Boris GARLITSKY

Francais

“Boris Garlitsky est un musicien d’une extreme vivacité, d’un grande souplesse et d’une vive intelligence, au timbre merveilleusement rond et à la technique solide… Premier violon à l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Londres, M.Garlitsky se range parmi les Concert Masters des meilleurs orchestres du monde, que ce soit à NewYork, Vienne, Berlin etc., et peut jouer un rôle exeptionnel dans tous les grands orchestres internationaux. Ainsi parle Kurt Masur, l’un des meilleurs chefs d’orchestre du vingtième siècle, avec qui Boris Garlitsky a travaillé de nombreuses années. Pourtant, les paroles de M.Masur ne rendent compte que d’une partie de la richesse musicale de Boris Garlitsky.

Né à Moscou, BG a reçu ses premières leçons de musique de son père, auteur de la Méthode de référence pour jeunes violonistes « Pas à Pas ». Il a étudie avec Professeur Yankelevich au Conservatoire de Moscou, avant de devenir premier violon pour « Les Virtuosi de Moscou ». En 1982, Boris Garlitsky remporta le concours italien Paganini et commença sa carrière de soliste. Depuis, il a joué avec entre autres l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Londres, l’Orchestre de Radio de Vienne, l’Orchestre de Chambre de Philadelphie, avec aussi l’Orchestre Giuseppe Verdi situé à Milan et l’Orchestre britannique « The Age of Enlightement ».

Ses interprétations du concerto de Schostakovich avec l’Orchestre National de Lyon furent applaudies par la presse. “Il fout tout l’art de Boris Garlitsky, digne du créateur de l’œuvre, David Oistrakh, pour l’imposer avec intensité et une force de persuasion irrésistible”, commenta Lyon Figaro.

“Boris Garlitsky fut le digne partenaire d’Anne-Sophie Mutter dans le double concerto de Bach qu’ils interprétèrent ensemble avec le Philharmonie de Londres. Le gigantesque dernier mouvement de la Partita en ré mineur, la fameuse Chaconne de Bach … par M.Garlitsky en a fait un concert d’une classe exceptionnelle…”, écrit le critique Allemand, Dr.Karl Georg Berg.

B.Garlitsky est un interprète hors pair de musique de chambre, son Trio Hermitage est “…sans aucun doute l’un des meilleurs de son genre”, commenta “Le Strad”. “Cette douce exaltation de la musique de chambre qui exprime des choses intimes et profondes qui vous vont droit au cœur et port au rêve » (Nice Matin) “Le charisme de Boris Garlitsky est flagrant, patent. Et il peut être! Un premier violon d’une telle présence et prestance est une bénédiction pour n’importe quelle formation!” (La Montagne). M.Garlitsky participe activement à festivals de musique internationaux. Il travaille alors avec les studios de BBC, Naxos, Denon, Chandos, Polimnie.

Aujourd’hui, M. Garlitsky consacre une grande partie de son temps à l’enseignement. Il occupe une chaire dans deux Instituts de musique remarquables, le Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris et Folkwang Universität der Künste, Essen (Germany). De plus, M. Garlitsky propose chaque année des Master Classes dans les célèbres institutions musicales, tells que Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, the Peabody Conservatoty de Baltimore, Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule de Berlin et Academie de Kronberg, entre autres.
M. Garlitsky fait partie de jury de concours internationaux en Koree, Nouvelle Zélande, Lituanie etc…

English

“Boris Garlitsky is an extremely lively musician of high intelligence and flexibility, with a wonderfully round tone and solid reliable technique … Concert Master of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mr. Garlitsky measures up to every Concert Master of the world’s top orchestras, such as New York, Vienna, Berlin etc., and can play an outstanding role in all leading international orchestras.”

These are the words of Kurt Masur, one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, with whom Boris Garlitsky worked together throughout many years. And still, Mr. Masur’s words grasp but a part of Boris Garlitsky’s musical richness.

In 1982, Boris Garlitsky won the Italian Paganini Competition and began his career as a soloist. Since then, he has played, among others, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Radio Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (with Ignat Solzhenitsyn conducting) as well as the Milan based Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra and the British Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. His interpretations of Shostakovich’s violin concerto with the Orchestre National de Lyon were praised in the press. “The intensity and irresistible force of persuasion brought to it by all the skill of Boris Garlitsky was worthy of the work’s first interpreter, David Oistrakh”, the Lyon Figaro commented.

Mr. Garlitsky is an active participator in several international music festivals. He regularly takes part in the Pablo Casals Festival in France, Mostly Mozart in New York, the London Proms, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival and Gidon Kremer’s Chamber Music Festival at Lockenhaus in Austria. Also, Mr Garlitsky performs for the BBC, Radio France as well as a number of radio stations in Italy, Russia and the United States. He has recorded for RCA, Naxos, Chandos and Polymnie.

“Boris Garlitsky was a worthy partner of Anne-Sophie Mutter in Bach’s double concerto, performed together with the London Philharmonic… Let us concentrate on the gigantic chaconne from the partita in d minor for violin solo: Mr. Garlitsky’s interpretation as such made this a concert of outstanding class. Highly differentiated and uniquely colourful in play, Mr. Garlitsky’s brilliant intellectual understanding of the piece and expressive characterisation of the individual variations reflected the authenticity and individual depth of the artist’s Bach interpretation” (Dr. Karl Georg Berg).

Garlitsky is an outstanding chamber musician and member of the Hermitage String Trio, praised right and left in critical reviews: “… undoubtedly one of finest of its type, with discipline and musicianship second to none”(www.classicalsource.com); “true brilliance! This ensemble will do much to put more string trio repertoire on the musical map” (Strad); “with virtuosic elegance and, above all, affection” (Hexham and District Music Society); “that gentle exaltation of chamber music which passes by the dramatic gestures of symphonic music but rather expresses intimate and the profound, which goes straight to the heart and transports you to a dream” (Nice Matin).

Mr. Garlitsky’s repertoire is amazingly rich. Among his partners are Pinchas Zuckerman, Gidon Kremer, Marta Argerich, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Vadim Repin, Truls Mork, Maria-Joao Pires. Last but not least, Mr. Garlitsky is so popular among his colleagues due to his amiable character. “Garlitsky’s charisma is glaringly obvious. And how! A first violin of such imposing presence is a blessing for any ensemble” (La Montagne).

Born in Russia, Mr. Garlitsky received his first music lessons from his father, the author of the standard textbook for young violinists Step by Step. He studied with Profesor Yankelevich at the Moscow Conservatory, and afterwards worked as the Concertmaster for the Moscow Virtuosi and the London Symphony Orchestra, the Covent Garden Opera, the Vienna ORF Orchestra, the Hamburg Philharmonic and many more.

Today, Mr. Garlitsky devotes a large amount of his time to education. He holds a chair at two outstanding music Institutes, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris and the “Folkwang Universität der Künste”, Essen (Germany). In addition, Mr. Garlitsky offers master classes on a yearly basis at the most renowned music institutions including the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, the Peabody Conservatoty in Baltimore, Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule in Berlin.

“He is also very successful as a teacher and his instruction would be an enrichment for any musical institution, be it orchestra or music academy. His knowledge, his energy, his honesty and his ability to connect with people and create harmony are in my opinion the quintessence of why he can serve as a role model and ‘leading light’ for the young generation.” (Kurt Masur)