Peter Pirazzi Stiftung prizewinner
Mathilde won the 3rd prize from the Peter Pirazzi Stiftung’s German postgraduate competition in Frankfurt on 15.2.2020
https://peter-pirazzi-stiftung.de/wettbewerb/wettbewerb-feb-2020/
TONALi Grand Prix
After a live audition in Hamburg, Mathilde has been chosen as a TONALi Akademie member, and will perform in the finals of the TONALi Violin Competition in Hamburg in June!
https://www.tonali.de/
Review of Beethoven Concerto performance in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Excerpts in English -
“The audience burst into spontaneous and repeated applause after the first movement which the soloist had crowned with a brilliantly played cadenza by Fritz Kreisler”
“And where could you hear a Larghetto so divinely beautifully played as by Mathilde Milwidsky on this occasion?”
Prizewinner at Windsor Festival International String Competition
Mathilde recently won 3rd prize and a bow from Bishop’s at the Windsor Festival International String Competition 2019 (UK). She was the only violinist in the final
Guadagnini violin from Beare's International Violin Society
I’m thrilled to be playing on a fantastic G. B Guadagnini violin for my next projects, kindly loaned to me by Irene R. Miller through the Beare’s International Violin Society.
Queen Elisabeth Competition
Mathilde has been accepted to participate in the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels this May!
Debut CD!
Mathilde will commence recording her debut CD for Toccata Classics in April, alongside pianist Sam Haywood (http://samhaywood.com/)! The repertoire for the disc is the three sonatas for violin and piano by Agnes Zimmermann (1847-1925), which have never before been commercially recorded.
The CD launch will be at Kings Place as part of the Venus Unwrapped Series, on October 6th, 2019 https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/classical/mathilde-milwidsky-sam-haywood/
Windsor and Leopold Mozart International Violin Competitions
Mathilde has been selected to take part in both the Windsor Festival International String Competition and the 10th International Leopold Mozart Violin Competition!
https://www.mozartstadt.de/en/violincompetition
https://windsorfestival.com/international-string-competition/2019-competition
Review from Ostfriesen Zeitung
Review from my recital in Emden, Niedersachsen, with pianist Thomas Hoppe:
https://www.oz-online.de/-printartikel/7445158/Virtuoses-Violinenspiel-in-der-Neuen-Kirche\
"The fact that she did not make it to the final was too hard for the audience on Wednesday evening in Emden. The 23-year-old offered world-class music. Milwidsky showed a unique, rarely heard musical experience in the interplay with the pianist Thomas Hoppe. Already the beginning of the evening with Beethoven's "Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, op. 30 No. 1" made one sit up and listen as Milwidsky elicited emotional emotions between melancholy and whirling tempo.
The theme "Breath" by Rebecca Saunders, composed especially for the competition, was experimental music making and not necessarily for everyone. But what followed with the "Faust" theme by Henryk Wieniawski and Edward Grieg's "Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor" seemed barely capable of improvement. Nevertheless, Milwidsky and Hoppe succeeded in Maurice Ravel's "Tzigane". Has anyone ever heard of a better violinist in Emden? No. That was sensational. "
DE:
“Dass sie es nicht ins Finale geschafft hat, war für die Zuhörer am Mittwochabend in Emden zu schwer vorstellbar. Die 23-Jährige bot Musik auf Weltklasseniveau. Milwidsky zeigte im Zusammenspiel mit dem Pianisten Thomas Hoppe ein einmaliges, selten gehörtes musikalisches Erlebnis. Bereits der Beginn des Abends mit Beethovens „Sonate für Violine und Klavier A-Dur, op. 30 Nr. 1“ ließ aufhorchen, als Milwidsky ihrer Violine emotionale Gefühlswelten zwischen Melancholie und wirbelndem Tempo entlockte.
Das Thema „Hauch“ von Rebecca Saunders, eigens für den Wettbewerb komponiert, war experimentelles Musizieren und nicht unbedingt jedermanns Sache. Was aber dann mit dem „Faust“-Thema von Henryk Wieniawski und Edward Griegs „Violinensonate Nr. 3 in c-Moll“ folgte, schien kaum noch steigerungsfähig. Dennoch gelang es Milwidsky und Hoppe mit Maurice Ravels „Tzigane“. Hat man je eine bessere Violinistin in Emden gehört? Nein. Das war sensationell.”
Review from Lake District Summer Music Festival concerto performance
Mathilde was reviewed by the Westmorland Gazette for her recent Mendelssohn D minor Concerto performance with the National Youth String Orchestra and conductor Damian Iorio.
"Mathilde Milwidsky is a beautifully sensitive player. She dealt with the solo part brilliantly; her dazzling technique and exquisite legato playing of the composer’s melodic lines made a deep impression."
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure/whats_on/16587463.arts-review-national-youth-string-orchestra-ambleside/
Winner of Aurora Music Competition
On July 1, Mathilde won the inaugural Aurora Music Competition held in Mariestad, Sweden. She competed against pianists, violists and cellists to win the First Prize as well as the Audience Prize! The jury was chaired by violinist and director Gordan Nikolic.
Aronowitz Ensemble
Very excited to be invited to play as guest violinist with the wonderful Aronowitz Ensemble - http://www.aronowitzensemble.co.uk/ - in Leicester on March 22nd. Progframe includes Schubert B flat String Trio and Brahms A major Piano Quartet with Tom Poster (piano), Guy Johnston (cello) and Simone van der Giessen (viola)
First time on BBC Radio 3 'In Tune'
Had a wonderful time playing on BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune', presented by Katie Derham. Movements of Janacek and Strauss violin sonatas and chatting about my recital at SJSS on 7th Jan!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09kk1dq
Review in The Strad
Review from my performance at the Young Artist Showcase at St John's Smith Square, September 17th, 2017 -
"...bringing perfect intonation and some beautiful shaping and colouring...comprehensively nailing each new stylistic and emotional universe as she went."
Review on Bachtrack
I recently performed Schubert's Rondo in A major for Violin and Strings at Festival Musikdorf Ernen (Switzerland) with the Festival Orchestra, and was thrilled to see a great review on Bachtrack. See the link below
https://bachtrack.com/review-beamish-hill-stanzas-musikdorf-ernen-august-2017
Graduation from Royal Academy of Music 2017
On July 5th I graduated with a First Class Honours Bachelor degree from the Royal Academy of Music in London! I was so happy to also be awarded the prestigious Regency Award for notable achievement, the Louise Child Memorial Prize for highest BMus Graduand, the Marjorie Heyward Fund for highest Violin Graduate and the John Mundy Gift.
Pictured below with my professor throughout my four years at RAM - the wonderful Gyorgy Pauk.
Arvo Part performance...in front of the composer!
I was honoured to be asked to perform Arvo Pärt's 'Fratres' at St John's Smith Square on 01.07.17, with the composer himself in the audience!
Countess of Munster Musical Trust Scholarship
Mathilde has received a generous scholarship from the Countess of Munster Trust that will go towards funding her postgraduate studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München with Professor Mi-kyung Lee.
St John's Smith Square Young Artist Scheme
Mathilde has become an SJSS Young Artist. This scheme includes three self-curated recitals at St John's Smith Square
Winner - ROSL!
Mathilde is the winner of the String Section Final of the 65th Annual Royal Overseas League Music Competition.
Past winners include Jacqueline du Pre, Anthony Marwood and Tamsin Waley-Cohen.
She will go on to compete against the other category final winners for the Gold Medal at Cadogan Hall on June 7th.