ConcertPulse
Emelyanychev & Kopatchinskaja
Tempestuous, spontaneous, subversive—and preferably barefoot. That describes Moldavian violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. She hates perfection and polished surfaces. And she will go all out in Bartók’s 2nd Violin Concerto from 1939 as well. She shreds wildly with the bow on her valuable instrument, as can be seen in a YouTube video, grinning and asking herself: »Why the heck did I become a violinist?« Why indeed? Quite simply because she can play—sensationally well. Which means: her concert is not to be missed!