Dec 22, 2015 | Agnes Böckenhoff Release Video Marc Coppey & Zagreb Soloists: Haydn and C.P.E. Bach
Watch impressions of the recording session with one of today's leading cellists: Marc Coppey, winner of the Leipzig Bach Competition, is featured in his new album in the dual role of artistic director and soloist of the Zagreb Soloists for the first time. The recording presents Haydn's Cello Concertos, milestones in the history of cello music, and the free-spirited A major Concerto by C. P. E. Bach. The new production will be released in January 2016.
For his first audite recording, Marc Coppey has chosen to focus on the Haydn Cello Concertos - milestones in the history ofcello music. Coppey's interpretation reveals the diverging aspects of these works: Baroque devices alongside pioneering elements looking towards the Romantic concerto; chamber-like communication alternating with soloisticvirtuosity; intimate, differentiated soundscapes beside orchestral wealth. Marc Coppey: "I feel as though I am asinger in different roles. If I had to choose one aspect over all the others, it would be the operatic one."
The concept and originality of the A major Cello Concerto by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach make it an ideal companion piece for the Haydn Concertos.
As Artistic Director of the Zagreb Soloists, Marc Coppey performs these concertos as soloist and director, continuing the long tradition of the Zagreb Soloists under Antonio Janigro.
Marc Coppey, winner of the Bach Competition Leipzig, is considered one of today's leading cellists. He was discovered at an early age by Yehudi Menuhin, who invited him to perform alongside him. In 1989, Mstislav Rostropovich asked Coppey to perform at the Evian Festival, marking the beginning of his solo career. He regularly appears alongside leading orchestras and conductors, and is also a passionate chamber musician, performing together with renowned artists. From 1995 until 2000 he was a member of the Ysaÿe Quartet. Marc Coppey is a professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and gives masterclasses across the globe. He is Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Festival Colmar and the Zagreb Soloists.