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• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Swan Lake, Op. 20, No. 10 by Ketan & Vivan Bhatti):
• 1 Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Swan Lake, Op. 20, No. 10 by Ketan & Vivan Bhatti) 02:27
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Paganini Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Rhapsodie on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Jarkko Riihimäki):
• 2 Rachmaninoff: Paganini Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Rhapsodie on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 by Jarkko Riihimäki) 02:38
• Julian Lloyd Webber (b. 1951): Jackie's Song (Romanza):
• 3 Webber: Jackie's Song (Romanza) 03:14
• Annelie: Tomorrow:
• 4 Annelie: Tomorrow 03:41
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Bach Variation (Arr. for Violin, Piano and Orchestra after Violin Concerto in A-Minor, BWV 1041::
• 5 Bach: Bach Variation (Arr. for Violin, Piano and Orchestra after Violin Concerto in A-Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante by Florian Christl) 02:22
• Alexis Ffrench (b. 1970): Hope, Ascending:
• 6 Ffrench: Hope, Ascending 03:12
• Jacob Shea: Violin Dream:
• 7 Shea: Violin Dream 03:38
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Mozart Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 by Wide Eyed):
• 8 Mozart: Mozart Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 by Wide Eyed) 02:53
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Ravel Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 by Ketan & Vivan Bhatti):
• 9 Ravel: Ravel Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 by Ketan & Vivan Bhatti) 02:34
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Chopin Raindrop Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after 24 Preludes, Op. 28, No. 15 by David Reichelt):
• 10 Chopin: Chopin Raindrop Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after 24 Preludes, Op. 28, No. 15 by David Reichelt) 01:41
• Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896): Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22:
• 11 Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22: I. Andante molto 02:52
• Worakls (b. 1988), Esther Abrami: Sainte Victoire en sol mineur:
• 12 Worakls, Abrami: Sainte Victoire en sol mineur 04:42
• Rachel Portman (b. 1960): Themes from "Chocolat":
• 13 Portman: Themes from "Chocolat" 04:27
• Alban Claudin: Sunken Dreams:
• 14 Claudin: Sunken Dreams 03:00
• Richard M. Sherman (b. 1928): Scales and Arpeggios from "Aristocats":
• 15 Sherman: Scales and Arpeggios from "Aristocats" 01:51
• Eric Satie (1866 - 1925): Satie Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Gymnopédie No. 1 by Svetoslav Karparov):
• 16 Satie: Satie Variation (Arr. for Violin & Piano after Gymnopédie No. 1 by Svetoslav Karparov) 02:24
• Amy Beach (1867 - 1944): Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23:
• 17 Beach: Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23 06:03
• Total Runtime 53:39

Info for Esther Abrami

Esther Abrami’s eponymous debut album will be released via Sony Classical. The album is a creative melting pot of different styles of classical music –full of new and inspiring compositions. Collaborating with a great variety of contemporary composers and musicians as well as the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Esther Abrami has set a creative musical landmark representing a new generation of classical musicians. The 25-year-old violinist, named “Best Influential Star” by Forbes magazine, became known as an influencer on TikTok and Instagram. There she reaches millions of young people with her creative videos, who thus discover classical music for themselves. In 2019, Esther Abrami became the first classical musician ever nominated in the Social Media Superstar category at the Global Awards. Through TikTok and Instagram she has welcomed a whole new audience into her musical world, sharing welcome practice and sight-reading videos together with tips and helpful techniques for aspiring young musicians. So far, her passion for music has united more than 295k followers on TikTok, 241k followers on Instagram and 125k followers on YouTube.

She is as equally at home in the classical world as when covering modern hits or challenging herself to learn how to play songs in an hour only. Esther Abrami studied at the Royal College of Music and was awarded a full scholarship for a Master’s degree at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She plays a fine Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin, kindly loaned to her through the Beare’s International Violin Society. Listed by Julian Lloyd Webber as one of the ‘30 under 30’ classical artists to watch’ on Classic FM, Esther is on her way to being acknowledged as one of the most promising young classical music artists of her generation. With more than 300k views on her latest single, and a highly-anticipated debut album on its way, Esther has fast become a new artist to watch beyond the classical genre.

For Esther Abrami’s debut album composer and pianist Alexis Ffrench, neo-classical pianist Annelie, pianist and composer Alban Claudin, Oscar-winning composer Rachel Portman, cellist and composer Julian Llyod Webber and film-composer Jacob Shea contributed new compositions . Next to this, the album features original compositions by Clara Schumann and Amy Beach as well as several unique new arrangements of some of the most famous classical melodies by Pjotr Tchaikovsky, Eric Satie or Frédéric Chopin.

Esther Abrami, violin

Esther Abrami
Abrami’s story is that of a young, modern day women of the internet age who has succeeded on international stages and secured a coveted recording contract with a major label due to her courage, determination and willingness to share the ups and downs of her own remarkable life as a musician with a wide online audience.

Born in 1996 and raised in Aix-en-Provence, Esther Abrami knows how it feels to grow up in a culture far from towering classical institutions. “I had a countryside childhood” she says. “I went to a small, country school and I was always outside as I loved nature. We had a wild garden at home; my dad built me a little bench up on the hill where I could go to read and play my violin”.

Aged just three, Esther was given her first tiny violin by her grandmother, who herself had been a gifted violinist but, as was the custom at the time, gave up her own music-making when she got married. “I remember her trying to teach me how to hold the little violin” Abrami recalls. Although enchanted by this small, beautiful object, it would not be until the age of ten before Esther started to learn how to play in earnest, taking to the violin immediately. “I loved the feeling of the violin tucked in so close to me, like a living creature. I loved the sensation of the warm sound traveling through my body. After just half an hour with the bow in my hand, I knew that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life”, she recollects fondly.

Always serious about her art, even as a child, Esther would watch concerts on television and try to recreate the sounds she heard. Being extremely motivated and having studied incredibly hard, at the age of 14 she eventually became a boarding student at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, often getting up very early at 5am to spend extra time in the rehearsal rooms.

Her hard work paid off and in 2017 Esther was accepted as a student at the world-leading Royal College of Music in London. Alongside her lessons, Esther also began to build her online career, playing popular classical music on her social media channels. She was more surprised and gratified by the positive response, however, when she started uploading practice videos, sight-reading videos and tips and helpful techniques for aspiring young musicians.

Esther has approached social media with the same open mindedness with which she performs her music. She has a sense of fun and fashion and delights in her collaborations with leading fashion houses like Givenchy. She has also entertained people online by demonstrating the difference between the sound of a priceless Stradivarius and a copy and is not averse to including the rescue cats she fosters in her posts. A recent YouTube video of her practising with a kitten snuggled in a pouch around her waist has received over 10 Million views.

Of her upcoming debut single on Sony Classical showcasing Clara Schumann, Esther Abrami notes: “I’m passionate about highlighting the work of women composers overall. It is such a pleasure to discover and perform their works, some of whom are only just beginning to be celebrated. For International Women’s Day, I’m especially delighted to be recording a piece by the wonderful Clara Schumann”.

Esther believes people have connected with her because she has opened up and told her own real story - not just one of the glamour of international travel and performing on stage but also the truth about the hours of practice and toil that otherwise goes unseen and unnoticed. Esther confirms: “It actually makes me feel vulnerable to put practise videos out there as it’s rather intimate, but I do want other people to see what happens behind the scenes, because I think that is much more inspiring. When I first came to England, I often felt that I was behind many of my peers in terms of technique and at times that was discouraging, but I’ve come so far. I’ve learned that it’s never too late and that you can always improve – that’s the positive message I wish to convey. I am always humbled and heartened by the messages I receive from people all over the world, telling me that somehow I have encouraged them to start to learn to play an instrument. That never fails to inspire me”.

In 2019, Esther Abrami became the first classical musician to be nominated in the Social Media Superstar category at the Global Awards. She has been awarded a full scholarship for a master's degree at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under the guidance of Professor Wen Zhou Li.

Esther Abrami plays a fine Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin, kindly loaned to her through the Beare's International Violin Society.

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