Alphabet Associations - II

[mercia]

embarrassed to say I had not previously heard of "the greatest violin teacher ever" Zakhar Bron presumably his son is Zakhar Bron too. I'm afraid the Penderecki premiere is eluding me.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

embarrassed to say I had not previously heard of "the greatest violin teacher ever" Zakhar Bron presumably his son is Zakhar Bron too. I'm afraid the Penderecki premiere is eluding me.

I couldn't find any online reference connecting Sitkovetsky with Zacher Bron - nor Penderecki.

(And, no - I hadn't heard of him before yesterday, either.)

[Flay]

I too have been to Zooming to Zurich, also to China and Japan, then Melbourne, France, and am currently stuck in Poland

[Pulcinella]

Looks like we might get there today, but I'm not around for long (afternoon rehearsal and evening performance: Verdi's Requiem), so I am of course happy to defer to our host the decision on passing the baton, and I also apologise again for jumping the gun in setting the A on a prompt just because I happened to know the Y.
Hope others have had a listen to that delightful little Toccatina for the flutes, and perhaps also to the Antheil.
I look forward to devouring the coleslaw for Z when I get back home; I'll need something creamy to soothe my throat after bellowing out all those Dies Iraes!

[Nick Armstrong]

embarrassed to say I had not previously heard of "the greatest violin teacher ever" Zakhar Bron presumably his son is Zakhar Bron too. I'm afraid the Penderecki premiere is eluding me.

I've never heard of Zachar Bron either, or his son, not least as neither are involved in the solution to this puzzle

Have we reached the point when I need to give the answer? Surely not!

One more round of clues - then tell me if you're bored and we need to move on.

Mr Bron isn't the answer - but it's the right nationality and the right instrument - although both my Zs are known as viola players/teachers too.

And in finding clues, I've noticed that Z père gave two, not one, Penderecki premières... now, given the instruments, what might they be?

And given the nationality, what might the Virtuosi of Europe - with which Z fils is connected in a founding/directing sort of a way - be called? (They were on Record Review the other week, you eagle-eared lot! )

am currently stuck in Poland

Look east young man .... but Junior is much closer to home!

[mercia]

neither are involved in the solution to this puzzle

[mercia]

Grigori Yefimovich Zhislin

"In 1983, following the composer's request, Zhislin began playing the viola in order to give the first performance of Penderecki's Viola Concerto. Penderecki dedicated his Cadenza per Viola Solo to Zhislin."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Zhislin

Yuri Zhislin

Professor at The Royal College of Music, Founder and Director of the Russian Virtuosi of Europe chamber orchestra

http://www.zhislin.com/home/index.php/biography

[Nick Armstrong]

Grigori Yefimovich Zhislin

"In 1983, following the composer's request, Zhislin began playing the viola in order to give the first performance of Penderecki's Viola Concerto. Penderecki dedicated his Cadenza per Viola Solo to Zhislin."

Chop that coleslaw, mercs, and dish it up!

[mercia]

amended my previous post in a sauerkraut sort of way

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Grigori Yefimovich Zhislin
"In 1983, following the composer's request, Zhislin began playing the viola in order to give the first performance of Penderecki's Viola Concerto."

The first performance was given by José Vasques in Caracas on 24th July 1983. Had I continued reading that article, I would have discovered the Zhislin connection; giving the first European performance.

[Nick Armstrong]

amended my previous post in a sauerkraut sort of way

So:

Yes according to Wiki "Grigori Zhislin gave the first performance of Penderecki's Violin Concerto [and] the first performance of Penderecki's Viola Concerto. Penderecki dedicated his Cadenza per Viola Solo to Zhislin."

(I hadn't included the dedication in the puzzle; and as ferns points out, it now seems that the Wiki article may be imprecise about whether they were World or local premières )

Grigori taught Dmitri Sitkovetsky, Daniel Hope and his own son Yuri

Who teaches in London and who founded and directed the Russian Virtuosi of Europe.

Shall we move on?

B so good and kind as to lead the way, mercs - the laurels are yours

[mercia]

thank you so much. Mr Hope seems to have been taught by several people, but I guess just one lesson would count as being taught.

I was so confident in my first answer I prepared a B

what B is

- a tone poem by Sibelius
- an honour bestowed on Malcolm Arnold
- an opera, admired by Napoleon Bonaparte, based on poems by Macpherson

[antongould]

Will I be barred for suggesting Bard?

[mercia]

Will I be barred for suggesting Bard?

no, all are welcome

[antongould]

no, all are welcome

Coleslaw after curry ......