Rachel Barton Pine will play in Kraków

9 February 2012, 7:30pm

The Beethoven Academy Orchestra presents a concert featuring an excellent Amrican violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

In programme:
J. Sibelius – Peleas et Melisande op.46
A. Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

Performers:
Rachel Barton Pine – violin
Michał Nesterowicz – conductor
Beethoven Academy Orchestra

Rachel Barton Pine is a violinist from Chicago. Considered a child prodigy at the violin, she started playing at the age of 3 and a half. Already as a child she acquire a stack of international prizes, positioning herself for global artistic success. In 1995, Pine was involved in a train accident, that caused severe leg injuries. After a 2-year hiatus to allow for recovery from her injuries and therapy, Pine resumed her career. Pine has appeared as a soloist with orchestras around the world under conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Zubin Mehta, Neeme Järvi, Marin Alsop, Semyon Bychkov, Plácido Domingo and José Serebrier. She has also appeared with Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach and William Warfield. She currently tours worldwide as a soloist with prestigious orchestras, plays in a baroque chamber music group and a heavy metal band, and has an active recording career.