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| Schumann and His World |
| First Baptist Church, 2:00 pm |
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| Featured Artists:
Arianna Zukerman - Soprano,
Navah Perlman - Piano,
Rachel Barton Pine - Violin,
Jeffrey Solow - Cello,
Stephanie Meyers - Viola,
Elena Urioste - Violin,
Orion Weiss - Piano |
Elena Urioste
Recently selected by Symphony magazine as an emerging artist to watch, has been hailed by critics and audiences alike for her rich tone, nuanced lyricism, and commanding stage presence. Since making her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age thirteen, she has appeared as soloist with major orchestras throughout the United States including the Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New Mexico, and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras, as well as Hungary’s Orchestra Dohnanyi Budafok. Upcoming performances include debuts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic, among others. The outstanding violin being used by Elena is a Michelangelo Bergonzi, Cremona, circa 1750, on extended loan through the generous efforts of Society for Strings, Inc., Meadowmount School of Music, from the private collection of Dr. Charles E. King.
Jeffry Solow
Cellist Jeffrey Solow‘s impassioned and compelling cello playing has enthralled audiences throughout the United States and Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Far East in performances as recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he studied with the distinguished cellist Gabor Rejto and earned a degree in Philosophy magna cum laude from UCLA while studying with and then assisting the legendary Gregor Piatigorsky at USC. Recognized as an authority on healthy and efficient cello playing, Jeffrey Solow is professor of cello and chair of the Department of Instrumental Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia. He has twice chaired the American String Teachers Association’s prestigious National Solo Competition, served on their Executive Board and is currently president of ASTA.
Arianna Zukerman
Possessing, “a remarkable voice that combines the range, warmth and facility of a Rossini mezzo with shimmering, round high notes and exquisite pianissimos that would make any soprano jealous,” the Washington Post observes what has made soprano, Arianna Zukerman one of the most compelling vocal artists of her generation. In summer 2009, Ms. Zukerman returns to Chateauville Foundation to reprise the role of Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia under Lorin Maazel, appears as soloist with Festival Classique den Haag in the Netherlands to perform James Whitbourn's Annelies, and sings twice with the Berkshire Choral Festival; the first time under the baton of Julian Wachner in Montreal in Mendelssohn's Paulus, and again with Simon Carrington in Fauré's Requiem, Mendelssohn's Magnificat, and Hör mein Bitten. A past recipient of the Sullivan Foundation Award, Arianna Zukerman was a member of the Bavarian State Opera Junges Ensemble. She studied theatre at Brown University and received her Bachelor of Music from the Juilliard School. Ms. Zukerman resides with her husband in Washington, DC.
Navah Perlman
Ms. Perlman began her piano studies at age six with Ronit Amir Lowenthal and later attended the Juilliard School where she worked with Herbert Stessin. She also studied chamber music with Robert Mann, Felix Galimir, and Dorothy DeLay. Ms. Perlman holds an honors degree in Art History from Brown University. Ms. Perlman has appeared with numerous orchestras throughout North America including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Montreal Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Internationally, Ms. Perlman has appeared with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Mexico, the Israel Philharmonic, the Prague Symphony and the New Japan Philharmonic in Suntory Hall. Ms. Perlman has participated in several chamber music residency programs, including those at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, the University of California at Davis, and Stanford University.Ms. Perlman's recital recording of Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Prokofiev is available on EMI Classics.
Orion Weiss
Pianist Orion Weiss is one of the most sought-after soloists and collaborators in his generation of young American musicians. His deeply felt and exceptionally crafted performances go far beyond his technical mastery and have won him acclaim from audiences, critics and colleagues in a wide range of repertoire and formats. At age 27, he continues to demonstrate his gift for communication across boundaries of style and setting. He was featured in both the 2004 Musical America and the March 2004 Symphony Magazine as part of the next generation of great artists in classical music.A native of Lyndhurst, OH, Mr. Weiss attended the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Paul Schenly. Other teachers include Daniel Shapiro, Sergei Babayan, Kathryn Brown, and Edith Reed. In February of 1999, Mr. Weiss made his Cleveland Orchestra debut performing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. In March 1999, with less than 24 hours’ notice, Mr. Weiss stepped in to replace André Watts for a performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He was immediately invited to return to the Orchestra for a performance of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto in October 1999. In 2004, he graduated from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Emanuel Ax.
Rachel Barton Pine
American violinist Rachel Barton Pine has appeared as soloist with many of the world's most prestigious orchestras, including the Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis, Dallas, Baltimore, Montreal, Vienna, New Zealand and Iceland Symphonies, and the Philadelphia Orchestra, working with conductors including Charles Dutoit, Zubin Mehta, Erich Leinsdorf, Marin Alsop, Neeme Järvi, and Placido Domingo. Acclaimed collaborations include Daniel Barenboim, Christoph Eschenbach, William Warfield, Christopher O'Riley and Mark O'Connor. Her festival appearances include Ravinia, Marlboro, and Salzburg. She has been featured on St. Paul Sunday, Performance Today, From the Top, CBS Sunday Morning, and NBC's Today. Her 14 critically acclaimed albums for the Cedille, Dorian, and Cacophony labels include "Brahms and Joachim Violin Concertos" with Carlos Kalmar and the Chicago Symphony, "Scottish Fantasies" with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and "Beethoven and Clement Violin Concertos" with José Serebrier and the Royal Philharmonic. She holds top prizes from the J.S. Bach (gold medal), Queen Elisabeth, Paganini, Kreisler, Szigeti, and Montreal international competitions, and has twice been honored as a Chicagoan of the Year. Her charitable activities include serving as a trustee of the Music Institute of Chicago and president of the Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation. She plays the Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu (Cremona 1742), known as the "ex-Soldat," on generous loan from her patron.
Stephanie Meyers
Stephanie Meyers is currently Associate Professor of Violin, Viola and Chamber Music at the University of Texas at El Paso. She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and began violin studies in Colorado with Rebecca Burchfield. As principal second violin of the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and first violin of the EPSO Outreach Quartet, Stephanie has also served as Concertmaster of the Las Cruces Symphony and first violin of the LCSO String Quartet. Having performed with orchestras in France, Germany, Austria, and the U.S., she also enjoys new music, and has premiered several works. Stephanie has held faculty positions at the Texas Music Festival, Encore-Coda, American Festival of the Arts, and the Bennington Chamber Music Conference and Composers’ Forum of the East. An avid chamber music enthusiast, she has participated in chamber music performances throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. As a pedagogue, Dr. Meyers has presented lecture/recitals at the International Conference of Arts and Humanities in Hawaii and has led seminars on pedagogical techniques at conferences and music festivals in Maine, Colorado, Boston, and Texas. Currently, Stephanie is the appointed Studio chair of TexASTA. She enjoys performing in the Key West Symphony, and has also been a member of several fine orchestras including the Portland Symphony, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony Pro Musica. Dr. Meyers studied with Fredell Lack, Sylvia Rosenberg, and James Buswell. She graduated from the New England Conservatory, receiving an M.M. in violin performance and completing her Doctoral degree in 2000. | |
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