TEHRAN – A night dedicated to legendary Polish violinist and composer Henrik Wieniawski took place on Friday at Rudakijor, Tehran.
The concert, entitled “Henryk Wieniawski Night,” provided a rich exploration of the violin and piano repertoire of a romantic era, IRNA reported.
The event featured Iranian violinist Ali Saleshur, accompanied by pianist Medi Musabi Natanji. Together, they provided an engaging performance of works by Wieniawski and French composer and organist Camille Saint-Saëns.
The program included a selection from Wieniawski’s famous compositions. In particular, he included “Legend” and “Scherzo Tarantelle” from his Violin Concerto No. 2, Opus 22. These compositions are celebrated with lyrical melody and masterful passages, exemplifying the spirit of romanticism in violin music.
Complementing Wieniawski’s work, the concert also featured Kamille Sansans’ Preludio and Rondo Capriciso.
Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880) was a well-known Polish violinist, composer and teacher, and was renowned for his virtuoso and influential works in the violin repertoire.
Born in Lublin, Poland, he showed exceptional talent early on, studying at the Conservatoire in Paris from the age of eight. Wieniawski toured extensively, performed in Europe, Russia and the United States, and taught many students, including Brussels.
His compositions, especially his two violin concertos, are central to the classic violin repertoire, with the second D Minor (1862) being particularly popular. Despite the decline in health in later years, Wieniawski’s legacy endures through his innovative play techniques and composition.
His influence is memorialized through various honors, including the dedicated violin competitions held in Warsaw since 1935. His family made a major contribution to music, and his daughter, Poldowski, became a well-known composer.
Kamille Saint-Sains (1835–1921) was a famous French composer, organist, conductor and pianist during his romantic era. The music genius was published at the age of 10 and studied at the conservatory in Paris.
Sun Sands established a prominent church organist position before establishing a successful career as a freelance performer and composer. His notable works include “Introduction and Rondo Capricioso,” his second piano concerto, the opera “Samson and Delilah,” and the famous “Carnival of Animals.”
Known for his orchestration and mastery of classical structures, he praised past masters and favored clear and well-structured melodies. Despite his conservative attitude and occasional conflicts with modernist trends, Saint-Sans had a major influence on French music, becoming a leader like Fauret and Ravel. His legacy endures through his compositions, recordings and the honorable international violin competition named after him.
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