Rustem Monasypov (Russia)

Year of birth: 1990

Former student of P. Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow (2008–2012), in 2013–2015 he took a  course with Prof. R. Koelman at University of Arts in Zurich, where he is now a student of Prof. I. Gringolts. Has also taken part in master courses taught by V. Ivanov, Z. U. Shihmurzaeva, V. Tretyakov, D. Schwarzberg, I. Gitlis, T. Becker-Bender, and D. Weilerstein. His awards include 1st prize at Kiwanis Competition in Switzerland (2015), 2nd prize at Rahn Kulturfonds Competition in Switzerland (2014), and 3rd prize at Canetti International Violin Competition in Italy (2009). Holder of scholarships from V. Spivakov Fund, Y. Yankelevich Fund, and “Meister Marguarita” Stiftung, he has performed in Russia, Tajikistan, Israel, Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.

Rustem Monasypov plays a 2016 Matthieu Devuyst violin.

Program:

Stage 1

L. van Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 for violin and piano in C minor, Op. 30

H. Wieniawski: Capriccio no. 7 La Cadenza, Op. 10

H. Wieniawski: Polonaise in D major, Op. 4

E. Ysaÿe: Sonata no. 6 in E major, Op. 27

K. Szymanowski: Myths Op. 30 – The Fountain of Arethusa

Stage 2

F. Kreisler: Chinese Tambourine

P. Czajkowski: Meditation

C. Franck: Sonata for violin and piano in A major

Stage 3

W. A. Mozart: Violin concerto D major, KV 218, first movement

W. A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, KV 364, first movement

J. S. Bach: Adagio from Sonata for violin solo in G minor BWV 1001

Stage 4

H. Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

S. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Pianist: Hanna Holeksa