LFKZ60-bérlet/1 - Engesztelő ima

The 60-year-old Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra attempts to heal the wounds with sensitive understanding and a highly exciting choice of works, and in their distinguished guest, the solo violist of the Berlin Philharmonic, we have found a truly fitting partner.

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Artistic director: István Várdai

Concert master: Péter Tfirst

Soloist: Amihai Grosz (viola)

Programme:

Christopher Cerrone: High Windows (Hungarian première)

Martinů: Rhapsody-Concerto

Interval

Bruch: Kol Nidrei

R. Strauss: Metamorphosen

Amihai Grosz

The Israeli violist is following a unique career path. He first came to the public’s attention as a founding member of the world-famous string quartet, the Jerusalem Quartet, and later became the first principal viola player of the Berlin Philharmonic, which gave him the opportunity to perform more and more as a soloist in addition to his position. He started taking violin lessons as a child and only switched to the bass violin at the age of eleven. He began his studies in Jerusalem, his hometown, and continued in Germany with Tabea Zimmermann. He was also greatly influenced by his other master, Haim Taub, and by collaborations with artists such as Yefim Bronfman, Mitsuko Uchida, Daniel Barenboim, Janine Jansen and Avi Avital. He took part in various successful concerts at many major venues, including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Tonhalle in Zurich and the Wigmore Hall in London. “When playing in an ensemble, Mozart or Beethoven didn’t go for the chair of the first violin: they played the viola! Maybe it’s because you feel everything happening around at a central place. That’s why I love it, too” he said in an interview about his instrument. He believes that if the orchestra was a body, then the viola would be the heart that beats imperceptibly but constantly. His first solo album was released two years ago, while it is already known that the next one will feature Bartók’s Viola Concerto. Amihai Grosz plays a Gaspar da Salò viola from 1570, which was awarded to him from a private collection for lifetime use.