THE US: Classical violin soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter has married the conductor, composer and pianist Andre Previn in New York, her office said yesterday.
The violinist (39), whose first husband Detlef Wunderlich died of cancer in 1995, plans to move to Munich in the south of Germany with Previn (73), a statement said. The two were married last Thursday. Previn was previously married to singer Dory Previn and actress Mia Farrow.
Born in Germany, Mutter began her career in 1977 under direction of the then head of Berlin's Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan, before travelling widely in Europe and North America.
Previn conducted his first opera, A Streetcar Named Desire, in 1998 and has received numerous honours, including Germany's Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit and a Grammy Award for best chamber music recording.
Mutter and Previn have performed extensively together this year. She was part of the London Symphony Orchestra he directed in June and July, and the pair later played several dates in Germany in a trio with Daniel Mueller-Schott.
The Previn Violin Concerto, which he composed for Mutter, premiered with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in March.- (AFP)