Yossif Ivanov
Violin
Acclaimed as “a player of impressive authority and presence” (The Strad), Yossif Ivanov quickly established himself after winning First Prize at the Montreal International Competition aged 16, and Second Prize, two years later at the Queen Elisabeth Competition.
Highlights from previous seasons have included debuts at the Verbier Festival, Beethoven's Triple Concerto with Martha Argerich and Jian Wang in China, as well as trio concerts with Martha Argerich & Mischa Maisky at the Berlin Philharmonie, Herkulessaal Munich, and Wigmore Hall.
Yossif Ivanov has performed with orchestras such as the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, all major Belgian orchestras, Residentie Orchestra The Hague, Kremerata Baltica, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Sinfonica della RAI Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre National d’Ile de France, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Oregon Symphony, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Malaysian Philharmonic.
He has collaborated with conductors including Neeme Järvi, Marin Alsop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Vladimir Jurowski, Kazushi Ono, Jaap Van Zweden, Stéphane Denève, Philippe Herreweghe, Hans Graf, Yuri Simonov, Louis Langrée, Maxim Emelyanychev, Aziz Shokhakimov, Joshua Weilerstein.
An avid chamber musician, Yossif Ivanov has performed at the Mozarteum Salzburg, Musikverein Vienna, Carnegie Hall, Ravinia festival, Paris' Cité de la Musique, Philharmonie Essen, Beethovenfest Bonn, Schloss Elmau, Evian & Montpellier Festivals, Teatro Carlo Fenice Genova, Ravenna Musica, Ferrara Musica, Kioi Hall Tokyo, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall.
As well as his regular recital partner Philippe Ivanov, Yossif's chamber music partners have included Itamar Golan, Enrico Pace, Javier Perianes, Ingrid Fliter, Frank Braley, David Kadouch, Maxim Rysanov, Edgar Moreau, Claudio Bohórquez, Pieter Wispelwey.
Yossif’s recording catalogue boasts high critical acclaim, including a Diapason d’Or de l’Année for his collection of Belgian sonatas (Ambroisie/Naïve), as well as a Diapason d’Or in 2020 for the recording of a newly discovered Ysaÿe concerto (Fuga Libera). Other recordings include concerti by Bartók, Shostakovich, Dutilleux, D’Haene and Vieuxtemps. His latest recording for Warner Classics includes the Tchaikovsky & Stravinsky concerti with Brussels Philharmonic. Future recording projects include Paganini's 24 Caprices.
Yossif studied with Zakhar Bron, Igor Oistrakh and Augustin Dumay. Since 2008 he has been teaching at Queen Elisabeth College of Music, as well as at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where he is head of the violin department.
He plays on a 1710 Carlo Tononi (ex-De Bériot), kindly lent to him by the Queen Elisabeth College of Music.