin leads the Camerata Salzburg
Sept 24, 2011 - "Rachlin, an excellent instrumentalist with a powerful, confident and glowing gold-threaded yet always elegant sound…"
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Sibelius with Filarmonica della Scala and Harding
Sept 15, 2011 - "…That is the particular forte of the 36 year old Lithuanian: he doesn't just stand stiffly and play, but brings forth the highs and lows of the rapid changes and the highly sophisticated accompaniment with dynamic passion…"
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The 66th Prague Spring International Music Festival
May 17, 2011 - “In the music of Brahms, he convinced us that he can play the viola just as well as he had played Mozart on the violin beforehand.”
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Beethoven Violin Concerto with Israel Philharmonic
Apr 11, 2011 - “His approach to this well-known work was entirely fresh, with nothing routine about it – novel without any attempt at being artificially or deliberately ordinal, and thus thoroughly enchanting”
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Sibelius with Los Angeles Philharmonic and Bringuier
May 29, 2010 - "There was a mind at work here, also an artist and impeccable technician. He knew when to deliberate, when to orate, when to give it the gas and have some fun."
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Germany Tour with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Jan 24, 2008 - "Seldom at a classical concert, where a polite ‘Bravo’ is more the rule, does one hear an audience stamping with sheer enthusiasm".
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Stravinsky with the Halle Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder
18 November 2011
by: Rohan Shotton
www.bachtrack.com
Julian Rachlin, as soloist in Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto, played with huge character and impressive technique, ably supported by fine playing by the Hallé. The opening movement of the concerto is strongly suggestive of the same composer’s theatrical Soldier’s Tale of 1918, with solo fiddle overlying marching figures from trombone amidst trumpet flourishes.
Rachlin was very animated, and paid great attention to the nuances of the part, whilst also occasionally allowing his sound to sit beneath the prolonged woodwind retorts to his part. He accompanied well again in the second movement, this time interacting closely with some fine clarinet playing. The pared-down string section but reinforced wind made for a pleasing prominence of the soloistic wind writing. The third movement was at times poignant and a striking diversion from the previous material,
Rachlin drawing great beauty from the solo line whilst backed by quiet rhythmic figures in the basses.
He also made the most of the extremes of attack and sliding transitions between notes, adding remarkable colour to the music. The lively fourth movement was intense, helped by firmly placed accented staccato figures from the solo and flute flourishes. Further good playing was seen from the first and second horn and the bassoons in their respective countermelodies to the solo. Elder conducted the widely variable beats seamlessly and shaped gliding, broad phrases in spite of the acutely attacking immediate music.
The piece closed with excitable vigour in a further display of excellent solo and orchestral playing, with a richly-deserved warm reception.