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| Polish violinist and conductor (b. 16/28 April 1858 in [[Warsaw]]; d. 1 September 1929 in [[Warsaw]]).
| | <includeonly>Воевода</includeonly><noinclude> {{bibitem |id=1869/12 |Title=Воевода |In=Сын отечества [Saint Petersburg] |Edition=13 January 1869 {{OS}} |Imprint=1869 |Format=Article |Language=Russian |Notes=The first production of the opera [[The Voyevoda (opera)|The Voyevoda]] on 30 January/11 February 1869 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow }} [[Category:Bibliography (1869)]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibliography (1869/012)}}</noinclude> |
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| He studied under [[Ferdinand Laub]] and [[Jan Hřímalý]] at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory, where he also attended Tchaikovsky's composition class in 1875–76. From 1885 he was a professor (and director from 1910 to 1919) of the [[Warsaw]] Academy of Music. From 1893 he was also director of the Warsaw Opera-House (Teatr Wielki), where he had previously been the orchestra's concertmaster.
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| Tchaikovsky heard Barcewicz play [[Mendelssohn]]'s Violin Concerto, under [[Nikolay Rubinstein]]'s direction, at a Russian Musical Society concert in [[Moscow]] on 25 January/6 February 1875. In his capacity as music critic for the ''Russian Register'', Tchaikovsky wrote:
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| {{quote|The hero of the evening was Mr Barcewicz, a young man aged just 17, who played for us [[Mendelssohn]]'s Violin Concerto with the aplomb, confidence, fire, and strength of a seasoned virtuoso. If at any point during his performance we were reminded of this talented virtuoso's incredibly young age, that was only in the ''Andante'', where Mr Barcewicz did not show sufficient breadth of tone, majestic calm, and self-command. The first movement and the ''Finale'', on the other hand, he performed not merely faultlessly, but with real brilliancy, precision, and heartfelt inspiration. The audience welcomed this young virtuoso with great warmth, for he really does show tremendous promise and deserves every possible encouragement.<ref name="note1"/>}} | |
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| Barcewicz later participated in several notable performances of Tchaikovsky's works:
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| * 8/20 September 1878 in [[Paris]] - as soloist in the world premieres of the ''[[Sérénade mélancolique]]'', Op. 26 and ''[[Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34|Valse-Scherzo]]'', Op. 34, at the third Russian concert of the [[Paris]] Exposition, conducted by [[Nikolay Rubinstein]]
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| * 1/13 December 1879 in [[Moscow]] - as soloist in the first performance in Russia of the ''[[Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34|Valse-Scherzo]]'', Op. 34, at the fifth symphony concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by [[Nikolay Rubinstein]]
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| * 27 December 1882/8 January 1883 in [[Saint Petersburg]] - with [[Sergey Taneyev]] (piano) and Aleksandr Verzhbilovich (cello), in the first performance in that city of Tchaikovsky's [[Piano Trio]], Op. 50
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| * 2/14 January 1892 in [[Warsaw]] - soloist in the ''[[Sérénade mélancolique]]'', Op. 26, and the [[Violin Concerto]], Op. 35, conducted by Tchaikovsky. "''Barcewicz'' played my concerto with extraordinary brilliance", the composer wrote afterwards <ref name="note2"/>.
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| ==Notes and References== | |
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| <ref name="note1">See [[The Eighth Symphony Concert. The Italian Opera]]'' (TH 301).</ref>
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| <ref name="note2">[[Letter 4590]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 3/15 January 1892.</ref>
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| </references>
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| [[Category:People|Barcewicz, Stanislaw]] | |
| [[Category:Violinists|Barcewicz, Stanislaw]]
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| [[Category:Students (of Tchaikovsky)|Barcewicz, Stanislaw]]
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