Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker: Noah Bendix-Balgley – Klezmer Concerto

Listen to the new Berliner Philharmoniker digital series on all streaming platforms: https://lnk.to/BPhilSoloistKlezmer “It can be asserted without hesitation that every member of a first-class orchestra deserves to be called an ‘artist’,” Arthur Nikisch once wrote. With this credo, the chief conductor of what at that time was called the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester played an important role in allowing the musicians to conceive of themselves as soloists — something that remains one of the unmistakable qualities of the Berliner Philharmoniker to this day. Noah Bendix-Balgley, who is the focus here of our Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker series, has been 1st concertmaster with the orchestra since 2014. Originally from North Carolina, he grew up in a Jewish family, and discovered his love for klezmer music at a young age. The multi-award-winning violinist is both a performer and a composer: his Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto, which he performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2023, forms the centrepiece of this edition. Berliner Philharmoniker Noah Bendix-Balgley violin Noah Bendix-Balgley (*1984) Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto for violin and chamber orchestra (Orch.: Samuel Adler) 1. Khosidl — Doina — Balkan Dance: Sam’s Terkischer 2. Doina — Nign — Hora 3. Doina — Freylekhs Traditional Odessa Bulgar (Arr.: Noah Bendix-Balgley) Doina — Der Gasn Nign Odessa Bulgar Traditional Yismekhu, Klezmer-Weise für Violine solo Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker-recordings.com Subscribe to the Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings Newsletter: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker-recordings.com/newsletter The Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com Subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.digitalconcerthall.com/newsletter Website of the Berliner Philharmoniker: http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de