Description
'Flying Solo' is a dazzling solo debut by the prodigiously talented
Augustin Hadelich, a young violinist with a gripping and heroic
personal story.
A child prodigy, Augustin Hadelich and was poised for a major
international career. His rapid rise was, however, interrupted by
an horrific accident in which he was burned over most of his body
and not expected to survive. After repeated operations and months
of rehab, not only has he lived to tell his tale, but has made an
artistic comeback of astonishing proportions. Augustin moved to New
York to resume his studies and went on to receive the Artist
Diploma from The Juilliard School. In 2006, he was the Gold
Medallist at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis,
and this year was awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant, a $25,000
cash prize that has previously been given to such artists as Yo-Yo
Ma, Joshua Bell and Murray Perahia.
'Flying Solo' is, quite simply, a stunning recording. The focal
point is Bartk's Sonata for Solo Violin, a work Augustin first
played when he was 12. Having performed it for Yehudi Menuhin and
on his Carnegie Hall recital debut, it is now a central part of his
repertoire. He contrasts the Bartk with three of his favourite
Paganini Caprices, two sonatas by Ysae, and the intense,
Bartk-inspired Sonata by Bernd Alois Zimmerman. Throughout, 'Flying
Solo' perfectly demonstrates Augustin's dazzling technique and
poetic style.
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