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When today’s emerging artists appear with orchestras, they do more than perform at concerts. They teach, interact with audiences, and personalize the music --- and they are increasingly vital to the presentation of classical music.
When violinist Lindsay Deutsch, 24, played with the Newport Symphony Orchestra in Oregon in November, her concerto was the tip of the iceberg. Deutsch arrived in town five days beforehand so that she and Adam Flatt, the orchestra’s music director, could visit three schools a day for the week, doing classroom presentations, mini-concerts, and games of “name that tune.”
Deutsch is no stranger to working with young audiences. She has a kids’ page on her website (www.LindsayDeutsch.com), and in 2007 she started an audience-building organization, Classics Alive (www.ClassicsAlive.org), with her sister, Lauren, who is also a violinist. Deutsch got the bug several years ago, after doing a kids’ program with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. “The kids went nuts, they told their parents, and the parents went to the regular concert,” she says. “I had a blast doing it, and I thought, why not do it everywhere?”
Orchestras are starting to discover what recital presenters have known for years: a visiting artist can be a powerful tool for community engagement. Emerging artists, who have the time and the energy---and whose youth makes them an attractive proposition for work with students---are prime candidates for this sort of activity. Indeed, artists are agreeing to participate in a wide variety of ancillary activities in connection with orchestra engagements. In addition to education and community work, such as school visits and masterclasses, they are also meeting with donors, doing pre- and post-concert events like question and answer session, and even performing special concerts, all of which give the orchestra considerable added value for the fee it pays.
Four diverse chamber works received fine performances from the Portland Chamber Orchestra at Kaul Auditorium on Saturday evening (April 11th). Led by its music director Yaacov Bergman, the ensemble played music by Wojciech Kilar, Dmitri Shostakovich, Antonio Vivaldi, and Astor Piazzolla. Guest violinist Lindsay Deutsch inspired the orchestra with vivacious interpretations of “Summer” from Vivaldi’s “Four Season” and Piazzolla’s “Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas” (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”).
Wearing a red dress, Deutsch backed up her dramatic presence with a finely honed performance of the “Summer” movement from Vivaldi’s well-loved masterpiece, “The Four Seasons.” It was fun to watch Deutsch turn to her fellow musicians and gamely challenge them to keep up with her during the fast sections that depict a violent summer storm. The orchestra could’ve played a little more cleanly, but it had plenty of vigor and esprit de corps to stimulate the audience which erupted in enthusiastic applause.
The concert concluded with Piazolla’s “Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas” (“The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires”), which is infused with the atmosphere of Argentinean tango yet also contains a number of quotes from Vivadi’s “The Four Seasons.” Deutsch put passion on the front burner and delivered her solos in full flambé style. She put a searing zing on the high notes and played the slow, sensuous passages with ardor.
The violinist Lindsay Deutsch made a stunning debut with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Friday night at the Clay Center in works by Prokofiev and Corgliano
Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 is a quirky, if magnificent, piece, and Deutsch had the full measure of it. The music often sounds Stravinskian, with spasms of ostinatos and galumhoing harmonies {although, unlike in Stravinsky, the bass notes remain willfully in the right place). A wealth of melody that is part grit and part faerie dust both stabilizes the piece and gives it flight.
Deutsch played with an abundant tone that was full of shades and colors. The variety included her wraithlike echoes of the basses’ melody at the end of the opening movement and the delicate meanderings of the slow movement that coalesced into a high, floating tune.
Through it all ran a sense of probing intelligence; this was extremely interesting music played by an artist exploring its every refinement.
Conductor Gran Cooper led a gorgeous accompaniment. Each of the movements ended remarkably and the bass drum, which, believe it or not, had some prominent parts, sounded fine.
The range of Deutsch’s artistry became abundantly clear in Corigliano’s “Red Violin Chaconne.” The piece is theatrical: long soliloquies are chopped and diced by the orchestra, which launches the violin into flights of virtuosity.
Deutsch played the soliloquies with intensity, balancing pretty sounds with lucidity in the thorny chorded passages that kept popping up. The fast, brilliant music was just that – and stunningly so.
Cooper and the orchestra made the accompaniment, with its rumbling dance rhythms in the bass, extreme dynamic outbursts and swirling textures, a perfect complement to Deutsch’s playing. The ghostly interlude that sets up the return of the chanconne near the end had Deutsch’s airy solos colored by lovely playing by solo piccolo, flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon.
The coda, with the violinist blazing away as the orchestra churned with primeaval fury, drew shouts of acclaim from the audience.
Norwalk Symphony specializes in bright sonic colors. These colors worked to advantage in a program of music by composers from, or influenced by, Latin American and Spanish culture.
The Jan. 24 evening centered around an energetic and intense performance of "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" by Ástor Piazzolla, in the tasty violin concerto arrangement by Leonid Desyatnikov.
Young, emerging violinist Lindsay Deutsch joined the symphony as soloist. She brought a charismatic feel to this music and was able to interact with, and engage, the string section in visual and musical gestures. Deutsch plays with razor-sharp precision but also can find the darker, jazzy night-life of this music. Deutsch's rock 'n' roll persona suited this music.
The crème de la crème of the evening was virtuoso violinist Lindsay Deutsch, 23, playing one of the most formidable works for solo violin and orchestra of the last decade — John Corigliano’s “Chaconne” from The Red Violin. Deutsch, young though she may be, plays with the passion and virtuosity of a much older veteran. The enormous spectrum of emotions in Corigiliano’s work, which was developed from his thematic materials for the 1998 film The Red Violin (for which he took an Oscar), is a significant task for soloist and orchestra. While some may find its content a challenge, we can only assert that if you watch the film and revisit a recording of the Chaconne, you will find new and deeply meaningful doors opened to you. This excellent performance also challenged the orchestra and conductor to maintain such a fine standard.
Brilliant touch again: immediately after the Corigliano, we heard Deutsch play “Meditation” from Thaïs by Jules Massenet, showing even more of the beauty of not only her innate technique and musicality, but of the excellence of the 1742 violin she plays.
In this concert, Maestro Morihiko gave high priority to creating clarity and maintaining accuracy, coupled with his intense knowledge of the scores. His energetic, enthusiastic approach seemed to be contagious with the orchestra. One trusts that the orchestra will continue to reach for those standards that make music great.
Hailed by the L.A. Times as having “… the technical equipment and temperament for a big career…”, American violinist, Lindsay Deutsch, brings a fresh perspective to classical performances. Taking the listening experience to the next level, she plays with a passion and energy that has thrilled audiences throughout the US and Canada. At 26, critics find that she demonstrates “…fine maturity even during the most physical and demanding passages” (San Francisco Classical Voice), and “…has a stage presence and style far beyond her years and a charisma that enthralled her audience.” (LCF Outlook – La Canada, CA).
Ms. Deutsch is currently the Principal Guest Artist for Orchestra Nova. Upcoming and recent performances include Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, Orchestra Nova, the Cape Cod, Las Cruces, Colorado, Longmont, Eugene, Newport, New West, South Carolina, Brevard, West Virginia, Norwalk, Knoxville, Fort Worth Symphonies, as well as the Portland, Boulder, Mission, McGill, and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestras. Her newly commissioned "Rhapsody in Blue" for violin and orchestra was recently premiered with the National Academy Orchestra in Toronto and will see its US premiere this season at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
She made her debut at Disney Hall performing John Corigliano’s Red Violin Chaconne with the California Philharmonic. Ms. Deutsch made her solo orchestral debut at the age of 11 with the Clear Lake Symphony in Texas.
As a recitalist, she has appeared on the prestigious Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, the Los Angeles Da Camera Society at the historic Doheny Mansion, at L.A.’s Gindi Auditorium, the Norton Building concert series in Chicago, the Oakmont series in Santa Rosa, as guest artist at the PepsiCo Recital Hall at Texas Christian University, and several solo performances for the Leonard Nimoy Concert Series. In addition, she performed a recital for the Colorado Symphony with Jeffrey Kahane. Ms. Deutsch has also appeared at Boston’s Jordan Hall, Houston’s Wortham Theatre, Theatre Aquarius in Toronto, Canada and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles where she performed excerpts of Mark O’Connor’s “Strings and Threads” with the composer and the Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra. In addition, she recently toured the United States in recital with Live On Stage.
She was invited to perform the theme from “Schindler’s List” for John Williams at a gala dinner in his honor. As chamber musician, Ms. Deutsch has appeared at the La Jolla Summerfest and the Green Music Festival collaborating with artists Gil Shaham, Jeffrey Kahane, Adele Anthony, Cho-Liang Lin, Sheryl Staples, Arnold Steinhardt, Chee-Yun, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, Alisa Weilerstein, Gary Hoffman and the St. Lawrence String Quartet.
Ms. Deutsch was a featured artist in the January 2010 issue of Symphony magazine for her outreach work across the country. Also, the internationally known Strad magazine featured her as their pick of “Up-and-Coming Musicians” in their April 2007 issue.
Her movie credits include playing the solo violin sound track for the 2006 movie “The Good Shepherd” starring Robert De Niro. She has also collaborated and is the featured “Pro” on the newly released
See-Like-Me, Play Like a Pro DVD violin instruction series. Ms. Deutsch's performance of Astor Piazzolla's "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra was selected for NPR's Symphony Cast program. Ms. Deutsch’s performance of Bartok’s Roumanian Folk Dances with Christopher O’Riley was selected for inclusion on the “Best of” CD produced by From the Top.
She was featured on Live From WFMT in Chicago and her performance of Vivaldi’s “Summer” with the Colburn Conservatory Orchestra was presented on the Sunday’s Live Series (K-Mozart radio). Ms. Deutsch has been featured in numerous other performances airing on several National Public Radio stations including Performance Today which featured her in a performance of the Prokofiev “Duo for Two Violins” with Chee-Yun and the Piazzolla “Four Seasons” with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane conducting.
Ms. Deutsch feels strongly that the young people of today need to be exposed to the world of classical music. She is actively involved in outreach programs to present classical music in new and exciting ways that will thrill and inspire the young audiences of today. She also has a page on her website specifically aimed at young musicians and their parents which attracts 70,000 hits per month. She has garnered corporate support for this site which encourages young musicians and selects a “Student Musician of the Month” which highlights and recognizes outstanding musicians from all over the U.S. and Canada.
In 2007, she and her sister, Lauren, co-founded a non-profit organization, Classics Alive (www.ClassicsAlive.org), dedicated to building classical music audiences.
In addition to her music, Lindsay was a formidable racquetball player. She won the gold medal in the World Junior Olympic Racquetball Championships in 1997 and was selected to the 2000 U.S. Junior Olympic Team.
Lindsay Deutsch plays on an 1845 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin.
