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Sony BMG Masterworks is delighted to announce the exclusive signing of uniquely acclaimed violinist Lisa Batiashvili. The Georgian born Batiashvili has made a significant impact on the international concert circuit, and will now develop a recording career to match her extraordinary achievements on the concert platform. Her first Sony Classical release is a recording of the Sibelius and Lindberg Violin Concertos with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo. Future projects include the Beethoven Violin Concerto and a new work by Giya Kancheli.
Chris Craker, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Sony BMG Masterworks' new International Division said, "Naturally, we are all very excited to be working with Lisa Batiashvili. She has just returned from sell-out concerts with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in the USA, where I was delighted to witness standing ovations for her performances. Lisa is undoubtedly one of the most inspired and gifted violinists on the platform today and, having just opened our new International Repertoire Centre, this is a major new signing for us, a truly wonderful start, and we look forward to great times ahead".
Few young soloists command the degree of warmth and respect from fellow musicians all over the world as does Batiashvili. She has become a favourite soloist of many of the world's most celebrated orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, LA Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Orchestre de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Stockholm Philharmonic and the Finnish Radio Symphony. Batiashvili's extensive touring schedule ensures her continued command of classical music's most prestigious stages. She is also delighted by her collaborations with such illustrious conductors as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Alan Gilbert, Paavo Järvi, Vladimir Jurowski, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Sakari Oramo, Sir Simon Rattle, Yuri Temirkanov, Osmo Vänska and many more.
Batiashvili's professional career began in 1995, when, at the age of 16, she became the youngest competitor to ever be awarded second prize at the Sibelius Competition in Helsinki. In 2001, the BBC named her as one of their "New Generation Artists". In the same year, BBC Music Magazine honored her as the "Outstanding Debut of the Year" at the BBC Proms. In 2003 she won the Leonard Bernstein Award at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival; and in 2007 the Beethoven Ring Prize from the Beethoven Festival, Bonn. Now, in her mid-20s, she continues to make an indelible impression on the international music scene with stunning successes throughout Europe, North America, Australia and the Pacific-Rim territories.
Lisa plays the 1709 Engleman Stradivarius -- kindly loaned by the Nippon Music Foundation.
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