Interview with the Violinist and Composer Vlad Maistorovici
Interview with the Violinist and Composer Vlad Maistorovici
The
young musician, Vlad Maistorovici, is preparing to make his debut
as a violinist on the stage of the famous Wigmore Hall in London
(on October 26, 2009). As a composer he is starting to receive more
and more orders (among which, the most important one may be that
from the London Philharmonic Orchestra). We had a brief conversation
with the artist - who is currently taking violin lessons from Pierre
Amoyal at Lausanne and composition lessons in London, with Mark
Anthony Turnage - a conversation on his projects.
Your musical agenda is full of events. Your name is written on
posters both under the title of violinist and composer. Which are
the most important projects you have been part of in the last few
months?
There were concerts during the Spoletto Festival, composition contracts
received from Northern Chords Chamber Music Festival, from the London
Philharmonic Orchestra, and Cercles Ensemble. There were quite enough
projects, therefore I am glad because I never get bored.
I know that very soon you will make your debut on the stage of
Wigmore Hall. Please, tell us more about this event and also, how
you managed to work with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Wigmore Hall concert is promoted by the Tillett Trust. Every
two years, the Trust organizes auditions for young artists in order
to promote them. Almost a year ago, I was the winner, and thus they
will represent me for the next two years. This will be a presentation
concert, held in the most important chamber music hall in London.
The collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra is also
part of a project (for young composers), a project for which I was
asked to write a short five-minute piece. The deadline is February
and the piece will be played by LPO at the Royal Festival Hall.
I hear you are also part of a chamber ensemble.
The collaboration with my colleagues in Mercury Quartet inspires
me greatly. They are extremely versatile musicians. We started out
focusing on 20th and 21st century music, and meanwhile we realized
that each and every one of us has a small ounce of talent for composition.
That is why we have now developed many projects of what is called
"live composition" (I do not like calling it improvisation
because we make use of the skills we have learned from training
in classical traditional music and with them, we create pieces on
the spot, pieces that reflect the personality of each of us).
What is your agenda for the next months?
Currently, I am on track with every project. Next, there will be
two concerts in Italy, followed by the one at Wigmore Hall. After
that, I will be concerting in Oxford with Mercury Quartet (a concert
which does not include live composition). For next year, there will
be other projects, I also have to finish the piece for London Philharmonic.
I am very busy, but it is nice.
Interview by: Irina Cristina Vasilescu
Translated by: Andra Stroe and Lorena Fota
MA students, MTTLC, Bucharest University