| Anne-Sophie Mutter | |
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| Born | June 29, 1963  Rheinfelden, Germany |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | Violinist |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Website | www.anne-sophie-mutter.com |
| Notable instruments | |
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Violin Emiliani Stradivarius 1703 Lord Dunn-Raven Stradivarius 1710 Mutter Regazzi 2005 |
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Anne-Sophie Mutter (born June 29, 1963) is a German violin virtuoso.
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Mutter was born in Rheinfelden, Germany. She began playing the piano at age five, and shortly afterwards the violin, studying with Erna Honigberger, a pupil of Carl Flesch. Upon Honigberger's death, she continued her studies with Aida Stucki, at the Winterthur Conservatory.
After winning several prizes, she was exempted from school to dedicate herself to her art. When she was 13, conductor Herbert von Karajan invited her to play with the Berlin Philharmonic. In 1977, she made her debut at the Salzburg Festival and with the English Chamber Orchestra under Daniel Barenboim. At 15, Mutter made her first recording of the Mozart Third and Fifth violin concerti with von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic.
In 1980, she made her American debut with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. In 1985, at the age of 22, she was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (London) and head of its faculty of international violin studies[1] and in 1986 an honorary member.[2] In 1988, she made a grand tour of Canada and the United States, playing for the first time at Carnegie Hall. In 1998 she played and recorded for CD and DVD the complete set of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas, accompanied by Lambert Orkis; these were broadcast on television in many countries.
Though her repertoire includes many classical works, Mutter is particularly known for her performances of contemporary music. A number of pieces have been especially written for or dedicated to her, including Henri Dutilleux's Sur le même accord, Witold Lutosławski's Partita, Krzysztof Penderecki's Second Violin Concerto and Wolfgang Rihm's Gesungene Zeit ("Time Chant"). In August 2007, she premiered Sofia Gubaidulina's Violin Concerto No. 2 "In tempus präsens". She has received various prizes, including several Grammys. She also owns two Stradivarius violins (The Emiliani of 1703, and the Lord Dunn-Raven of 1710) and a Regazzi, dated 2005.[3] After experimenting with a Menuhin-style shoulder rest, a little pillow, and a deer skin, Mutter has settled down to playing the violin with nothing between her and the violin. In addition, her need for the ideal traction with the violin has induced her to choose the same John Galliano sleeveless dress during her performances.[4]
In October 2006, on French television, Mutter appeared to indicate that she would be retiring when she turned 45, in 2008.[5] However the following month she said that her words were "misinterpreted" and that she would continue to play as long as she felt she could "bring anything new, anything important, anything different to music".[6]
In 1989, Mutter married her first husband, Detlef Wunderlich, with whom she had two children, Arabella and Richard. Wunderlich died of cancer in 1995.[7] She married the pianist and conductor André Previn in 2002.[8]
However, on 21 August 2006, Mutter's office announced that she and Previn had divorced. The couple were rumoured to have separated three months previously, but confirmed their divorce as of the above date.[9]
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra):
Sonning Award (2001; Denmark)
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, First Class
Herbert von Karajan Music Prize (2003) [10]
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2005)
Victoires de la Musique Classique (2006)
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize (2008)
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   | Violinist Mutter, Revving Her Motor - Violinist Mutter, Revving Her Motor - washingtonpost.com |
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| | Anne-Sophie Mutter wins top award - BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Anne-Sophie Mutter wins top award |
| | Previn weds Anne-Sophie Mutter - BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Previn weds Anne-Sophie Mutter |
| | Conductor André Previn to divorce - BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Conductor Andre Previn to divorce |
| | "Goddess with a Gift", ''Strings'', January 2006, No.135 - Mutter still takes her music seriously - The Boston Globe |
| | her homepage - ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER | Offizielle Website |
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