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Like a Great String Quartet
The New York Chamber Soloists, whether in their programs of Three Quintets, Six Sextets, or Three Septets, or as the New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra are like a great string quartet — performing and interacting as one creative entity. Just … Continue reading
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The New Orford String Quartet on a Cool, Grey Evening
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of hearing the New Orford String Quartet once again, this time playing Debussy at the Killington Festival here in Vermont. It was a cool, grey evening with heavy rain, but they still had … Continue reading
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http://www.meccorrequartet.com/en/
It seems that Poland has come full circle in my life. My mother was born in Poland in 1901 and came to the United States when she was seven years old, I had the pleasure of performing in Poland with the New York Chamber Soloists in 1968 for the State Department (performances took place in Gdansk (formerly Danzig), Bydgoszcz (formerly Bromberg) and Warsaw), and I now have the pleasure of representing the Meccorre Quartet from Poland who is one of the most exceptional young string quartets to emerge from Europe in many years.
Having represented quartets from all over the world for more than forty years, nothing could please me more than hearing the extraordinary Meccorre Quartet two summers ago at the Borciani Competition, where—without question—they were the best of the twenty-six quartets there. At my invitation, they are coming to the United States for the first time from November 1 – 17, 2013, and you can see and hear them online at .
The Hermitage Piano Trio
I just came back from Seattle where I heard Misha Keylin perform with the Seattle Symphony Mozart’s Concerto No. 2 in D Major Concerto and Vieuxtemps’ 5th Concerto. Misha is, of course, renowned for having recorded the entire Vieuxtemps oeuvre … Continue reading
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“As many years as there are keys on the piano….”
Menahem Pressler continues to amaze me. I spoke with him this morning before he leaves for three weeks in France and Switzerland to judge a competition, give a number of master classes, and play a variety of recitals. I often … Continue reading
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The New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra
I think that one of the things that has given me more pleasure, musically, than anything I’ve done in the last twenty-five years, has been the performances that we’ve done under the name The New York Chamber Soloists Orchestra with … Continue reading
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The Winograds
When I was a student at Juilliard, I had the good fortune to attend the premiere performances by the Juilliard Quartet at Town Hall of the six Bartok quartets. As you can imagine, that was a landmark musical event in … Continue reading
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On the Road
Unless you’ve ever been part of a touring company of musicians or actors, it’s hard to understand how extraordinary it is for people to travel from many different places, meet, exchange pleasantries, and perform. In the best of circumstances, the … Continue reading
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Spotlight on Performance Today
I was surprised and gratified to hear the following segment on American Public Media’s Performance Today this morning: http://tinyurl.com/3fp2up3.
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Young Beethoven
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of once again hearing the extraordinary Ariel Quartet from Israel. They played the Mozart D minor quartet in a truly exceptional fashion, as well as movements from Schubert and Brahms – equally well-played … Continue reading
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