Classical Music
Yossif Ivanov
Acclaimed as “a player of impressive authority and presence” (The Strad), Yossif Ivanov quickly established himself after winning First Prize at the Montreal International Competition aged 16, and Second Prize, as well as the Public Prize, two years later at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels. He has performed with orchestras such as Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, as well as all major Belgian Orchestras. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Yossif Ivanov has been invited to perform at the Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Mozarteum Salzburg, Musikverein Vienna, Paris’ Louvre and Cité de la Musique, Philharmonie Essen, Beethovenfest Bonn, Schloss Elmau, Rencontres Musicales d’Evian, Menton and Montpellier Festivals, Teatro Carlo Fenice Genova, Ravenna Musica, Ferrara Musica, Kioi Hall Tokyo,Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Ravinia festival, Washington Phillips Collection, and the Ladies’ Morning Musical Club in Montréal. Yossif’s recording catalogue boasts high critical acclaim, including a Diapason d’Or de l’Année for his collection of Belgian sonatas (Franck, D’Haene and Ysaÿe) on the Ambroisie/Naïve label, as well as a Diapason d’Or in 2020 for the recording of a newly discovered Ysaÿe concerto on the Fuga Libera label. Since 2008 he has been teaching at Queen Elisabeth College of Music, as well as at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where he is head of the violin department.
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