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PREMIERES

Daniel Rubenstein is regularly in contact with composers for Premiere or Commissioned works. At the present times, he had created nearly 50 new works, some of them being dedicated to him.

 

Daniel Rubenstein est régulièrement en contact avec des compositeurs pour des première ou des commandes de nouvelles oeuvres. Au total, il a créé près de 50 oeuvres dont une partie lui sont dédiées. 

Adrien Tsilogiannis

Piano quintet "Rituel d'Eleusis"

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Gergely Kota, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Alessandro Cervino, piano

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World Premiere : Klassiek en Architectuur Klassiek Series, Brussels, October 22, 2023

Talia Amar

Piano quintet "When soft voices die"

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Gergely Kota, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Alessandro Cervino, piano

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World Premiere : Klassiek en Architectuur Klassiek Series, Brussels, October 22, 2023

Stéphane Orlando

Piano quintet Suite "Gakki"

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Gergely Kota, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Alessandro Cervino, piano

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World Premiere : Klassiek en Architectuur Klassiek Series, Brussels, October 22, 2023

Jan Freidlin 

Morning Moon, poem for violin and piano 

written for Daniel Rubenstein and Dalia Ouziel

Artists :

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Dalia Ouziel, piano

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World Premiere Recording: Brussels July 8, 2022

Ludwig van Beethoven

Fantasia op. 80 for piano, string septet, 6 solo voices and organ

Transcription : Daniel Rubenstein

Artists : 

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Sander Geerts, viola

Gergely Kota, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Catherine Lebrun, cello

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Maïko Inoue, piano

Marta Costa Soares, double bass

Bart Verheyen, organ

Koen Plaetinck, percussion

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Sheva Tehoval, soprano

Laura Telly Cambier, soprano

Cécile Lastchenko, mezzo

Laura Verlinden, mezzo

Geoffrey Degives, tenor

Kenny Ferreira, tenor

François Héraud, baryton

Lucas Cortoos, baryton

 

World Premiere : Gouda - Goudse Kamermuziek Concerten (NL), September 11, 2021

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 for string septet, percussion, organ & 4 solo voices opus 125

Transcription : Vladimir Mendelssohn

Artists : 

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Maxime Desert, viola

Vincent Hepp, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Catherine Lebrun, cello

Marta Costa Soares, double bass

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Gabriel Laufer, percussion

Peter Maus, organ

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Laura Telly Cambier, soprano

Cécile Lastchenko, mezzo

Geoffrey Degives, tenor

François Héraud, baryton

 

World Premiere : Brussels - Festival Classissimo, Theatre Royal du Parc (BE), August 11, 2021

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 3 Eroïca for string sextet

Transcription : Daniel Rubenstein

Artists : 

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Maxime Desert, viola

Gergely Kota, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Marta Soares, double-bass

 

World Premiere : Saint-Martin de Belleville - Festival Fêtes Musicales en Savoie (FR), July 29, 2021

Ludwig van Beethoven

Coriolan Overture for string sextet

Transcription : Daniel Rubenstein

Artists : 

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Maxime Desert, viola

Gergely Kota, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Marta Soares, double-bass

 

World Premiere : Macot - Festival Fêtes Musicales en Savoie (FR), July 27, 2021

Ludwig van Beethoven

Egmont Overture for string quintet 2 violas

Transcription : Daniel Rubenstein

Artists : 

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Vincent Hepp, viola

Raphael Aubry, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

 

World Premiere : Saint-Martin de Belleville - Festival Fêtes Musicales en Savoie (FR), July 21, 2020

Jan Freidlin 

Promenade for viola solo

Dedicated to Daniel Rubenstein

Artist :

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

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World Premiere Recording: Brussels April 26, 2020

Nicolas Meunier

Pièce à Cinq

Artists:

Marcos Fregnani, flute

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Pierre-Henri Xuereb, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Rachel Talitman, harp

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World Premiere Recording published by Harp&Co, 2020

Nicolas Meunier

Pièce à Cinq

Artists:

Marcos Fregnani, flute

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Pierre-Henri Xuereb, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Rachel Talitman, harp

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World Premiere Recording published by Harp&Co, 2020

Leopold Samuel

Pièce à Cinq

Artists:

Marcos Fregnani, flute

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Pierre-Henri Xuereb, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Rachel Talitman, harp

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World Premiere Recording published by Harp&Co, 2020

Benjamien Lycke

Pièce à Cinq

Artists:

Marcos Fregnani, flute

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Kumiko Okutomi, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Rachel Talitman, harp

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World Premiere Recording published by Harp&Co, 2020

Marcel Orban

Au Centre

Artists:

Marcos Fregnani, flute

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Kumiko Okutomi, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Rachel Talitman, harp

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World Premiere Recording published by Harp&Co, 2020

Hao-Fu Zhang

Flowing Sleeves for piano quintet

dedicated to Daniel Rubenstein and the Ensemble Mende

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Vincent Hepp, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Alessandro Cervino, piano

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World Premiere : Festival Loop, Brussels, November 24, 2019

Jacqueline Fontyn

Sul Cuor della Terra for piano quintet

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Vincent Hepp, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

Alessandro Cervino, piano

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Premiere in this version : Festival Loop, Brussels, November 24, 2019

Antonio Vivaldi

Quintetto Concertante "4 Seasons" for string quintet 2 violas & organ (and/or harpsichord or theorbo)

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Raphael Aubry, viola

Clément Holvoet, viola

Catherine Lebrun, cello

& Georges Kiss, cembalo

 

World Premiere : Festival Fêtes Musicales en Savoie (FR), August 3, 2019

Jan Freidlin

Lyrical Sonata for viola and piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Dalia Ouziel, piano

 

World Premiere : Brussels, Jacob Salik Auditorium, April 22, 2018

Anna Segal

Suite fo oboe, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello & double-bass

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Vincent Hepp, viola

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

Marta Costa Soares, double bass

&

Adrien Eble, clarinet

Rachel Talitman, harp

 

World Premiere: Sint-Niklaas Stadsschouwburg (BE), June 25, 2017

World Premiere Recording : Published by Harp&Co, 2017

Jan Freidlin

Music of the Passing Summer

Artists:

Estampes

Nozomi Kanda, flute

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Ingrid Procureur, harp

 

Belgium Premiere: Mons, Arsonic, May 23, 2017

Anna Segal

II Walzer del Rondini for clarinet, 2 violins, viola & cello

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Vincent Hepp, viola

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

&

Jean-Marc Fessard, clarinet

 

World Premiere : Brussels, Atelier Marcel Hastir, May 13, 2017

David Holyoake

Memory of a Mensh for violin & piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

David Holyoake, piano

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World Premiere : Brussels, Atelier Marcel Hastir, May 13, 2017

Anna Segal

Concertino fo clarinet, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello & double-bass

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Vincent Hepp, viola

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

Marta Costa Soares, double bass

&

Jean-Marc Fessard, clarinet

Rachel Talitman, harp

 

World Premiere Recording : Published by Harp&Co, 2017

Hajime Fukagawa

Quartet for 2 violins, cello & piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

Masahiro Kawakami, piano

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World Premiere:  Tokyo Nippori Hall (JP), No 9, 2016

Stéphane Orlando

Taïko for piano quintet

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sophie Ackermann, violin

Sander Geerts, viola

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

Yasuko Takahashi, piano

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World Premiere:  Fukuoka, Japan, November 2, 2016

Robert Groslot

Poème Secret for flute, clarinet, harp, 2 violins, viola & cello

Artists:

Marcos Fregnani, flute

Jean-Marc-Fessard, clarinet

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Laurent Houque, violin

Raphaël Aubry, viola

Johannes Burghoff, cello

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World Premiere Recording published by Harp&Co, 2020

David Loeb

Estampes for viola, shinobue & harp

written for the trio Estampes

Artists:

Estampes

Nozomi kanda, shinobue

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Ingrid Procureur, harp

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World Premiere : Juillet Musical d'Aulne, July 12, 2015

Michel Lysight

Remembering Steve for piano quartet

dedicated to the Mahler Piano Quartet

Artists:

Mahler piano Quartet

Eyal Shiloach, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Didier Poskin, cello

Johan Schmidt, piano

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World Premiere: Concerts de midi de Liège (BE), March 27, 2014

Georges Enesco

Piano Quartet

Artists:

Sherban Lupu, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Götz Teutsch, cello,

Henri Bonami, piano

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Premiere in Brasov International Music Festival (RO) August 19, 2010

David Loeb

Yuran for viola & shinobue

Artists:

Nozomi Kanda, shinobue

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

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World Premiere: Festival de la Vallée (LU), Sept 12, 2009

Jean-Pierre Deleuze

Vues sur le Jardin de Lumière for piano quintet

written for the Ensemble Mendelssohn

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Elisabeth Wybou, violin

Igal Braslavsky, viola

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

Pierre Feraux, piano

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World Premiere : Dinant Cultural Center Series (BE), Feb 17, 2009

Anthony Girard

Trio for viola, clarinet & piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Jean-Marc Fessard, clarinet

Eliane Reyes, piano

 

Belgium Premiere: Brussels Royal Conservatory, April 14, 2008

Vladimir Godàr

Barcarolle for viola, harp & orchestra

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Ingrid Procureur, harp

Mons Royal Conservatory Orchestra

Daniel Gazon, conductor

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World Premiere of this version:  Mons Royal Theater, Nov 21, 2008

Frédéric Devreese

Benvenuta for viola & piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Muhiddin Dürrüoglu, piano

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World Premiere in this version: Brussels, Eugène Ysaye Institute of Music, Dec 2007

Premiere Recording of this version published by CD Label Kalidisc, 2008

Michel Lysight

Septentrion for viola & piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Muhiddin Dürrüoglu, piano

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World Premiere in this version: Brussels, Eugène Ysaye Institute of Music, Dec 2007

Premiere Recording of this version published by CD Label Kalidisc, 2008

Robert Janssens

Piano Quartet

dedicated to Daniel Rubenstein and his piano quartet

Artists:

Eyal Shiloach, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Xue-Wen Gao, cello

Johan Schmidt, piano

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World Premiere : C-Dur Concert Series (BE), Nov 30, 2006

Ola Gjeilo

Brooklyn for piano quintet

written for the Ensemble Mendelssohn

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Elsa de Lacerda, violin

Maté Szücs, viola

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

Pierre feraux, piano

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World Premiere : Brussels, Atelier de la Dolce Vita (BE), March 11, 2006

Michel Lysight

Runes for violin, clarinet & piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Ronald Van Spaendonck, clarinet

André De Groote, piano

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World Premiere : Sablon Concert Series, Brussels (BE), Feb 27, 2006

Ulysse Waterlot

De Drei Tertelekh for string sextet

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Jerrold Rubenstein, violin

Ron Ephrat, viola

Vladimir Mendelssohn, viola

Micha Haran, cello

Luc Dewez, cello

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Premierer of this version: Astoria Concert Series, Brussels (BE), setp 2005 

Michel Lysight

Hexagramme for string sextet

version written for Daniel Rubenstein & the Ensemble Mendelssohn

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Elsa de Lacerda, violin

Maté Szücs, viola

Sarah Charlier, viola

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

Catherine Lebrun, cello

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Premiered in this version: Théâtre Mercelis Series, Brussels (BE), April 2005

David Preiser

Phenix Quartet for string quarte

Artists:

Verharen String Quartet

Jenny Spanoghe, violin

Hendrik Ide, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Jan Matthé, cello

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World Premiere : Marenne Cultural Center, Nov 2004

Aviya Kopelman

Once Upon a Time, Concerto for violin, ud and string orchestra

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Sameer Makhul, ud

Waterloo Soloists - Dir. Ulysse Waterlot

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Premiere in Israël Eichal Halatarbut of Or-Aqiva, Nov 2004

Rasheed al Bougaily

Ahaat for string quartet

Artists:

Verharen String Quartet

Jenny Spanoghe, violin

Hendrik Ide, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Jan Matthé, cello

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World Premiere : TIlburg Music Conservatorium (NL), July 2004

Nesreen Abdou

String Quartet No. 1

Artists:

Verharen String Quartet

Jenny Spanoghe, violin

Hendrik Ide, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Jan Matthé, cello

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World Premiere : TIlburg Music Conservatorium (NL), July 2004

Michel Lysight

Trois Croquis for string quintet

Artists:

Ensemble Mendelssohn

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Elsa de Lacerda, violin

Maté Szücs, viola

Sarah Charlier, viola

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

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Premiere of this version: Festival de Lasne (BE), April 2004

Premiere recording of this version, 2004

Oded Zehavi

Autumn for string trio

Artists:

Eyal Shiloach, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Xue-Wen Gao, cello

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World Premiere : Château d'Argenteuil (BE), Dec 2002

First recording : TNT Radio Ankara (TK), Dec 2002

Israel Premiere: Eynav Concert Hall, Tel-Aviv (IL), Dec 2002

Frédéric Van Rossum

Graffiti for viola & piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Muhiddin Dürroglü, piano

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World Premiere of this version : Astoria Concerts, Brussels (BE), Dec 2002

Israel Premiere: Eynav Concert Hall, Tel-Aviv (IL), Dec 2002

Jan Van Landeghem

Verhaeren kwartet for string quartet

Artists:

Verhaeren String Quartet

Jenny Spanoghe, violin

Hendrik Ide, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Jan Matthé, cello

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World Premiere: Sint-Amand (BE), Nov 2002

World Premiere Recording published by CD Label Pavane Records, 2006

Don Freund

Sonapartita for violin & piano

dedicated to Daniel Rubenstein & Muhiddin Dürrüoglu

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Muhiddin Dürrüoglu, piano

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World Premiere: Château d'Argenteuil (BE), June 2002

World Premiere Recording published by CD Label Talent Records, 2006

Kris Oelbrandt

Souvenir du Présent for string quartet

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

Elsa de Lacerda, violin

Maté Szücs, viola

Catherine Lebrun, cello

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Wallonia Premiere: Festival de Lasne (BE), May 2002

Kris Oelbrandt

Micrologica 2

Artist:

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

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World Premiere: Antwerp Kernstfest (BE), August 2001

Ariel Blumenthal

Lebanon for viola, cello, flute, clarinet & piano

Artists:

Daniel Rubenstein, viola

Alexander Dmitriev, cello

Marc Grauwels, flute

Michel Lethiec, clarinet

Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, piano

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World Premiere: Liège Concerts de Midi, Sept 2001

Matt van Brink

Duo for 2 violins

Artists:

Mirjam Tschopp, violin

Daniel Rubenstein, violin

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World Premiere: Auer Hall, Bloomington (US), Nov 1997

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