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"Romanian violinist Silvia Marcovici... played with panache, emphasizing fire over charm. Hers is not a large sound, but it is a malleable one, which she controls with fluency and purity of intonation."
Atlanta Journal
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Biography
Born in Romania, Silvia Marcovici studied in Bacau and Bucharest with Stefan Gheorghiu. In 1969, she won first prize in the Marguerite Long/Jacques Thibaud Competition in Paris and in 1970, she was the winner of the first prize in the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest. Ms. Marcovici made her professional debut with the Residentie Orkest of The Hague when she was only sixteen. In 1972, she was invited by Leopold Stokowski to perform the Glazunov concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. This concert was recorded by Decca. Since then, Silvia Marcovici has performed with many orchestras in Europe and the U.S.A.: The Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, L'Orchestre National de France, Orchestra Sinfonica de L'Accademia Nazionale de Santa Cecilia, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cincinnati, Atlanta, National Symphony (Washington D.C.), Philadelphia Orchestra, etc. Ms. Marcovici has worked with numerous conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Sergiu Comissiona, James DePreist, Placido Domingo, Bernard Haitink, Eliahu Inbal, Neeme Järvi, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Andrè Previn, Mstislav Rostropovich, Alessandro Siciliani, David Zinman, etc. She appears regularly in North America, South America, Japan, Israel and throughout Europe. She has recorded the ten Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano as well as the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Göteborg Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi. Silvia Marcovici plays a P. Albani violin made in circa 1800. She is married to the violinist Diego Pagin. They live in Strasbourg and have two children. Excerpts from the Press"Bartok Concerto... impeccable technique... intense expression... her rendition displays imagination." Lugano, 1997 "...temperament and virtuosity in the cadenza of the first movement of the Khatchaturian Concerto under Maestro Michael Gielen." Badischer Tageblatt, 1996 "The violinist makes you forget the technical difficulty of the Dvorak Concerto to which she lends a rich and warm tone." Marseille, 1996 "Romanian violinist Silvia Marcovici... played with panache, emphasizing fire over charm. Hers is not a large sound, but it is a malleable one, which she controls with fluency and purity of intonation."
Altanta Journal
Violin playing with intensity"Silvia Marcovici gave the concerto a clear and engaged interpretation which let melodical warmth and beauty stand out without approaching the borderline of sentimentality. The virtuoso finale was played by Marcovici freely and relaxed but with sparkling intensity. Excellent! Silvia Marcovici as soloist in Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto had buoyancy both in sound and expression. she played with suppleness and accuracy even in the most racing passages. It was a steady and concentrated playing kept in discipline in all its exuberance. The cooperation with the orchestra worked well and was well-balanced."
Norrköpings Tidning
SILVIA MARCOVICI PERFORMS TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTO IN BERLIN (conductor: Marcello Viotti)"A program consisting of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Schubert's Symphony in C Major--although most popular--is no longer a world shaking novelty! this particular concert, however, was sensational. In the hands of Silvia Marcovici (the Romanian violinist now living in Strasbourg), the Tchaikovsky Concerto sounded completely new, which speaks of course for the artistic caliber of the interpreter. Her admirable big tone and enormous flexibility was striking in each phrase and figuration. Inspired by her fiery temperament and extraordinary energy, she performed the concerto without sentimentality, and her fascinating strength was prevalent to the very end. Hats off for an excellent Tchaikovsky."
Wolfgang Schultz
Discography
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