Credits:

Fumika Mohri ,Michael Halasz,Czech National Chamber Orchestra Pardovice;Saint-Georges (1739-1799)

Description:

Saint-Georges was born in Guadeloupe, a French territory in the Caribbean Sea. With brown skin due to his African mother's blood, he was an athlete and master swordsman, as well as an outstanding violinist and composer in late 18th century France, earning the nickname "Mozart with dark skin. He was nicknamed "Mozart the Black Skinned." Fourteen of his violin concertos have been identified, and most of them were published in pairs. This album contains two such pairs of four concertos, all of which are centered around a technical solo violin part, and all of them are full of fascinating and varied musical ideas reminiscent of Mozart. The solo violinist on this album is Fumika Mohri, who is rapidly expanding her activities in Japan and Germany. Her own cadenza is also a must-hear. The domestic edition comes with a Japanese commentary by Hiroyuki Yagi. Chevalier de Saint-Georges. I first learned of the existence of this composer when I was asked to record him.When I opened the score, I found a fascinating new world of beauty in the simple melody, which must have influenced Mozart, and many superb techniques that made me imagine his brilliant swordsmanship as a brilliant knight. This time I created the cadenza. It was a time-consuming and difficult task to find my favorite themes and motifs in the works and to develop them into a cadenza, but it was a valuable experience that allowed me to think more deeply about this wonderful composer. I hope that everyone who listens to my performance of Saint-Georges' works will also enjoy this new discovery. In 2012, she became the youngest and first Japanese winner of the 8th Seoul International Music Competition. International Music Competition.He has received the Kawasaki City Azalea Brightness Award, the Yokohama Cultural Award for Encouragement of Culture and Arts, the Kyoto Aoyama Music Award for Newcomers, and the Hotel Okura Music Award. As a soloist, he has performed in Japan and abroad with the National Orchestra of Belgium, Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Kremerata Baltica, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Sir András Schiff, Abdel Rahman El-Basha, Tabea Zimmermann, She has also performed with such renowned artists as Sir András Schiff, Abdel Rahman El-Basha, Tabea Zimmermann, Ilya Gringolts, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Nobuko Imai, and Megumi Ito. She studied violin with Kaori Tajiri, Sachika Mizuno, and Koichiro Harada. She completed the Soloist Diploma Course at Toho Gakuen School of Music and the Ensemble Academy at Senzoku Gakuen School of Music. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Letters. After studying at the Kronberg Academy, he is currently studying with Michaela Martin at the University of Music and Performing Arts Cologne. Naxos Japan