/ world at present information/ Boryana Antimova’s interview for the KROSS company: Zefira appears to have been created for the violin and baroque music – her two nice loves, with out lacking the person of her life, after all. She is mild, sleek, refined and delicate, however in rehearsals and on stage she must be the iron woman to convey order amongst dozens of cocky musicians. As a result of, along with being a virtuoso violinist, Zefira Valova has been invited as a concertmaster in numerous European formations. She graduated from the Nationwide Academy of Music in Sofia below the good celebrities Yosif Radionov and Stoika Milanova. She has been dedicated to her violin for 1 / 4 of a century. When she was 18, she was invited to play within the “Orpheus” orchestra in Pernik, the place she labored for 2 years. For the subsequent 5, he was assistant concertmaster of the “Traditional FM” orchestra. She specialised within the conservatory in Amsterdam. He’s concertmaster of the Baroque Orchestra of the European Union and different formations. He’s the founding father of the “Baroque Artwork” competition, which will probably be held in Sofia for the sixth time from October 6 to November 26.
– Zephyra, is not the concertmaster essentially concerned with just one orchestra?
– My enterprise card says “freelance musician” and I’m a concertmaster wherever I’m invited. For 3 years, the EU Baroque Orchestra has been inviting me as concertmaster for a number of excursions. They make it a follow to satisfy the younger instrumentalists with totally different conductors and concertmasters yearly, in order to collect as many various experiences and various opinions as doable. My tour with them was in July with concert events in Spain, Estonia, Slovenia, Luxembourg.
– What number of devices do you must audition every time?
– The everyday baroque orchestra, fashioned within the first half of the 18th century, consists of a string core – violins, violas, cellos, double bass, typically viola da gamba. Oboe, bassoons, flutes are a should. That’s, the baroque orchestra is similar to the fashionable symphony, solely the devices are outdated, pure, with totally different method, building and a a lot richer timbre sound. Orchestra gamers differ from 15 to 40 folks.
– You’re a fragile woman, and you must convey order amongst dozens of smug musicians…
– Sure, they’re very often self-confident, however self-discipline can also be one thing that’s discovered and nurtured. The concertmaster has the authority to be adopted, nobody taking part in sooner or slower than him, louder or quieter.
– Did the baroque select you or did you select it?
– It’s not by probability that I cope with baroque, it’s my private selection. After I graduated, my Bulgarian colleagues and I began searching for details about early music. Happily, there are a great deal of scanned books on the web, libraries are always churning out new editions from the time, scores from the 18th century are ready to be opened and performed for the primary time…
– Is the curiosity in historical music growing?
– In Europe, folks like me, of their 30s, are often tempted by outdated music. However I found that this curiosity goes again a lot additional. Within the early years of the twentieth century, the in-depth examine of historical manuscripts started. Which ends up in a totally totally different, extra devoted studying of the works of Bach, Vivaldi. In Bulgaria, there are nonetheless few colleagues who wish to take a better have a look at a chunk of music from the 18th century, to concentrate to all its elements, and to not say to themselves: “Oh, it isn’t technically tough, I’ll we put together it with a rehearsal”…
– What sort of persons are followers of baroque music?
– Undoubtedly, they’re fairly clever, not superficial, those that know the way to dig deeper and search for magnificence and stability. As a result of baroque music hides symmetry. Though at first look it’s saturated with particulars and ornaments, it rests on a really sturdy, secure construction, and this undoubtedly impacts the feelings and sensations of listeners and performers. And consequently, after a great live performance, the viewers leaves smiling, completely satisfied and free of their worries.
– Have you ever been interested by music remedy?
– No, however Vivaldi, Mozart and Beethoven are sometimes talked about as composers whose music heals.
– You’re among the many creators of the “Baroque Artwork” competition in Sofia. Whose thought was it, how did all of it begin?
– It’s the sixth version of the competition, has been held yearly since 2007. The thought was mine and my colleagues, we began taking part in baroque repertoire right here in Bulgaria. We discovered devices, ordered a Bulgarian grasp – Hristo Georgiev, to make copies of lutes and violins and different devices, samples from the Baroque period. After that we had been invited to varied European festivals. However in our nation there was nonetheless no appropriate podium for such an look. And with the assistance of my household, the closest ones, we managed to start out the competition. Happily, it turned out to be a sustainable initiative. Afterwards I went to check in Amsterdam. Lots of the colleagues we began with additionally went on to check overseas. I’ve been a member of the baroque orchestra because the very starting of my curiosity on this repertoire. A matter of probability.
– What ought to followers of the “Baroque Artwork” competition anticipate this 12 months?
– It instantly happens to me to cite the music criticism from final 12 months, which titled an article within the journal “Lik” “Surprises and delights”. In this system you may see the names of well-known artists, in addition to folks from the constellation of international musicians who usually go to us. This system incorporates a broad kaleidoscope of late baroque authors. We attain far again to Beethoven, Clementi and Schubert. So we cowl about 150 years in music historical past. The number of genres is nice: sonatas, overtures, serenades, fantasias, songs, quartets, opera…
– In your earlier interview, you commented on one other vital selection of yours from childhood – piano or violin. Do not you miss your old flame – the piano?
– The initiative for the violin got here from my mom, who performed this instrument. She is a instructor of schooling, with various pursuits, a wealthy creativeness and a bunch of hobbies and actions. My brother Velislav performed the cello as a baby, however in the meanwhile he has a totally totally different occupation – a pc specialist. At this time I do not remorse that I did not begin with the piano, as a result of the violin is a really good instrument, a lot nearer to the human voice for instance. The contact with it, with the strings, provides far more satisfaction and pleasure than what the fashionable piano can provide us, since with it the sound is definitely produced by putting.
– Your first childhood reminiscences of taking part in? Have you ever suffered that you must keep locked up at residence whereas your friends play on the street?
– Boys have a tougher time with these items. Nicely, there have been tears, nevertheless it’s by no means felt so painful. I had a great childhood and sufficient actions appropriate for kids. So, I believe music has given me quite a bit and has not stolen something from my childhood.
– And also you by no means wished to throw away the violin in tough moments?
– After I do not play, I miss her, I really feel depressed. Nicely, there are crises when a conductor behaves too arrogantly, when the hours on the way in which to the live performance corridor are longer than the live performance itself. However these usually are not critical obstacles.
– We hold evaluating the soul with strings… How do violinists differ from others?
– Violists, for instance, have a excessive spirit, they’re extra creative, typically they appear to be in one other world. However I can not say the identical in regards to the violinists. Extra importantly, they reveal their soul throughout a live performance, because the connection between the instrument and the performer may be very sturdy and one can draw conclusions in regards to the persona of the participant. Between the sounds and in the way in which of interpretation, one can “learn” his soul.
– You reside in Paris, what introduced you there – the love for the violin or for some deadly man?
– The query is whether or not the person is in love with me or with my violin (laughter). He’s additionally a musician, however not a violinist. It is from Good, however we do not dwell there, we left that metropolis for later retirement years. I dwell in France, I journey quite a bit and I miss Sofia quite a bit, so I come again right here each time doable.
– Would you be a part of a bunch for a horny presentation of classics like Bond or our “Strings”?
– Music as an artwork, and classical music particularly, doesn’t must reveal the flesh or present the fantastic thing about the performer. I settle for every part else – totally different style, totally different adaptation of the works, preparations, method, choreography if you’ll. However I do not assume it must be a purely bodily message. It additionally handed the last decade when electrical violins had been trendy. I hope that not just for us, the performers, but in addition for the broader viewers, devices with an acoustic sound and extra colour are extra priceless.
– How does a day cross when you find yourself free from taking part in?
– There are not any such days. It’s a obligation, necessity and need to cope with preparation, taking part in, maintaining in form, elevating the extent day by day. So I attempt to find time for the violin day by day.
– How do you chill out whereas others hearken to your music?
– I do what different folks like me do. I’m very energized by the opposite arts. I like ballet, high quality artwork. And there’s at all times one thing to search for associated to the devices, as they had been usually depicted within the 18th century by artists. I like studying books, walks in nature.
– Have you ever thought when at some point you might have a baby, how you’ll divide your time between him and the violin?
– I actually hope that the kid likes music, as a result of he must pay attention quite a bit (laughter). In any other case, the eye must be divided someway…
– Does the violin intrude with love?
– Not the least, it solely helps to inflame and preserve love. If the person subsequent to me is jealous of my one violin, I must be jealous of his 50 flutes. He has a private assortment of fifty devices that signify the event of the flute from its first picture to the fashionable one. And it performs on all of them.
– You may have a uncommon and delightful title, is there a narrative behind selecting it?
– In Greek mythology, Zephyr is the god of the south wind. Once more, my mom selected it. As a baby, I had by no means met anybody else with the identical title. However since I’ve been coping with early music, there isn’t a live performance program by which not less than one piece just isn’t devoted to the wind god Zephyr. As a result of throughout the Baroque period, artwork turned to antiquity, drawing its topics from there. Due to this fact, the characters in most of Handel’s operas, for instance, Ramo’s, Vivaldi’s, are exactly pictures from Greek mythology.
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