Daniel Lozakovich

Daniel Lozakovich – Spirits (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 28:27 minutes | 529 MB | Genre: Classical
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Daniel Lozakovich’s rich, romantic style of playing often sees him likened to the iconic violinists of the 20th century. On Spirits he celebrates some of his forebears in the hope of passing on their style and repertoire to younger generations. “I’ve chosen a selection of very accessible miniatures, which I associate with different violinists,” he explains. “All these musicians had such strong, soulful spirits that it’s impossible to forget their sound.” Partnered by pianist Stanislav Soloviev, Lozakovich performs favourite encores by Elgar, Debussy, Falla, Gluck, Brahms and Kreisler.

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Daniel Lozakovich – J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Partita No. 2 (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:03:47 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Classical
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The press is already in a spin about it: “The new Menuhin”; “a star is born”; “the enchanted bow”… Daniel Lozakovich, 17 years old, might have his head in the stars, but he has his feet firmling on the ground. He is shaping a dazzling career with stunning maturity. Born in Sweden to a family from the former USSR, he learned violin in 2007, at the age of 6. Two years later, he would play his first concerto, conducted by Vladimir Spivakov. There then followed the difficult quest to find a teacher who would “not change my musicality, but make me stronger.” Daniel Lozakovich currently lives in Geneva, where he works with Eduard Wulfson, a private tutor that he met at the Verbier Festival. It was also at this festival, which showcases young talents, that the teenager met Valery Gergiev, who immediately took him under his protective and liberating wing. Signed to Deutsche Grammophon (DG), Daniel Lozakovich would soon record Beethoven’s Concerto in D Major with his mentor, “a work whose structure is so clear”, he said, “but whose music is so difficult”. Daniel Lozakovich listened to a lot of records to perfect his playing and his musical knowledge. He learned a lot from listening to the great masters of the past, in particular Bruno Walter, who charmed him with his sense of detail, and the sound he gets from his orchestra, as well as his poetic phrasing. This preference says a lot about this very young musician, who we discover here on his first record, dedicated to Bach. Listening to the Second Partita(with its brilliantly-structured Chaconne) and the Concertos in E Major and A Minor, we are won over straight away by the solidity of his concept, the great beauty of the sonority with its long phrases and a discourse which is constantly expressive. His parents, who are not remotely musicians, would have preferred for him to be a great tennis player, but fate had other plans for this strong-willed teenager with a dazzling smile.  – François Hudry

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Daniel Lozakovich – Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 48:09 minutes | 928 MB | Genre: Classical
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In 2020, the world celebrates the 250th anniversary of one of the greatest composers of all time: Ludwig van Beethoven!

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