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Piotr Szewczyk, solo violin – “Violin Futura” – Navona (2 discs)

by Audiophile Audition | Mar 12, 2016 | Classical CD Reviews

Piotr Szewczyk, “Violin Futura”, Thirty-three commissioned works from composers around the world [TrackList follows] – Piotr Szewczyk, solo violin – Navona NV6028 [Distr. by Parma], TT: 101:22, (two CDs) (2/12/16) ***: 
Very impressive violin work in a cutting-edge but nearly exhausting collection.
 Nearly exhausting is this modern solo violin collection both for the incredible talent of Piotr Szewczyk as well as for the listener. The back story on this two disc program is as follows. In 2005, violinist and composer Piotr Szewczyk developed the Violin Futura Project, a collection of commissioned miniatures for solo violin that highlights over thirty international contemporary composers and how they are re-imagining the solo violin. “The purpose of the Violin Futura Project,” says Szewczyk, “is to sample the creative environment of our times by showcasing the wide variety of styles present in the 21st century, and to create a body of new solo violin repertoire.” Szewczyk is, indeed, a very fine player. Polish-born violinist Piotr Szewczyk has been a member of the Jacksonville Symphony’s first violin section since 2007. Szewczyk has also appeared as guest concertmaster with the Orlando Chamber Soloists and has completed a three-year fellowship at the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson […]