Lorin Hollander Lorin Hollander (born July 19, 1944) is an American Rudolf in 1966 presented by the Department of State.[13] classical concert pianist. He has performed with virtually His appearances in Europe began in 1965, when he all of the major symphony orchestras in the United States made a recording in London of Aram Khachaturian's pi- and many around the world.[1] A New York Times critic ano concerto and Ernest Bloch's Scherzo Fantasque with has called him, “the leading pianist of his generation.”[2] the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor André Previn. In 1968 he debuted with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Among many others, Hollander has per- formed with the orchestras of Boston, Chicago, Cleve- 1 Early life land, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Philadel- phia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Washington’s Na- Lorin Hollander was born in New York City into a Jewish tional Symphony, and internationally with the London family. His father, Max Hollander, was associate concert- Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre de la Su- master of the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo isse Romande, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, ORTF Toscanini.[1] Lorin Hollander was a child prodigy and and New Tokyo Philharmonic.[12] gave his first public performance at age five playing ex- In 1969, Lorin Hollander gave the first public classical cerpts of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, and at age recital using the Baldwin Electric Concert Grand at the eleven, he made his Carnegie Hall debut with the National Fillmore East.[14] In 1971 he was the first classical pianist Orchestral Association.[1][3] to give street concerts in East Harlem and in Queens, un- He studied with Eduard Steuermann[4] from age eight and der the auspices of the Department of Cultural Affairs.[15] took courses at what is now the Juilliard Pre-College at Hollander premiered Norman Dello Joio's “Fantasy and age eleven. His subsequent mentors were Max Rudolf Variations”[16] and the RCA recording with the Boston and Leon Fleisher[5] and he spent two summers at Marl- Symphony Orchestra with Erich Leinsdorf conducting, boro working with Rudolf Serkin. He also worked pe- was nominated for a Grammy in 1964.[17] Other pre- riodically with Olga Stroumillo.[6] He transferred from mieres of new classical works related to Hollander’s ca- public school to Professional Children’s School when he reer include Gunther Schuller’s Concerto for 3 Hands, was thirteen, from which he graduated at sixteen.[7] which was written for Lorin Hollander and Leon Fleisher (1990).[18] Hollander’s most notable student is the American com- 2 Musical career poser, Richard Danielpour.[19] Beginning in 1959, Hollander toured regularly perform- ing as soloist with symphonies and in recital around the United States and Canada. He made a last minute sub- 3 Educator stitution for Van Cliburn as soloist with the San An- [8] tonio Symphony at age 14. In the same year, Hol- Lorin Hollander has also been known for his advocacy lander made his international debut with the Montreal of the arts in education; he has testified before the U.S. Symphony Orchestra. He also began making appear- Congress and many state legislatures, and, created some ances on national television including the The Perry Como of the first models of community outreach and univer- Show,[9] the Bell Telephone Hour, and the following year [10] sity residencies for the National Endowment of the Arts, on The Ed Sullivan Show. He began making several American Symphony Orchestra League, and the National critically acclaimed recordings for RCA, the first one in Association for Music Education (formerly Music Edu- 1958. In 1961, he performed with the New York Phil- [20] [11] cators National Conference). Hollander has been an harmonic under the baton of Leonard Bernstein, and advisor to the U.S. Office of the Gifted and Talented, appearances with renowned conductors such as Copland, the World Congress on the Gifted, and the Commission Haitink, Leinsdorf, Levine, Mehta, Monteux, Ormandy, on Presidential Scholars.[21] A special educational session Ozawa, Previn, Schwarz and Szell continued throughout [12] with students from Philadelphia’s Edison High, then an his career. inner city school, was taped for an hour-long NET-TV Hollander was the only soloist on the World Tour of special in 1970 titled Up Against the Wall.[22] Hollander the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with conductor Max was a member of the Rockefeller Panel on the Arts, Ed- 1 2 7 REFERENCES ucation and Americans for the American Council for the • Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition RCA Victor Arts in Education and in 1977 a panel report “Coming to (1965) Our Senses”[23] was published. • A Lorin Hollander Concert – Bach: Jesu Joy of Hollander has also worked with organizations includ- Man’s Desiring; Beethoven: “Tempest” Sonata; ing the Social Science Research Council, the Inter- Brahms: Intermezzo in B-flat minor; Schumann: national Federation of Music Therapy, International Arabeske, RCA Victor (1966) Transpersonal Association, and the American Psychiatric Association.[20] • Lorin Hollander at the Fillmore East Angel (1969) In recognition of Hollander’s work in arts education, the - Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7; Bach: Partita No. 6; Tennessee Arts Academy, an arts in education program Debussy: “Fireworks"; Hollander: Toccata, “Up of the Tennessee Department of Education, created the Against the Wall.” Lorin Hollander Award, which is given to a Tennessean • Copland “Piano Concerto,” Lorin Hollander with [24] whose influence has benefited arts education. the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, Conductor, Delos (1995), reissued by Naxos (2012) 4 Awards and recognitions • The Bell Telephone Hour 1959 - 1965[10] • The Perry Como Show 1959, 1961 - 1963[9] Hollander has received honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Maine, Buena Vista College and Ithaca • The Ed Sullivan Show 1960[10] College. The Institute for Music and Neurologic Func- • tion recognized Lorin Hollander with the 2003 Music Has The Merv Griffin Show - Season 6, Episode 155 - Power Award for his advocacy of music and healing.[25] April 4, 1969 The award is given for: significant accomplishments by • The Merv Griffin Show - Season 7, Episode 32 - exceptional individuals who have brought new under- September 30, 1969[26] standing to the use of the power of music to awaken and heal. He is an honorary Fellow of the Joseph Campbell • The Merv Griffin Show - Season 7, Episode 80 - Foundation. December 8, 1969 • Episode Old Friends...New Friends with interview- 5 Personal life ing host Fred Rogers 1978 • Sophie’s Choice (film) Performer, Jesu, Joy of Hollander is the father of three sons, Jesse, Joshua and Man’s Desiring & Lieder ohne Worte 1982[10] Aaron. He resides in Mid Coast Maine with his wife, Tara. • DVD Great Pianists on the Bell Telephone Hour: 1959-1967, VAI 2002 DVD 6 Selected discography / Television and Film 7 References • [1] Asséo Griliches, Diane (2008). Teaching Musicians: A Discovering the Piano, A Guide to Piano Playing: Photographer’s View. Bunker Hill Publishing. ISBN 22 Favorites for Students of All Ages RCA Camden 9781593730604. Retrieved 2013-10-27. (1958) • [2] Klein, Howard (1964-08-17). “Music: Lenox Weekend; Polonaise, Lorin Hollander, Pianist RCA Camden Leinsdorf and Ozawa Conduct Concerts by Boston Sym- (1959) phony at Tanglewood”. The New York Times. Retrieved • Dello Joio, “Fantasy and Variation” and Ravel “Con- 2013-10-27. certo in G,” Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich [3] “Pianist, 11, and a 14-year-old Violinist Play in Orchestral Leinsdorf, Conductor, RCA Victor (1963) Association Concert.”. The New York Times. 1956-01-11. • Prokofieff Piano Concerto No. 5, Lorin Hollander, p. 34. Retrieved 2013-12-25. Violin Concerto No. 1, Erick Friedman, Boston [4] “Edward and Clara Steuermann collection, 1922-1981 Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, Conductor (Biographical Sketch)". Library of Congress. Retrieved RCA Victor (1964) 2013-10-27. • Khachaturian Piano Concerto / Bloch Scherzo Fan- [5] Fleisher, Leon; Midgette, Anne (2011). My Nine Lives: tasque Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – André A Memoir of Many Careers in Music. Random House. p. Previn, Conductor, RCA Victor (1965) 255. ISBN 9780767931373. Retrieved 2013-10-27. 3 [6] Slonimsky, Nicolas (2001). Baker’s Biographical Dic- [23] Coming to our senses: the significance of the arts for Amer- tionary of Musicians. Schirmer Books. ISBN ican education: a panel report. McGraw-Hill. 1977. p. 9780028655710. Retrieved 2013-10-27. 334. ISBN 9780070023604. [7] “Professional Children’s School Notable Alumni”. [24] “Tennessee Arts Academy - Academy Award Recipients”. Professional Children’s School. Retrieved 2013-10-27. Tennessee Arts Academy. Retrieved 2013-11-11. TM [8] McPhail, Claire (1967-01-08). “Musical Notes: Lorin [25] “2003 Music Has Power Awards”. Retrieved 2013-11- Hollander to Appear in Concert”. The News and Courier. 11. Charleston, SC. Retrieved 2013-10-27. [26] “The Merv Griffin Show Season 7 Episode 32, September [9] Macfarlane, Malcolm; Crossland, Ken (2009). Perry 30, 1969”. Retrieved 2013-11-11. Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record. Mc- Farland. ISBN 9780786486571. Retrieved 2013-10-27. 8 External links [10] “Lorin Hollander”. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2013-10-27. • Official Website [11] Schonberg, Harold C. (1961-04-08). “Music: A Young • Pianist; Lorin Hollander, 16, Plays Khatchaturian”. The "Memories and Visions of Transformative Educa- New York Times. p. 13. Retrieved 2013-10-27. tion Through Music: an April 2005 interview with Lorin Hollander" Journal for Music-In-Education, [12] “Lorin Hollander, Bios, Pictures, Albums - Naxos Classi- 2007 pg. 23-34. cal Music”. Naxos Records. Retrieved 2013-10-27. • "Interview with Lorin Hollander,” Janine Lehane, [13] “4th Concert Set by Cincinnatians; Program Tonight to May 2000. Include World Tour Repertory”. The New York Times. 1966-03-17. Retrieved 2013-10-27. • "Lorin Hollander Interview,” NAMM Oral History Program April 16, 2004. [14] Henahan, Donal (1969-02-24).