"Elegant" and "charming" are the labels of German violinist Sophie Mutter, who is praised by music fans as "the most beautiful violinist".
Sophie Mutter is a veritable "prodigy" in the violin world: at the age of 6, he was already the object of discussion and attention in the German ** circles, won the German national ** competition at the age of 7, and entered the international music scene at the age of 13.
In 1976, at the age of 13, Mutter appeared with his brother at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, and after listening to her performance, Karajan, then the artistic director of the festival, was very optimistic about the little girl, so he invited her to Berlin in December to audition.
The audition was scheduled for the morning before the start of the rehearsal, but Karajan's schedule went wrong, so Mutter waited until after the rehearsal was over. At that time, the maestro was full of apologies and was very worried that little Mutter would be nervous because of the delay in the audition, but Mutter conquered Karajan with a song "Chakon", and the maestro immediately invited Mutter to participate in the Salzburg Festival the following year.
Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3, first movement.
Performer: Sophie Mutter.
In 1977, Mutter made her debut with Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 at the Salzburg Festival, her first collaboration with Karajan. Since then, the duo, who have a 55-year age difference, have been working together on stage for 13 years.
Since then, there have been almost no other violinists at ** meetings conducted by Karajan, except for Mutter. In 1980 alone, they performed Beethoven's Violin Concerto nine times together, a collaboration that lasted until Karajan's death.
As the "guide" in Mutter's ** career, Karajan treats his daughter like a loving father. Karajan personally helped Mutter choose his first Stradivarius, and at the Berlin Philharmoniker, he patiently listened to Mutter play on each instrument, comparing the timbre and volume of the different instruments in detail.
During his years with Karajan, Mutter was deeply influenced by his detail-oriented, deep-minded conducting style, and his performances were more "German-Austrian" – striving for a precise grasp of structure and colour. Mutter once said in an interview: "Karajan's grasp of classical ** structure is as precise as that of classical sculpture, and these influences and teachings will last a lifetime for me." ”
The encounter and cooperation between Mutter and Karajan has not only become a great story in today's classical music world, but the two have also collaborated on a large number of excellent works, leaving a strong mark on the history of classical music.
Co-ordinator: Li Xin.
Editor: Zhao Pengfei.
Written by: Li Han.
Editor: Si Yue.
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