LUKA FAULISI
VIOLIN
LUKA FAULISI
VIOLIN
ABOUT
With ‘a million-dollar sound’ (Pinchas Zukerman), twenty-one-year-old Luka Faulisi is one of the most promising violinists of his generation. Having started to play the violin at the age of three, Luka was a student of Boris Belkin at the Conservatorium Maastricht in the Netherlands. Over the years, through personal mentoring, several distinguished artists have influenced Luka’s musical formation. Pavel Berman describes him as an ‘an incredibly gifted virtuoso violinist’. Flautist Emmanuel Pahud praises Luka as ‘an extremely talented young man with great instrumental abilities and a strong musical expression’ and according to Jean-Jacques Kantorow Luka possesses ‘incredible facilities.’
Recent European concerti highlights include Luka’s Polish debut with the Szczecin Philharmonic; French debut with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse; Italian debut with the Orchestra Filharmonica di Torino; Serbian debut with the Serbian Radio Television Symphony Orchestra at the Kolarac Hall in Belgrade, North Macedonian debut with FAME’S European Orchestral Performing Institute, British debut with the Liverpool Philharmonic at the Royal Albert Hall and Finnish debut with the Oulu Symphony. Luka’s Asian presence is also growing having collaborated recently with the Macao Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Shortly upcoming are Luka’s return to Serbian Radio Television Symphony Orchestra, debut with Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, Portuguese debut at Sintra Festival with Orquestra Municipal de Sintra, Parisian orchestral debut with the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, Irish debut with the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland and Norwegian debut with Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra.
Recent recital highlights include debuts in Paris at the Salle Colonne and debut at the 30th anniversary of the “Festival du Salon de Provence” in summer 2023. Luka will appear in recitals at Radio France Montpellier Festival in summer 2024.
Luka’s debut recital album Aria, recorded with the pianist Itamar Golan, was released by Sony Classical International in spring 2023.
During 2024/25 academic year Luka will be undertaking the ‘Advanced Diploma’ course at the Royal Academy of Music under the mentorship of Professor Robin Wilson. Luka is recipient of the highly distinguished Bicentenary Scholarship from the Academy.
RECENT PRAISE
STEREO PLAY
ATTILA CSAMPAI
Luka Faulisi, who is only 20 years old, is blessed with all the gifts of a magician and an artist of the highest level.
DIAPASON
A first disc under the sign of virtuosity and opera. …A young artist certainly to be followed.
LE FIGARO
Thierry Hillériteau
Luka Faulisi does not sing on stage, but makes his violin sing.
Ruch Muzyczny
Michal Bajer
Luka Faulisi’s interpretation of Saint-Saen’s Third Violin Concerto, Op. 61 was an original one. This is a great achievement in the case of such popular work. It proves the intellectual potential of a young musician. Faulisi rids the piece of histrionic pretentiousness. He offers a focused, nuanced reading. Bravo for imagination!
DIVERTIR
MAXIME LOPEZ
A million dollar sound’ – this is how Pinchas Zukerman characterizes the timbre of the violin of Luka Faulisi, whose early twenties in no way diminishes the expression of an already strong and singular personality.
NEWS
Violinist Luka Faulisi Makes Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra Debut on 29 March
Violinist Luka Faulisi makes his Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra debut on 29 March at Podgorica’s Muzičkog centra Crne Gore. He will perform Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto in D minor under the direction of conductor Srboljub Dinić. Luka earned acclaim for his performances of the concerto with the Serbian Radio Symphony Orchestra in
LUKA FAULISI & MILOŠ PERFORM AT CLASSIC FM LIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON 16 OCTOBER
Violinist Luka Faulisi and guitarist MILOŠ will dazzle the audience at Classic FM Live on 16 October at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Myleene Klass, the concert celebrates the Classic FM Hall of Fame – the popular annual classical music chart chosen by listeners. MILOŠ will
Luka Faulisi Wins Acclaim Following The Release Of His Debut Album ‘Aria’
Violinist Luka Faulisi has received high praise following the release of his debut album Aria by Sony Classical in March 2023. Attila Csampai from Rondo Magazine wrote, “The Italian-Serbian-French virtuoso Luka Faulisi, who was only 20 years old (at the time of the recordings), transports us back to times when these showpieces were part of the repertoire
Sony Classical Releases Luka Faulisi’s Debut Album ‘Aria’
Violinist Luka Faulisi’s debut album Aria is available now on Sony Classical. Enhancing operatic melodies with violinistic fireworks, the recording presents arias and scenes arranged for violin and piano by some of the great violinist-composers of the past, and includes an arrangement by Faulisi himself. Among the operatic jewels included are Franz Waxman’s Carmen Fantasy, Henryk
Luka Faulisi Makes His Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse Debut
Tonight, Luka Faulisi makes his debut with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse under Wilson Ng, performing Ernest Chausson’s Poème for violin and orchestra, Op.25. The programme also features Debussy’s Danse and Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55. Faulisi’s recent highlights include performing with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta playing Prokofiev Violin Concert No. 1, as
IMG Artists Welcomes Violinist Luka Faulisi to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome violinist Luka Faulisi to its roster for General Management. He will be represented by Elena Kostova and Juliette Vix from the London office. Luka Faulisi is one of the most promising violinists of the young generation. Growing up in a musical family – his father a
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ELENA KOSTOVA
GENERAL MANAGER
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MARIE KEDROFF
SENIOR ASSISTANT ARTIST MANAGER
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