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Violin & Artistic Director

David Garrett

Guitar

Franck van der Heijden

Bass

Rogier van Wegberg

David Garrett, the renowned crossover violin superstar and dual classical and rock "player", has been performing countless classical works for more than 30 years, and in 2023, David kicked off a new world tour with his new "ICONIC Classical Retrospective" recital. In 2023, David kicks off a new world tour with his new "ICONIC Classic Retrospective" recital.

ICONIC is inspired by the legendary players of the golden age of the violin at the beginning of the 20th century: Zino Francescati, Arthur Grumiaux, Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Yehudi Menuhin ...... Their musical treasures and deep melodies thrilled the childhood David Garrett; To this day, the masters of yesteryear are still greatly admired by him. As a role model for contemporary musicians, David wandered through the timeless recordings of the Golden Age masters, thus conceiving and giving birth to the repertoire of ICONIC.

On this tour, David will take the stage for the first time in a new format as the Greta Trio, a combination of violin, classical guitar and bass that pays homage to the outstanding musical masters of the past and present. He has carefully selected representative pieces of classical music and classics popular in Europe and the United States at the beginning of the 20th century and, together with guitarist Van der Heijden, has lovingly adapted these unforgettable and beautiful melodies.

"It's a shame that so many fine early works by great musicians have been forgotten." David says, "Having the opportunity to resurrect all these beautiful works means a lot to me."

PROGRAM

Maria Theresia von Paradis | Sicilienne

Manuel Ponce | Estrellita

Gluck | Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Mélodie

Kreisler | Tempo di Minuetto in the Style of Pugnani

Vivaldi | Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

Saint-Saëns | Danse Macabre, Op. 40, R. 171

Saint-Saëns | Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan

Joseph Joachim Raff | 6 Morceaux, Op. 85: III. Cavatina

Traditional Danny Boy

Dvořák | Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55, B. 104: IV. Songs My Mother Taught Me

Mozart | Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331: III. Alla Turca

Vivaldi | Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”

Schumann | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei

Traditional Greensleeves

Fauré | 3 Mélodies, Op. 7: I. Après un rêve

Stephen Foster | Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Dvořák | 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: I. Allegro moderato

Schubert | Ave Maria, D. 839

Albeniz | Suite Española No. 1, Op. 47: V. Asturias

Zequinha de Abreu | Tico-Tico no Fubá

Franck van der Heijden | Furious

Grigoras Dinicu | Hora Staccato

*Program is subject to change

David Garrett, Classical and Rock Player

A disciple of Itzhak Perlman and a graduate of Juilliard, David Garrett has pursued his own artistic path, presenting crossover works and classical violin repertoire to the widest possible audience in a variety of concerts and programmes. He has capitalised on the popularity of crossover concerts as a means of inspiring new audiences for the great classical violin works, taking classical music crossover fusion to new and unprecedented heights and creating a new sensibility for classical music.

The son of a German lawyer and an American prima ballerina, David was born in Aachen, Germany. At the age of four, he was given his first violin and made his debut with the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of ten. At thirteen, he became the youngest artist to be signed exclusively with the Deutsche Gramophone Company.

He has worked with the most prestigious orchestras and conductors, including Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, Giuseppe Sinopoli and Yehudi Menuhin. He was awarded first prize in the 2003 Juilliard Composition Competition for his work Fugue in the Style of Johann Sebastian Bach. His composition teacher, Eric Ewazen, has said of him, "The intensity of his breathtaking and expressive violin playing overwhelmed us. Everyone who had the privilege of teaching him recognised his extraordinary talent and incredible brilliance."

In October 2013, David Gretel made his film debut as an actor. He played the lead role of Niccolo Paganini in The Devil's Violinist (directed by Bernard Rose) and composed the soundtrack for the film himself. In addition, he dedicated his aria "Ma Dove Sei" to the tenor Andrea Bocelli. Garrett vs. Paganini was awarded "Best Selling Album of the Year" at the ECHO Klassik Classical Echo Awards in 2014. He was also awarded the German Bambi Prize in November 2013 and in April 2017 the German Frankfurt Music Prize.

David Garrett is a firm believer that there is only good or bad music, regardless of the genre it comes from. This idea is especially evident in his crossover performances. Combining his personal style with the music of his time, he has successfully organised open-air concerts at the King's Square in Munich in 2013, in the Berlin Forest in 2014, and at the National Auditorium in Mexico in 2016, where more than 10,000 spectators experienced the warm atmosphere of the venue in each case.In November 2016 he embarked on a world tour with concerts in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and in December of the same year he performed in In 2017 and 2018 he gave concerts in Europe, South America, Central America and Israel, and in 2019 he toured with his new programme "Infinity".

Despite his crossover successes, David Gretel remains true to his roots and regularly gives concerts with a purely classical programme, such as a series of concerts featuring Brahms' and Bruch's Violin Concertos in 2014 and 2015; concerts with the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Genoa and Neapolitan orchestras and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta; and concerts with the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Genoa and Naples orchestras, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta; made his debut in 2015 with the Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra in Moscow, the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly, the RAI in Turin and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and has been invited to perform once again with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples; and in September 2016, with Zubin Mehta, Andrea Bocelli, Florence May Festival; and in the 80th anniversary concert of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in December 2016, he performed with Pynkas Zuckerman, Julian Rachlin, and Ilya Konovalov.

Since the age of 13, Greig has been playing the Stradivarius violin, made in 1718 and the first of the four great Italian violins. For the last ten years he has been playing a 1716 Stradivarius "A. Busch", and in November 2022 he won a €3.5 million auction for a 1736 Guarnelli, one of the rare Guarneli del Gesu, one of the Four Great Italian Violins.

Photo by (c) Christoph Köstlin