Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja is an unusually versatile musician, active in both mainstream repertory and the historical performance scene. In 2002, Kopatchinskaja made her recording debut on an album of chamber works by composer Nikolai Korndorf. Kopatchinskaja's résumé of concerto appearances with top orchestras is long. Kopatchinskaja's advocacy of contemporary music has been vigorous, and her world premieres include that of her own violin concerto, Hortus animae, with the Camerata Bern in 2014. She became the artistic director of the Camerata Bern in 2018 and assumed the same position at the Ojai Music Festival in California that same year. Kopatchinskaja's recordings are roughly evenly divided between traditional repertory and contemporary music, including Sol & Pat, with cellist Sol Gabetta, in 2021. By 2024, when she was heard on the trio recital Take 3, her recording catalog comprised well over 30 releases.