Farewell. Ida – Ida Haendel 192?-2020
So Ida has left us – a legend has departed. What a violinist! What a woman! Magnificent, unique, incorrigible – she was a law unto herself.
First, the playing: a film about her was aptly entitled: ‘I AM the Violin.’ And she was! The violin was her life; she mastered it, devoted so much of her existence to it, cared so much about it. Every performance was an event, which she took absolutely seriously, giving each concert her all. She spoke through her violin, proved herself through it, lived within the music she made. She was a marvel, an icon; each note she played was the result of total conviction – and as a consequence was totally convincing. She had been groomed from the beginning to be a star – and a star she was.
But she was also an adorable person. I had heard of her, of course, from my childhood onwards – hadn’t everybody? But I didn’t meet her until - I think - 2000, when I attended a memorable recital she gave at the Wigmore Hall (apparently her debut there!), concluding with a magisterial performance of Enescu’s 3rd sonata. I’d heard, to my delight, that she’d heard me somewhere, and had liked it, so I dared to go backstage afterwards. Having enthused about her playing, I rather uncertainly told her that I was Steven. She looked at me disbelievingly. ‘You’re NOT’ she announced, in her wonderful deep voice. I assured her that I certainly had been last time I looked in the mirror. She accepted this, and proposed that we play the Brahms Double together. It was such an honour; but alas, I just couldn’t do the dates she suggested.
I came across her shortly thereafter, however, at the Verbier Festival. I’d seen that she was giving masterclasses there, so when I saw her, I asked how they were going. She looked at me severely. ‘Steven,’ she boomed, wagging her finger. ‘I don’t teach.’ I was puzzled; she was, after all, advertised as the teacher of the violin class. ‘So you like teaching?’ I said, provoking her. The finger wagged again. ‘Steven,’ she repeated with equal seriousness, ‘I don’t teach.’ ‘So how’s the teaching going?’ I asked. Her finger was on its way in my direction, and she’d started to say my name in the same tone of voice – when suddenly her face broke into a big smile. ‘Oh – so you’re a tease,’ she said. After that, we got on famously. My other main memory of that Verbier encounter was of her examining something – I couldn’t see what - in the hotel lobby, and then calling me over. It turned out that the object in her hands was an album of recent photos of her. ‘Look, Steven,’ she commanded urgently. ‘Don’t I look gorgeous?’
Later, we took her to dinner near her flat in London. Tottering through the streets in her high heels, she suddenly came to a stop in front of a (closed) clothes shop, where either a pair of gold shoes or a gold dress (I can’t remember which) had caught her eye. It was impossible to budge her, late though we were for the restaurant. ‘Wouldn’t I look wonderful in that?’ she asked us challengingly. We agreed that she would. ‘I’m coming back here tomorrow morning,’ she assured us. She spoke that night about her appearance. ‘You think I dress like this just to go out?’ she asked. ‘No! Catch me at breakfast – I’ll look just the same.’ Her pride in her appearance was never-changing. Perhaps in someone else it could have been too much – but with Ida, it was wonderful, admirable; life-affirming, in fact, like her pride in her playing.
It is funny that already I’ve seen two obituaries giving her age five years apart. She’d certainly have preferred the younger estimate… It was impossible to get the truth out of her. I remember asking another glorious violinist-character, Lorand Fenyves, whether he knew Ida. ‘Oh yes, of course!’ he replied. ‘I knew her when I was 16 and she was 15.’ He paused. ‘And now I’m 80 and’ his eyes twinkled, ‘she’s 55!’
Although we never got to play the Brahms Double together, we did perform the Beethoven Triple concerto with Martha Argerich and the Rotterdam Philharmonic under the then little-known Yannick Nezet-Seguin in (I think) 2006. Now THAT was an experience – to put it rather mildly… Playing with those two way-larger-than-life ladies was something not to be forgotten; the two adored each other, and it was great fun to witness their interaction. Ida had only played the piece once before, as I remember; but she played it with utter conviction. And Martha was – well, Martha. And Yannick kept the whole thing together, somehow. So – it was special…
It was supposed to happen again, in Miami (where Ida lived); but alas, it didn’t. Still, I kept in touch with Ida and on one memorable occasion got to interview her at the Wigmore Hall (there’s a recording of that occasion on Youtube). She also came down to Prussia Cove once for three days, her visit culminating in a breathtaking account of the Bach Chaconne (she sported an almost equally breathtaking dress to match!) at the Hall for Cornwall. We also played and taught/didn’t teach together in 2010 at the Summit Music Festival, just outside New York. That was another unforgettable experience. At the concert that concluded the festival, Ida played virtuoso pieces with the orchestra that would have been impressive in someone thirty years younger – even younger – than she was. But equally Ida-ish was the post-concert experience. For some reason, it got very late, and it was well after midnight when we were taken in search of food. Not surprisingly, there were few options in the countryside at that time of night; but eventually we found a 24-hour diner. We went in and occupied a table. Looking around at the bikers and other rather unpredictable-looking types, I was a tad nervous; not Ida. I fortified myself with a margarita; she had tea. At one point, the conversation turned to Schumann, and his 2nd violin sonata (which at that time I didn’t know very well). I asked a question about it. ‘You want to hear how it goes?’ Ida demanded to know. She strode over to her violin-case, pulled out the violin, and to the astonishment (and then, luckily the delight) of the assembled company, began to play it. A photo taken at the time (below) shows me a little less than comfortable – and her absolutely in her element.
Oh, Ida. By the last time I spoke to her – too long ago, but not that long ago – I’d heard that she’d become very forgetful, so wasn’t quite sure whether to call her or not. But I dialled anyway, and the phone was answered. ‘Hello, Ida?” ‘Who is it?’ ‘It’s Steven – Steven Isserlis.” Silence – then the phone went dead. Oh dear. I tried again. This time I was able to hold her attention long enough to remind her who I was. We started to talk, and as the conversation progressed, she evidently remembered more and more about our friendship. It was true that she repeated herself a lot; but still – she was very much Ida, the same wonderful voice, the same love of life.
And now she’s gone. Farewell, Ida the legend; we humanoids will miss you – but thank you, thank you for giving us so much. Everything, in fact.
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Heute vor 15 Jahren wurde der Konzertssaal Casa da Música in Porto eingeweiht! Parabéns! Wir feiern diesen Tag mit unseren portugiesischen Freunden und streamen von dort heute abend um 20h »Amériques« von Edgard Varèse.
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»Amériques« ist das Werk eines Träumers. Edgard Varèse, 1883 im kosmopolitischen Paris geboren, hatte die Kühnheit, Europa für sein Denken klein und eng zu finden. Zu einer Zeit, als Paris ein Vorbild für die Neue Welt war und immense nordamerikanische Künstler anzog, bewegte sich Varèse in die entgegengesetzte Richtung. Es kam im Dezember 1915 in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika an und die ersten Skizzen von »Amériques« wurden genau in diesem Jahr geschrieben. Es gibt völlige Freiheit in Form der Musik, die keinem vordefinierten Plan gehorcht. Die Abfolge unerwarteter Zeiten scheint dem Rhythmus zu folgen, den wir beim Gehen durch die Straßen von New York finden würden. Die Rhythmen der Percussion-Sektion führen uns zu einer industrielleren Realität, mit dem Geräusch von Zusammenstößen und Sirenen aus dem Hafen oder von der Feuerwehr oder dem Pfeifen von Dampfmaschinen. Insgesamt ist »Amériques« ein groß angelegtes Werk, das jedoch Momente der Intimität und des Rückzugs sowie brutale und explosive Kontraste durchläuft. In gewisser Weise repräsentiert es das Ende einer Ära und den Beginn einer neuen.
Das Konzert mit dem Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música wurde am 18.01.2019 aufgenommen, es dirigiert Baldur Brönnimann.
ENGLISH VERSION: The Casa da Música concert hall in Porto was inaugurated 15 years ago today! Parabens! We celebrate this day with our Portuguese friends and stream from there tonight at 20h »Amériques« by Edgard Varèse.
»Amériques« is the work of a dreamer. Edgard Varèse, born in cosmopolitan Paris in 1883, had the audacity to find Europe small and narrow for his thinking. At a time when Paris was a role model for the New World and attracted many North American artists, Varèse was moving in the opposite direction. He arrived in the United States in December 1915 and the first sketches of »Amériques« were written that very year. There is complete freedom in the form of music that does not obey a pre-defined plan. The sequence of unexpected times seems to follow the rhythm we would find walking the streets of New York. The rhythms of the percussion section lead us to a more industrial reality, with the sound of clashes and sirens from the port or from the fire department or the whistle of steam engines. All in all, »Amériques« is a large-scale work, but it goes through moments of intimacy and retreat as well as brutal and explosive contrasts. In a way, it represents the end of an era and the beginning of a new one.
The concert with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música was recorded on January 18, 2019, conducted by Baldur Brönnimann.
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I’m often asked if I prefer playing violin or piano. I don’t think I could choose between them; they’re simply different. I enjoy the freedom to create vastly diverse atmospheres between the two instruments as well as the endless possibilities of a MIDI keyboard.
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That said, where piano affords me the possibility of playing several notes simultaneously, it’s violin that allows me to express my voice more uniquely - there are more variables to manipulate sound through bowing techniques, vibrato, slides, harmonics, subtle inflections, and much more.
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Before pianists come for me, I do think piano is just an expressive of an instrument. Though when you look at the fundamental sound production techniques of both instruments, you’ll notice a piano’s hammers are set to hit the piano’s strings in one direction and pitch is preset. With the violin, there are more variables involved in simply producing a note: your left hand sets the intonation (pitch), and vibrato, and your right hand is open to multiple ways of pulling the bow across the violin’s strings. I like to think of the violin as my singing voice.
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Pictured: me performing a number at my solo concert ‘Relentless’, with guest singer @adriewong
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2013 has been an eventful year for me indeed!
Thank you all for the continuous love and support!
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Places and things I've accomplished in this year!
- Chilling Falls
- We Love Asia 2013
- Normal class day
- Filming day
- Melaka Trip
- LRT Station hopping
- Lepak sessions
- Sunway Pyramid
- Assignment Hunting
- Drinking parties
- Buying plants with my mom
- Groceries shopping
- Sending friends to KLIA
- Genting Highland Trip
- CNY
- Wedding ceremony - Sue Soh
- Skype sessions
- Bar Fly with DPA'12
- Catch late night movies
- Burgerhub
- Emcee for Sunway Freshies Night 2013
- Street Rave Drive Thru at FMFA
- Monopoly deal
- Learning Dubstep
- Rawa Island Trip
- Broga Hill
- SENDING MY SISTER TO SCHOOL ALMOST EVERY MORNING!
- Church day
- YES KL Live rehearsals
- Toys "R" Us
- Filming "ESC" short film
- Pertiwi Soup Kitchen
- Lunch at One World hotel
- Production Management test with Lee Jia Peng
- Watching football
- Getting my haircut with RJVN Danny Lee
- Chilling in a female undergarment shop with Rhys Lee while waiting for my mom
- Witnessing voting polls FMFT - for my first time
- 6th May at Kelana Jaya Stadium
- Running to class
- Late night editing at college
- Riding my Kawasaki Ninja
- Good hair days
- watched "PARAH"
- went to a spa FMFT
- Eating my fav chicken rice at Sunway College
- Pimple/Zit/Ugly looking days
- lots of dancing with YES Academy folks
- Ben's Birthday
- Late night drives in KL city
- SGM
- Futsal
- Haze...
- getting cool haircuts
- Factory Outlet shopping spree
- Curling my hair FMFT
- Sending Kyle Ong to the airport
- Showdown 2013 Finals
- Acting & Text - spilt gravy on rice
- Waking up late
- Last day of Sem 4
- Sepang International Circuit
- new iMac
- "Qi Gong"?
- KLCC
- Telemarketer job FMFT
- Food bazaar during fasting season
- Visiting my grandma
- Found a huge *ss grasshopper
- Stuck in jams!
- STARTED YOUTUBE
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- new BED!
- bring grandma groceries shopping
- register new maid at Putrajaya
- Emcee for Genesis: Sunway Dance Club annual dance production
- new car?
- Hari Raya outfit
- Car accidents...
- filming my own short films
- sending my maid off
- converting P license to full license
- My Awkward Moments video:
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- MY BIRTHDAY!
- Allergic reaction - home quarantined
- Freedom Festival 2013
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- fell in love with the library
- Hipster style
- Merdeka Day
- Cheer Com 2013
- PWTC field trip and having class at the long *ss mural with Mark Teh
- An's Birthday
- Rehearsals at ASWARA
- teman my brother to renew his license - P license tau!?
- UNIFI
- Publika, trial performance for Malaysia Day with Anne James
- put my sister into a huge *ss green ball!
- Malaysia day performance at Jalan Bangkung
- being a HUNK for Seventeen Magazine 2013
- Summer Splash 2013
- Arthurs Day 2013
- found a turtle on my car porch
- walking home
- discovering "leading lines" on the road
- got my GOPRO!
- Type of Passengers video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD6_6V10Mvk&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLx2nUiyerWZvARBkX7eu9zPhiAm6HL47k
- Penang Trip
- Langkawi Trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CALCwLM5c0&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLx2nUiyerWZvARBkX7eu9zPhiAm6HL47k
- shaving botak
- Breast Cancer Awareness video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRSDQv2qZwE&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLx2nUiyerWZvX3Nq6qxwfqednRILCKjur
- Temple of Fine Arts field trip
- Skytrex with DPA'12
- First time doing a BACKFLIP
- How to Backflip video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxwKklIFXBI&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLx2nUiyerWZvARBkX7eu9zPhiAm6HL47k
- FINAS field trip
- shooting short film with INTI students
- shooting videos for FYP
- Media Prima 8TV field trip
- Michael Chen talks at Sunway
- Dominic Luk talks at Sunway
- Dick Chua talks at Sunway
- Walk for Cure - World Diabetes Awareness video:
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- Jumping into a pool while taking off my clothes like Jacob from Twilight.
- Astro Battleground 2013 finals
- Alicia Keys World Tour concert
- EY Young Entrepreneur's Awards
- One Direction fever
- new iPhone
- Emcee for PEARSON Malaysia annual dinner
- Horse Riding at Denai Alam
- Jakarta Trip
- Bandung shopping spree
- DJAKARTA warehouse project 2013
- 365 Youth Camp "Call of Duty"
- Tugu Negara
- Muzeum Negara
- Emcee for Pesta Chow Kit Kita 2013 - in BM FMFT
- met Joe Flizzow and SonaOne
- first time casting for TVC - kao kao talk
- Christmas dinner at my aunt's place
- got a ROBOTIC FISH for Christmas
- Foodsbury
- bought a huge *ss watermelon
- Catching a movie with my dad and sister - 47 Ronin
- Waking up and talking to my camera
Special Thanks:
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