Mario Hossen
Mario Hossen at the Varna Summer Festival 2021, in Bulgaria
Background information
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
GenresClassical music
Instrument(s)Violin
Websitewww.mariohossen.com

Mario Hossen born in 1971 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria is an Austrian Bulgarian violinist and conductor.

Biography edit

Hossen studied in Sofia, Vienna and Paris. At the age of eight he made his debut as a soloist with the orchestra.[1] Among his teachers are Michael Frischenschlager and Gérard Poulet.

Source research of Niccolò Paganini's works is the primary subject of Hossen's musical and creative endeavours.[2] He recorderd the world premiere of Paganini's most performed pieces for violin and orchestra in the original version: "Le Streghe", "I Palpiti", "Non più mesta" and of the "Religiosa introduzione al Rondò del Campanello" (Dynamic, 2017).[3] He is also a promoter and performer of the works of some great Bulgarian contemporary composers such as Marin Goleminov and Pancho Vladigerov.[4]

Hossen has participated as a musical guest to the TEDx event in (Sofia) TEDxVitosha on 27 January 2018 dedicated to "Happy People".[5]

He is artistic director of the oldest music festival in Bulgaria, the "Varna Summer International Music Festival".[6]

Violin and Strings edit

Hossen plays a violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (Milan, 1749) on loan from the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, using exclusively Thomastik-Infeld violin strings.[1]

Editions edit

Hossen has published several critical editions of of Paganini scores[7]

  • Niccolò Paganini, 24 Capricci for violin solo, Op.1[8]
  • Niccolò Paganini, Works for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. I[9]
  • Niccolò Paganini, Works for Violin and Orchestra, Vol. II[10]

Discography edit

released pieces artists publisher/Nr. type
2007 French Violin Sonatas (César Franck, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré)

Mario Hossen (violin) - Milena Mollova (harpsichord)

Doron Music Switzerland, DRC5051 CD
2012 Felix Mendelssohn: Double concerto for Piano, Violin and Strings in D minor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto in B flat major, KV 456

Kammerorchester LES ORPHEISTES (Camerata Orphica) - Mario Hossen (violin) - Adrian Oetiker (piano) - Joel Mathias Jenny (conductor)

Doron Music Switzerland, DRC 5037 CD
2013 Niccolò Paganini: 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1

Mario Hossen (violin)

Doron Music Switzerland, DRC 3008 CD
2013 Paganini Complete Violin Concertos

Niccolò Paganini: Violin concerto No. 4 in D minor, Violin concerto No. 2 in B minor

Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Mario Hossen (violin) - Valeri Vatchev (conductor)

Doron Music Switzerland, DRC 3064 CD
2014 Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi: The four Seasons Giuseppe Tartini: "Devil's Trill" Sonata Francesco Geminiani: Concerto grosso "La Folia" after Corelli Op. 5, No. 12

Mario Hossen (violin, conductor) - Camerata Orphica

Doron Music Switzerland, DRC 5050 CD
2015 Violin Impression

Fritz Kreisler Boris Mersson Maria Theresia von Paradis Giuseppe Tartini

Mario Hossen (violin) - Vienna Les Orpheistes - Felix Carrasco (conductor)

Doron Music Switzerland, DRC 3071 CD
2018 The Spirit of Paganini - Rare and Unpublished Works

Mario Hossen (violin) - Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Nayden Todorov (conductor) - Nadja Hoebarth (piano) - Ludmil Petkov (piano) - Alexander Swete (guitar)

Dynamic Genova, CDS7808.02 2CD
2019 Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord Vol. I

Mario Hossen (violin) - Piero Barbareschi (harpsichord) - Lilyana Kehayova - Violin Sonata in E minor BWV 1023 (violoncello)

Da Vinci Classics, C00151 CD
2019 Alessandro Rolla: 6 Duets for Flute and Violin

Mario Hossen (violin) - Mario Carbotta (flute)

Dynamic Genova, CDS7818 CD
2020 George Frideric Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas Op. 1

Mario Hossen (violin) - Piero Barbareschi (harpsichord) - Liliana Kehayova (violoncello)

Da Vinci Classics, C00272 CD
2020 Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas

Mario Hossen (violin) - Sung-Suk Kang (piano)

Doron Music Switzerland, DRC 3078/79/80 3 CD
2021 Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord Vol. 2

Mario Hossen (violin) - Piero Barbareschi (harpsichord)

Da Vinci Classics, C00434 CD
2021 Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in D minor

Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in D major|

Mario Hossen (violin) - Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra - Nayden Todorov (conductor)

Doron Music Switzerland, DRC 5056 CD
2021 Paganini: Complete Quartets for Strings and Guitar Vol. I

Mario Hossen (violin) - Marta Potulska (viola) - Liliana Kehayova (cello) - Alexander Swete (guitar)

Dynamic Genova, CDS7912 CD
2022 Paganini: Complete Quartets for Strings and Guitar Vol. II

Mario Hossen (violin) - Marta Potulska (viola) - Liliana Kehayova (cello) - Alexander Swete (guitar)

Dynamic Genova, CDS7938 CD
2023 Paganini: Complete Quartets for Strings and Guitar Vol. III (Nos. 5, 4, 10)

Mario Hossen (violin) - Marta Potulska (viola) - Liliana Kehayova (cello) - Alexander Swete (guitar)

Dynamic Genova, CDS7963 CD[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Sofia Philharmonic - Artist - Mario Hossen". Sofia Philharmonic. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "The spirit of Paganini". Naxos. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Paganini Nicolò - Works for Violin and Orchestra". Dynamic. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Mario Hossen. Hidden method of Paganini". November 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. ^ "TEDxVitosha Sofia-Happy People". Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Varna Summer International Music Festival". Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Unfamiliar Fireworks". Strings Magazine. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ [1], Musikhaus Doblinger Urtext Edition, 2013
  9. ^ [2], Musikhaus Doblinger Urtext Edition, 2018
  10. ^ [3], Musikhaus Doblinger Urtext Edition, 2019
  11. ^ "Quartets for Strings and Guitar Nos.5, 4 & 10". Dynamic Records. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

External links edit



Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Austrian classical violinists Category:Male classical violinists