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< Back Oliver von Dohnanyi Conductor Learn More Videos About OLIVER VON DOHNÁNYI conductor A brilliant podium artist from one of the oldest musical families in history LAUREATE OF THE GOLDEN MASK in the category "The best work of a conductor" One of the most versatile European conductors, who is at home both on concert stages and in opera houses all over the world. His vast repertoire is mainly focused on the music of the 19th and 20th centuries, but he is a tireless promoter of the best composers and compositions created in the 21st century. 2020–2023 He started the New Year 2023 with a festive concert at the famous Liszt Academy together with the Hungarian Radio Orchestra, broadcast live on Hungarian state television and radio. In Budapest, in addition to conducting in the National Opera House, he conducted a concert with the Hungarian National Philharmonic on the occasion of Hungarian Classical Music Day, he also opened this year's concert season in the Bartók Hall at the MÜPA and a regular subscription concerts with works by Bartók, Erkel, Dohnányi and Stravinsky. He successfully prepared Mussorgsky's production of „Boris Godunov“ at the Innsbruck Opera House and performed Dvořák's „Requiem“ with Lodž Philharmonic, Poland. In the summer of 2022, he worked in Adelaide, Australia, conducting Verdi's „Traviata“ with the State Opera ensemble and he prepared a new production of Ján Cikker's opera „Resurrection", one milestone of Slovak Opera History, at Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava. At the beginning of 2021, he conducted two operas at the Hungarian State Opera - „Luthier de Cremona" by Jenö Hubay and „Aunt Simona" by Ernest von Dohnányi. Both operas were recorded on DVD and CD in 2022. Since 2020, he has been regularly working with the Bulgarian National Opera in Sofia, where he conducts productions of „Tosca", „Turandot", „Don Carlos" and Verdi's „Macbeth", starring Alexandrina Pendachanska and Kiril Manolov. With the orchestra and the huge choir of the Hungarian State Opera, he opened the new Eiffel Art Studios building in Budapest, where he conducted Mahler's 8th „Symphony of Thousands”. Orchestras and concerts: Currently, he often collaborates with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra Prague and is a permanent guest conductor of the Slovak Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra. He has also conducted the following orchestras: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players, BBC Manchester and BBC Belfast, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sinfonietta, Philharmonie Buenos Aires, Tonkünstler Orchestra Wien, Hungarian State Philharmonic, Zagreb Philharmonic and Zagreb Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Wellington SO and many symphony orchestras in France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary, New Zealand, Japan and Great Britain. Successfully conducted also the Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra, U.K., Ural Opera House, Yekaterinburg, Russia (2015-2020). In the 2015/16 season , he was appointed chief conductor of the Ural Opera House in Yekaterinburg, Russia. In 2015, his first production of Philip Glass's opera „Satyagraha" won two Golden Masks - Russia's highest theatre award. The production was presented at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow as part of Russia's largest theatre festival and immediately attracted the attention of Russian and international critics and experts. In addition to this opera, which is still in the repertoire, he also conducted the operas: „The Magic Flute“, „The Flying Dutchman", „Eugene Onegin", „La Bohème", „Otello", „Carmen" and „Rigoletto". In April 2018, he received the highest Russian national theatre award - Golden Mask in the category „Best work of a conductor in an opera", among about 85 conductors working in Russia, for Weinberg's opera „Passenger", which he also conducted (at the Russian premiere) at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. His last production for Yekaterinburg - Petr Eötvös's opera „Three Sisters" was performed in March 2020 with great success in Moscow at the Golden Mask Festival and won the title „Best Opera Production of the Year". Study: He started his work immediately after studying at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Prof. Václav Neumann) and the Academy of Music in Vienna (Prof. Otmar Suittner). He also participated in master classes with Franco Ferrara, Igor Markevič and Arvid Janssons. He is a finalist in Talich's Prague Spring competition and Hungarian Television's conducting competition. Career. Bratislava: He started his work right after his studies when he got the position of conductor of the Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava, where he worked for seven years. At the age of 28, after his first successful production of the opera „Barbiere di Siviglia" for the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava, he became the youngest chief conductor in the opera house's history. He has conducted many productions, including the operas „Madama Butterfly", „Aida", „La Bohème", „Rusalka", „Macbeth", „Tosca", „Il Barbiere di Siviglia", „La sonnambula", „Faust“ (Gounod), „Krútňava" (Suchoň) and others. He toured extensively in Spain, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, Germany, the Netherlands and other countries. At the Edinburgh Festival, he conducted Gounod's „Faust" (which won a Special International Jury Prize) and also a performance of Borodin's „Prince Igor“. Three years later, he was appointed conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in Bratislava. Prague: His career attracted him to Prague, where he was invited as a guest conductor to the National Theatre. Immediately after his first performance of „La Bohème', he was offered the position of Chief conductor. Between 1993 and 2007, he conducted hundreds of opera performances, such as „La Bohème", „Romeo et Juliett (Gounod), „Il Barbiere di Siviglia", „Il Turco in Italia", „The Bartered Bride", „Rigoletto", „La Traviata", „Rusalka", „Samson and Delilah", „Macbeth", „Libuse", „Don Giovanni", „The Marriage of Figaro", „The Magic Flute", „Don Pasquale", „Tosca", „Norma", „Aida" and also Prokofiev's ballet productions of „Romeo and Juliet" and „Cinderella". Between 2006 and 2010, he also worked as the Artistic Director of the Opera of the Moravian-Silesian National Theater in Ostrava. During this time he studied and conducted „La Traviata“, „Vita" (M. Tuttino), „Faust" (Ch. Gounod), „Carmen", „Don Giovanni" and „Marriage of Figaro", „The Bartered Bride" and „Dalibor" (B. Smetana), „Jenůfa" (L. Janáček) and the ballet „Romeo and Juliet“. He won a special prize at the Salzburg Television Festival for the recording of the television opera „Memento Mori" by the Slovak composer Juraj Filas with the Prague Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, he conducted Mozart's „Magic Flute" with great success at the famous Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. He returned to the Teatro Colon in 2017 when he conducted Wagner's early opera „The Ban of Love" ("Das Liebesverbot") Other opera productions: ENO (English National Opera): „Falstaff", „The Merry Widow" and „Mephistopheles" (Boito) Barbican Centre, London: Concert performance of „Ernani“ starring Marina Guleghina and Fabio Armiliato. Opera North, Leeds, UK: „Carmen", „La Gioconda", „Rusalka", „Andrea Chénier", „Norma", „Hamlet", „La Traviata", „The Bartered Bride" MÜPA Budapest and Slovak National Opera House: „Norma“ (Bellini) starring Edita Gruberova Munich Bavarian State Opera: „Romeo and Juliet" and „Cinderella" (Prokofiev), „In the Blue Garden" (Ravel, Mozart) and „A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Mendelssohn and Ligetti) Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe: „Macbeth" and „Romeo and Juliet“ (Gounod) Mannheim National Theater: „Don Giovanni" and „Tosca". Latest productions in 2017-2019: „Katja Kabanová" at the Seattle Opera, Wagner „Das Liebesverbot" at the Teatro Verdi, Trieste and also Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, „Les Huguenots" at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, „Carmen" for the New Zealand Opera, „The Magic Flute", „Rusalka", „Greek Passion" and „Turandot" at the Ural Opera in Yekaterinburg. In 2019 he made his Australian debut with „Carmen" in Adelaide and staged and conducted Puccini's „Tosca" with Queensland Opera in Brisbane. Awards and honors: In addition to the Golden Masks, Oliver Dohnányi won the European Gustav Mahler Prize (2011) and the European Union Prize for the Arts (2011). His production of Norma won the "British Opera Award" for Opera North, Leeds (Theatre Award 2012 and Achievement in Opera 2012, directed by Christopher Alden) and "The Bartered Bride" won Best Opera Production of 1998 (Great Britain, directed by Daniel Slater) Recordings: He made numerous successful recordings with Naxos, Lyra, Opus / Audiphon, Panton, Supraphon and Marco Polo, including works by Glinka, Chatchaturian, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky for the Swiss label Novalis. Previous Next

< Back Theodore Kuchar Conductor Learn More Videos About Theodore Kuchar is an American and Ukrainian conductor of classical music and a violist. ... a conducting style similar to that of Toscanini" Fanfare Magazine The multiple award-winning conductor Theodore Kuchar is the most recorded conductor of his generation and appears on over 130 compact discs for the Naxos, Brilliant Classics, Ondine, Marco Polo and Toccata Classics labels. He has served as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of two of Europe’s leading orchestras, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly the Czech Radio Orchestra) while also serving as the Principal Conductor of the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Sinfonietta. In the 2011-12 season he commenced his tenure as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela and prior to that served as the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra in Brisbane, Australia. His current positions include: Principal Conductor of the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine since 2022. Resident Conductor at the Kent/Blossom Music Festival since 2004. Artistic Director of the Nevada Chamber Music Festival since 2005. Chief Conductor of the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra from 2005 to 2012. Artistic Director of the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra since 2011. Professor of Orchestral Conducting at Houghton University since 2022. Maestro Kuchar was born in 1963 in New York City. He started to learn to play the violin at ten years of age, later switching to viola. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where his viola instructor was Robert Vernon, in 1982. In 1980, he was awarded a Paul Fromm Fellowship from the Boston Symphony Orchestra to study at Tanglewood Music Center. He was the principal violist of orchestras in Cleveland, Helsinki, and Cape Town. In 1987 he became music director of the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra in Australia, a post that he held until 1993. Between 1990 and 2006, he served as the first artistic director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville; a Theodore Kuchar Scholarship for Excellence in Music was established there after his departure. He was also music director of the West Australian Ballet in Perth until 1993. In 1992 Kuchar was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, which changed its name to National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in 1994. In that year he became artistic director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestra. After his contract with the Orchestra ended in 2000, he was awarded the title of Conductor Laureate for Life. Under Kuchar's direction, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine became the most frequently recorded orchestra of the former Soviet Union, with over 60 compact discs under Naxos Records and its Marco Polo label. Theodore Kuchar's complete discography is numbered over 100 with over 90 records under Naxos Records. Between 1996 and 2006, he was music director and conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. He founded the Sinfonia of Colorado, a chamber ensemble, in 1997; it was disbanded in 2002. He was also professor and director of orchestral studies at the College of Music of the University of Colorado at Boulder between 1996 and 2001. From 2002 to 2016 he was music director and conductor of the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2003 to 2018 he was music director and conductor of the Reno Chamber Orchestra. Selected discography Borys Lyatoshynsky . Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3. Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos/Marco Polo, 1994. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation gave the record an award for "Best International Recording of the Year" in 1994. [6] [12] Sergei Prokofiev . Cinderella Suites Nos. 1-3, Scythian Suite "On the Dnieper". Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1994. Vasily Kalinnikov . Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1995. Sergei Prokofiev . Symphonies Nos. 3 and 7 . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1995. Sergei Prokofiev. Symphony No. 5 ; The Year 1941 (Symphonic Suite) . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1995. Sergei Prokofiev. Symphony No. 6, Op. 111 ; Waltzes, Op. 110 . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1995. Sergei Prokofiev. Symphonies No. 1 "Classical" ; No. 2 ; Dreams, Op. 6; Autumnal Sketch, Op. 8. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1996. Benjamin Lees . Symphony No. 4 "Memorial Candles." Kimball Wheeler, mezzo-soprano; James Buswell, violin; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1998. Walter Piston . Violin Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 ; Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra . James Buswell, violin; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1998. This was named a "Record of the Year" for 1999 by Gramophone in January 2000. [6] [24] Sergei Prokofiev. Symphony No. 4, Op. 112 ; The Prodigal Son (Suite) . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 1999. George Antheil . Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 6, McKonkey's Ferry. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2000. Paul Creston . Symphonies Nos. 1–3. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2000. Morton Gould . American Ballads; Foster Gallery; American Salute. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2000. Richard Toensing . Flute Concertos; Of Angels and Shepherds. For the flute concertos: Leone Buyse, flute; National Symphony of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. CRI, 2001. Roy Harris . Symphonies Nos. 7 and 9. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2002. Modest Mussorgsky . Pictures at an Exhibition ; Night on the Bare Mountain . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2003. George Whitefield Chadwick . Symphony No. 2; Symphonic Sketches . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Naxos, 2005. Dmitri Shostakovich . Jazz & Ballet Suites • Film Music . National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Brilliant Classics, 2005. Bedřich Smetana . Má Vlast ; Complete Orchestral Works. Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra; Theodore Kuchar, conductor. Brilliant Classics, 2007. Previous Next

< Back Lisa Layman Soprano Learn More Videos About Lisa Layman, is an accomplished operatic soprano, voice teacher and acting coach. Her work within the operatic realm spans nearly thirty years and counting. Her operatic repertoire included the works of Puccini, Verdi, Bellini, Mozart, Bizet, Donizetti and others. At ease on both the operatic stage and the concert and oratorio stage, she has sung at Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center @ Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, and at the Holder’s International Music Festival in Barbados , West Indies. Her work as an administrator includes the assistant management of the Danny Kaye Playhouse Box Office @ Hunter College, NYC, and management of a private HIV friendly dental practice in New York City. During that time, Lisa became keenly aware of how the arts and wellness could and should be more intertwined by way of service for the larger communities involved. As support from her administrative life created space for her passion, the two grew into an extraordinary opportunity when she later became the Ryan White Program Coordinator for NOVA Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL. She supervised management of a fourteen chair, HIV/AIDS Dental Clinic funded solely from the Ryan White Fund of HRSA. This unique and powerful experience ultimately led Lisa back to teaching and the arts, where she has proudly taught voice at SUNY Fredonia for five years, and has served as Executive Director of the Western New York Chamber Orchestra for two seasons. Lisa currently resides in Erie, PA. With her husband of 30 years, tenor, Brent Weber. Previous Next

< Back Scott E. Woodard Conductor Learn More Videos About "Be simple and profound." "Make music visible in your hands." - Ilya Musin The entire universe is musical by nature. I want to make a unique and defined contribution through my talents which makes the world more artistic for its inhabitants. I want to make music visible in my hands, causing others to feel the same passion and drive for music that I feel with each breath. I want to influence all generations to be an active part of the music that is constantly around them. With each new musical experience, whether it be the study of a score or the conducting of a symphony, I evolve. Scott E. Woodard is the music director of the West Virginia State Philharmonic Orchestra (formerly known as the Charleston Chamber Orchestra) and the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra. In the 2022-2023 season, he is a finalist for the position of Music Director with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Woodard’s study and pursuit of conducting has taken him all over the world. Past podiums include: guest conductor of the Macon Symphony Orchestra (2006), associate conductor (2016-17) and cover conductor (2013-16) of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, finalist in the Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra conductor search (2019). Future conducting opportunities include guest conducting with the Ohio Valley Symphony Orchestra (2021). Woodard was named First Prize winner of the International Conductor’s Workshop Competition (2006) and First Prize at the International Academy of Advanced Conducting in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he is now a full faculty member of the Academy. Celebrated guest artists with whom Dr. Woodard has worked include Victoria Fatu, Romanian violinist Gabriel Croitoru, Israeli tenor Michael Riskin, Yip Wai Chow, and Cristian Fatu. Dr. Woodard’s primary teachers were Dr. Leonid Korchmar of the Mariinsky Theatre and the St. Petersburg Conservatory and Dr. Oleg Proskurnya, with whom he studied the methods of the Leningrad School of Conducting developed and taught by Maestro Ilya Musin at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1932-1999.In 2005 and 2011, Woodard conducted orchestras of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Society and the Mariinsky Theatre in concerts throughout the former Russian capitol. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Conductor’s Guild and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity. Woodard received the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Music Education from Marshall University and the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University. As a teacher, Woodard’s career has spanned thirty-six years. His teaching positions included Wirt County High School, Ceredo-Kenova High School, and Winfield High School. Woodard served as the Director of Instrumental Music at Winfield High School from 1990 – 2006. The Winfield HS Band under his direction performed in master class sessions with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and was the 2005 Honor Finalist Concert Band at the WV Music Educators Conference in Morgantown, WV. He is currently the Director of Instrumental Music at West Virginia State University in Institute, WV, where he conducts the West Virginia State Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches advanced conducting. Woodard lives in Scott Depot, WV with his wife Nafi, who is a family practice physician, and their children, Gabriel and Gabriella. He is available for guest conducting opportunities in the US and abroad. Previous Next

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Performance costs required Send inquiries regarding current season's performance costs to se.support@soundespressivo.com Concert Season at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall November 24, 2025, at 7:00p m November 25, 2025, at 7:00pm February 16, 2026, at 7:00pm February 19, 2026, at 7:00pm April 28, 2026, at 7:00pm June 28, 2026, at 1:00pm June 30, 2026, at 7:00pm Gala concerts at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall are video recorded APPLY WITH VIDEO Selected musicians are invited to the LIVE ONLINE AUDITION FINALS Selected Performers receive: Memorabilia Package (poster, certificate, and more) Full color brochure (digital and printed) Complimentary tickets for family An Interview by Steve Robinson, a world renowned producer of classical music radio shows Photos Letters of recommendation and other support (provided upon request for applying for grants, colleges, other programs and competitions) Professional Portfolio packets available upon request Young performers' teachers will receive recognition in publicity and Memorabilia Package Live Finals Schedule October 18-20, 2025 Concert Season at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Recordings with Orchestra Manhattan, Lehner Quartet. 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He has held senior management positions with numerous American radio stations, including WFMT and the WFMT Radio Network/Chicago, WBUR/Boston, WGBH/Boston, WCRB/Boston, KPFA/Berkeley, WBGO/Newark, Vermont Public Radio and Nebraska Public Radio Network.org. Robinson served as general manager of the statewide Nebraska Public Radio Network (1990-2000) and WFMT and the WFMT Radio Network from 2000 until October 2016. A 50-year radio veteran, he has produced programs ranging from classical music documentaries to public affairs programs and has directed over 100 on-air pledge drives. In 1984, he co-founded AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio, a service organization to assist independent radio producers in the United States. 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< Back Alla Lowery Piano/Composer Learn More Videos About Alla Lowery (Krymskaya) started her classical piano education at the age of 4 under her mother, Svetlana Krymskaya , who is remembered as a professional concert pianist and accompanist, a college professor, and a brilliant musicologist on the concert stage, on radio and TV in Russia for over forty years. Alla’s first performance on the local TV studio in Kazan, Russia, Tataria, took place in 1964, when she was 6 years old. At the ages of 10 and 12 Alla was on TV again as a performer, artist and composer. Later in her life Alla was featured on TV a number of times as an author of educational programs as well as a performer. A.Lowery's Resume - Download 2020-2021 MHIMA Awards nomination Alla Lowery earned her bachelor’s degree in classical piano from Kazan State Music College in 1977, and master’s degree in classical piano from Kazan State Conservatory (Academy) in 1983 (the same State musical institution the famous Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina graduated from). After graduation she worked for about 15 years as a professor of classical piano performance and ensemble, accompaniment, and piano pedagogy at the State music colleges in Russia and Lithuania, concurrently working as an accompanist there as well. She played in chamber ensembles, accompanied solo instruments, vocalists and choirs for more than two decades. She worked 10 years at Yarolavl Governor’s Academic Symphony Orchestra as a full-time pianist and chief manager of its chamber ensembles. In 1997 the orchestra purchased Ensoniq KT88, and that was Alla’s first close encounter with a synthesizer. Just around that time Alla had a part-time job as a music teacher at the School for Little Ones (a subdivision of the Provincial College of Yaroslavl) , a very loved and famous in the city preschool institution for children aged 3-6. Her first experiments at composing and arranging on the synthesizer were designed for her work with the children at the school. Quirky, cartoonish and children’s music still has a special place in her heart. In late 2000ths, after more than 30 years of successful career of a classical pianist in Russia and Lithuania, Alla Lowery started working extensively with MIDI and samples, and it eventually became her next specialty. Her life-long professional experience and practical knowledge of the sound of acoustic instruments helped her with mimicking them in MIDI. She has become proficient in working with high-end sample libraries in Cubase. Since immigrating to the USA in 2005, Alla Lowery continues her work as a private piano teacher, a composer, and a MIDI engineer, taking interest in computers, and producing videos on the side. During last years she has created dozens of pieces in different styles, including a Suite for oboe and symphony orchestra, a number of pieces for piano duet and solo, a collection of pieces for ballet accompanists “The Elements of Ballet”, renditions of famous classical compositions, pieces for oboe, strings, etc. In 2013 Alla Lowery’s Siciliana for oboe and orchestra was performed an the Chamber Hall of Ryazan State Philharmonic, Russia. In 2014 Alla Lowery worked with Music Mind Games , making music and designing sounds for Rhythm Solitaire app . Alla collaborated with a number of American musicians and groups, such as TransAtlantic Duo , Capital Kapustnik , Vladimir Gamarnik and Yulia Petrachuk , among others, creating custom renditions and medleys of various pieces. Alla Lowery, now a naturalized citizen of the USA, lives in North Potomac, Maryland, USA with her husband Charles and sons Eugene and Kirill.Sources in Russian: http://svetkrym.esy.es/daughter.htm https://www.chayka.org/authors/alla-krymskaya-lauri Previous Next

< Back Adrianne Greenbaum Flute/Klezmer/Baroque Learn More Videos About ADRIANNE GREENBAUM , pioneer of the klezmer flute tradition, recognized as the “Queen of Klezmer Flute”, Professor of Flute at Mount Holyoke College, is the foremost purveyor of the klezmer flute tradition. Having reached International acclaim as both a klezmer and classical flutist, Adrianne performs on modern, traverso and 19th c. flutes. She has performed in many national and international festivals and conventions: as soloist with orchestra at the National Flute Convention, solo recitals at the British Flute Convention, full concerts in the KlezMore Festival in Vienna, tours in US, Scotland and Poland with a variety of narrated themes that are both informative and highly entertaining, with dancing in the aisles being a must. Adrianne Greenbaum is a nationally acclaimed flutist and clinician, performing on historical instruments of the 18th and 19th centuries and modern Boehm system. Having received her upper level degrees from the Oberlin College Conservatory and Yale University School of Music, she has held professorships for five decades at prestigious colleges and universities previous to Mount Holyoke, those being Smith, Yale and Wesleyan. With performances of both klezmer and classical concerts across the globe, her career ranks amongst the finest musicians of her time. She began her career as a classical musician, maintaining her presence in the field performing recitals at universities, conventions national and local – Brittish, National Flute Association, New York to name a few - and as an orchestral musician as Principal of both the New Haven Symphony (recently retired) and Orchestra New England. Highlights of her presence in the classical arena included many years performing with the New York City Ballet Orchestra, performances with New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival, and as Principal flutist with Berlin Ballet at the Met. She can be heard in recordings of her own solo album “Sounds of America” as well as those produced by Koch International and Music Masters labels. As a klezmer flutist Adrianne has been crowned The Queen of Klezmer Flute, thanks to both a press comment and public opinion. Rising to prominence early on with her first album “FleytMuzik”, performing with stellar musicians Cookie Segelstein, Josh Horowitz and Marty Confurius, attention was quickly and easily drawn to Greenbaum as the foremost exponent and pioneer of the klezmer flute tradition, a position held in high regard by her esteemed colleagues. Audiences as well have come to truly appreciate the instrument’s special qualities because of such high level performing on the long-forgotten instrument of the ensembles of the past. Her FleytMuzik albums, with the above-mentioned musicians and more recently with Pete Rushefsky, Michael Alpert and Jake Shulman-Ment, as well as an earlier recording Family Portrait, produced by her first klezmer ensemble “Klezical Tradition”, have been firmly placed in the core of the klezmer output of the late 20th and now 21st centuries. Her latest recording project Farewell to the Homeland: Poyln gained an appreciation from the public and from colleagues alike for connecting early klezmer bands of Poland – in particular the Frandt kapelye of Dubiecko, Poland – and continues to be presented in narrated form in concert. Other themed concerts with FleytMuzik include a narrated A Khasene far di Zisn Kale and her touring show Tartan, Baroque and Klezmer! A recently added klezmer project is the formation of “di naye froyen kapelye” a super group of five prominent North American women in klezmer, with Cookie Segelstein, Marilyn Lerner, Susan Watts and Lauren Brode. Adrianne Adrienne Greenbaum flute klezmer klezmerflute classical professor Mount Holyoke College Photo by Lloyd Wolf ADRIANNE has involved herself with teaching at all levels, from the day-one experience of flute playing, to coaching professionals on the fine distinction of colorful tone production, period performance practice and making music come alive. Beyond her private studio she has taught at many adult programs: KlezKamp, KlezKanada, KlezmerQuerque, Boxwood Festival (Nova Scotia) and Santa Fe Flute Immersion. Known as the Flute Pioneer in the klezmer world, Adrianne leads workshops wherever she travels: England, France, Austria, and across the US. She is a published composer and arranger of her own compositions of flute choir and of flute and orchestra music. RECORDINGS: You will find my records on the “Shop” page in the menu. The hard copies are for those who wish to read my detailed liner notes. For digital, iTunes carries all but "Sounds of America" which you will find on my BandCamp account by clicking on the link. To whet your appetite, you can peruse Youtube by typing in my name (Adrianne - with an "a") and flute OR take a listen to this fun video I have selected for you! (Epic fun times for me, with Michael Alpert, David McGinness, and Lev when we toured in Scotland!) Previous Next

< Back Rafael Gintoli Violin Learn More Videos About Rafael Gintoli was born in Buenos Aires and studied under Emilio Pelaia, Humberto Carfi and Szymsia Bajour. In 1968 he won the City of Buenos Aires´ Municipal Prize, in 1972 received a scholarship awarded jointly by the “Mozarteum Argentino” and the Dutch Ministry of Science, Culture and Education to pursue higher studies in The Hague, Holland. From the age of 16 he performed as a soloist with the most renowned orchestras in Argentina, South America and Europe. Amongst them are the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, Camerata Bariloche (Argentina), Sao Paulo Symphony (Brazil), La Paz Symphony (Bolivia), Simón Bolívar Symphony (Venezuela), Mexico State Orchestra, the resident orchestras at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and Teatro La Fenice in Venice (Italy), Thessaloniki State Symphony (Greece), Hamburg’s Das Neue Werk Ensemble, Bremen Philharmonic (Germany), The Zürich Symphony, the Tonhalle Orchestra (Switzerland), the Kraków Radio and TV Orchestra (Poland), the Irish National Symphony (in Dublin), the Reykjavik National Symphony Orchestra (Iceland), Moscow Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Kaohsiung Symphony (Taiwan). Rafael Gintoli has attended and performed in many celebrated Festivals in Italy, such as Fermo, Pisa, Lecce, Udine and Salerno. Eminent Argentine pianist Martha Argerich has often invited him to accompany her in performance during the Argerich Festival held at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires and in 2018 at National CCK Center in Buenos Aires and Auditorio Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy. During 2005 he was again invited to join the Mozart Festwochen in Lucerne (Switzerland) and at the Alberto Ginastera Festival held at St. James’ Church in Piccadilly, London. He has toured widely as a soloist or with the Buenos Aires Trio, playing chamber music. In the US, he has performed at the Kennedy Center (Washington), in Los Angeles, in New York and in New Orleans. In Europe, he has played in Antwerp, Sofia, Kiev, Paris, Milan and Rome. He was appointed leader and first violin at Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Haydn Orchestra in Bolzano, the Sinfonietta belonging to the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari and the Rome Sinfonietta and leader and soloist at the National Orchestra of Argentine Music “Juan de Dios Filiberto”. Within his teaching activities, he has held Master Classes at the Trento Philharmonic Association, the Young Performers’ Association of Rome, Bilbao’s International Festival (Spain), in Lucerne and in Slovenia. He has recorded for RAI (Italian Radio and TV), Radio Bern, Radio Maastricht (Holland), TV Globo (Brazil) and for the Islandic National Broadcasting System. Together with pianist Aldo Antognazzi he recorded works for violin and piano by Mozart and Clementi for the label Cascade. During 1998 he recorded Alicia Terzian’s Violin Concerto with the Zürich Symphony Orchestra for the label D.O.M. In 2000, London’s ASV label recorded Gintoli in Piazzolla’s “Histoire du Tango” with guitarist Maria Isabel Siewers. This CD has worldwide distribution throughout Europe, the US and Japan. During his career he has been distinguished with the Critics’ Association Award for the Best Argentine Performer (1999) and he also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Argentine Academy of Music. In 2000 Rafael Gintoli won the “Estirpe” Prize for classical music. In 2002 the Critics’ Association selected him again, this time for Best Chamber Music Performer and in 2003, with pianist Paula Peluso he received the award for Best Argentine Chamber Ensemble. In 2007 he was the recipient of the Outstanding Personality Award in the Arts, bestowed by the Office of the Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires. In 2008 he performed with the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, the Bari Symphony in Italy and at Mexico’s Morelia Festival. He also held an intensive workshop at Keshet Eilon in Israel invited by Maestro Shlomo Mintz. Rafael Gintoli participated as Artistic Director and member of the Jury of the Buenos Aires International Violin Competition 2010 and 2012, President of the Jury at the 2010 International Violin Competition “Luis Sigall” in Chile and member of the Jury at “Lipizer” International Violin Competition in Italy, and at HKIVS Shlomo Mintz International Violin Competition and professor at Masterclass Campus of Beijing Central Conservatory in China as well at the First Latinamerican Violin Competition in Tucumán and as President of the Jury at International “Postacchini” Competition in Fermo, Italy 2023. He was invited to perform in Festival Cervantino (Mexico), accompanied by Kaoshiung Sinfonica in Taiwan, Russian Philharmonic in Bilbao, Spain. In 2021 developed a Mastercourse of Tango for violinists for the digital platform iClassical Academy . In 2009 he founded the chamber ensemble "Estación Buenos Aires" with which he has toured throughout the country and recently completed the recording and world premiere in 2022 of the two "Modern String Quartets" by the Oscar-winning composer, Lalo Schifrin, and dedicated to the ensemble. Previous Next

< Back Giuzeppe Lanzetta Conductor Learn More Videos About GIUSEPPE LANZETTA Permanent Music Director of the FLORENTINE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Florence, Italy GIUSEPPE LANZETTA Born in Montecorvino Rovella (SA) in 1960, at the same time as his humanistic studies he graduated in Choral Music and Choral Conducting, Sacred Vocal Polyphony under the guidance of Maestro Pierluigi Zangelmi; in Band Instrumentation with Maestro Lorenzo Semeraro at the “L. Cherubini” of Florence, where he studied Composition with Maestro Franco Cioci. He studied orchestral conducting with Maestro Bruno Campanella and Sir George Solti, of whom he was both assistant, finally perfecting himself with Maestro Franco Ferrara in Rome, Assisi, Verona and at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena and in choral direction with the Bulgarian masters George Robef and Samuil Vidas. He has conducted chamber and symphony orchestras in Italy and Europe, among these we remember the Orchestra Regionale Toscana, the orchestra “I Solisti orentini” of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Ensemble of the Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the Orchestra dei Solisti della Scala of Milan, the Chamber Orchestra of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Gioventù musica d'Italia, the Orchestra of the Pomeriggi Musicali of Milan, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Symphonia Perusina, the Kisiniev Orchestra, of the Russian National Opera, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Volgograd Symphony Orchestra, Donetzk Ukrainian Philharmonic, Craiova State Orchestra (Romania), St. Petersburg Hermitage Orchestra, Johannes Strauss of Vienna, Moldavian Symphony, Chamber Symphony Orchestra of Israel , Arpeggione of Hohemens, and Chursachsische Philarmonie (Germany), the Virtuosi of Prague, the Cracoviensis Chapel, Debrecen Symphony (Hungary), the Radio and Television Symphony Orchestras of Ljub ljana, of Sacramento Symphony (California), Gothenburg and Stockholm Symphony, of Brasilia, the Symphony of Cordoba, that of Extremadura and of Murcia, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Madeira, the Eidelberg Philharmonic, the Edmonton Symphony (Canada), the Atlanta Symphony, the Istanbul Symphony, the Ico Tito Schipa of Lecce, the Symphony Orchestra of the province of Bari, the orchestra of Magna Graecia, the Symphony Orchestra of Bacau and that of Novi Sad on tour in Austria in 2004, the Joensu Philarmonich (Finland) the Aaken Sinfonie Orcheste, Wroclaw Philarmonic (Poland), The Toronto Symphony, The Poznam Philharmonic (Poland) and many others. He made his debut with great success in November 2003 in Berlin with the Berliner Symphoniker in the prestigious Philarmonie Grossen Saal, and that of the Berliner Philharmoniker Chamber Orchester, Baden Baden Philarmoniker made his debut in May 2006 at the Carnegei Hall in New York where he returned in 2008-2009. He participated in the Salzburg Festival in August 1992. Since 1987 he has been guest conductor in the most important orchestras of Mexico City: Ofunan Symphony Orchestra, the Mexico City Philharmonic, the Mineria Symphony Orchestra, the Fine Arts Orchestra, the Toluca Symphony.He directed famous choirs such as that of the Teatro Comunale of Florence and the International Choir of Leuven (Belgium) and the Madrigal Choir of Bucharest. Since 1986 he has conducted the most important American orchestras (in the states of Vermont, California, Wyoming, New York, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania) with symphonic repertoire. Since 1981 he has been the permanent musical director of the Florentine Chamber Orchestra with which he has held over 1350 concerts of various repertoire under the aegis of highly prestigious concert institutions and for RAI, with the same Orchestra he has made 20 tours in the USA, Mexico , Malta and in Spain with concerts held in the most important theatres, Coimbra Festival 1998 (Portugal), Ljubljana Festival, in Brazil conducting in the most important theatres, at the International Festival of Krakow, in Heidelberg also performing at the Teatro della Pergola, at the Teatro Verdi and at the Teatro Comunale of Florence as part of various events. He has been a guest several times in Vienna with the Wiener Kammersolisten and the Ungarische Kammerphilharmonie in the splendid hall of the Musikverein and in the Konzert Haus. In America and Europe he has conducted very famous soloists; among these we remember Leon Spierer, Johan Hye, Sergio Fiorentino, Andrej Kalarus, Margarita Hohenrieder, Nicolae Tudor, Augusto Vismara, Martin Dimitri Sgouros, Marie Luise Neunecker, Gary Karr, Eduard Brunner, Rolando Panerai, David Garrett, Andreas Blau, Ilya Grubert, Daniele Damiano, Michele Campanella, Bruno Canino, Giuseppe Andaloro, Giovanni Sollima, Aldo Ciccolini, Giuseppe Andaloro, Eva Mei, Filippo Adami, Roberto Prosseda, Igor Hoistrach, Jorge Demus, Ivan Zenati, Turibio Santos, Cristiano Rossi, Alessandro Carbonare, Alessio Allegrini , Francesco di Rosa, Francesco Bossone, Sergei Nakariakov, Oleg Marchev, Anner Bylsma, Igor Oistrach, Sergey Krilov, Ton Kopman. He also worked with Roberto Benigni in a memorable concert in Piazzale Michelangelo as well as conducting the New Year's concerts of the Municipality of Florence in the same square, in Piazza Signoria, Piazza Pitti and Piazza Santa Croce. He is also artistic director of the Musical Wednesdays of the Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze and of the Music and Art project of the CR Firenze bank, Intesa San Paolo. He has chamber and symphonic compositions to his credit, performed and broadcast several times by RAI, and numerous recordings. Due to his intense activity at the helm of authoritative chamber and symphony ensembles, international critics have defined him as one of the most brilliant conductors of the young generation. In 2005 he was awarded the Beato Angelico Medal, in 2006 he received the Firenze prize for Music and Art, in 2010 the prestigious “Una vita per la Musica” prize, in 2013 the Galileo prize for Musical Entrepreneurship and in 2015 the Bel San Giovanni award for his international career. He holds the Chair of Orchestral Practice at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Music in Rome. In 2012 he was awarded the honor of Official Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Giorgio Napolitano. He was recently named Principal Guest Conductor of Mid-American Productions, which plays concerts at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York. Previous Next

< Back Micah Yui Piano, Board Member Learn More Videos About Acclaimed Canadian pianist Micah Yui has appeared with orchestras, in recital, and as a chamber musician on three continents. She has performed for dignitaries of Japan and Canada and has been awarded three Canada Council Grants, the Edmonton Civic Award, and the Alberta Achievement Award. A winner of numerous competitions and prizes, her recording of the Bloch Concerto Symphonique with the London Symphony was awarded Record of the Year by Stereophile Magazine. Ms. Yui has performed recitals in cities including Zurich, Tokyo, New York and Copenhagen, and has collaborated with artists including Matt Haimovitz, Daniel Heifetz, James Buswell, Paul Coletti, and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. With Matt Haimovitz and Andy Simionescu, she has performed numerous piano trio concerts, including the Beethoven Triple Concerto. Ms. Yui received the Bachelor of Music degree at The Juilliard School where she was one of three students of the pianist, Bella Davidovich. She received her Artist Diploma at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and a Master of Music at the University of Toronto. She received a Graduate Performance degree from the Peabody Conservatory where she was one of six students in the studio of Leon Fleisher. She received her earliest training from Boris and Inna Zarankin and has worked with Marietta Orlov, Giovanni Valentini in Pesaro, Italy as well as solo and chamber music with Menahem Pressler. Equally committed to mentoring the next generations of artists, Ms. Yui has served on the faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Peabody Preparatory, Heifetz International Music Institute, and the Music Institute of Chicago. Ms. Yui currently teaches piano at the Colburn School’s Community School of Performing Arts and the Music Academy. Previous Next

< Back Giacomo Franci Piano/Conductor/Orchestra Learn More Videos About Maestro Pianist Giacomo Franci is the Artistic Director and the Conductor of The New York Chamber Players , an organization he founded in 2004. For the 2010-11 season Maestro Franci was elected Guest Maestro of Escuela de Direccion de Orquesta in Cordoba , Spain. Giacomo Franci is world renowned as the leading interpreter of the music of Aaron Copland . He earned this highly coveted position based on the merits of his acclaimed world premiere recording “The Complete Edited Piano Works by A. Copland”, a triple CD released by Fone’ Classics .Maestro Franci performed at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, for the centennial of Copland’s birthday in February 2000, receiving rave reviews for his performance. In December 2010 his World Premiere Recording “Igor Stravinsky: The Complete Published Piano Works” was released by Fone’ Classics . The double CD recording was praised by Audio Review Magazine as “… the Great Igor Stravinsky in the outstanding performance by Giacomo Franci” In the year 2016 he started the Recordings of The Complete Piano Sonatas by Beethoven on Sheva Collection Record Company, this year(2020) he has in program the 3rd CD Recording In 1998 Franci debuted at the Carnegie Recital Hall and the Italian Music Magazine “Musica” compared him to Glenn Gould and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Mr. Franci hails from Tuscany and now resides in New York City . When not performing he works at The Tribeca Music Studio, a teaching studio for aspiring pianists and singers. Read More Franci started his Concert Career in Italy with appearances at Teatro Comunale “Guglielmi” , Teatro San Filippo di Torino , Circolo della Musica di Bologna , and Teatro Comunale di Ferrara . When Franci is not performing as a featured pianist/soloist he devotes his time to conducting his new chamber orchestra. He is very excited about the recent attention which he and the orchestra are receiving. The Chamber Orchestra had their debut at the CAMI Concert Hall in New York City in May 2004 , performing the Bach Piano Concerto in D minor , and they have been in growing demand ever since. Franci who is constantly looking to interpret new works, studied with Gaetano Gaeta and Giampiero Semeraro while earning his Bachelor’s Degree in Piano from the Boccherini Music Institute in Lucca . He was awarded his Master’s Scholarship from the Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale in Saluzzo , studying with Jean Fassinat and the famed Aldo Ciccolini . He also studied conducting with Piero Bellugi and Gustav Kuhn at Teatro Comunale di Pisa . Over the last few seasons Franci has been a featured soloist for engagements throughout the USA, Italy, England, Finland, France,Bulgaria,Chile,Turkey, China, Hungary . He is a returning soloist with : Philharmonic Orchestra of Veneto, Orchestra Sinfonica di Grosseto (where he has been featured as Soloist/Conductor), La Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestra, ISO Symphony, Turkey State Symphony in Istanbul, Richmond County Orchestra, New York Chamber Players, Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Orchestral de Bordeaux and The Beijing Symphony Orchestra ( where he has been featured as Soloist/Conductor). Since the year 2004 when he founded his Orchestra in New York , he has conducted many great Orchestras such as :The Shanghai Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica di Grosseto, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, New York Chamber Players , Concepcion Symphony Orchestra,Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano,Orchestra Modigliani,Boston Chamber Orchestra in Tanglewood and Richmond County Orchestra . Very recently he has been featured in 2 Radio Programs by David Dubal : “Piano Matters” on WWFM Radio and “Reflections from the Keyboard” on WQXR . For some of you that might not know , these radio programs feature the most legendary pianists of today and of all times . He has also appeared on radio and television shows carried by New York One, ABC, WPIX, Manhattan Cable, Hofstra University Radio, Blusat Radio 2000 (an hour long interview broadcast to an audience of over 2 million people) and Antenna 3 . In 2008 Maestro Franci was selected to the Cambridge Who’s Who Registry which lists the most accomplished professionals in the U.S. Previous Next

< Back Julio Reyes Guitar Learn More Videos About Julio was born in Oakland, CA and started the guitar at the age of 5 with his father, a former musical diplomat in Paraguay, South America who studied with a student of Agustin Barrios. He gave his first recital at 12 and at 17 performed the "Concierto de Aranjuez" with Richard Buckley and the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. Julio has performed in Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. At 9 he started his studies on cello and eventually became a member of the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra under the direction of Kent Nagano. After being principle cellist for 2 years, he became Maestro Nagano's Assistant Conductor. He has enjoyed being an educator for many years conducting youth orchestras in the US, Cuba, and Paraguay since the late 80's, giving lectures on the life and music of Agustin Barrios at conservatories of music, college music departments, and guitar societies here and abroad, teaching guitar, and teaching music at Holy Names High School in Oakland, CA for 3 years. Currently, he continues teaching guitar privately, gives lectures, recitals, and freelance conducts whenever possible. In addition to directing our Laureate Guitar ensemble this season, Julio is a three time winner in Progressive Musicians and Sound Espressivo events, Julio Reyes. In addition to his fabulous playing he is also an educator, composer and conductor Previous Next