Described in The Strad as “an uninhibited virtuoso, with soul and fabulous technique”, the Romanian-born violinist Remus Azoiței has been a featured soloist of prestigious European ensembles including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de Belgique and the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra of London. He has performed concertos under conductors such as Lawrence Foster, Dmitrij Kitajenko, Michael Sanderling, and Gabriel Chmura.
Recent engagements have taken him to venues around the world including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln Center in New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Salle Cortot in Paris, Konzerthaus Berlin, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Wigmore Hall in London, Auditorio Nacional Madrid, Konzerthaus Vienna, or Palais de Beaux-Arts in Brussels. “Azoiței played with a fluid melodic sensibility and sparkling technique”, wrote The Washington Post, commenting on his Washington DC debut at the Terrace Theatre of Kennedy Center, in December 2009.
Remus has worked with artists such as cellists David Geringas and Adrian Brendel, violist Gérard Caussé, or the Schubert Ensemble, with whom he recently recorded a CD for Chandos label. In 2005, he performed Bach’s Double concerto with Nigel Kennedy, in a concert broadcast on 19 Radio and TV stations across Europe and North America, including Arte and Mezzo. After his London Wigmore Hall debut in 2004, the Sunday Express wrote that “he delivered a memorable programme in front of a packed Wigmore Hall, and had the crowd cheering. He is one fine musician.”
Over the years, Remus Azoiței has developed a successful artistic partnership with pianist Eduard Stan. Apart from a very large number of performances they have given as a duo, the two artists recorded together the first ever complete repertoire for violin and piano by George Enescu. Launched by Hänssler Classics on 2 CDs in 2007, this award-winning collection immediately attracted international acclaim, such as: “Azoiței has all the requirements – marked sensitivity, a sweetness of tone (but not over-succulence) and an impressive emotional and dynamic range…” – The Strad, or “the refined but vibrant performing style of Remus Azoiței… a distinctive player who combines temperament, mastery of idiom and executive elegance in a very special way” – The Gramophone.
Remus Azoiței studied with Dorothy DeLay and Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was awarded a scholarship to study for his Master’s Degree. In 2001, Remus was appointed violin professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, at the time becoming the youngest ever violin professor in the history of this institution. He is the founder and the Artistic Director of the Enescu Society in London.
He plays a 1750 Nicolò Gagliano violin.
