Jennifer Koh
violinist
Mr. Vedernikov was the conductor in 1992 when, at 15, Jennifer Koh played Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto during the final round of the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Moscow. (Two years later she shared the top award in the main competition.)
“I hadn’t really played it with any conductor until Sasha,” she recalled. “He sat quietly in a corner, intensely listening as I started to play, and his eyes lit up.” From that moment, she said, Mr. Vedernikov had “that ability to really hear how I played and give me the space to be myself.”
“He once told me the sweetest thing,” Ms. Koh added: “All musicians must always help each other.”
Anthony Tommasini, NYT, november 20 2020
Source.
“I hadn’t really played it with any conductor until Sasha,” she recalled. “He sat quietly in a corner, intensely listening as I started to play, and his eyes lit up.” From that moment, she said, Mr. Vedernikov had “that ability to really hear how I played and give me the space to be myself.”
“He once told me the sweetest thing,” Ms. Koh added: “All musicians must always help each other.”
Anthony Tommasini, NYT, november 20 2020
Source.
