Noa Wildschut

Noa Wildschut (born 9 March 2001, Hilversum) is a Dutch concert violinist.

Noa Wildschut
Background information
Born (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001
Hilversum
GenresClassic
Occupation(s)Concert violist
InstrumentsViolin
Years active2007–present
LabelsWarner Classics
Websitehttp://www.noawildschut.com

Biography

Noa Wildschut is the daughter of Arjan Wildschut, altviolist in the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, and Liora Ish-Hurwitz, violin teacher, from whom she got her first violin lessons. At six years old, she played during the Kinderprinsengrachtconcert 2007.[1]

From 2008, Wildschut studied at the Sweelinckacademie for young talent of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Coosje Wijzenbeek, who let her perform as ensemble member and soloist with the youth orchestra Fancy Fiddlers.[2] She also performed during several music festivals, where she played with pianists Paolo Giacometti (2009) and Jevgeni Kissin (2010). During these years, she got a scholarship of the VandenEnde Foundation. In 2010 she won the first prize in the category "14 years and younger" at the International Louis Spohr-Wettbewerb in Weimar.[3] At the Internationaal Kamermuziek Festival Utrecht she played together with Janine Jansen. In 2012 Wildschut won the first prize in her age category at the concours of the Iordens Viooldagen at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.[4] Later that year, she performed at the 'Night of the Promising' in the Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, and received the Young Talent Award.[5]

In 2013, Wildschut continued her studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Vera Beths. Since 2014, she joined the 'Mutter Virtuosi' of Anne-Sophie Mutter, who became her mentor since 2015. Wildschut does masterclasses and lessons with violinist and conductor Jaap van Zweden, violinists Frank Peter Zimmermann and Liviu Prunaru, pianist Menahem Pressler and cellist Anner Bijlsma.[1] Wildschut is under contract with record label Warner Classics,[6] where in 2017 she released her debut cd where she plays Mozart with pianist Yoram Ish-Hurwitz and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Gordan Nikolić. Wildschut and Ish-Hurwitz form a duo to play chamber music.

Noa Wildschut plays a violin of Giovanni Battista Grancino from 1714, that she received through the Dutch Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds.[7]

Awards

  • 2010 – Internationale Louis Spohr-Wettbewerb
  • 2012 – Iordens Viooldagen
  • 2013 – Concertgebouw Young Talent Award
  • 2017 – Kersjes vioolbeurs[8]

References

  1. "Biography: About Noa". noawildschut.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. "NTR Podium: Noa11". 18 November 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. "Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar – 8. Internationaler LOUIS SPOHR Wettbewerb 2016 – Aktuelles". web.archive.org. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. Noa Wildschut winnaar Iordens viooldagen, NPO Radio 4, 6 februari 2012.
  5. 11-jarige violiste Noa wint talentenprijs Concertgebouw, Het Parool, 21 November 2012.
  6. "Warner Classics signs 15-year-old Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut". warnerclassics.com. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  7. Viooltalent Noa Wildschut krijgt 300 jaar oude viool, de Volkskrant, 30 juli 2013.
  8. "Kersjesprijs, beurs en stipendia feestelijk uitgereikt". hetkersjesfonds.nl. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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