Alexandra Soumm
Alexandra Soumm (born May 17, 1989 in Moscow ) is a French violinist .
Life
Alexandra Soumm was born to a Russian-Ukrainian family. She started playing the violin at the age of five. In order to study violin with the violin teacher Boris Kuschnir at the Music and Art University of the City of Vienna , she moved to Vienna and soon afterwards won first prize at the Eurovision Competition 2004. Solo appearances followed with the London Philharmonic , BBC London, NHK Tokyo, Danish National Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra , Baltimore Symphony, Orchester de Paris . The conductors with whom Alexandra Soumm has performed include Marin Alsop , Herbert Blomstedt , Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos , Georg Mark , Seiji Ozawa and Osmo Vänskä .
Soumm is active as a soloist and chamber musician around the world and is the godmother of El Sistema France. The violin she plays by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini is on loan to the London Music Master Awards.
Awards
- 2004: Eurovision Young musician of the year
- 2010: BBC Young Artist Prize
Discography
- 2008: Violin concertos by Max Bruch and Niccolo Paganini (conductor: Georg Mark), Claves Label
- 2010: Edvard Grieg Violin Sonatas, Claves Label
Web links
- Alexandra Soumm at Columbia Artists Management
- Alexandra Soumm on BBC
- Portrait of Alexandra Soumm on OE1
- Biography on /www.boriskuschnir.com
- Alexandra Soumm at Askons Holt
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Soumm, Alexandra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |