White Nights. Deborah Marchetti, violin. Vovka Ashkenazy, piano.
Russian violin music by Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Glazunov, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Swiss-Russian composer Paul Juon. Deborah Marchetti was born with dual Italian and Swiss nationality in Zug, central Switzerland. She began her training as a soloist at the Musikakademie in Basel. This was followed by studies at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna, where she graduated with honours. The artist plays a violin by Francesco Ruggeri (Cremona 1652). Vovka Ashkenazy was born in Moscow. He lives in Switzerland.
Juon: Weisse Nächte (White Nights) from Violin Concerto No 2 op. 49
Deborah Marchetti, violin. Vovka Ashkenazy, piano
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