LATEST CD RELEASE: DUBROVSKAYA CLASSICS – ENCORES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

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THE STORY BEHIND ENCORES

I was offered the opportunity to record an album and was given complete freedom with the choice of repertoire when on tour in Armenia, with my partner, pianist Sona Barseghyan, where we performed the entire cycle of 10 Beethoven sonatas.

Throughout these concerts, we and our audience were immersed in the world of deep and sizeable serious music, and as a result, at the end of the concert, the soul dictated something light and contrasting. Since we always wanted to play different pieces, we accumulated a lot of miniatures, which we decided to record as soon as we had the opportunity. So, this album is a collection of my favourite encores.

DUBROVSKAYA CLASSICS –
ENCORES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (QUARTZ)

Ksenia Dubrovskaya (Germany) is a very interesting, sensitive, and highly attuned musician. Her interpretations—no matter what she plays, from Baroque to world premieres of newly composed works by contemporary composers—are always marked by vibrant motion, flawless virtuosity, and a perfect balance of impeccable taste and a deep understanding of the very essence of each piece.

Her precise shading of nuances, or rather, her delicate play with dynamic tones, is like “impressionistic painting with sound,” so natural it seems like an improvisation that magically allows us to hear well-known pieces as if for the first time. This is one of Dubrovskaya’s strongest qualities. Chamber music repertoire, like litmus paper, reveals the finest qualities of a talent of this nature. In this sense, there is a true creative affinity between Ksenia and pianist Sona Barsegyan (Armenia).

DUBROVSKAYA’S ALBUM RELEASE

This disc, recently released on the Quartz label and bringing together under one cover works of various styles, eras, and directions, or rather, characters, is the perfect introduction and an almost inevitable “love at first sound” with the young violinist, who has already managed to conquer practically the entire world with her mastery (for example, she is the artistic director of the  international music festival Frantz & Friends in Gran Canaria (Spain) and leads the concert series Ksenia Dubrovskaya & Friends in Künzelsau (Germany). But Ksenia especially emphasizes that she always enjoys coming to Russia:”I was born in Russia, and my concerts are a tribute to my land for the fact that it was here that I found my beloved profession”.

Dubrovskaya confesses to an almost intimate approach to selecting works for the recording:

“I dedicate this disc to the memory of my dear parents, Elena and Oleg Dubrovsky. Each piece in the album has its own story, whether funny or sad—these are my personal memories. For example, my father passed away before the album was released; at his farewell ceremony, I played Gluck’s ‘Melody’..”.

“Her precise shading of nuances, or rather, her delicate play with dynamic tones, is like ‘impressionistic painting with sound,’ so natural it seems like an improvisation that magically allows us to hear well-known pieces as if for the first time.”

Maria Zalesskaya

(Musical Life Magazine Russia)

The miniatures, as mentioned, are truly diverse: Paganini and Bach, Glière and Debussy, Kreisler and Massenet… One might wonder what could unite such a “motley company”? But when listening to the album as a whole, it becomes clear that before us emerges, down to the smallest details, a portrait of Ksenia herself—a person who knows how to laugh and cry, to grieve and joke, to enjoy life and, through her violin, to converse with God.

And she makes us experience an entire kaleidoscope of human emotions—from the ethereal tenderness of Tchaikovsky’s Melody (Op. 42, No. 3) to the scorching passions of Granados’s Spanish Dance, from the mysterious gothic nature of Arvo Pärt’s Fratres to the heart-wrenching pain of Gluck’s Melody, which, even without knowing its personal backstory, Ksenia plays in such a way that it is impossible to hold back tears—just as it is impossible not to feel that this is the voice of Eternity itself.

But let’s come down to earth a little. This disc is practically an anthology of the most brilliant encores for solo violinists. Not only the most brilliant but also the most popular and beloved.

A flawless tactical move: before us is, one might say, a handbook of encores, which also has a purely practical significance.

Bravo from all sides!

Maria Zalesskaya
Musical Life Magazine Russia, March 2025
(​https://muzlifemagazine.ru/dubrovskaya-classics-encores-for-violin-and-piano-quartz/)

UPCOMING CD RECORDING IN BARCELONA WITH TRIO ARDOR – JULY 2025

From July 21–23, 2025, Ksenia Dubrovskaya will record a new CD with the famous ensemble Trio Ardor in the stunning Orchestra Hall of the Conservatori Liceu in Barcelona. This recording, produced by Prima Records, will feature two of the most beloved Romantic piano trios:
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 and Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66.

Set in one of Spain’s most prestigious concert venues, this project promises an intense and expressive interpretation of Mendelssohn’s masterworks – full of lyrical beauty, dramatic depth, and chamber music intimacy.

More information and release details coming soon.


THE ORCHESTRA HALL

The Orchestra Hall is an ideal multipurpose area for auditions and concerts of small or medium scale, as well as for the recording of all kinds of orchestras. The hall is also suitable for rehearsals (orchestras and operas) since its dimensions are similar to the Auditorium stage ones.

Read more: https://www.conservatoriliceu.es/en/auditorium/concert-halls/orchestra-hall/

Repertoire

Ksenia Dubrovskaya’s repertoire spans the great pillars of the violin literature — from Baroque masterpieces to Romantic concertos and 20th-century works of striking expressivity. Her programs are available in thematic cycles, complete sonata series, and individually curated concert formats.

Soloist with Symphony Orchestra

Violin Concertos

Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major op. 61
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major op. 77
Jean Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor op. 47
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major op. 35
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Violin Concerto in E minor op. 64
Max Bruch – Violin Concerto in G minor op. 26
Alban Berg – Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel”
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto in D major op. 35
Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major op. 19 / No. 2 in G minor op. 63
Dmitri Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor op. 77

Double and Multiple Concertos

Max Bruch – Double Concerto for Violin and Viola
Ludwig van Beethoven – Triple Concerto in C major op. 56
Johannes Brahms – Double Concerto in A minor op. 102

Virtuoso Works for Orchestra

Camille Saint-Saëns – Introduction et Rondo capriccioso op. 28
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
Ernest Chausson – Poème op. 25

Soloist with Chamber Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante (with Viola)
Alfred Schnittke – Concerto Grosso
Alfred Schnittke – Mozart à la Haydn
Antonio Vivaldi – The Four Seasons
Astor Piazzolla – Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Concerto in D minor
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Double Concerto in D minor (with Piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor BWV 1060
Arvo Pärt – Fratres

Film & Crossover Repertoire

John Williams – Schindler’s List
Ennio Morricone – The Mission
Hans Zimmer – Gladiator
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango
He Zhanhao / Chen Gang – The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (based on the legendary Chinese love story, widely adapted for film)

Violin & Piano

The Beethoven Cycle

“Beethoven – The Complete Violin Sonatas”

All 10 sonatas presented as a three-concert cycle (approx. 90 minutes each). Also available as: “Mostly Beethoven” – A curated program featuring the most celebrated sonatas (approx. 90 minutes).

Brahms – The Complete Sonatas

All three violin sonatas by Johannes Brahms in one concert (approx. 90 minutes).

Bach – The Complete Sonatas

Six sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach (approx. 110 minutes).
A profound journey into contrapuntal clarity and spiritual depth.

French Virtuosity

A dazzling program of color, elegance and brilliance:
– Maurice Ravel – Sonata
– Claude Debussy – Sonata
– César Franck – Sonata
– Camille Saint-Saëns – Introduction et Rondo capriccioso
– Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
– Ernest Chausson – Poème

20th Century Masterpieces

A powerful and expressive program including:
– Sergei Prokofiev – Sonata No. 1 & No. 2
– Richard Strauss – Sonata
– Alfred Schnittke – Suite in Old Style

Violin & Organ

Johann Sebastian Bach – Six Sonatas (BWV 1014–1019)

A majestic interpretation of Bach’s chamber works in dialogue with organ.

Chamber Music

Two Violins

Sergei Prokofiev – Sonata
Eugène Ysaÿe – Sonata
Béla Bartók – Duets

Two Violins & Piano

Dmitri Shostakovich – Five Pieces
Pablo de Sarasate – Navarra

Violin & Viola

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Duets
Louis Spohr – Duets
George Frideric Handel – Passacaglia

Violin & Cello

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Duets
Reinhold Glière – Pieces
George Frideric Handel – Passacaglia

String Trio

Ludwig van Beethoven – Trios & Serenade
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento
Franz Schubert – Trios
Ernő Dohnányi – Serenade
Max Reger – Trios
Zoltán Kodály – Intermezzo

Piano Trio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Antonín Dvořák
Johannes Brahms
Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Maurice Ravel
Joseph Haydn

Piano Quartet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Complete Quartets
Johannes Brahms – Complete Quartets
Antonín Dvořák
Robert Schumann
Alfred Schnittke
Gustav Mahler