Liza Ferschtman, Brussels Philharmonic & Elias Grandy
Biography Liza Ferschtman, Brussels Philharmonic & Elias Grandy
Liza Ferschtman
Born in Hilversum in 1979, Dutch violinist Liza Ferschtman grew up in a family of musicians and received her first violin lessons from Philip Hirschhorn. She then studied with Herman Krebbers at the Amsterdam Conservatory, with Ida Kavafian at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and with David Takeno in London.
Since winning the Dutch National Violin Competition at the age of 17, Liza Ferschtman has performed with internationally renowned orchestras such as the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the London Philharmonic, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic. She has worked with Jaap van Zweden, Iván Fischer, Stéphane Denève, Jacek Kaspszyk, Jun Märkl, Frans Brüggen, Neeme Järvi, Otto Tausk, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and other conductors.
The violinist is a welcome guest at music festivals and concerts. Since 2007 she has been Artistic Director of the Delft Chamber Music Festival. Her chamber music partners include Elisabeth Leonskaja, Jonathan Biss, Alisa Weilerstein, Christian Poltera, Julius Drake, Martin Roscoe, Nobuko Imai, Lars Anders Tomter, Marie Luise Neunecker, Sharon Kam and Amihai Grosz.
Liza Ferschtmans works as artistic director and curator in a variety of international projects. Due to her love of dance, she has worked with the modern dance company LeineRoebana and the National Ballet of the Netherlands.
In addition to her busy life on stage, Liza Ferschtman is now also a sought-after teacher.
In 2021 she was appointed Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau, a royal recognition for her contribution to the Dutch cultural scene.
