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Yamen Saadi

Violin
Concertmaster, Wiener Philharmoniker & Wiener Staatsoper

  • At age 25, Yamen Saadi was announced as Concert Master of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic from the 2022/23 season. Described as having a 'beguiling sound' by Berliner Morgenpost, Saadi maintains a busy career as both a soloist and chamber musician. In May 2022, he stepped in for Leonidas Kavakos to make his debut with the Israel Philharmonic as soloist. His playing is characterised by serene lyricism, virtuosity and elegance beyond his years.

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  • As a soloist, Saadi has performed with orchestras such as Staatskapelle Berlin, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra de València, Kremerata Baltica, Harvard Orchestra, Galilee Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, among others. He has performed with conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Lawrence Foster, Leonidas Kavakos, Yaron Traub and Christoph Poppen.


    Saadi has performed in recital and concerto at various festivals and concert halls across Europe, Asia and the US. These include; Carnegie Hall, Rheingau Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Jerusalem Festival and Schloss Elmau.


    In January 2022, Saadi released his first recital album entitled Voices From Paris with pianist Nathalia Milstein, featuring works by Poulenc, Ysaÿe and Fauré. Saadi’s recording received the following critical acclaim: 'the blend of virtuosity, lyricism and controlled expressivity is perfect' and he was described as playing 'with great suppleness, flexibility and a finely graduated but wide dynamic range' by Pizzicato.


    Yamen Saadi was born in Nazareth and began studying the violin at the Barenboim-Said Conservatory in Nazareth. He then studied under the guidance of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra concertmaster, Chaim Taub, and at age 11, joined the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. At age 17, he became concertmaster of the orchestra. Saadi completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Barenboim-Said Academy, and gained his Master’s degree at the Kronberg Academy where he studied with Mihaela Martin.


    In 2020, Saadi won first prize at both the Aviv and Paul Ben Haim Competition. He has been awarded scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and The Prince von Hessen Award.


    As a chamber musician, Saadi co-founded the award-winning Chianti Ensemble, a piano quintet which tours all over Europe. In 2022, the Chianti Ensemble has been awarded the prestigious Kersjes Prize.


    Yamen Saadi plays the 'Ex Lord Amherst of Hackney, Ex Fritz Kreisler' Antonio Stradivari violin from 1734, and a Jacob Eury bow, both generously loaned to him by Stephan Jansen on behalf of a member of the Stretton society.

    2022/23 season / 399 words. Not to be altered without permission.

Performances

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Concerto repertoire

Bach
Violin Concerti (various)
Double Violin Concerto in D minor,  BWV 1043


Barber
Violin Concerto, Op.14


Beethoven
Violin Concerto
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in F major, Op.50
Triple Concerto in C major, Op.56 


Bloch
Baal Shem 


Brahms
Double Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.102


Bruch
Violin Concerto in No. 1 in G minor, Op.26


Chausson
Concerto for Piano, Violin and  String Quartet in D major, Op.21
Poème (for Violin and Orchestra) Op.25


Elgar 
Violin Concerto*


Glazunov
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82


Hartmann
Violin Concerto Funebre


Korngold
Violin Concerto*


Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 


Mozart
Violin Concerto in D major 'Adelaide', KAnh.294a
Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, k.216
Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218


Penderecki
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1


Prokofiev
Violin Concerto no.1 in D major, Op.19


Ravel
Tzigane


Saint-Saëns
Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op. 28


Schumann
Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23


Shostakovich
Violin Concerto (No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77)


Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47


Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35


Vivaldi
Violin Concerti (various)
The Four Seasons


*In preparation

Conductors

Daniel Barenboim

Lionel Bringuier 


Lawrence Foster


Thomas Guggeis


Domingo Hindoyan


Antonio Pappano


András Schiff


Lahav Shani


Nabil Shehata


Ariel Zukerman

'Beguiling sound'

Berliner Morgenpost

'The blend of virtuosity, lyricism and controlled expressivity is perfect'

Pizzicato, January 2022

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Chansonnier

HK Gruber

Counter-tenor

Tim Mead

Piano accompanist

Roger Vignoles