Alissa Margulis

Violin

Alissa Margulis is one of the most expressive and internationally respected violinists of her generation. Born in Germany into a family of Russian musicians, she began playing the violin and piano at an early age and gave her first public performance at the age of seven as a soloist with the Budapest Soloists.

She has studied with some of the world’s leading teachers and has won numerous prizes at international violin competitions, including the prestigious Pro Europa Prize, presented to her by Daniel Barenboim in Berlin.

Margulis regularly appears as a soloist with major orchestras worldwide and performs in some of the greatest concert halls – from Carnegie Hall and the Vienna Musikverein to the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow. She is widely acclaimed for her intense musicality, lyrical tone, and technical brilliance.

A dedicated chamber musician, she has collaborated with outstanding artists such as Martha Argerich, Yuri Bashmet, Ivry Gitlis, and Mischa Maisky, and is a frequent guest at international festivals including the Verbier Festival, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, and Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano.

Participating in these concerts

Idyll

The concert takes the listener through American soundscapes and Romantic highlights – from Edward MacDowell’s New England Idylls and Nicky Sohn’s poetic Cynthia and Deer

Carmen y María de Buenos Aires

In the picturesque Salteriet in Svedjehamn, soprano Angelika Klas and accordionist Sonja Vertainen together with the festival’s string musicians, present a concert devoted to tango.

From East to West

The concert opens with Samuel Barber’s String Quartet, best known for its famous Adagio, followed by clarinetist Christoffer Sundqvist bringing clarinet magic to Nicky Sohn’s

Gala Concert

Four Seasons & Nox One of the most famous works of the Baroque era, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons revolutionised music history and introduced programme music,

Nocturne

A concert in the stairway of Vaasa City Hall takes on a special atmosphere as the evening light and natural acoustics bring out every nuance