Michael Vaiman – Violin
...in M. Vaiman we encounter a superb violinist...
Michael Vaiman was born in Odessa (Ukraine). He studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, under the tutelage of legendary violinist David Oistrach and Semyon Snitkovsky.
Early in his career already received critical acclaim as a "poet of the violin", along with his "technical brilliance", he has particularly been lauded for his "noble and articulate tone" and his "deep understanding of music".
Especially noteworthy is the unusual range of his repertoire, which includes all violin sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Prokofiev, Franck, Schumann also all of Schubert's and Shostakovich's compositions for violin and piano. In his repertoire also many violin concertos with orchestra. He is also the first performer of a number works of the modern composers (B.Tischenko, L. Hoffman, D. Smirnov, E. Firsova).
Among the high points of his international career where violin concertos performed with orchestras and conductors such as the Berlin Symphony Orchestra under G. Herbig, the Moscow Philharmonic under Y. Simonov, St. Petersburg's Symphony under A. Jansons, London Soloist Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra under S. Sondezkis, Tokyo Soloist Chamber Ensemble, Moscow Soloists under Y. Bashmet.
He also participated in many chamber music festivals such as Kuhmo (Finland), Tours (France), Elba Festival (Italy), Summit Music Festival (New York), playing together with well-known musician such as Y. Bashmet, M. Brunello, D. Yoffe, D. Yablonsky, V. Mendelsohn.
He founded a chamber orchestra in Israel, which he manages and conducts (1991-96). Artistic Director of the Music Festival and Masterclass "Spring at Moulin” (D’Ande, France).
Vaiman’s activity as a teacher began in 1980 at the Central Music School of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow until 1989.
Since 1989 he was Professor at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel-Aviv University, 1995-1999 Guest professors at the Aichi Prefecture's University Of Fine Art and Music in Nagoya, Japan. Since 1999 Professor of Violin at Musikhochschule Köln-Aachen.
He is giving numerous master classes at Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK), Beijing Central Conservatory of Music (China), South Methodist University in Dallas (USA), "Keshet Eilon" in Israel and many others in Japan and Europe.
