Alina Ibragimova
Alina Ibragimova ( Russian Алина Ринатовна Ибрагимова / Alina Rinatowna Ibragimowa ; born September 28, 1985 in Polewskoi , Soviet Union ) is a Russian violinist of Tatar descent.
Life
Alina Ibragimova is the daughter of the Russian double bass player Rinat Ibragimov and the violinist Lucia (Lyuzia) Ibragimova. She started playing the violin at the age of four; a year later she began studying under Valentina Korolkova at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow . From the age of six she played with various orchestras, including the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater .
At the age of ten, Ibragimova moved to London with her parents in 1996 when her father took up the post of principal bassist with the London Symphony Orchestra . In 1997 she studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School in London, where her mother teaches as a professor, under Natascha (Natalia) Boyarskaya. After completing her studies there, Ibragimova went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for a year . This was followed by further training under Gordan Nikolitch at the Royal College of Music in London. With students from the college, Ibragimova formed the Chiaroscuro Quartet , which performs classical and early romantic music on contemporary instruments in accordance with historical performance practice .
On August 17, 2010, Ibragimova played with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Edward Gardner the premiere of the violin concerto written for them by the British composer Huw Watkins .
In July 2011 the British Foreign Office presented a short film in which the violinist reported on her experiences in the United Kingdom and promoted the Olympic Games and the Paralympics in London in 2012.
In 2012 she started a concert tour with the baroque violin and the Ensemble Academy of Ancient Music with works by Biber, Bach and Vivaldi.
Alina Ibragimova plays a violin by Pietro Guarneri from 1738, which was made available to her by the Swiss investor Georg von Opel .
Awards
- 2002: London Symphony Orchestra Music Scholarship (formerly: Shell Prize)
- 2008: Borletti Buitoni Trust Award
- 2009: Classical BRIT Awards Young British Classical Performer
- 2010: Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award
- 2010: Critics' Music Circle Award for Exceptional Young Talent
- 2016: Member of the Order of the British Empire
Discography (selection)
- 2007: Karl Amadeus Hartmann , The Complete Work for Violin, Hyperion CDA67547
- 2008: Nikolai Roslavets , Violin Concerto No. 1 (1925) and Concerto No. 2 (1936), BBC Symphony Orchestra , conductor: Ilan Volkov , Hyperion CDA67637
- 2009: Karol Szymanowski , The Complete Works for Violin and Piano. Pianist: Cédric Tiberghien , Hyperion CDA67703
- 2009: Johann Sebastian Bach : Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, Hyperion CDA67691 / 2
- 2010: Ludwig van Beethoven , Violin Sonatas Vol. 1, Sonata No. 1 op. 12,1; Sonata No. 4 op. 23; No. 8 op. 30,3; No. 7 op.30.2 with Cédric Tiberghien, Wigmore Hall Live 0036 (Codaex)
Web links
- Recordings by Alina Ibragimova in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of the violinist
- The violinist plays Bach's Partita No 2 in D minor.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography of the Chiaroscuro string quartet on the agency's website
- ↑ Alina Ibragimova on the website of the Academy of Ancient Music
- ↑ FAZ of July 17, 2010, page 37: There is no magic here
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ibragimova, Alina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ibragimova, Alina Rinat kyzy (Tatar); Ибрагимова, Алина Ринатовна (Russian); Ibragimowa, Alina Rinatovna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Polewskoi , Soviet Union |