Lisa Batiashvili

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Bruckner, Barber, Bartok, Batiashvili

By • Feb 2, 2021
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Join us Sunday, Feb. 7th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, Feb. 8th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 to hear this stunning Philadelphia Orchestra concert broadcast from 2014, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

TIME IN with Lisa Batiashvili: Life in Europe, Cooking with Family, Chamber Music with Friends

By • Sep 28, 2020
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Georgian-born violinist Lisa Batiashvili is usually on the move, soloing with orchestras around the world. But since March she’s has been at home with her family in Germany and France. In this TIME IN interview, she talks about the pleasures of re-creating family recipes for her husband and children, playing chamber music with friends, and finding time for yoga and meditation amongst other things.

Classical Album of the Week: Travel the World with Violinist Lisa Batiashvili in City Lights

By • Aug 11, 2020

August 10, 2020. Even if you're staying home this summer, you can still take a trip around the world with violinist Lisa Batiashvili and her innovative new album, City Lights—a wonderful collection of musical portraits of cities that have played a part in her life and career. The album takes its name from Charlie Chaplin's famous film, and sets the tone for the tour with music by a wide range of composers including Chaplin himself.

The Philadelphia Orchestra on WRTI: Lisa Batiashvili Plays Tchaikovsky's Beloved Violin Concerto

By • May 29, 2020
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One of the finest violinists of her generation, Lisa Batiashvili has teamed up with Yannick Nézet-Séguin for some memorable performances.  You can hear the rebroadcast of one of them on Thursday, May 28th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 and Friday, May 29th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1, when she plays Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto with The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Why Is Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto So Irresistible?

By • May 26, 2020
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky—who wrote such lush, sweeping melodies for strings—composed one violin concerto. But in it, he put a world of emotions. WRTI's Susan Lewis has more.

Classical Album of the Week: Visions of Prokofiev with Lisa Batiashvili and Yannick Nézet-Séguin

By Jack Moore • Mar 19, 2018

March 19, 2018. As if Yannick Nézet-Séguin weren’t busy enough with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Met Opera, his Orchestre Métropolitain, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic! He’s also been recording regularly with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Yannick’s latest venture with that group is Visions of Prokofiev, featuring superstar violinist Lisa Batiashvili.

Dmitri Shostakovich's Music Speaking to New Generations

By • Aug 22, 2017

Twentieth-century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich composed much of his work under the shadow of political oppression. As WRTI’s Susan Lewis reports, today, his music and his personal story continue to inspire a new generation.


The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Lisa Batiashvili Plays Shostakovich, June 5, 1 PM

By • Jun 5, 2016

Join us for an intense performance of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 by Lisa Batiashvili with The Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nezet-Seguin. This was the centerpiece of the last concert of the 2014/2015 season and a program the Orchestra took on its European tour, which was a stunning success.


Batiashvili on Bartok's Emotional Roller Coaster

By Jim Cotter • Oct 20, 2014
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On The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert this Sunday afternoon at 1 pm, a highly acclaimed Georgian soloist performs Bela Bartók’s first Violin Concerto. As WRTI's Jim Cotter reports, the work was written while the composer was under the spell of unrequited love.