“Augustin Dumay is one of the most striking representatives of the great European classical tradition. International critics compare him to the great violinists of the XXth century and his distinctive position as \u201ca great classical stylist\u201d is corroborated by outstanding recordings for the Deutsche Grammophon label: Beethoven\u2019s complete sonatas recorded with Maria Jo\u00e3o Pi- res \u201cmust surely be ranked alongside the likes of Grumiaux-Haskil, Menuhin-Kempff or Perl- man-Ashkenazy\u201d (Record Review), Brahms\u2019 trios in which \u201cMilstein\u2019s legacy is admirably clear in Dumay\u2019s playing\u201d and also Mozart\u2019s concertos with the Camerata Academica Salzburg \u201cwithout exaggeration one of the most beautiful recor- dings of Mozart\u2019s concertos for violin ever made\u201d (Classic CD) in which he \u201cconfirms that he is an exceptional interpreter of Mozart as were Stern or Grumiaux before him\u201d (Classica).<\/p>\n
Augustin Dumay was first discovered by the public thanks to his meeting with Herbert von Karajan, his concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and his recordings for EMI (Concertos by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Sa\u00ebns and Lalo). Subsequently he performed regularly with the best orchestras in the world under the direction of the greatest conductors of our times.<\/p>\n
Over the last ten years, in parallel to his work as a violinist, he has applied himself intensively as a conductor. In addition to his position as Musical Director of the Royal Chamber Orche stra of Wallonia, which he has held since 2003, he was appointed Musical Director of the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra (Osaka) in 2011. He is re- gularly invited to conduct orchestras such as the English Chamber Orchestra, the New Jersey Sym- phony Orchestra or the Sinfonia Varsovia.<\/p>\n
Since 2004 he has been one of the masters in residence at the Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel (Brussels) where he coaches a select group of highly talented young violinists most of whom have seen success in the main international competitions.<\/p>\n
The film-maker G\u00e9rard Corbiau (Le Ma\u00eetre de Musique, Farinelli) made a documentary film about him – Augustin Dumay, laisser une trace dans le coeur.
\nHis discography \u2013 some forty recordings of which most have received prestigious awards (Grammophon Awards, Auiophile Audition, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Grand Prix du Disque, The Record Academy Award) \u2013 is available under the EMI, Deutsche Grammophon and Onyx Classic labels.<\/p>\n
Conducting the Kansai Philharmonic Orche- stra he has recently recorded a Saint-Sa\u00ebns CD for Onyx and, together with Louis Lortie, the pianist, the album Franck & Strauss Violin Sonatas by \u201cone of today\u2019s great violinists\u201d (The Strad).<\/p>\n
His next recordings will be devoted to the Bart\u00f3k, Brahms, Beethoven and Mendelssohn con- certos with the Montreal Symphonic Orchestra, the Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Sinfonia Varsovia and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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