Kolly d'Alba Rachel
(1981)
Genre: Classical Music
Biography
* 1981.
Rachel Kolly d'Alba was born in Lausanne. She began to play the violin at the age of 5 and comenced piano lessons with the composer Alexandra Cserveny three years later. At the age of 10 she visited the Conservatory of her native city and received her instrumental diploma and teacher's diploma for chamber music at the age of 15. She performed her first solo part in an orchestra at the age of 12.
In 1998 she entered the master class of the renowned professor Igor Ozim at the Berner Musikhochschule. She received her soloist's diploma. She took part in numerous master classes abroad with her professor, Mr. Ozim. She also took courses with such professors as Franco Gulli (Bloomington), Ivry Gitlis (Paris), György Pauk (London, Royal Academy), Thomas Brandis (Berlin) and Boris Kushnir (Vienna). In addition to this she also benefits from the tutelage of Bruno Canino in the field of contemporary music, from Thomas Kakuska (Alban Berg Quartett), Malcolm Bilson (piano) and perfects herself in the art of Beethoven's chamber music in Paris with Jean-Jacques Kantorow.
Rachel Kolly d'Alba equally appreciates the art of composition and has taken courses in orchestration with the composer Jean Ballissat since the age of 16. She subsequently studied composition in Geneva under Professor Michael Jarrell.
In 1994 Rachel Kolly d'Alba won the 1st prize in the final of the Jeunesses Musicals in Zurich, in 2000 she was finalist in the 10th Tournoi Eurovision des Jeunes Musiciens in Switzerland and received the 1st prize of the Kiefer Hablitzel Foundation, in 1997 she was awarded the Paderweski prize, in 1998 she won the 1st prize with congratulations by the jury at the Concours d'Exécution Musicale "Jeunes Talents" in Moudon. In 2002 she was awarded the prize of the Fridl-Wald Foundation and in 2004 the culture prize of the Leenards Foundation.
In 2005 she was awarded at the 5th international competition "Julio Cardona" in Portugal and simultaneously received the prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary work.
Rachel Kolly d'Alba is a member of the Paul Klee ensemble. Her repertoire reaches from Bach to the contemporary avant-garde composers.
She plays an Italian violin from 1750.
Rachel Kolly d'Alba was born in Lausanne. She began to play the violin at the age of 5 and comenced piano lessons with the composer Alexandra Cserveny three years later. At the age of 10 she visited the Conservatory of her native city and received her instrumental diploma and teacher's diploma for chamber music at the age of 15. She performed her first solo part in an orchestra at the age of 12.
In 1998 she entered the master class of the renowned professor Igor Ozim at the Berner Musikhochschule. She received her soloist's diploma. She took part in numerous master classes abroad with her professor, Mr. Ozim. She also took courses with such professors as Franco Gulli (Bloomington), Ivry Gitlis (Paris), György Pauk (London, Royal Academy), Thomas Brandis (Berlin) and Boris Kushnir (Vienna). In addition to this she also benefits from the tutelage of Bruno Canino in the field of contemporary music, from Thomas Kakuska (Alban Berg Quartett), Malcolm Bilson (piano) and perfects herself in the art of Beethoven's chamber music in Paris with Jean-Jacques Kantorow.
Rachel Kolly d'Alba equally appreciates the art of composition and has taken courses in orchestration with the composer Jean Ballissat since the age of 16. She subsequently studied composition in Geneva under Professor Michael Jarrell.
In 1994 Rachel Kolly d'Alba won the 1st prize in the final of the Jeunesses Musicals in Zurich, in 2000 she was finalist in the 10th Tournoi Eurovision des Jeunes Musiciens in Switzerland and received the 1st prize of the Kiefer Hablitzel Foundation, in 1997 she was awarded the Paderweski prize, in 1998 she won the 1st prize with congratulations by the jury at the Concours d'Exécution Musicale "Jeunes Talents" in Moudon. In 2002 she was awarded the prize of the Fridl-Wald Foundation and in 2004 the culture prize of the Leenards Foundation.
In 2005 she was awarded at the 5th international competition "Julio Cardona" in Portugal and simultaneously received the prize for the best interpretation of a contemporary work.
Rachel Kolly d'Alba is a member of the Paul Klee ensemble. Her repertoire reaches from Bach to the contemporary avant-garde composers.
She plays an Italian violin from 1750.
Repertory
Luciano Berio: "O King" pour voix et 5 instrumentistes
John Cage: Solo for voice No 6
Alexandra Cserveny: Réminiscences für Violine solo
Hanns Eisler: 14 Arten, den Regen zu beschreiben pour flûte, violon-alto, violoncelle, piano et clarinette
Hanns Eisler: Venus Palmström pour récitant, violon, cl vlc, fl.
Sofija Gubaidulina: Der Seiltänzer
Mauricio Kagel: Tango Aleman pour violon, accordéon, chant et piano
György Kurtág: Kafka Fragmente pour Soprano et Violon
Olivier Messiaën: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Olivier Messiaën: Thème et Variations
Tristan Murail: 13 couleurs du soleil couchant pour violon, flûte, violoncelle, piano et clarinette
Arvo Pärt: Fratres pour violon et orchestre
Alfred Schnittke: A Paganini für Violine solo
Alfred Schnittke: Suite im alten Stil
Alfred Schnittke: Stille Nacht
Alfred Schnittke: Gratulationsrondo
Alfred Schnittke: Madrigal in memoriam Oleg Kagan für Violine solo
Alfred Schnittke: Stille Musik pour violon et violoncelle
Dmitri Schostakovitsch: Präludium und Scherzo pour Sextuor à cordes
Arnold Schönberg: Phantasy, Op. 47 für Violine und Klavier
Arnold Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Jürg Wyttenbach: Trois chansons violées pour une violoniste chantante for violin (female singing violinist)
Discography
Ici ailleurs Suisse Arménie (Swiss Modern, 2006)
With more works of: Nadir Vassena, Aram Hovhannisyan, Rudolf Kelterborn, Arzas Voskanian, Eric Gaudibert
Interpreters:
Kolly d'Alba, RachelWorks:
Frauchiger, Katrin: Es ist alles anders (1999)With more works of: Nadir Vassena, Aram Hovhannisyan, Rudolf Kelterborn, Arzas Voskanian, Eric Gaudibert
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