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Javier Comesaña

All prize winners
EMCY prize
2021
Nationality: Spanish
Instrument: Violin
Date of birth 1999/05/10

Born in Seville (1999), Javier is a former student of Yuri Managadze and Sergey Teslya. He made his Bachelor at Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid, under the teaching of
Marco Rizzi, and also increased his knowledge in masterclasses led by Mihaela Martin, Silvia Marcovici, Renaud Capuçon, and Miriam Fried, amongst others.

He received, from Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain, the Diploma as the Most Outstanding Student of the year in 2019 and 2021.

In 2021 he got two important awards: the 1st prize at the Jascha Heifetz Competition in Vilnius, and the Prinz von Hessen-Preis given by the Kronberg Academy.

As a soloist, he has performed under the baton of conductors like Pablo González, Modestas Barkauskas, Ivan Monighetti and Borja Quintas, amongst others. As a chamber music player, he has played in many different formations in places like the National Auditorium of Music, Teatro Real de Madrid, and Casino de Madrid.

He plays an instrument made by Justin Derazey, at the end of the 19th century.

If you are interested in working with Javier, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.

Repertoire

Solo

J. S. Bach, Sonata nº 1 in G minor BWV 1001
J. S. Bach, Sonata nº 2 in A minor BWV 1003
J. S. Bach, Partita nº 1 in B minor BWV 1002
J. S. Bach, Partita nº 2 in D minor BWV 1004
J. S. Bach, Partita nº 3 in E major BWV 1006
H. W. Ernst, Grand Caprice after Schubert’s ‘Erlkönig’ op. 26
P. Hindemith, Sonata op. 11 nº 6 in G minor
N. Milstein, Paganiniana for violin solo
N. Paganini, Capricci per violino solo op. 1 nº 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23, 24.
E. Ysaye, Sonata nº 3 in D minor “Ballade”
E. Ysaye, Sonata nº 5 in G major
E. Ysaye, Sonata nº 6 in E major

Concerto

J. S. Bach, Concerto in A minor BWV 1041
J. S. Bach, Double Concerto in D minor BWV 1043
B. Bartók, Concerto nº 2 Sz. 112
L. van Beethoven, Romanza in F major op. 50
L. van Beethoven, Triple Concerto for violin, cello, piano & orchestra in C major op. 56
A. Berg, Concerto ‘To the Memory of an Angel’
J. Brahms, Concerto in D major op. 77
J. Brahms, Double Concerto for violin, cello & orchestra in A minor op. 102
M. Bruch, Concerto nº 1 in G minor op. 26
M. Bruch, Double Concerto for violin, viola & orchestra in E minor op. 88
M. Bruch, Scottish Fantasy in E flat major op. 46
E. Chausson, Poème op. 25
Sir E. Elgar, Concerto in B minor op. 61
F. J. Haydn, Concerto in C major Hob. VIIa: 1
E. W. Korngold, Concerto in D major op. 35
E. Lalo, Symphonie Espagnole op. 21
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Concerto in E minor op. 64
W. A. Mozart, Concerto nº 1 in B flat major KV 207
W. A. Mozart, Concerto nº 2 in D major KV 211
W. A. Mozart, Concerto nº 3 in G major KV 216
W. A. Mozart, Concerto nº 4 in D major KV 218
W. A. Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for violín, viola & orchestra in E flat major KV 364
N. Paganini, Concerto nº 1 in D major op. 6
C. Saint-Saëns, Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso op. 28
R. Schumann, Concerto in D minor WoO 23
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Concerto in D major op. 35
H. Wieniawski, Concerto nº 1 in F Sharp minor op. 14
H. Wieniawski, Concerto nº 2 in D minor op. 21

With piano

L. van Beethoven, Sonata for violin & piano nº 4 in A minor op. 23
L. van Beethoven, Sonata for violin & piano nº 5 in F major op. 24
L. van Beethoven, Sonata for violin & piano nº 9 in A major op. 4
L. van Beethoven, Sonata for violin & piano nº 10 in G major op. 96
J. Brahms,  Scherzo for violin & piano in C minor from F.A.E.
J. Brahms, Sonata for violin & piano nº 1 in G major op. 78
J. Brahms, Sonata for violin & piano nº 2 in A major op. 100
J. Brahms,  Sonata for violin & piano nº 3 in D minor op. 108
M. de Falla, Danse Espagnole from ‘La vida breve’ (arr. Fritz Kreisler)
M. de Falla, Suite Populaire Espagnole for violin & piano (arr. Paul Kochanski)
P. de Sarasate, Fantasie sur ‘La Flute Enchantée’ de Mozart op. 54
P. de Sarasate, Introduction & Tarantella op. 43
P. de Sarasate, Jota Aragonesa op. 27
P. de Sarasate, Malagueña op. 21 nº 1
P. de Sarasate, Romanza Andaluza op. 22
P. de Sarasate, Serenata Andaluza op, 28
P. de Sarasate, Viva Sevilla! Op. 38
P. de Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen op. 20
P. de Sarasate, Zapateado op. 23
C. Debussy, Sonata for violin & piano in G minor L. 140
C. Franck, Sonata for violin & piano in A major
G. Gershwin/J. Heifetz, 6 Excerpts from ‘Porgy & Bess’ for violin & piano
G. F. Händel, Sonata for violin & basso continuo nº 1 in A major
G. F. Händel, Sonata for violin & basso continuo nº 2 in G minor
G. F. Händel, Sonata for violin & basso continuo nº 4 in D major
G. Lekeu, Sonata for violin & piano in G major
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for violin & keyboard in G major KV 379
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for violin & keyboard in B flat major KV 454
O. Respighi, Romanza for violin & piano in A major
O. Respighi, Sonata for violin & piano in B minor
C. Saint-Saëns, Havanaise op. 83
C. Saint-Saëns, Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso op. 28
C. Saint-Saëns, Sonata for violin & piano nº 1 in D minor op. 75
R. Schedrin,  In the Style of Albéniz
F. Schubert,  Fantasy for violin & piano in C major D. 934
F. Schubert, Rondeau Brillant for violin & piano in B minor D. 895
F. Schubert, Sonata for violin & piano in A minor D. 385
F. Schubert, Sonata (Grand Duo) for violin & piano in A major D. 574
C. Schumann, 3 Romances for violin & piano op. 17
R. Schumann, Sonata for violin & piano nº 2 in D minor op. 121
I. Stravinsky, Suite Italienne for violin & piano (arr. Samuel Dushkin)
K. Szymanowski, Nocturne & Tarantella op. 28
K. Szymanowski, Three Paganini Caprices op. 40
G. Tartini, Sonata for violin & basso continuo in G minor ‘Il Trillo del Diavolo’
H. Wieniawski, Capriccio Valse op. 7
H. Wieniawski, Fantasie sur ‘Faust’ de Gounod op. 20
H. Wieniawski, Légende op. 17
H. Wieniawski, Scherzo – Tarantella op. 16
E. Ysaye, Caprice d’après l’Etude en forme de Valse de Saint-Saëns op. 52 nº 6

With Orchestra

L. van Beethoven, Piano Trio nº 1 in E flat major op. 1 nº 1
L. van Beethoven, Piano Trio nº 3 in C minor op 1 nº 3
J. Brahms, Horn Trio in E flat major op. 40
C. Franck, Piano Quintet in F minor
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Piano Trio nº 1 in D minor op. 49
W. A. Mozart, Oboe Quartet in F major KV 370
W. A. Mozart, Piano Trio nº 7 in C major KV 548
W. A. Mozart, String Quartet nº 16 in E flat major KV 428
C. Saint-Saëns, Piano Quintet in A minor op. 14
F. Schubert, Piano Quintet in A major ‘Trout’ D. 667
R. Schumann,  Piano Quartet in E flat major op. 47

Video

MOZART, Concerto nº 4
BACH: Ciaccona • Javier Comesaña

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