| Critics, colleagues and audiences regard Shlomo Mintz as one of the foremost violinists of our time, esteemed for his impeccable musicianship, stylistic versatility and commanding technique alike.
Mr. Mintz regularly appears with the most celebrated orchestras and conductors on the international scene and is heard in recitals and chamber music concerts all around the world. He also frequently performs as a violist with leading chamber ensembles as well as in recitals.
Shlomo Mintz is the recipient of several prestigious music prizes including the Premio Accademia Musicale Chigiana, the Diapason D’Or, the Grand Prix du Disque, the Gramophone Award and the Edison Award. Since 2004 he is recording for AVIE Records, London.
Born in Moscow in 1957, he emigrated with his family two years later to Israel, where he studied with the renowned Ilona Feher. At age eleven, he made his concerto debut with the Israel Philharmonic. He made his Carnegie Hall debut at age sixteen in a concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and subsequently began his studies with Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School of Music.
At age eighteen, Shlomo Mintz added the role of conductor to his artistic endeavours; since then he has conducted acclaimed orchestras worldwide, and became Music Advisor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Advisor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Maastricht Symphony.
Shlomo Mintz has been appointed as Principal Guest Conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra. He will take this role beside his busy soloist schedule from the season 2008/2009 on for 4 years.
Shlomo Mintz is patron and one of the founders of the Keshet Eilon International Violin Mastercourse in Israel, and gives master classes worldwide.
He has been a jury member of several important international competitions including the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Brussels. He was President of the Jury of the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in Poznan, Poland, and is since 2002 President of the Jury of the Sion Valais International Violin Competition in Switzerland.
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London, Oct. 8, 2005, Royal Festival Hall
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniele Gatti
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
… Mintz just gets on with giving a superb display of violin playing …
I do not expect to hear a better Tchaikovsky concerto.
Tully Potter, The Strad Magazine
Las Palmas, Canary Island Festival 2005
Jan. 10, 2005 Tenerife and Jan. 12, 2005 Las Palmas,
Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Howard Griffith, conductor
Mozart violin concertos no 4+5
Gran Senor del Violin
… brilliant playing … unforgettable evening
G. Garcia, La Provincia
Some reviews of the «All Mozart» European Tour with English Chamber Orchestra in Jan./Feb. 2005
Frankfurt, Jan. 18, 2005, Alte Oper
Shlomo Mintz, English Chamber Orchestra, Bach e major,
Mozart no. 5 and Jupiter Symphony
On The Olympus
Everything is classic, when Shlomo Mintz and the ECO perform Mozart at the Alte Oper … recording like performance … Respect and recognition built the great applause of the sold out auditorium, his encore of the Allegro of the violin sonata a minor by Bach opened all doors to enthusiasm and rejoicing.
Here acclaims someone the status of a new Nathan Milstein.
Bernhard Uske, Frankfurter Rundschau
Jupiter slung his fire into the hall
Shlomo Mintz gave a brilliant performance at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, not only as Violinist, also as the conductor of the English Chamber Orchestra … His tone is always of natural beauty, like wellness for the ears … The atmosphere was so enthusiastic that the audience didn’t release Mintz and the orchestra before giving another encore …
Michael Dellith, Frankfurter Neue Presse
Koeln, Jan. 19, 2005, Philharmonie
Mintz, ECO Mozart no. 4+5, Jupiter Symphony
Mozart like Butter and Oil
Mintz has the ideal Mozart tone, noble and brilliant …
Kölner Stadtanzeiger
Open the Eyes
… after performing two Mozart concertos, -then, not expected the encore:
the tremendously difficult Caprice no. 5 by Paganini … no problem for Shlomo Mintz, his technique is a miracle of precision …
Norbert Hornig, Fono Forum March 2005
Munich, Jan. 21, 2005, Herkulessaal
Mintz, ECO Mozart 4+5, Jupiter Symphony
… his playing is always beautiful …
The Adagio of the a major concerto was a fantastic highlight. Shlomo Mintz is able to beguile a nightingale … Also as a conductor he inspired the fabulous English Chamber Orchestra for a wonderful Jupiter Symphony which could have pressed immediately on a record.
Marco Schmidt, TZ Munich
Zurich, Jan. 27, 2005, Tonhalle
Shlomo Mintz, violin, viola and conductor - Hagai
Shaham, violin - ECO Mozart no. 3, Sinfonia Concertante and Jupiter Symphony
Timeless Classic
… Mintz has a velvet tone … for the Sinfonia Concertante he changed to the viola.
There was always a perfect understanding with his partnerHagai Shaham … their playing together was full of harmony …
Jürg Huber, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Paris, Jan. 29, 2005, Theatre des Champs Elysees
Program as Zurich
Royal Bows
… it is a great pleasure to listen to Mintz. His tone, his tense of the bow, his expressive Legato of the Adagio of the 3rd concerto are a miracle.
A miracle also the Sinfonia Concertante. The alliance of the two timbres, homogeneous and magnificent … Enthusiasm at the full Theatre des Champs Elysees …
Gerard Mannoni, Altamusica
Modena, Feb. 06, 2005, Teatro Comunale
Mintz, il violinista da sogna
Extraordinary performance … triumphal called back on stage and when he came after the concert to give autographs …
Claudia Paparella, Gazzetta di Modena
Cremona, Feb. 10, 2005, Teatro Ponchielli
Mozart 4+5, Jupiter Symphony
Mintz, idolo del publico …
Roberto Codazzi, La Provincia
Mozart galante che piace alla platea Ottimo successo per il violinista Israeliano …
Stefano Frati, La Croneca
Torino, Feb. 9, 2005, Auditorio Linghotto
Mozart no. 4+5, Jupiter Symphony
Perfection to Mozart
… always close to the character of the music, with his wonderful mature tone … the great spirit of Isaac Stern is still circulating around the world and survives in the violin playing of Shlomo Mintz.
Sistema Musica, Torino
Full house at the Teatro Lingotto
Shlomo Mintz has a admirable technique, pure and brilliant tone …
Giorgio Pistelli, La Stampa
Strad Selection
Review about the new Mozart Recording
With these performances Mintz leads me exactly where I want to go … his playing is so beautiful as to take the breath away …
Tully Potter, The Strad Magazine, June 2005
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