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Playing both parts of Don Juan

Violinist Oleg Pokhanovski of the University of Manitoba accompanies himself on piano in Richard Strauss’s suite.

He says: When you watch this performance of Richard Strauss’s Don Juan, you witness more than a technical feat; you see the fulfillment of a lifelong musical journey. The violin and piano have always been two halves of the same soul for me. Playing both parts of my own transcription is not a mere gimmick but the truest way I can present this music—a world I’ve inhabited, explored deeply, taken apart, and reconstructed note by note.

To purchase scores, which have my original bowings and fingerings, please visit my website
https://www.olegviolin.com

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