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Ernst Kovacic
Violinist & Conductor

Vienna with it´s creative tensions between tradition and innovation provided the musical background in which Ernst Kovacic grew up and developed his visions of form, sound and interpretation.

With his interpretations of Bach solo sonatas, the violin concertos of Mozart and his engagement for the New Music Ernst Kovacic soon established an outstanding role amongst the leading violinists of his generation.

Many composers like Krenek, Cerha, Gruber, Schwertsik, Holloway, Osborne, Eröd, Haas, Furrer, Django Bates etc. wrote works for Ernst Kovacic. In the last seasons he played amongst others the world premieres of violin concertos by Beat Furrer, Django Bates and Friedrich Cerha with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta and the RSO Vienna. In the season 2008/9 he premiered Clemens Gadenstätters new violin concerto with Klangforum at the Wien Modern Festival.

As soloist of prominent orchestras in Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Australia Ernst Kovacic played under conductors like Franz Welser-Möst, Roger Norrington, Simon Rattle, Esa Pekka Salonen, Michael Gielen, HK Gruber.

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