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Since his New York Carnegie
Hall début at age 11, violinist Misha Keylin has earned critical and
audience acclaim for his exuberant musicality, keen interpretive insight and
rare tonal beauty. Noted for a wide range of repertoire, Keylin is
attracting particular attention with his world-premiere complete three CD
series of the seven Henry
Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concertos, presently being
released by Naxos. These recordings already sold over 90,000 copies
worldwide and have garnered numerous press accolades and awards (such as
“Critic’s Choice” by The New York Times, Gramophone and The Strad).
Following the success of the violin concertos, Naxos has invited Keylin to
record the complete works of Vieuxtemps (orchestral and with piano.) This
will be a monumental project that has previously never been done and will
span a number of years in the making.
In a career already spanning forty countries on five continents, Keylin has
collaborated with such distinguished conductors as Roberto Benzi, Richard
Bradshaw, Irwin Hoffman, Eliahu Inbal, Vakhtang Jordania, Chosei Komatsu,
Marco Parisotto, Alexander Schneider, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Bruno Weil and
Takuo Yuasa. He has been guest soloist with the St. Petersburg
Philharmonic, Leipzig Chamber Orchestra, Marseille Philharmonic, NDR
Philharmonic of Hannover, Israel Sinfonietta, Bologna Philharmonic, Amadeus
Chamber Orchestra, Brandenburg Philharmonic and the Philharmonic Orchestra
of Chile; in addition, he has performed with the National Symphony
Orchestras of Ukraine, Latvia, Colombia, Costa Rica and other noted
ensembles. United States concerto and recital appearances have
brought him to major venues in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington
D.C., Seattle, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Denver and San Francisco.
Also active as a chamber musician, he is regular
guest artist with the Jupiter Chamber Players and has participated at the
Aspen, Ravinia and Australian Chamber Music festivals, amongst others.
Born in 1970, Misha Keylin began musical studies with his mother in St.
Petersburg, Russia. He immigrated to the U. S. at nine and was immediately
accepted as a student by the legendary Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard
School. After winning New York's coveted Waldo Mayo Award as
"Best Young Performer of the Year," Keylin went on to capture top prizes in
the prestigious Hannover (Germany), Paganini (Italy), Sarasate (Spain) and
Viña del Mar (Chile) competitions. Keylin has been a recipient of the
Clarisse B. Kampel Foundation prize and he currently resides in New York and
performs on a violin made by Antonio Gagliano in 1831.
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November 2009
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