Liza Ferschtman
Liza Ferschtman (born 1979) is a Dutch classical vi-
olinist who appears internationally, both as a soloist
with orchestra and in chamber music. She received the
Nederlandse Muziekprijs in 2006 and has directed the
Delft Chamber Music Festival from 2007.
1 Education
Ferschtman was born in Hilversum in a musical family of
Russian Jews, the daughter of the cellist Dmitri Ferscht-
man and the pianist Mila Baslawskaja.[1] At the age of ve
she began studying with the violinist Philipp Hirschhorn,
a friend of the family, and thereafter with Yvry Gitlis,
Igor Oistrach and Aaron Rosand. She studied later at
the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Qui van Wo-
erdekom, at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with
Herman Krebbers, at the Curtis Institute of Music with
Ida Kavaan, and at the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama with David Takeno.[2]
2 Solo performances
Ferschtman has appeared as a soloist with the
Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic
Orchestra, Orchestre National de Belgique, Yomiuri
Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra and
the Bremer Philharmoniker. She also played with the
Prague Philharmonia, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra,
the Netherlands Student Orchestra and the Sweelinck
Orchestra. She has collaborated with conductors such as
Frans Brggen, Christoph von Dohnnyi, Ivn Fischer,
Neeme Jrvi, Lev Markiz, Shlomo Mintz, Mendi Rodan,
Leonard Slatkin and Jaap van Zweden, among others.[2]
In 2017, she played Alban Bergs Violin Concerto To
the memory of an angel with the Nordwestdeutsche
Philharmonie, conducted by Dirk Kaftan.[3]
3 Chamber music
In 2005 and 2006 Ferschtman performed the com-
plete violin sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven in the
Concertgebouw with pianist Inon Barnatan.[4] The duo
also played in Europe, including Austria, Belgium, Eng-
land, France, Germany, Russia and Switzerland. In 2006
the duo played recitals in New York City, US. Concerts
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in the Concertgebouw for the 10th anniversary of the
Zondagochtendconcert and an open-air solo concert were
broadcast on Dutch television.
Since 2007 Ferschtman has been artistic director of the
Delft Chamber Music Festival, which was founded by the
violinist Isabelle van Keulen in 1996. She has added vocal
music and contemporary music to the program, such as
in 2016 Weills Die sieben Todsnden, a new string octet
and a concert of the Tallis Scholars.[5]
In 2014, she performed with members of the Beethoven
Orchester Bonn a chamber music concert in the
Beethoven House, works for string trio by Schubert, Ernst
von Dohnnyi and Gyrgy Kurtg, and the piano quar-
tet in C minor, Op. 60, by Johannes Brahms.[6] With
harpsichord player Jonathan Cohen, she performed the
entirety of Heinrich Biber's Rosary Sonatas in 2016, to
positive acclaim. The dierent violin tunings required
Ferschtman to have seven violins on stage; the perfor-
mance was deemed a rare tour de force.[7]
4 Awards
In 1994 Ferschtman was awarded rst prize at the com-
petition Iordens Viooldagen. In 1997 she was awarded
a prize at the Nationaal Vioolconcours Oskar Back. In
2003 she was awarded second prize at the International
violin competition in Sion.[8] On 24 November 2006, she
was awarded the Nederlandse Muziekprijs.[1]
5 Selected recordings
Her rst recording was in 2004; chamber music with
the pianist Bas Verheijden, including Csar Francks
Violin Sonata, Poulencs Violin Sonata, Debussys
Violin Sonata, and music by Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
and Shostakovitch.[9] Ferschtman recorded in 2007
Beethovens Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 96 (1812) and
Schubert's Fantasia for piano and violin in C major Sei
mir gegrt, D 934, with the pianist Inon Barnatan.[10]
A reviewer wrote: Their playing has that rare combi-
nation of freshness and unanimity, as though two like-
minded friends are conversing about something dear to
their hearts. In 2009, she recorded violin concertos by
Julius Rntgen with the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-
Pfalz, conducted by David Porcelijn. Her tone was de-
scribed as nimble but never narrow, and her playing
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as infusing every phrase with life and energy.[11] She
recorded in 2010 Beethovens Violin Concerto and his
Romances with the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Jan Willem de Vriend. A reviewer noted
that, on top of her purity of tone and absolute singing
quality[12] there is also a sense of collaboration and
amicable teamwork based on her work as a chamber
musician.[12]
6 References
[1] Putten, Bas van (9 February 2007). Interview met Liza
Ferschtman / Beethoven is de testcase. De Groene Ans-
terdammer (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 February 2017.
7 External links
Ocial website
Delft Chamber Music Festival
Nederlandse Muziekprijs fondspodiumkunsten.nl
Duncan Druce: Liza Ferschtman; Tamsin Waley-
Cohen Recitals Gramophone 2015
Cara Lieurance: A Conversation with KSO Guest
Soloist Liza Ferschtman WMUK 27 October 2016
Peter Krause: Portrt Liza Ferschtman / Man muss
aufpassen, nicht nur schn Geige zu spielen (in
German) concerti.de 15 January 2017

Peter Krause: Portrt Liza Ferschtman / Wie man

[2] Rckblick: 5. Internationales Festival der Kam- ist, so spielt man (in German) concerti.de 24 Octo-
mermusik, 15.09.19.09.2010 (in German). classix-
ber 2012
kempten.de. 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
Liza Ferschtman brengt vers bloed naar Delft (in
[3] Sonntag, 5. Februar 2017 / Nordwestdeutsche Philhar- Dutch) Volkskrant 6 August 2007
monie Herford (in German). Marburger Konzertverein.
5 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[4] Zondagochtendconcert / Liza Ferschtman & Inon Bar-

natan / Alleen maar Beethoven (in Dutch). Concertge-
bouw. 22 January 2006.

[5] Ferschtman geeft Delft lef en eigen gezicht. NRC Han-

delsblad (in Dutch). 29 July 2016.

[6] Der Spiegel der Zeit (PDF) (in German). Beethoven

Orchester Bonn. 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

[7] Christenhusz, Joep (23 December 2016). Verrassend en

doorleefd huzarenstukje van Ferschtman en Cohen. NRC
Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 March 2017.

[8] Concours international de violon Tibor Varga, Sion

(Valais)

[9] Debussy, Franck, Poulenc, Tchaikovsky, Etc / Ferscht-

man. arkivmusic.com. 2006. Retrieved 25 February
2017.

[10] Perry, Tim (2007). Ludwig van Beethoven (17701827)

/ Sonata for piano and violin in G major, Op.96 (1812)
/ Franz Schubert (17971828) / Fantasia for piano and
violin in C major Sei mir gegrsst D 934 (in Ger-
man). musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 25 Febru-
ary 2017.

[11] Dixon, Gavin (17 June 2011). Rntgen Violin Concertos

Liza Ferschtman (in German). classical-cd-reviews.com.
Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[12] Clements, Dominy (2011). Ludwig van Beethoven

(17701827) / Violin Concerto in D major Op.61 (in
German). musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 25
February 2017.
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