[NEohioPAL]Oberlin College's Artist Recital Series Begins 128th Season September 30
Marci Janas
Marci.Janas at oberlin.edu
Wed Aug 16 08:39:50 PDT 2006
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440-775-8328 (office); 440-667-2724 (cell); marci.janas at oberlin.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ARTIST RECITAL SERIES SET TO BEGIN 128th SEASON AT OBERLIN COLLEGE
<Editors please note: Complete concert schedule is included
and digital photos are available by contacting Marci Janas.>
=09
OBERLIN, OHIO (August 16, 2006)=97Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital=20
Series, one of the oldest continuing concert series in the United=20
States, launches the 2006-07 season =97 its 128th=97 with members of the=20=
distinguished Emerson String Quartet and pianist Wu Han on Saturday,=20
September 30, at 8 p.m.
Subscription tickets are now available for the seven-concert =
series,=20
which includes tenor Juan Diego Fl=F3rez in one of only two American=20
recitals this season; the American Brass Quintet; the Cleveland=20
Orchestra conducted by Philippe Jordan and featuring pianist Angela=20
Hewitt; the New York Woodwind Quintet; pianist Jonathan Biss; and Gil=20
Shaham and Friends performing an all-Brahms program. All concert=20
performances for the series take place in Oberlin=92s historic Finney=20
Chapel, and all seats are reserved. Free parking is available=20
throughout the campus.
A special bonus event is available to those who purchase the =
entire=20
series of seven concerts: a free ticket to a master class by legendary=20=
mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne in Finney Chapel on Sunday, October 29, at=20=
8 p.m. Seating for the bonus event is general admission.
In addition, those purchasing the complete, seven-concert series by=20
September 15 will be given the opportunity to purchase a second=20
identical subscription at half price. September 15 is also the deadline=20=
for returning subscribers who wish to retain the seats they had last=20
season. New subscribers to the series who purchase a full subscription=20=
by September 15 will receive a second subscription free.
Prices for the subscription package are as follows: students: =
$42;=20
those with an Oberlin College I.D. (Oberlin College faculty, staff,=20
alumni, parents, and area educators): $114; seniors 55-years of age or=20=
older: $114; general public: $125. Group rates are available.
Please call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service=92s (CTS) 24-hour=20=
reservation line (440-775-8169 or 1-800-371-0178) for complete ticket=20
information or to request a free brochure. The CTS box office is=20
located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58),=20
between the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box-office=20
hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m.
Single tickets will be available for purchase after September 18.=20
Tickets purchased at the door the day of the performance are an=20
additional $3. Concert artists, programs, and dates are subject to=20
change. Finney Chapel is wheelchair accessible and is located on the=20
southwest corner of Lorain St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St., across=20=
from Tappan Square.
Detailed information about the performers, dates, and times for =
this=20
year=92s Artist Recital Series is available online at=20
www.oberlin.edu/arseries. For additional information, please
call 440-775-8169.
Since the inception of the Artist Recital Series in 1878, more =
than=20
1,000 of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians, conductors,=20
orchestras, chamber ensembles, and composers have graced the stage of=20
Finney Chapel. Stars of such international stature as Dave Brubeck,=20
Alicia de Larrocha, Glenn Gould, Denyce Graves, Jascha Heifetz,=20
Vladimir Horowitz, Yo-Yo Ma, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Isaac Stern, George=20
Szell, and Eugene Ysa=FFe, to name but a few, have performed under the=20=
auspices of the series. Since 1919, the Cleveland Orchestra has=20
appeared on the series every season for a total of 204 performances=20
under the baton of such illustrious=97and varied=97conductors as Nikolai=20=
Sokoloff (38 times), Artur Rodzinski (25 times), George Szell (60=20
times), Robert Shaw, Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle, Yoel=20
Levi, Christoph von Dohn=E1nyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jahja Ling, Robert=20=
Spano, Franz Welser-M=F6st, Mitskuko Uchida, and Steven Smith. More than=20=
an impressive "Who=92s Who," the list of artists and ensembles to appear=20=
on the series is an illumination of the best of serious music, spanning=20=
the late 19th century to the present.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College sponsors =
the=20
Artist Recital Series with additional support from the Friends of the=20
Artist Recital Series. There are many benefits to becoming a Friend of=20=
the Artist Recital Series, including additional discounts on=20
subscription packages, complimentary recordings, recognition in concert=20=
programs, and invitations to receptions with guest artists. Membership=20=
fees are tax deductible. For additional information, please call=20
440-775-8169.
Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by =
WCLV=20
104.9-FM, Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, and 90.3-WCPN=20
ideastream. Corporate sponsorship is provided by Legend Financial=20
Services and the Riverside Company.
=0C
2006-07 Artist Recital Series at Oberlin College
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 8 p.m.
Members of the Emerson String Quartet
and Pianist Wu Han*
Program:
Mozart: Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat Major, K. 563
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor; Op. 25
Acclaimed for its insightful performances, brilliant artistry, and=20
technical mastery, the Emerson String Quartet is one of the world=92s=20
foremost chamber ensembles, and has amassed an impressive list of=20
achievements: a brilliant series of recordings exclusively documented=20
by Deutsche Grammophon since 1987, six Grammy Awards (including two=20
unprecedented honors for =93Best Classical Album=94), three Gramophone=20=
Awards (from Gramophone Magazine), and performances of the complete=20
cycles of Beethoven, Bart=F3k, and Shostakovich quartets in major =
concert=20
halls throughout the world. The ensemble is lauded globally for=20
approaching classical and contemporary repertoire with equal=20
enthusiasm.
=93The Emerson has staked its claim to being the one indispensable=20
quartet in a world
that is constantly creating more, excellent ensembles.=94
=97Newsday
Indefatigably active as a concert and recording artist, music educator,=20=
arts administrator, and cultural entrepreneur, pianist Wu Han ranks=20
among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the=20
world today. Her career has taken her to many of the world=92s most=20
prestigious venues. She and cellist David Finckel of the Emerson String=20=
Quartet serve as Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of=20
Lincoln Center.
=93[Wu Han=92s] playing is thrillingly =85 brilliant.=94
=97Newsday
*Note: Violist Lawrence Dutton will take a leave of absence from the=20
Emerson String Quartet August 1, 2006 =96 November 30, 2006 to undergo=20=
rotator cuff surgery.
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Sunday, October 29, 2006, 3 p.m. Matin=E9e
Juan Diego Fl=F3rez, tenor
Vincenzo Scalera, piano
Program TBD
=09
Acclaimed tenor Juan Diego Fl=F3rez has emerged as one of today=92s most=20=
dynamic vocalists. He has been captivating audiences worldwide with his=20=
solo recitals, operatic performances, and orchestral appearances since=20=
breaking the scene at the 1996 Rossini Festival. There, at the age of=20
23, Fl=F3rez stepped out of the chorus to take on the leading role in=20
Matilde de Shabran from an indisposed Bruce Ford. Fl=F3rez=92s =
performance=20
caused a sensation, and he has never looked back. Pianist Vincenzo=20
Scalera has been heard in major music centers of the world accompanying=20=
such celebrated singers as Carlo Bergonzi, Montserrat Caball=E9, =
Giuseppe=20
Sabbatini,
and Leontina Vaduva.
One of only two American recitals by Mr. Fl=F3rez this season.
=93Fl=F3rez=92s accurate articulation of coloratura and the sheer fizz =
of his=20
passagework, without loss of tonal quality or definition, take the=20
breath away.=94
=97
Peter G. Davis, New York Magazine
Sunday, November 12, 2006, 3 p.m. Matin=E9e
American Brass Quintet
Raymond Mase, trumpet
Kevin Cobb, trumpet
David Wakefield, horn
Michael Powell, trombone
John Rojak, bass trombone
Now in its 46th season, the American Brass Quintet, this country=92s =
most=20
distinguished brass ensemble, performs a diverse program including ABQ=20=
editions of Renaissance masters, selections of Civil War brass music=20
from the archives of the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band, and Joan=20=
Tower=92s Copperwave, a 2006 ABQ commission. The ensemble tours=20
nationally and internationally and has performed in virtually all of=20
the world=92s major cities, concert halls, and music festivals.
=93A staggering display of technical virtuosity and musical=20
sophistication.=94
=97The New York Times
=09
=0C
Sunday, February 11, 2007, 8 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-M=F6st, Music Director
Philippe Jordan, conductor
Angela Hewitt, piano
Program:
Schumann: =93Manfred=94 Overture
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Faur=E9: Pell=E9as et M=E9lisande Suite
Schumann: Symphony No. 1, =93Spring=94
This is the 205th appearance of the Cleveland Orchestra on the Artist=20
Recital Series. Long considered one of America=92s great orchestras, the=20=
ensemble stands today among the world=92s most revered symphonic=20
ensembles. Recognized as one of the most gifted and exciting conductors=20=
of his generation, Philippe Jordan, Principal Guest Conductor of the=20
Berlin Staatsoper, has worked with such orchestras as the Berlin=20
Philharmonic and the Vienna and Detroit symphonies. Performing=20
extensively throughout the world, pianist Angela Hewitt has established=20=
herself as a phenomenal artist.
=93The orchestra was aglow and alive, sounding as fine as I have ever=20
heard it.=94
=97The New Yorker
=93Jordan gave [=85] a solid, satisfying and genuinely Romantic reading:=20=
forceful where needed, graceful where appropriate and stylish, and=20
enjoyable throughout.=94
=97Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
=93[Angela Hewitt] is one of the reliably mesmerizing musicians of the=20=
day =85 with the ability to convey a spiritual seriousness that=20
nonetheless does not exclude an utter charm.=94
=97 Paul Driver, The Sunday Times (London)
=09
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Friday, February 23, 2007, 8 p.m.
New York Woodwind Quintet
Carol Wincenc, flutist
Stephen Taylor, oboist
Charles Neidich, clarinetist
Marc Goldberg, bassoonist
William Purvis, French horn
Program:
Reicha: Quintet in D Major
Haas: Wind Quintet, Op. 10
Mozart (arr. Purvis): Allegro and Andante (Fantasie in F) f=FCr eine=20
Orgelwalze KV 608
Harbison: Quintet for Winds
For almost 60 seasons, the New York Woodwind Quintet has maintained an=20=
active performance schedule in the United States and abroad while also=20=
teaching the next generation of woodwind performers. The quintet has=20
commissioned and premiered more than 20 compositions, some of which=20
have become classics of the woodwind repertoire. The current=20
members=97including Oberlin Conservatory of Music alumna Carol Wincenc=20=
=9271=97are all internationally recognized performers and teachers, and=20=
continue the quintet=92s 15-year residency at the Juilliard School.
The ensemble has recorded on such labels as Boston Skyline, Bridge, New=20=
World Records,
and Nonesuch.
The performances were superb all the way through=97radiant in tone and=20=
balance, unanimous in approach and breathing, but never regimented.
=97Mike Greenberg, San Antonio Express-News
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 8 p.m.
Jonathan Biss, piano
Program:
Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Webern: Variations Op. 27
Mozart: Sonata in A Minor, K. 310
Perle: Ballade
Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Through his orchestral and recital performances in North America and=20
Europe, pianist Jonathan Biss has proved himself an accomplished and=20
exceptional musician with a flourishing international reputation. Since=20=
making his New York Philharmonic debut five years ago, he has performed=20=
with most major North American orchestras. Abroad, he has performed=20
with the BBC Symphony, the Munich and Rotterdam philharmonics, and=20
Staatskapelle Berlin. He has been recognized with numerous awards, most=20=
recently, the 2005 Leonard Bernstein Award presented to him at the=20
Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany. He represents the third=20
generation in a family of professional musicians that includes his=20
grandmother, cellist Raya Garbousova, for whom Samuel Barber composed=20
his Cello Concerto, and his parents, violinist Miriam Fried and=20
violist/violinist Paul Biss.
=93His sense of Classical style is impeccable, based on a lucid and=20
remarkably varied touch, an acute dynamic sensitivity and an effortless=20=
fluency of line and phrasing.=94
=97Chicago Tribune
=09
=0C
Friday, April 27, 2007, 8 p.m.
Gil Shaham and Friends
Featuring:
Akira Eguchi, piano
Gil Shaham, violin
Adele Anthony, violin
Masao Kawasaki, viola
Dov Scheindlin, viola
Jian Wang, cello
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Program:
Works by Brahms:
Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108
Hungarian Dances
Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Violinist Gil Shaham is internationally recognized by audiences and=20
critics alike as one of today=92s most virtuosic and engaging classical=20=
artists. He is sought after throughout the world for concerto=20
appearances with celebrated orchestras and conductors, as well as for=20
recital and ensemble appearances on the great concert stages and at the=20=
most prestigious festivals.
Mr. Shaham=92s 2005-06 season highlights included appearances with the=20=
New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and=20
abroad with the leading orchestras of Rome, Florence, Paris, and=20
London.
=93Shaham=92s playing had a searing intensity, but it was the =
irrepressible=20
energy
he exuded that brought every note so vividly to life.=94
=97 Rian Evans, The Guardian
# # #
August 16, 2006
Media Contact: Marci Janas
Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu=
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OBERLIN, OHIO (August 16, 2006)=97Oberlin College=92s Artist Recital
Series, one of the oldest continuing concert series in the United
States, launches the 2006-07 season =97 its 128th=97 with members of the
distinguished Emerson String Quartet and pianist Wu Han on Saturday,
September 30, at 8 p.m.=20
Subscription tickets are now available for the seven-concert =
series,
which includes tenor Juan Diego Fl=F3rez in one of only two American
recitals this season; the American Brass Quintet; the Cleveland
Orchestra conducted by Philippe Jordan and featuring pianist Angela
Hewitt; the New York Woodwind Quintet; pianist Jonathan Biss; and Gil
Shaham and Friends performing an all-Brahms program. All concert
performances for the series take place in Oberlin=92s historic Finney
Chapel, and all seats are reserved. Free parking is available
throughout the campus.
A special bonus event is available to those who purchase the =
entire
series of seven concerts: a free ticket to a master class by legendary
mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne in Finney Chapel on Sunday, October 29, at
8 p.m. Seating for the bonus event is general admission.
In addition, those purchasing the complete, seven-concert series by
September 15 will be given the opportunity to purchase a second
identical subscription at half price. September 15 is also the
deadline for returning subscribers who wish to retain the seats they
had last season. New subscribers to the series who purchase a full
subscription by September 15 will receive a second subscription free.
Prices for the subscription package are as follows: students: =
$42;
those with an Oberlin College I.D. (Oberlin College faculty, staff,
alumni, parents, and area educators): $114; seniors 55-years of age or
older: $114; general public: $125. Group rates are available.
Please call Oberlin=92s Central Ticket Service=92s (CTS) 24-hour
reservation line (440-775-8169 or 1-800-371-0178) for complete ticket
information or to request a free brochure. The CTS box office is
located in the lobby of Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St. (Route 58),
between the Oberlin Inn and the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Box-office
hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m.
Single tickets will be available for purchase after September 18.
Tickets purchased at the door the day of the performance are an
additional $3. Concert artists, programs, and dates are subject to
change. Finney Chapel is wheelchair accessible and is located on the
southwest corner of Lorain St. (Route 511) and N. Professor St.,
across from Tappan Square.=20
Detailed information about the performers, dates, and times for =
this
year=92s Artist Recital Series is available online at
www.oberlin.edu/arseries. For additional information, please=20
call 440-775-8169.
Since the inception of the Artist Recital Series in 1878, more =
than
1,000 of the most acclaimed and accomplished musicians, conductors,
orchestras, chamber ensembles, and composers have graced the stage of
Finney Chapel. Stars of such international stature as Dave Brubeck,
Alicia de Larrocha, Glenn Gould, Denyce Graves, Jascha Heifetz,
Vladimir Horowitz, Yo-Yo Ma, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Isaac Stern, George
Szell, and Eugene Ysa=FFe, to name but a few, have performed under the
auspices of the series. Since 1919, the Cleveland Orchestra has
appeared on the series every season for a total of 204 performances
under the baton of such illustrious=97and varied=97conductors as Nikolai
Sokoloff (38 times), Artur Rodzinski (25 times), George Szell (60
times), Robert Shaw, Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle, Yoel
Levi, Christoph von Dohn=E1nyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jahja Ling, Robert
Spano, Franz Welser-M=F6st, Mitskuko Uchida, and Steven Smith. More than
an impressive "Who=92s Who," the list of artists and ensembles to appear
on the series is an illumination of the best of serious music,
spanning the late 19th century to the present.
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College sponsors =
the
Artist Recital Series with additional support from the Friends of the
Artist Recital Series. There are many benefits to becoming a Friend of
the Artist Recital Series, including additional discounts on
subscription packages, complimentary recordings, recognition in
concert programs, and invitations to receptions with guest artists.
Membership fees are tax deductible. For additional information, please
call 440-775-8169.
Media sponsorship for the Artist Recital Series is provided by =
WCLV
104.9-FM, Cleveland=92s classical music radio station, and 90.3-WCPN
ideastream. Corporate sponsorship is provided by Legend Financial
Services and the Riverside Company.
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</smaller><center><bold>2006-07 Artist Recital Series at Oberlin
College
<smaller>Saturday, September 30, 2006, 8 p.m.
<smaller>
</smaller>Members of the Emerson String Quartet
and Pianist Wu Han*
Program:
<fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param>Mozart:
</fontfamily></smaller></bold><italic><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param><smaller>Divertimento
for String Trio in E-flat Major, K. =
563</smaller></fontfamily></italic><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param><smaller>
<bold>Brahms:</bold> <italic>Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor; Op. 25=20
=
</italic></smaller></fontfamily><bold><italic><smaller><smaller><x-tad-sma=
ller>
</x-tad-smaller></smaller></smaller><smaller>
</smaller></italic></bold><smaller>Acclaimed for its insightful
performances, brilliant artistry, and technical mastery, the
<bold>Emerson String Quartet</bold> is one of the world=92s foremost
chamber ensembles, and has amassed an impressive list of achievements:
a brilliant series of recordings exclusively documented by Deutsche
Grammophon since 1987, six Grammy Awards (including two unprecedented
honors for =93Best Classical Album=94), three Gramophone<italic>
</italic>Awards (from <italic>Gramophone Magazine</italic>), and
performances of the complete cycles of Beethoven, Bart=F3k, and
Shostakovich quartets in major concert halls throughout the world. The
ensemble is lauded globally for approaching classical and contemporary
repertoire with equal enthusiasm.
<italic><x-tad-smaller>=93The Emerson has staked its claim to being the
one indispensable quartet in a world
that is constantly creating more, excellent ensembles.=94
=97Newsday
</x-tad-smaller></italic>
Indefatigably active as a concert and recording artist, music
educator, arts administrator, and cultural entrepreneur, <bold>pianist
Wu Han</bold> ranks among the most esteemed and influential classical
musicians in the world today. Her career has taken her to many of the
world=92s most prestigious venues. She and cellist David Finckel of the
Emerson String Quartet serve as Artistic Directors of the Chamber
Music Society of Lincoln Center.
<italic><x-tad-smaller>
=93[Wu Han=92s] playing is thrillingly =85 brilliant.=94
=97Newsday
=
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</smaller></fontfamily><smaller><smaller>*Note: Violist Lawrence
Dutton will take a leave of absence from the Emerson String Quartet
August 1, 2006 =96 November 30, 2006 to undergo rotator cuff =
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</smaller></smaller></italic><center><bold><smaller>Sunday, October
29, 2006, 3 p.m. Matin=E9e
</smaller></bold></center><smaller>
</smaller><center><bold><smaller>Juan Diego Fl=F3rez, =
<italic>tenor</italic>
<x-tad-smaller>Vincenzo
Scalera</x-tad-smaller></smaller></bold><smaller><x-tad-smaller>,
=
</x-tad-smaller><bold><italic><x-tad-smaller>piano</x-tad-smaller></italic=
></bold><italic><x-tad-smaller>
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</smaller></center><smaller> =
<smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param><smaller>Acclaimed
<bold>tenor Juan Diego Fl=F3rez</bold> has emerged as one of today=92s
most dynamic vocalists. He has been captivating audiences worldwide
with his solo recitals, operatic performances, and orchestral
appearances since breaking the scene at the 1996 Rossini Festival.
There, at the age of 23, Fl=F3rez<bold> </bold>stepped out of the chorus
to take on the leading role in <italic>Matilde de Shabran</italic>
from an indisposed Bruce Ford. Fl=F3rez=92s performance caused a
sensation, and he has never looked back.<bold> </bold>Pianist Vincenzo
Scalera has been heard in major music centers of the world
accompanying such celebrated singers as Carlo Bergonzi, Montserrat
Caball=E9, Giuseppe Sabbatini,=20
and Leontina Vaduva.
</smaller></fontfamily><smaller><smaller>
<bold><italic><fontfamily><param>Times New Roman</param>One of only
two American recitals by Mr. Fl=F3rez this season.
</fontfamily></italic></bold>
<italic>
<x-tad-bigger>=93Fl=F3rez=92s accurate articulation of coloratura and =
the
sheer fizz of his passagework, without loss of tonal quality or
definition, take the breath away.=94
=97</x-tad-bigger></italic></smaller></smaller></center><center>
<smaller><x-tad-smaller>Peter G.
Davis</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>, New York Magazine
</x-tad-smaller></italic></smaller></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><bold><smaller>Sunday, November 12, 2006,
3 p.m. Matin=E9e
American Brass Quintet
<smaller>
Raymond Mase, <italic>trumpet</italic>
Kevin Cobb, <italic>trumpet</italic>
David Wakefield, <italic>horn</italic>
Michael Powell, <italic>trombone</italic>
John Rojak, <italic>bass trombone</italic>
</smaller></smaller></bold></center><smaller><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller></smaller><center><smaller>Now in its 46th season,
the <bold>American Brass Quintet</bold>, this country=92s most
distinguished brass ensemble, performs a diverse program including ABQ
editions of Renaissance masters, selections of Civil War brass music
from the archives of the 26th North Carolina Regimental Band, and Joan
Tower=92s <italic>Copperwave,</italic> a 2006 ABQ commission. The
ensemble tours nationally and internationally and has performed in
virtually all of the world=92s major cities, concert halls, and music
festivals.
</smaller></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><smaller><x-tad-smaller>=93A staggering
display of technical virtuosity and musical sophistication.=94
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>=97The New York Times
</x-tad-smaller></italic></smaller></center><smaller><smaller>=09
</smaller>=0C
</smaller><center><bold><smaller>Sunday, February 11, 2007, 8 p.m.
</smaller></bold></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller>
</smaller><center><bold><smaller>The Cleveland Orchestra
<x-tad-smaller>Franz Welser-M=F6st,
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>Music =
Director</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-tad-smaller>
Philippe Jordan, </x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>conductor
</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-tad-smaller>Angela Hewitt,
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>piano
</x-tad-smaller></italic></smaller></bold></center><smaller>
</smaller><center><bold><smaller>Program:
</smaller></bold></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><bold><smaller>Schumann:
=93</smaller></bold><italic><smaller>Manfred=94 =
Overture</smaller></italic><smaller>
<bold>Ravel: </bold><italic>Piano Concerto in G Major
</italic><bold>Faur=E9: </bold><italic>Pell=E9as et M=E9lisande =
Suite</italic>
<bold>Schumann: </bold><italic>Symphony No. 1, =93Spring=94
</italic></smaller></center><smaller>
</smaller><center><smaller>This is the 205th appearance of the
<bold>Cleveland Orchestra</bold> on the Artist Recital Series. Long
considered one of America=92s great orchestras, the ensemble stands
today among the world=92s most revered symphonic ensembles. Recognized
as one of the most gifted and exciting conductors of his generation,
<bold>Philippe Jordan,</bold> Principal Guest Conductor of the Berlin
Staatsoper, has worked with such orchestras as the Berlin Philharmonic
and the Vienna and Detroit symphonies. Performing extensively
throughout the world, <bold>pianist Angela Hewitt</bold> has
established herself as a phenomenal artist.
</smaller></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><italic><smaller><x-tad-smaller>=93The
orchestra was aglow and alive, sounding as fine as I have ever heard
it.=94
=97The New Yorker
=93Jordan gave [=85] a solid, satisfying and genuinely Romantic reading:
forceful where needed, graceful where appropriate and stylish, and
enjoyable throughout.=94
=97</x-tad-smaller></smaller></italic><smaller><x-tad-smaller>Sarah
Bryan Miller, </x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-tad-smaller>
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>=93[Angela Hewitt] is one of the
reliably mesmerizing musicians of the day =85 with the ability to convey
a spiritual seriousness that nonetheless does not exclude an utter
charm.=94
</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-tad-smaller>=97 Paul Driver,
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>The Sunday Times (London)
</x-tad-smaller></italic></smaller></center><italic><smaller><smaller> =
=
</smaller></smaller></italic><underline><smaller><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller></smaller></underline><smaller>
<smaller>
=0C
</smaller></smaller><center><bold><smaller>Friday, February 23, 2007,
8 p.m.
</smaller></bold></center><smaller>
</smaller><center><bold><smaller>New York Woodwind Quintet
<smaller><x-tad-smaller>Carol Wincenc,
=
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>flutist</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-=
tad-smaller>
Stephen Taylor, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>oboist</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-t=
ad-smaller>
Charles Neidich, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>clarinetist</x-tad-smaller></italic=
><x-tad-smaller>
Marc Goldberg, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>bassoonist</x-tad-smaller></italic>=
<x-tad-smaller>
William Purvis,
=
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>French</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-t=
ad-smaller> </x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>horn
</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-tad-smaller>
</x-tad-smaller></smaller></smaller><smaller>Program:
</smaller></bold></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><bold><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param><smaller>Reicha:
</smaller></fontfamily></bold><italic><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param><smaller>Quintet
in D Major</smaller></fontfamily></italic><fontfamily><param>Times New =
Roman</param><smaller>
<bold>Haas: </bold><italic>Wind Quintet, Op. 10</italic>
<bold>Mozart (arr. Purvis):</bold> <italic>Allegro and Andante
(Fantasie in F) f=FCr eine Orgelwalze KV 608
</italic><bold>Harbison: </bold><italic>Quintet for Winds</italic>
</smaller></fontfamily></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><smaller>For almost 60 seasons, the
<bold>New York Woodwind Quintet</bold> has maintained an active
performance schedule in the United States and abroad while also
teaching the next generation of woodwind performers. The quintet has
commissioned and premiered more than 20 compositions, some of which
have become classics of the woodwind repertoire. The current
members=97including Oberlin Conservatory of Music alumna Carol Wincenc
=9271=97are all internationally recognized performers and teachers, and
continue the quintet=92s 15-year residency at the Juilliard School.=20
The ensemble has recorded on such labels as Boston Skyline, Bridge,
New World Records,=20
and Nonesuch.=20
<bold>
</bold><italic><x-tad-smaller>The performances were superb all the way
through=97radiant in tone and balance, unanimous in approach and
breathing, but never regimented.
</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-tad-smaller>
=97Mike Greenberg, </x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>San Antonio
Express-News</x-tad-smaller></italic><smaller>
</smaller></smaller></center><bold><smaller><smaller>
<x-tad-bigger>=0C
=
</x-tad-bigger></smaller></smaller></bold><center><bold><smaller>Tuesday,
March 13, 2007, 8 p.m.
Jonathan Biss, <italic>piano
</italic>Program:
</smaller></bold></center><smaller><smaller>
=
</smaller></smaller><center><bold><smaller>Beethoven:</smaller></bold><sma=
ller>
<italic>Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3</italic>
<bold>Webern:</bold> <italic>Variations Op. 27</italic>
<bold>Mozart:</bold> <italic>Sonata in A Minor, K. 310</italic>
<bold>Perle: </bold><italic>Ballade</italic>
<bold>Schumann:</bold> <italic>Kreisleriana, Op. 16</italic>
</smaller></center><smaller>
<italic><smaller>
</smaller></italic></smaller><center><smaller>Through his orchestral
and recital performances in North America and Europe, <bold>pianist
Jonathan</bold> <bold>Biss</bold> has proved himself an accomplished
and exceptional musician with a flourishing international reputation.
Since making his New York Philharmonic debut five years ago, he has
performed with most major North American orchestras. Abroad, he has
performed with the BBC Symphony, the Munich and Rotterdam
philharmonics, and Staatskapelle Berlin. He has been recognized with
numerous awards, most recently, the 2005 Leonard Bernstein Award
presented to him at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany. He
represents the third generation in a family of professional musicians
that includes his grandmother, cellist Raya Garbousova, for whom
Samuel Barber composed his <italic>Cello Concerto</italic>, and his
parents, violinist Miriam Fried and violist/violinist Paul Biss.
</smaller></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><italic><smaller><x-tad-smaller>=93His sense
of Classical style is impeccable, based on a lucid and remarkably
varied touch, an acute dynamic sensitivity and an effortless fluency
of line and phrasing.=94
=97Chicago Tribune
</x-tad-smaller></smaller></italic></center><smaller><smaller> =
<italic>
</italic>
=0C
</smaller></smaller><center><bold><smaller>Friday, April 27, 2007, 8
p.m.</smaller></bold><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller></center><smaller>
</smaller><center><bold><smaller>Gil Shaham and Friends
</smaller></bold></center><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><bold><smaller><x-tad-smaller>Featuring:
=
</x-tad-smaller></smaller></bold></center><bold><smaller><smaller><x-tad-s=
maller>
=
</x-tad-smaller></smaller></smaller></bold><center><bold><smaller><smaller=
><x-tad-smaller>Akira
Eguchi, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>piano</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-ta=
d-smaller>
Gil Shaham, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>violin</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-t=
ad-smaller>
Adele Anthony, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>violin</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-t=
ad-smaller>
Masao Kawasaki, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>viola</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-ta=
d-smaller>
Dov Scheindlin, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>viola</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-ta=
d-smaller>
Jian Wang, =
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>cello</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-ta=
d-smaller>
Alisa Weilerstein, </x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>cello
</x-tad-smaller></italic><x-tad-smaller>
</x-tad-smaller></smaller></smaller><smaller>Program:
</smaller></bold></center><bold><italic><smaller><smaller>
=
</smaller></smaller></italic></bold><center><bold><smaller><x-tad-smaller>=
Works
by Brahms:
</x-tad-smaller></smaller></bold><italic><smaller><x-tad-smaller>Sonata
in D Minor, Op. 108
Hungarian Dances
Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
</x-tad-smaller></smaller></italic></center><bold><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller></bold><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller><center><smaller>Violinist Gil Shaham is
internationally recognized by audiences and critics alike as one of
today=92s most virtuosic and engaging classical artists. He is sought
after throughout the world for concerto appearances with celebrated
orchestras and conductors, as well as for recital and ensemble
appearances on the great concert stages and at the most prestigious
festivals.=20
Mr. Shaham=92s 2005-06 season highlights included appearances with the
New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and
abroad with the leading orchestras of Rome, Florence, Paris, and
London.
<smaller>
<italic><x-tad-bigger>=93Shaham=92s playing had a searing intensity, but
it was the irrepressible energy
he exuded that brought every note so vividly to life.=94
</x-tad-bigger></italic></smaller></smaller></center><center>
<smaller><x-tad-smaller>=97 Rian Evans,
</x-tad-smaller><italic><x-tad-smaller>The Guardian
</x-tad-smaller></italic></smaller></center><italic><smaller><smaller>
</smaller></smaller></italic><bold><smaller>
</smaller></bold><smaller><smaller>
</smaller><bold>
</bold>
</smaller><center><smaller># # #
</smaller></center><smaller>
August 16, 2006
Media Contact: <underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFD</param>Marci
Janas</color></underline>=20
</smaller>
<smaller>Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu</smaller>=
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