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The Classical Recording Foundation NINTH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010 WEILL RECITAL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL NEW YORK CITY The Classical Recording Foundation NINTH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Monday, October 4, 2010, 8:00 PM 2010 FOUNDATION AWARDS 2010 Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award Maria Bachmann and Jon Klibonoff 2010 Composer of the Year Award Scott Wheeler 2010 Young Artist Award Natasha Paremski 2010 Young Artist Award Orion Weiss CONCERT AND PRESENTATION OF 2010 AWARD WINNERS Opening Remarks — INTERMISSION — Adam Abeshouse, President of The Classical Recording Foundation Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major ....................................... Prokofiev Sonata for Violin and Piano (2008)................................... Philip Glass I. Allegro inquieto Commissioned in honor of the 70th birthday of Lucy Miller II. Andante caloroso Murray by Martin L. Murray through Meet the Composer for III. Precipitato premiere and performance by Maria Bachmann Natasha Paremski, piano I. Quarter note = 120 II. Quarter note = 72 Presentation of the Young Artist Award to III. Quarter note = 112-120 Orion Weiss and Natasha Paremski Charles Hamlen, Maria Bachman, violin and Jon Klibonoff, piano Chairman of IMG Artists and Founder of Classical Action Presentation of the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award to Maria Bachmann and Jon Klibonoff Humoresque No. 4 in F Minor..................................................Dvorak John Corigliano, Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award Winning Composer Fugitive Visions .................................................................... Prokofiev VII. Pittoresco VIII. Commodo Wasting The Night ..........................................................Scott Wheeler IX. Allegretto tranquillo I. Thursday X. Ridicolosamente II. Recuerdo III. I shall forget you Bagatelles................................................................................... Bartok IV. Time does not bring relief VI. Lento V. The Betrothal VII. Allegretto molto capriccioso Donald Berman, piano and Susanna Phillips, soprano Humoresque No. 6 in B Major..................................................Dvorak Presentation of the Composer of the Year Award to Orion Weiss, piano Scott Wheeler Charles Fussell, President of the Virgil Thomson Foundation and Composition Professor at Rutgers University Closing Remarks Adam Abeshouse 2 3 CLASSICAL RECORDING FOUNDATION AWARD WINNERS 2010 MARIA BACHMANN AND JON KLIBONOFF THE SAMUEL SANDERS COLLABORATIVE ARTIST AWARD A violinist who combines outstanding Maria Bachmann and Jon Klibonoff represent the highest form of musicianship with dazzling technical command, a collaborative artistry. Philip Glass’ Sonata for Violin was written tone of exceptional purity, and a magnetic stage specifically for Ms. Bachman, and as such, she and her longtime presence, Maria Bachmann has been the subject collaborator and recital partner, Jon Klibonoff, worked directly with Philip of critical accolades worldwide from the very Glass. The outcome of this process was a landmark composition with an beginning of her career. The New York Times has equally significant world premiere recording made in the same year as the hailed her as “a violinist of soul and patrician premiere performance. The disc will be released later this year on the refinement,” and The Boston Globe has similarly Orange Mountain label. Please visit www.orangemountainmusic.com for praised Ms. Bachmann as being “astonishing in more information. every musical and technical regard.” Ms. Bachmann has also had the rare distinction of being profiled by Time magazine, as well as by such journals as Mirabella, Fanfare and CD Review. ABOUT THIS AWARD Maria Bachmann studied at The Curtis Institute of Music with Ivan Galamian and Szymon Goldberg, and was awarded Curtis's Fritz Kreisler The Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award commemorates Prize for outstanding graduating violinist. She performs on a 1782 violin by Samuel Sanders, a consummate chamber musician and beloved teacher. Nicolo Gagliano. Mr. Sanders was the recital partner of choice to many instrumentalists and singers including Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich, Robert White, and Jon Klibonoff has established a versatile career as Paula Robison. orchestra soloist, recitalist and chamber musician Mr. Sanders had always preferred the term collaborator to throughout the United States and abroad. His many accompanist, and so embodied the essence of chamber music in all of his awards include the Silver Medal of the Gina Bachauer performances. He helped each artist find his or her voice, always achieving International Piano Competition, the Affiliate Artists the right balance between leading and following, anticipation and support. Xerox Pianists Award, the Pro Musicis Foundation His range of tonal color was inspiring, without demanding the spotlight and Award, First Prize in the Kosciuszko Chopin always in service to the music. The Foundation has established this award Competition, and a Solo Recitalists Fellowship from in his honor and consequently it is reserved for chamber music of the the National Endowment for the Arts. highest caliber. A graduate of The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, Klibonoff has been on the faculty of Hunter College and Concordia College and is currently a member of the faculty at SUNY Purchase College. He resides in Bronxville, New York with his wife Amy and their two children, Madeleine and Noah. 4 5 CLASSICAL RECORDING FOUNDATION AWARD WINNERS 2010 NATASHA PAREMSKI THE YOUNG ARTIST AWARD With her striking and dynamic performances, 23-year- Russian-American pianist Natasha Paremski first caught the ear of old pianist Natasha Paremski reveals astounding audiences as a teenager with her astounding virtuosity, and has since virtuosity and voracious interpretive abilities. She demonstrated a remarkable musical sensibility in both her interpretations continues to generate excitement from all corners as and her artistic choices. Alongside performances of repertoire from Bach to she wins over audiences with her musical sensibility Prokofiev, she has premiered several new pieces and championed other and flawless technique. In the summer of 2009, contemporary works, including the Corigliano concerto, which the Natasha made celebrated appearances at the Colorado composer himself suggested she play after hearing her. Now 23 years old, Music Festival and with the Buffalo Philharmonic Natasha has made her mark on three continents and is poised for a long Orchestra. career of passion and insight, both at the keyboard and away from it. In the coming season, Natasha will continue to CRF is very pleased to join with IMG in supporting this young artist to perform with major orchestras including a return engagement with the enable her bright future. The Young Artist Award went to underwrite a disc National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, will appear at Lincoln Center in encompassing the Prokofiev Sonata No. 7, a new work by Gabriel Kahane the fall as part of the “What Makes it Great?” series with Rob Kapilow, and (written for Natasha), and the Brahms Sonata Op 2. will tour the UK with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Born in Moscow, Natasha began her piano studies at the age of 4 with Nina Malikova at the Andreyev School of Music there. In 1995 she emigrated with her family to the United States and became a US citizen in 2001. She studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music before moving to New York to study with Pavlina Dokovska at Mannes College of Music, from which she graduated in 2007. 6 7 CLASSICAL RECORDING FOUNDATION AWARD WINNERS 2010 ORION WEISS THE YOUNG ARTIST AWARD Pianist Orion Weiss is one of the most sought-after soloists and collaborators in his generation of young Orion Weiss has become an indispensable part of the American music American musicians. His deeply felt and exceptionally world, in demand as a soloist and chamber musician across the country. crafted performances go far beyond his technical mastery Orion has proven to be an exceptionally dexterous artist, finding ways to and have won him acclaim from audiences, critics and excel in a dizzying variety of formats and repertoire. He is a regular and a colleagues in a wide range of repertoire and formats. At favorite at numerous American orchestras and at several of the major age 27, he continues to demonstrate his gift for chamber music and summer festivals, and is called upon by conductors and communication across boundaries of style and setting. his fellow performers to apply his thoughtful but sharp artistry to anything In the past three seasons, he has performed with the from the cornerstones of the piano repertoire to obscure gems. Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony CRF is very pleased to join with IMG in supporting this young artist to Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Baltimore enable his bright future. The Young Artist Award went to underwrite a disc Symphony, New World Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra, with the Dvorak Humoresques, Prokofiev Fugitive Visions, and Barktok Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and in duo summer concerts with the New Bagatelles Op. 6 York Philharmonic at both Lincoln Center and the Bravo! Vail Valley Festival. 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