Dimitri Murrath

November 18, 2012

Dimitri Murrath - Repertoire

Viola and piano

Johann Sebastian BACH
3 Gamba Sonatas, BWV 1027-1029

Arnold BAX
Sonata

Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN
7 Variations on a theme from the “Magic Flute”, WoO 46 (tr. viola)

Ernest BLOCH
Suite Hebraïque
Suite (1919)

Johannes BRAHMS
Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1
Sonata in E-flat major Op. 120 No. 2
Scherzo in C minor, Op. posth.

Benjamin BRITTEN
Lachrimae

Rebecca CLARKE
Sonata (1919)

Claude DEBUSSY
Première rhapsodie pour clarinette (tr. viola)

Antonín DVORÁK
Sonatine for violin and piano in G major, Op. 100

George ENESCU
Concert Piece

Paul HINDEMITH
Sonata Op. 11/4
Sonata Op. 25/4
Sonata (1939)

Joseph JONGEN
Allegro Appassionato

Franz Liszt
Romance Oubliée

Arvo PÄRT
Fratres

Sergei RACHMANINOFF
Cello sonata

Franz SCHUBERT
Sonata ‘Arpeggione’

Robert SCHUMANN
Adagio und Allegro, Op. 70
Märchenbilder, Op. 113
Three Romances, Op. 94
Sonata for violin and piano in D minor, Op. 121
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73

Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH
Sonata, Op. 147

Toru TAKEMITSU
A Bird Came Down the Walk

Henri VIEUXTEMPS
Sonata, Op. 36

Solo

Atar ARAD
Tikvah

Johann Sebastian BACH
6 Cello Suites, BWV1007-1012
Partita for violin solo No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004

Béla BARTÓK
Sonata for solo violin (tr. for viola)

Nicolas BACRI
Sonata Variata, Op. 70

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von BIBER
Passacaglia

Garth KNOX
Fuga Libre
Viola Spaces

Ernst KRENEK
Sonata for viola solo

György KURTÁG
Signs, Games and Messages

György LIGETI
Sonata (1995)

Max REGER
Suite No. 1 in G minor, Op.131d
Suite No. 2 in D major, Op.131d
Suite No. 3 in E minor, Op.131d

Paul HINDEMITH
Sonata Op. 31/4
Sonata (1937)

Edwin ROXBURGH
Soliloquy 2

Giacinto SCELSI
Manto

Salvatore SCIARRINO
Tre Notturni Brillanti

Igor STRAVINSKY
Elegie

Christopher THEOFANIDIS
'Flow, my Tears'

Henri VIEUXTEMPS
Capriccio

Eugène YSAŸE
Sonata for violoncello solo, Op. 28

Concerto

Béla BARTÓK
Concerto, Opus posth.

Hector BERLIOZ
Harold in Italy

Max BRUCH
Romance

Peter EÖTVÖS
Replica

Paul HINDEMITH
"Der Schwanendreher"
Trauermusik

Franz HOFFMEISTER
Concerto in D major

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART
Sinfonia Concertante

Krzysztof PENDERECKI
Concerto

Alfred SCHNITTKE
Concerto

Carl STAMITZ
Concerto in D major

William WALTON
Concerto

Carl Maria Von WEBER
Andante and Rondo ungarese

Nov 18, 2012 12:33:00 PM | Repertoire

September 03, 2011

Harmony communicating emotions

This video shows in the clearest way the connection between different harmonies and the emotions they each convey.

Sep 3, 2011 2:51:32 PM | Teaching

August 06, 2010

Upcoming performances

January 23, 2016

Doheny Mansion, Los Angeles, CA

Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu & Jessica Lee, violins - Che-Yen Brian Chen & Dimitri Murrath, violas - Mihai Marica, cello

Brahms Viola Quintet in G major, Op. 111

Mendelssohn Viola Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 87

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Boston Chamber Music Society

Fitzerald Theatre, Cambridge, MA

Yura Lee, Harumi Rhodes, violin - Dimitri Murrath, viola - Colin Carr, cello - Max Levinson, piano

Enescu Concert Piece for Viola and Piano

Franck Piano Quintet in F minor

February 6 and 7, 2016

Mistral Music: Of Love and Remembrance

Brookline and Andover, MA

Stock A Vanished World

E. Korngold Marietta's Lied for Soprano and string sextet

J. Brahms Sextet in B-flat major, Op. 18

February 10, 2016

Recital and Masterclass at UMICH

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

February 11, 2016

Recital and Masterclass at Penn State

Collegetown, PA

February 21, 2016

Boston Chamber Music Society

Fitzerald Theatre, Cambridge, MA

Yura Lee, David Bowlin, violin - Dimitri Murrath, Marcus Thompson, viola

Gabriel Cabezas, cello

Dvořák:

Terzetto in C major for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 74, B.148

Selections from Cypresses for String Quartet, B. 152

Quartet Movement in F major, B. 120

String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97, B. 180, “American”

March 13, 2016

Boston Chamber Music Society

Sanders Theatre

Cambridge, MA

Harumi Rhodes, violin- Dimitri Murrath, viola - Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

Max Levinson, piano

Schubert String Trio in B-flat major, D. 581

Meltzer Piano Quartet BCMS Commission/World Premiere

March 14, 2016

Music for Food

Boston University Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Boston, MA

Julia Glenn, violin - Samuel Kelder and Dimitri Murrath, violas - Natasha Brofsky, Hyun-Ji Kwon, Jan Müller-Szeraws, cellos - Ya-Fei Chuang, piano

Glazunov String Quintet, Op. 39

Schumann Piano Quintet, Op. 44

March 18 and 20, 2016

Boston Artists Ensemble

Salem, MA and Brookline, MA

David Coucheron, Julianne Lee, violins - Dimitri Murrath, viola - Jonathan Miller, cello - Randall Hodgkinson, piano

Fauré Piano Quartet in G minor

Shostakovich Piano Quintet

April 11, 2016

Recital in Jordan Hall

Jordan Hall, Boston, MA

Dimitri Murrath, viola

Vincent Planès, piano

April 24 and 26, 2016,

Beaufort and Columbia, SC

Aaron Boyd, Jesse Mills, violins - Dimitri Murrath, viola - Edward Arron, cello

Schubert Quartettsatz in c minor, D. 703

Sollima Selections from Viaggio in Italia for String Quartet (2000)

Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 74 “Harp”

Tchaikovsky String Quartet in D Major, Opus 11

April 30 and May 1, 2016

Musical Masterworks

Old Lyme, CT

Chee-Yun, Theodore Arm, Aaron Boyd, Kikuei Ikeda, violins

Che-Yen Chen, Dimitri Murrath, violas

Wilhelmina Smith, Edward Arron, cellos

Richard Strauss String Sextet from ‘Capriccio,’ Opus 85

Bartók Selected Duos for Two Violins

Giovanni Sollima Selections from Viaggio in Italia for String Quintet (2000)

Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in E-flat Major, Opus 20

Friday, May 20, 2016

Brooklyn Chamber Music Society

Pamela Frank, Carmit Zori, violins - Dimitri Murrath, viola- Jim Wilson, cello

Anna Polonsky, piano

Beethoven: String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, No. 3

Elgar: Quintet for piano and strings in A minor, Op. 84

Aug 6, 2010 4:01:32 PM

January 21, 2009

Past performances

February 15th, 3pm
Recital in Reston, VA with Pei-Shan Lee, piano
Viola and piano works by Bach, Schubert, Hindemith, Takemitsu, Debussy
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February 22nd, 4pm
Walden Chamber Music players, Hingham, MA
Hindemith, Bach, Beethoven, Devienne
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Jan 21, 2009 11:27:17 AM

January 15, 2009

On the Walton Viola Concerto

In recent weeks, I found myself revisiting the Walton Concerto, both in teaching and my own practice. It has a special place in my repertoire: it was the first piece I learned after making the jump from being a violinist who also plays the viola, to a fully committed viola player.

From my background as a violinist, the first thing that struck me regarding this piece was how similar it is to Prokofiev's first violin concerto. In overall structure, in textures, in characters and even in the way the various themes and motives are built, the resemblance is so striking that it simply cannot be coincidence. Here is a very interesting article on the subject by Atar Arad. In it, Mr. Arad suggests that Walton hid his mischief of copying Prokofiev, by adding an even more direct quote from Hindemith's Kammermusik No. 5.

Besides this, what is helping me to forge a personal interpretation of this work is to look at other works of the composer. Much of Walton's music is theatrical and dramatic. That is of course the case of his oratorio Belshazzar's Feast, one of his most acclaimed and popular works. His film scores can also provide a great source of inspiration, for those who work well with images. First of all, there is this, from the movie "Battle of Britain". Then, the score of Lawrence Olivier's "Henry V". The Agincourt battle scene has got something of the second movement.

Jan 15, 2009 11:50:02 PM | Techniques

January 04, 2009

Dimitri Murrath - Biography

Born in Brussels, Belgian American violist Dimitri Murrath has made his mark as a soloist on the international scene, performing regularly in venues including Jordan Hall (Boston), Kennedy Center (Washington), Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall (London), Kioi Hall (Tokyo), the National Auditorium (Madrid), and Théâtre de la Ville (Paris).

A recipient of a 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Dimitri is a first prize winner at the Primrose International Viola Competition. Other awards include second prize at the First Tokyo International Viola Competition, the special prize for the contemporary work at the ARD Munich Competition, and a fellowship from the Belgian American Educational Foundation. In 2012, he was named laureate of the Juventus Festival, an award recognizing young European soloists.

With repertoire extending from Bach to contemporary music by Ligeti, Kurtag, and Sciarrino, Murrath is particularly keen on performing new works. He has taken part in the Park Lane Group New Year Series in London to great critical acclaim, as well as commissioned, given the world premieres, and recorded several solo works.

 An avid chamber musician, Murrath is a member of the Boston Chamber Music Society. He has collaborated with Miriam Fried, Pamela Frank, Richard Goode, Gidon Kremer, Menahem Pressler, Mitsuko Uchida, and members of the Mendelssohn, Takacs, Guarneri, Cleveland, Jerusalem, and Juilliard String Quartets.

 Festivals include IMS Prussia Cove, Ravinia's Steans Institute for Young Artists, Verbier Festival, Caramoor Rising Stars, Chamberfest Cleveland, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Juventus Festival, and Marlboro Music Festival.

 He has performed concertos with orchestras including Orchestre National de Lille, Toho Gakuen Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic and London Mozart Players.

 Dimitri Murrath began his musical education at the Yehudi Menuhin School studying with Natalia Boyarsky and went on to work in London with David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He graduated with an Artist Diploma from the New England Conservatory as a student of Kim Kashkashian.

 He is on the viola faculties of New England Conservatory and Bowdoin International Music Festival.
 Dimitri Murrath participates in the Music for Food project, which raises awareness of the hunger problem faced by a large percent of the population, and gives the opportunity to experience the powerful role music can play as a catalyst for change.

 “(...) the warm and noble tome of Mr. Murrath’s viola glowed fiercely - for me the highlight of the concert.” New York Times

A.D., New England Conservatory. BMus, MMus, Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Studies with Kim Kashkashian, Natalia Boyarsky, and David Takeno.
Faculty: New England Conservatory, Bowdoin International Music Festival.

Jan 4, 2009 2:39:38 AM | Biography