Riveting classical works by Musicians from Marlboro at Freer Gallery

Riveting classical works by Musicians from Marlboro at Freer Gallery

The players regrouped for Mendelssohn’s String Quintet No.?1 in A, Op. 18, a rapturous work written a year after the famous Octet — when the composer was still in his teens — and nearly as miraculous. The Marlboro players, led by Itamar Zorman on violin, turned in a performance so light and graceful it was nearly weightless, with detailed and utterly transparent playing.

Recital in Houston

Recital in Houston

How could one note repeated four times show such demonstrative power to render a simple folk tune visceral? When violinist Itamar Zorman performed Josef Achron's Hebrew Melody, I couldn't be certain whether the dolorous strain was appealing to my Jewish ancestry or unearthing something deeper, perchance a primal yearning to return to a home of which I am not yet conscious. 

Juilliard Orchestra/James DePreist

Juilliard Orchestra/James DePreist

By: classicalsource.com, March 26, 2011

Itamar Zorman, born in Israel in 1985, a Juilliard graduate, and a prize-winner, has a very promising career ahead of him. His skillful handling of the rigors of Alban Berg's Violin Concerto was ample evidence of his considerable talents.[...]Zorman showed off the warm and full-bodied tone of his Guarneri to splendid effect in the more lyrical phrases.

Violinspiel mit leichter Hand in stetigem Fluss

Violinspiel mit leichter Hand in stetigem Fluss

By: Goettinger Tageblatt; Oct 8, 2009

Meister der Emotionen
Das Duo zeigte eine großartige Leistung, die mit brausendem Applaus belohnt wurde. Bei Henryk Wienawskis Themenvariationen op. 15 sowie das Poeme op. 25 von Ernest Chausson als Zugabe präsentierte sich der junge Violinist dann einmal mehr als ein wahrer Virtuose der Emotion.