Samouil Tatiana

About

One of the most inspired violinists of our time, Tatiana Samouil is constantly in demand as a soloist, recording artist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. An ambassador of the Russian School, she performed alongside Yuri Bashmet at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi (Russia), playing for a live audience of forty thousand people, as well as being broadcast online nearly three billion times worldwide. It is no surprise that her name appears in the Golden Book of Russian Talents of the 20th-21st Centuries, kept in the Kremlin Palace. "Samouil's determined, passionate, and inspired performance is a direct continuation of the best traditions of the Russian violin school" (Kultura, Moscow, June 2002). Born into a family of eminent musicians, Tatiana was constantly surrounded by music. From the age of 3, she was already playing the piano, only to discover her voice on the violin two years later. At this age, she also showed an early interest in composing her own music. The key moment for her came at the age of nine. She made her debut with the National Orchestra of Moldova, under the baton of her father, Alexandru Samoila, and was so impressed by this experience that she decided to dedicate herself to the violin. Tatiana Samoila was selected by the Russian "New Names Program" at the age of fourteen and began an active tour of the most prestigious concert halls in Russia and Europe, performing at the Vatican Residence for Pope John Paul II, at the UN headquarters in Geneva, and for UNESCO in Paris. She moved to Moscow in her youth to study with the legendary Maia Glezarova at the prestigious Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. There, she obtained her Soloist Diploma with extraordinary distinction. She then moved to Belgium to continue her studies with the great Igor Oistrakh at the Brussels Conservatory. Under his guidance and in a period of just three years, Tatiana Samouil won prizes at seven of the most prestigious international violin competitions, notably the "Tchaikovsky International Competition" in Moscow (2002), the "Queen Elisabeth Competition" in Brussels (2001), the "Michael Hill International Violin Competition" in New Zealand (2001), and the "Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition" in Helsinki (2000). Currently, she is performing concerts worldwide, despite a near-fatal accident in 2014. It left her hospitalized for a long period, unsure if she would ever be able to walk or play the violin again. Her recovery is simply miraculous. Tatiana's comeback concert took place in none other than Paris's "Salle Gaveau," live, broadcast on French television. This season alone, Tatiana Samouil will perform at Berlin's Konzerthaus, Seoul's Arts Center, and Brussels' Flagey, alongside concerts in New York, Sochi, Moscow, Amsterdam, Izmir, Istanbul, and Saint Petersburg. She often shares the stage with other great musicians of our time; Yuri Bashmet, Denis Matsuev, Maxim Vengerov, Vadim Repin, Gautier Capuçon, Gérard Caussé, Augustin Dumay, Frans Helmerson, and Gary Hofmann have performed alongside her. Tatiana has gladly performed with conductors such as Antonio Pappano, Christian Arming, Kazushi Ono, Dmitry Liss, Gilbert Varga, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, and many others. Tatiana Samouil has performed with numerous notable orchestras: the Belgian National Orchestra, the Brussels Philharmonic, the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the "Novaya Rossiya" Orchestra, the Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic, the Khabarovsk Philharmonic, the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, the Bayerisches Kammerorchester, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Turkey, the Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires (Teatro Colón), the Salta Symphony Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, the Odessa Philharmonic, the Orquesta Filarmónica de Montevideo (Uruguay), the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (Budapest), the Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orquestra Sinfónica do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (Lisbon), and the South Bohemian Philharmonic. As a founding member of the Malibran Quartet, Tatiana breaks new ground, exploring the magical repertoire of a string quartet. Tatiana is a passionate educator. She is a violin professor at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, as well as at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, Belgium. She is also a violin professor at the Musikene Higher Center for Arts in San Sebastián (Spain). As a permanent member of the Yuri Bashmet Academy, she holds masterclasses throughout Russia. Tatiana is regularly invited to perform with Yuri Bashmet and his Moscow Soloists Orchestra, as well as with the Novaya Rossiya Symphony. Since 2003, Tatiana has regularly participated in tournaments in South America. After a successful debut at the Teatro Colon, she was invited to perform at the Presidential Palace in Santiago and at the Quinta Vergara Open-Air Festival for 10,000 people. The long-standing collaboration was marked by a recording of Luis Gianneo's Violin Concerto with the Salta Philharmonic for the Sony Classical label, a state project dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Argentina's existence. The success of this CD earned her a nomination for the "Best Classical Release of Latin America 2009" award. Tatiana Samouil's numerous recordings and distinguished discography reflect her musical passion and adventurous spirit. In addition to recordings for Sony Classical, Tatiana has nearly 20 CDs. Her recording of works by Eugène Ysaÿe with the Liège Philharmonic, conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow, received the "Diapason d'Or," the highest award from the French music magazine "Diapason." Upcoming recording projects will continue to explore the Belgian heritage with string quartets by Albrecht Huybrechts, as well as a new recital CD "The French Touch" with David Lively. Over the years, Tatiana has had the privilege of playing and recording extensively on phenomenal instruments, such as the Guarnerius del Gesu violin "ex-Vieuxtemps", the Antonio Stradivarius violin "ex-Kreisler", as well as violins by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume and Francois Pique. Currently, Tatiana plays a Nicolo Gagliano violin (1770) and a modern violin by Christian Bayon, built especially for her.