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I am looking forward to this upcoming DVD release which you can buy here. It includes Romantic works from Brahms to Sibelius. Among violin concertos, you will find the lesser known Faure Violin Concerto, a work which has been lost but now the first movement is preserved in its entirety. Among shorter works, Ysaye’s Solo Sonata No. 6 […]
Music is a very important part of Mexican culture and is always part of a celebration, whether big or small. Ranchera music draws on traditional folklore and its songs are usually about love, patriotism or nature. “El Grito Mexicano” a yell that is done during instrumental interludes either by the musicians or by members of […]
This recording is devoted to two major genres of string literature: Solo and Chamber music. Joseph Haydn wrote 68 string quartets and he is considered to be the Founder of the Classical String Quartet. His “Lark” Quartet, Op. 64, No. 5 is one of my favorites. It possesses the most beautiful melodies throughout the work […]
It’s been a busy summer for me – not only have I been playing as a violin soloist in Los Angeles and recording, I’ve also been playing many concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, our summer home. If you haven’t had a chance to come out and see us play some […]
I’m happy to announce another upcoming release – however, instead of a CD or song download, this time it’s a full-length DVD that I’m releasing. The title is Mischa Lefkowitz Violinist – Live In Concert and it features recent performances of some of my favorite pieces to play on the violin. Itcomes out on AUG […]
I’m happy to share my newest publicity photos with everyone. I’m very happy with how they turned out. If you want to see some of my other photos, you can look at them in my photo gallery. And, of course, if you like them and would like to see videos of me playing, you can […]
I guess you could say I’ve been busy I have news of one more upcoming recording release to share with everyone. Along with guitarist Greg Nestor, I’ve recorded Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 5 and 6 and will be releasing it for download on August 1, 2013. Most people know at least one of these […]
Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances I have another upcoming recording release to share with everyone – along with pianist and USC Thornton Opera Music Director Brent McMunn, I recently recorded Béla Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances – a suite of six short pieces for violin and piano composed in 1915. The recording will be released on July […]
I have recorded Sarasate‘s Introduction and Tarantella with the London Philharmonic at the All Saints Church in Tooting, United Kingdom. The church temperature was very cold and the musicians of the woodwind section were wearing overcoats. My fingers were helped by the cold conditions, so I happened to play very fast in a natural way. Sarasate’s Introduction […]
Bolling Gavotte and Ragtime are from Suite for Violin and Jazz Trio. Claude Bolling, a native of Cannes, France, was a jazz piano prodigy and acquired most of his musical education by listening to recordings. Duke Ellington was his model as a performer. Bolling was also a prolific film composer, having written the music for […]
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