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Anne-Sophie Mutter
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| Born | (1963-06-29) 29 June 1963 Rheinfelden, Germany |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Children | 2 |
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| Genres | Classical |
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| Years active | 1976 – present |
| Website | anne-sophie-mutter.com |
Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 29 June 1963) is a German violinist. She was supported early in her career by Herbert von Karajan, and has had several works composed specially for her, including ones by Sebastian Currier, Henri Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutosławski, Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, André Previn, Wolfgang Rihm,[1] and John Williams.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Repertoire
4 Instruments
5 Personal life
6 Awards and recognition
7 References
8 External links
Early life
Mutter was born in the German town of Rheinfelden, which lies some 15 km East of Basel on the northern bank of the High Rhine river, across which lies the Swiss town of the same name. She began playing the piano at the age of five, and shortly afterwards took up the violin, studying with Erna Honigberger, a pupil of Carl Flesch. After Honigberger's death she continued her studies with Aida Stucki at the Winterthur Conservatory.
Career
After winning several prizes, Mutter was exempted from school to dedicate herself to music full-time. At age 13, she was invited by Herbert von Karajan to play with the Berlin Philharmonic, and she made her public debut on stage in 1976 at the Lucerne Festival, playing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major. In 1977, she made her debut at the Salzburg Festival and with the English Chamber Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim. At 15, Mutter made her first recording of the Mozart Third and Fifth violin concerti with Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic.
In 1980, Mutter made her American debut with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. In 1985, at the age of 22, she was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (London) and head of its faculty of international violin studies and in 1986 an honorary member.[2] In 1988, she made a grand tour of Canada and the United States, playing for the first time at Carnegie Hall. In 1998 she played and recorded for CD and DVD the complete set of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas, accompanied by Lambert Orkis; these were broadcast on television in many countries.
Repertoire
Though her repertoire includes many classical works, Mutter is particularly known for her performances of contemporary music. Several pieces have been specially written for or dedicated to her, including Henri Dutilleux's Sur le même accord, Krzysztof Penderecki's Second Violin Concerto, Witold Lutosławski's Chain 2 and the orchestral version of Partita, and Wolfgang Rihm's Gesungene Zeit ("Time Chant"), Lichtes Spiel, and Dyade. In August 2007, she premiered Sofia Gubaidulina's Violin Concerto No. 2 "In tempus praesens." She has received various prizes, including several Grammys.
In October 2006, on French television, Mutter appeared to indicate that she would be retiring when she turned 45, in 2008.[3] However the following month she said that her words were "misinterpreted" and that she would continue to play as long as she felt she could "bring anything new, anything important, anything different to music".[4]
Instruments
She owns two Stradivarius violins (The Emiliani of 1703, and the Lord Dunn-Raven Stradivarius of 1710), a Finnigan-Klaembt dated 1999, and a Regazzi dated 2005.[5] Mutter does not use a shoulder rest when playing; her need for traction with the violin has also led her to wear the same style of John Galliano sleeveless dress during her performances.[6]
Personal life
In 1989, Mutter married her first husband, Detlef Wunderlich, with whom she had two children, Arabella and Richard. Wunderlich died of cancer in 1995.[7] She dedicated her 1999 recording, Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, to his memory.[8] She married the pianist and conductor André Previn in 2002.[9] The couple divorced in 2006,[10] but have continued to collaborate musically and maintained their friendship.[11]
Awards and recognition
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:- Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis for Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas (Nos. 1-3, Op. 12; Nos. 1-3, Op. 30; "Spring" Sonata) (2000)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra):- Anne-Sophie Mutter and André Previn (conductor) for Previn: Violin Concerto "Anne-Sophie"/Bernstein: Serenade (2005)
- Anne-Sophie Mutter, Krzysztof Penderecki (conductor) and the London Symphony Orchestra for Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 2, Metamorphosen (1999)
- Anne-Sophie Mutter, James Levine (conductor) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berg: Violin Concerto/Rihm: Time Chant (1994)
Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (1999)
Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art (1999)[12]
Sonning Award (2001; Denmark)
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (2002)
Herbert von Karajan Music Prize (Baden-Baden, 2003)[13]- Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2005)
Victoires de la Musique Classique (2006)
Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2007)[14]
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (2008)
Mendelssohn Prize (Music category) (Leipzig, 2008)
Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) (2009)
Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur (France, 2009) for her commitment to the works of contemporary music by French
Echo Klassik as Instrumentalist (2009)- European St. Ulrichs Prize (July 2009)
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2010)[15]
- Prize of the Cultural Foundation of Dortmund
Brahms Prize (Brahms Society of Schleswig-Holstein, 2011)- Atlantic Council Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award (2012)[16]
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Cultural Honour of the City of Munich
- Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music
Erich Fromm Prize for her comprehensive social work (2011)[17]- Gustav Adolf Prize of Gustav-Adolf-Werk of the Evangelical Church in Hesse-Nassau for her socially diaconal commitment[18]
- Naming of Anne-Sophie-Mutter-Weg (Eng: Anne-Sophie Mutter way)
- The Medal of the Lutosławski Centennial (January 25, 2013) [19]
- Named a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (April 2013)[20]
Echo Klassik 2014 for the album 'Dvořák'- Named an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford [21]
- 11th Yehudi Menuhin Prize from the Foundation Albeniz (2016) [22]
- Medalla de Oro al Merito en las bellas Artes (2016) [23]
- Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis (2018)[24]
References
^ Carnegie Hall Playbill, November 11, 2014, p. 38.
^ "Honorary Members of the Royal Academy of Music (Oct.14, 2009)". Royal Academy of Music. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ Perkins, David (2006-11-14). "Mutter still takes her music seriously". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2008-05-03.Yes, yes, I said it. It is my plan to stop when I reach my 45th birthday.
^ Brookes, Stephen (19 November 2006). "Violinist Mutter, Revving Her Motor". Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
^ [1][permanent dead link]
^ "Violinist.com interview with Anne-Sophie Mutter". Violinist.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ Kjemtrup, Inge (January 2006). "Goddess with a Gift". Strings (135).Every tragedy, or every really wonderful moment in your life, changes you as a person, and hopefully makes you a better person, more sensible, more sensitive, more caring — more thankful for life.
^ Liner Notes, Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Deutsche Grammophon, 1999): 3.
^ "Previn weds Anne-Sophie Mutter". BBC News. 4 August 2002.
^ "Conductor André Previn to divorce". BBC News. 21 August 2006.
^ Barbara Jepson (2008-11-25). "The Reigning Diva of the Violin Embraces Contemporary Music". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf). Parlament.gv.at (in German). p. 1266. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
^ "Anne-Sophie Mutter wins top award". BBC News. 15 June 2003.
^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf). Parlament.gv.at (in German). p. 1790. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
^ "News in brief - Gemini - Research news from NTNU and SINTEF". Ntnu.no. Retrieved 18 January 2018. [permanent dead link]
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
^ "IEFG Award Ceremony 2011". Youtube.com (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Anne-Sophie Mutter erhält Gustav-Adolf-Preis". Klassik Magazin. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^ "Towarzystwo im. Witolda Lutosławskiego". NLutoslawski.org.pl. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Press Releases - American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Amacad.org. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Anne-Sophie Mutter celebrates Keble Honorary Fellowship". Keble.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Fundación Albéniz. Otros programas. Premio Yehudi Menuhin". Fundacionalbeniz.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Lista laureatów medalu Zasłużony Kulturze - Gloria Artis". www.mkidn.gov.pl. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anne-Sophie Mutter. |
- Official website
Anne-Sophie Mutter on Facebook- Deutsche Grammophon Artist page
- Website celebrating her 35 years on the stage
- Anne-Sophie Mutter: The Mozart Effect Is Not All In The Brain (It Is Also Soulfood)
- EchoKlassik German language page on award for DG recording of Dvorak, 2014
Interview with Anne-Sophie Mutter by Bruce Duffie, May 13, 1989
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