Lydia Mordkovitch
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Lydia Mordkovitch, born Lydia Shtimerman in 1944 in Saratov, Russian Federation, was a violinist. She began playing the violin at age seven and studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow under David Oistrakh. In 1967, she won the National Young Musicians Competition in Kiev. Mordkovitch emigrated to Israel in 1974, teaching at the Israeli Academy of Music in Jerusalem before making her first appearance in the UK with the Hallé Orchestra in 1979 and settling permanently in the UK in 1980. She signed with Chandos Records in 1980, releasing over 60 recordings. Her Chandos recording of the violin concertos of Shostakovich won a Gramophone Award in 1990. Mordkovitch became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London as a specialist in Russian music. She passed away in 2014.
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- The Lark Ascending
- Violin Sonata No. 2 ('Poème mystique') by Julian Milford
- Nuit Exotique by Julian Milford
- Baal Shem: Nigun by Julian Milford
- Violin Sonata No. 1: III. Moderato by Julian Milford
- Violin Sonata No. 1: I. Agitato by Julian Milford
- Violin Sonata No. 1: II. Molto quieto by Julian Milford
- Six Studies In English Folk Song: III. Larghetto, "Van Diemen's Land" by Julian Milford
- Six Studies In English Folk Song: II. Andante Sostenuto, "Spurn Point" by Julian Milford
- Six Studies In English Folk Song: I. Adagio, "Lovely On The Water" by Julian Milford
- Sonata For Violin And Piano In A Minor: I. Allegro Giusto, "Fantasia" by Julian Milford
- Six Studies in English Folk Music (Adagio) Lovely On The Water
- Six Studies In English Folk Song: VI. Allegro Vivace, "As I Walked Over London Bridge" by Julian Milford
- Six Studies In English Folk Song: V. Andante Tranquillo, "The Lady And The Dragoon" by Julian Milford
- Six Studies In English Folk Song: IV. Lento, "She Borrowed Some Of Her Mother's Gold" by Julian Milford
- Two Pieces For Violin And Piano: Andante Con Moto, "Pastorale" by Julian Milford
- Two Pieces For Violin And Piano: Andantino, "Romance" by Julian Milford
- Sonata For Violin And Piano In A Minor: III. Andante/Allegro, "Tema Con Variazioni" by Julian Milford
- Sonata For Violin And Piano In A Minor: II, Allegro Furioso Ma Non Troppo, "Scherzo" by Julian Milford
- Fantasia on "Greensleeves" by Julian Milford
