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Ariadne Daskalakis

Ariadne Daskalakis

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The violin playing of Ariadne Daskalakis is characterised by its pure, warm sound, married to technical brilliance. She is a player that provokes a spine tingling reaction from the first stroke of her bow. The warmth of her playing is mirrored in her character, making her performance generous in a manner that draws the listener right into the soul of the music.

 

Biography

...Striking athleticism, musical insight, expressive embellishment and elegiac lyricism.                    

The Strad

 

A unique violinist, Ariadne Daskalakis is a discerning musician with a profound understanding of musical language and a keen interest in its historical development. The flexibility and warmth of her tone are celebrated internationally by audiences and critics alike.

 

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Reviews

PERFORMANCES WITH ORCHESTRA:

Bernstein Serenade : Philharmonic Orchestra Hahen : Stadthalle Hagen 

...Ariadne Daskalakis, youngest Violin Professor in Cologne since 2000, was brilliant as the soloist. It was wonderful how she expressed enraptured intimacy in her playing. In the last movement 'typical Bernstein' flared up: jazz-influenced passion with rhythmic percussion episodes.    

Christoph Bingel, Westfälische Rundschau, February 12 2009

 

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Discography

Ariadne Daskalakis' latest CD release is with pianist Miri Yampolsky and features the complete works for violin and piano by Lutoslawski. This CD is recorded on the Naxos label and also includes works by Szymanowski and Janacek.

 

“…I warm to the polish in the playing and dynamic drama and tensions between passion and restraint, songful lyricism, playfulness and fervour.”

“…newcomers need fear no lack in quality, either in performance or production, and can count on having struck chamber-music gold.”

Dominy Clements - MusicWeb International, April 2009

“Ariadne Daskalakis … draws a honeyed tone from her 1769 Guadagnini violin, subtly colouring the ecstatic moments ... Her playing is technically impeccable and has the necessary impact for Lutoslawski’s Partita…

David Denton – The Strad, July 2009

“The quirky Janáček comes over very nicely in this performance, moulding the whole convincingly structurally…”

Guy Rickards – Gramophone, August 2009
 

"The ending, with its last few wisps of sound, is one of the most amazing things I have heard in ages. What a treat for the ears this album is!"

The American Record Guide, July 2009

 

LUTOSLAWSKI, W.: Violin Music (Complete) 

SZYMANOWSKI, K.: Myths

JANACEK, L: Violin Sonata

Ariadne Daskalakis, Miri Yampolsky

CATALOGUE No: 8.570987 | EAN-CODE: 0747313098774

 

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Upcoming Events

SATURDAY 06 MARCH 2010

8.00 pm: International duo, Ariadne Daskalakis (violin) and Miri Yampolsky (piano). Bach Sonata in c-minor BWV 1017; Sebastian Gottschick (New Work in memory of Susan Alberghini); Beethoven Sonata Nr. 10 in G Major, Opus 96; Lutoslawski "Partita". Mazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor Street West. 

 

 

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