“Discerning charm and ravishing timbre, breathtaking technical bravura, sparkling intonation…”…he will become one of the greatest violinists of his generation.” “Meunsteriche Zeitung”
Razvan Stoica is recognized across the world as the best violinist under 30 years of age, after winning the Euro Broadcast Competition, Slovakia, Bratislava, in October, 2013, is recognized as a violinist and artist of an amazing technique, known at the highest level for his virtuosity, passion, integrity and lucidity of his playing.
It is not only the fact that Razvan Stoica has been born in a family of famous musicians of an undeniable quality and prestige, but his charismatic performances during the latest years and his virtuosity and passion that have drawn the attention of both the public and the press.
Razvan Stoica has been awarded over 35 international prizes in various international competitions, but only “Strad Prize” Competition, held in Salzburg Austria, has brought him the incontestable and well deserved honour of owning and playing an Antonio Stradivari violin, crafted in 1729 and played by Paganini himself. “The Queen”, as this is the name of the violin Razvan is playing, for seven years now; it’s not the only violin the artist owns and plays.
As Razvan Stoica will be starring the “Strad Style” film, which is to be launched all over the world in the near future, he has been given another beautiful violin, crafted by an amazing, American, violin maker, Daniel Houck. The violin is an exquisite copy of Guarnieri Del Gesu, “Il Canone” (1723) and suits Razvan Stoica’s special and overwhelming technique and sound.
Razvan Stoica’s ambition, talent, amazing technique and dedication brought him up, to the top, among the world’s wide known violinists.
He was awarded, in 2014, the Romanian Cultural Excellency Award and he has been guest soloist of well-known orchestras.
Other international competitions that brought Razvan Stoica the first prize are: the Perosi Competition (Tortona), the Olympic violin competitions (Romania), the Bolzano Duo Competition (Italy) and the list may continue.
Razvan has performed, both as a guest soloist and also in recitals as „Duo Stoica”, in Amsterdam “Royal Concertgebouw”, Paris “Thetatre des Champs Elysees”, Brescia Teatro San Barnaba, Genova Teatro Carlo Felice, Palacio de Festivales (Santander).
In 1996 he joined his sister, the pianist Andreea Stoica, forming the successful “Duo Stoica”. As a recording artist, Razvan, is continuing to build a distinguished catalogue of recordings including: his critically acclaimed recording of the 24 Caprices by Niccolo Paganini and the “Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra Op21” from Edouard Lalo with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra Krakow.
Having mastered his instrument at a young age, Razvan, has been admitted to the Enesco Conservatory in Bucharest at Maestro Modest Iftinchi class. After graduating, Razvan has continued his studies at the Royal Conservatory in Amsterdam, studying under Ilya Grubert.
In 2012, Razvan signed with the Dutch based record label Aliud records. The first release under this contract, “Capriccioso”, has been a succesful release in September 2012, being sold worldwide.
In 2010, together with his sister, well known pianist, Andreea Stoica, Razvan Stoica has formed the “Het Kamerata Stradivarius” Orchestra. As the artistic director and conductor of “Het Kamerata Stradivarius” Orchestra, Razvan Stoica has brought his orchestra up to the highest standards of classical music, attending many invitations to play on worldwide known stages such as: Amsterdam “Royal Concertgebouw”, Teatro Perez Galdos’, Gran Canaria, Spain, De Doelen, Rotterdam and many other stages. Their debut disc “A Journey into classical” under Universal Music Label has been a real success being sold out within the first weeks.
The suave delightful tone, the heavenly sound and the charismatic performance of the young violinist made the prestigious critics stand up for his presence in concerts and acclaim him to be: the greatest violinist of his generation!
There is nothing more that can be said of his performances than what his public affirms after attending his concerts: „[…] Stoica had it all: the golden tone, the immaculate technique, the beautiful line, and something else; live, he radiated emotion.”; „[…]I closed my eyes and the young who was on stage I heard it like a 70 year old men that lived his whole life and now is sharing with us his experiences of a lifetime. I loved the interplay with orchestra and conductor. I was also intrigued by his changes of vibrato colours: a painter with sound.”; „[…]Stoica by contrast celebrates gesture, risking control, musical architecture and line in order to attempt faster attack, harder connection of the bow through the string, and greater tonal extremes. His brilliance finally had space to stretch, his expressiveness given reason and scope to justify it.”
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” Duo Stoica in CONCERTGEBOUW AMSTERDAM – REVIEW
I’ve received an invitation from the Classical Music Journal to attend the concert of violin virtuoso Razvan Stoica and concert pianist Andreea Stoica in Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam on the 16th November 2012.
Both musicians give of their utmost and, when the musicians in question are Razvan and Andreea, that makes for something exceptional.
The concert started with a passionate rendition of Schubert monumental “Grand Duo” Sonata. They are both well matched as chamber musicians, and both performed with fiery commitment and technical aplomb in this sonata. It was a warmer rendition of this sonata then Janine Jansen and Itamar Golan and more virtuoso then Repin and Lugansky.
“A Stradivari with passion.” So hot the first CD that the young Romanian violinist Razvan Stoica which was made in summer of 2012 in Krakow ??with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra conducted by Alexander Happiness. It is a fantastic debut album, which recalls the violin virtuoso’s of yesteryear. The intensity, instrumental sophistication and musical freedom that Stoica ‘Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso “by Saint-Sa?ns, the” Tzigane “by Ravel and the” Symphonie espagnole “by Lalo plays, places him in the line of great violinists as Ivry Gitlis, Vadim Repin, József Lendvay, Leonidos Kavakos and, shimmering in the distance, even legendary violinists like Yehudi Menuhin and Jascha Heifetz.
Spring 2012 was followed by the equally impressive CD recording of the 24 Capricci by Paganini, which are fireworks Stoica reared in ancient Paganini interpreter Ruggiero Ricci. And this summer appears the third album “Capriccioso”, which showcases his versatility Stoica in virtuoso, jazzy or lyrical gems include Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Faure, Paganini, Chausson, Pärt, Piazzolla and Grapelli. His five years older sister Andreea accompanies him on the piano. The blood musical duo creates the impression from an early age to fully matched and attuned to. Wanneke Savenije
Andreea Stoica Concert pianist
“ …Musicality , sensibility and great technique…”…….La Modeine
Born in Bucharest, in 1981, Andreea Friedmann Stoica has started to play the piano at the age of five. At the age of six she has been accepted at the Music Conservatory (Lyceum) „George Enescu”, in Bucharest, as a leading student in the piano class, being considered a wonder child. At the age of 12 she has had her Orchestral Debut as a soloist with the Mozart Concerto for piano together with the “Bucharest Orchestra”.
After her orchestral debut, she has been engaged in many concert tours and recitals all over Europe and Japan. She has followed master-classes in Italy, Germany, Korea and The Netherlands, together with world leading pianists as Maurizio Pollini, Constantine Ionescu Vovu, Andre Previn and many others.
Andreea has completed her studies at the Bucharest Music University in 1999. Starting with 1996 she has enlarged her musical horizon with chamber music which later became a fundamental part of her career. Together with her brother, the well-known violinist Razvan F. Stoica, has formed an inseparable duo (“Duo Stoica”) that brought them to perform in successful concerts in Europe, USA, and Japan.
2013 not only brought Andreea as a leading piano soloist, following the reviews for the successful performance with Beethoven piano concerto’s and the Warsaw Piano Concerto with the Italian Vituossi Orchestra under the leading of Vladimir Petrov , but has also brought her as part of the Kamerata Stradivarius Orchestra, following numerous tours and receiving standing ovations from the audience around the world.
As part of the, not only overwhelming and passionate but also ravishing, „Duo Stoica”, Andreea F. Stoica is to be seen together with her well-known and worldwide appreciated brother, Razvan F. Stoica in concerts in The Gewandhaus Leipzig, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Berlin Konzerthaus and Teatro Regio Torino.
The Concert performances and the discography of “Duo Stoica” cries out for superlatives both from the critics as well as from the audience bringing them at the top of the worldwide most impressive duos.
Press reviews
” It seems that with each new recording, that Andreea Stoica who has built a reputation of filling in at the last minute and who seems to have a repertoire as immense as her talent, is ascending higher on the scale of must-hear piano talents. She leaves you wanting to hearing more recordings by her and especially to hear her live. Is there higher praise or promise? ” La Cronica November 2012
“It is not for nothing that Andreea won the “Best piano artist Prize in Prague” , her musicality and great technique brings you to her concerts wanting to hear her more and more” – De wielder January 2013
Guest Artist 2015 – 2016
Andreea Stoica is the guest soloist for Kamerata Stradivarius Orchestra season 2015-2016.
Upcoming concerts can be followed via : www.kameratastradivarius.com
