Viotti’s violin is in new hands
OrchestrasThe 1712 Stradivarius first owned by the Italian virtuoso Giovanni Battista Viotti has been loaned out by Groupe Canimex to the Moscow-born violinist Fedor Rudin, grandson of the composer Edison Denisov.
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In other loans, the the 1760 Guadagnini violin owned by the Paris Conservatoire has been placed in the hands of a Turkish srudent, Bartu Elci-Ozsoy.
Not to shabby of an upgrade – but whatever happened to his stint at the WP? I suppose not everyone is cut out for orchestral life just like with José Maria Blumenschein……
Rudin didn’t pass probation from what I heard.
On the other hand I am not sure what you mean about Blumenschein, he is very much in the orchestral life, he’s currently the CM in Cologne and the Mahler Chamber orchestra. Vienna isn’t for everyone, I remember reading an interview with him, where he expressed his disappointment at spending majority of his time playing in the pit instead of with the Philharmonic. As an orchestra violinist myself I completely agree that spending your best years in the pit is not the dream.
From what I read, Blumenschein decided to return to Cologne before the end of his probation (after one year (?)), where his place (Concertmaster) was still open, because the Vienna workplace wasn’t for him.
I wish I had that head of hair!
Me too, Alphonse, and I also wish I had that Strad!