Press
Honored with “Gwendolyn IS Music”
“Gwendolyn IS music” – words used by The Independent to describe the violinist's performance during recent concerts in support of her new album ORIGIN.
New Album
ORIGIN – Now on Limited Edition Vinyl, CD and DELUXE re-release
The compositions and improvisations on ORIGIN are those that inspire and have shaped Gwendolyn's identity as a musician and artist. ORIGIN is available on CD, limited edition 180-gram vinyl, at Naxos, and digitally on most platforms. On 6 January 2017, ORIGIN is re-released. This deluxe, digital version features a world premiere of an arrangement of Camille Saint-Saëns’, “Danse Macabre“.
> Buy on iTunes
> Buy on Amazon
Festival
GAIA – Magie: 3 to 7 May 2017
In its ninth edition in Switzerland, Gwendolyn's GAIA Music Festival is receiving more attention than ever. Outstanding musicianship and sold-out concerts bear witness to this.
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About GAIA
Live Performance
Key Speaker at TEDx
Gwendolyn was invited to be a key speaker at TEDxBern. Her talk explored how we connect with ourselves and the world around us. The conference took place on 7 September 2016 in the Pavillon of the Gurten.
Recordings & Videos
Gwendolyn plays Dinicu
Gwendolyn leads her students and players from the Young European Strings School of Music in Grigoraş Dinicu's Hora Staccato with her customary badinage and vivacity to present an electrifying and captivating performance.
Agenda
Cities & Dates 2015/16
Concerts, Premieres, Recordings, Public Lectures and more.
Recordings & Videos
Gwendolyn plays de Falla
The lead track on her latest album, ORIGIN, Danse Espagnole is played delicately and with vivacity by Gwendolyn, her students and players from the Young European Strings School of Music.
Live Performance
Preview of ORIGIN
Aired on Dutch Public Broadcaster VPRO's Vrije Geluiden in May 2016.
> Watch Bloch's Nigun
> Watch de Falla's Danse Espagnol
Biography
Challenge Life's Definitions
Gwendolyn Masin is one of today‘s significant concert violinists. She is also a highly-regarded educator, author, artistic director and lecturer. Read about her story from child prodigy to full-fledged artist.
Recordings & Videos
Gwendolyn plays Sarasate
Gwendolyn's Hungarian roots whisper in every note of this much-loved piece.
Recordings & Videos
Gwendolyn plays Ysaÿe
In dialogue with the very essence of Ysaÿe's Ballade, Gwendolyn shares an intense and considered performance – creating a new narrative within the story, breathing new life into the legacy of a great master. The Ballade is available at Naxos and digitally on most platforms.
> Buy audio or video on iTunes
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Recordings & Videos
Gwendolyn plays Ravel
Taken from her latest album ORIGIN, in the hands of Gwendolyn, the Pièce en forme de Habanera breathes new life.
Educator
The Laboratory
Thus named by her students as a result of Gwendolyn's approach to teaching and encouraging her students' search for their own voice.
Recordings & Videos
Gwendolyn plays Kreisler
Gwendolyn's interpretation of one of Austria's noted violinist's show pieces. It weaves the qualities of the rhythmic and fiery Spanish temperament with the delicacy of Viennese Waltz.
Video
GAIA CloseUps: Interview with Gwendolyn Masin
The violinist, founder and artistic director of GAIA speaks about the festival's objectives and why it inspires participating musicians and their audiences.
Thesis
Remembering the Future of Violin Performance
“Violin Teaching in the New Millennium" is a collection of stories about music, violinists and violin performance – involving intrigues and anecdotes, revealed secrets and unpublished interviews given by some of the leading lights of the classical music world.
Live Performance
Gwendolyn plays Crow's Hora
Performed with Yurodny, live at GAIA 2013.