Robert Schumann - Violin Sonatas (Alina Ibragimova; Cédric Tiberghien)

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Composer: Robert Schumann

• Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121
• Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, WoO 2 (27)

Alina Ibragimova, violin

Cédric Tiberghien, piano

Date: 2025

Label: Hyperion

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The critical reception of Schumann’s violin sonatas—like that of much of the composer’s late output—has vacillated over the course of the intervening centuries. Written for and first performed by some of the leading violinists of the day, all three are now recognized for the masterpieces they undoubtedly are, needing no apology: and we are fortunate indeed to be in a position to enjoy such dedicated performances as these.

Born in Russia in 1985, Alina Ibragimova studied at the Moscow Gnessin School before moving in 1995 to the UK, where she attended the Yehudi Menuhin School and Royal College of Music. Her teachers have included Natasha Boyarsky, Gordan Nikolitch and Christian Tetzlaff, and the Baroque specialist Adrian Butterfield. Alina’s many awards include the 2011 RPS Young Artist Award, the 2008 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award and the 2009 Classical BRIT Young Performer of the Year Award. An alumna of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, she was made an MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours List. Alina is grateful to the Jumpstart Jr. Foundation for their kind loan of the 1570 Amati violin.