Julian Rachlin: Double Challenge with the Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields

Julian Rachlin is about to embark on a tour through Germany and Austria together with the musicians of the Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields. This 7-date tour is remarkable for the fact alone that Julian Rachlin will simultaneously be performing the duties of soloist and conductor. While many consider this one of the more difficult tightrope acts of the business, Julian Rachlin has previously shown his abilities to cope with this double challenge during the “Mozartwochen” (Mozart Weeks) of 2006 – both with the Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and of course the Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields. The “Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires” tour will commence in Rosenheim, lead up to Vienna and then head up to Germany for gigs in Berlin and Nuremberg among others. Next to the Piazzolla piece mentioned in the tour’s title, Julian Rachlin will also be performing Heitor Villa-Lobos, Mozart*s Violin Concert No 5 as well as dances by Carulli.