“ a Trio of Three Brilliant Artists Who Play As One.” TOUR

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29, 2014 7:30 P.M. | RAZZO HALL TOUR PROGRAM Shostakovich Trio in C Minor, op. 8 Mendelssohn Trio in D Minor Intermission Haydn Trio in G Major Arensky Trio in D Minor “A trio of three brilliant artists who play as one.” 950 Main Street Worcester MA 01610-1477 — San Francisco Chronicle ERIKA KLEMPERER, Violin RONALD CRUTCHER, Violoncello A native of a full scholarship to the Aspen Ronald Crutcher A former member of the Cincinnati Richmond, Ind., Music Festival and was also invited was born in Symphony Orchestra, he has Erika Klemperer to participate in the Teton Music Cincinnati and performed recitals in the United began studying Festival. began studying States, Europe, and South America, the cello at and has recorded for Austrian and the violin at age At the invitation of Yehudi Menuhin, the age of 14 West German radio. 7. She graduated Klemperer continued her post- with Elizabeth from Interlochen graduate studies in London, also Crutcher has written articles on Potteiger, a Arts Academy studying with Yfrah Neaman there. music, leadership, and higher and later attended faculty member education for professional journals Now a resident of London, Klemperer Indiana University, where she studied at Miami University in Oxford, and reference books, and has served is a former professor of the Guildhall with Josef Gingold and received her Ohio. At 17 he won the Cincinnati internationally as a consultant for School of Music and Drama, and bachelor of music degree with honors. Symphony Young Artist Competition. music and fine arts programs. Continuing to pursue her interest in has played a principal position in As a Woodrow Wilson and Ford chamber music, Klemperer received several leading London chamber Foundation Fellow, he studied at Yale Now the president of Wheaton her master’s degree from Sarah orchestras. She currently maintains a University with the renowned cellist College in Norton, Mass., Crutcher Lawrence College where, as a teaching psychodynamic counseling practice Aldo Parisot, and became the first formerly served as provost and fellow, she studied with Dorothy in London. cellist to receive the doctor of musical executive vice president for academic Delay. Klemperer was awarded arts degree from Yale. affairs at Miami University of Ohio. A former chair of the board of the The recipient of a coveted Fulbright Association of American Colleges and Fellowship, Crutcher continued his Universities (AAC&U), he currently GORDON BACK, Piano studies in Germany with Siegfried serves as the co-chair of AAC&U’s Palm and Gerhard Mantel. Other advocacy initiative, Liberal Education Gordon Back’s accompanist to the Tchaikovsky teachers have included Janos Starker and America’s Promise (LEAP). He distinguished Competition, the Queen Elisabeth and Enrico Mainardi. He made his is also a past president of Chamber career as a pianist Competition, the Paganini Carnegie Hall debut in March 1985. Music America. has taken him to Competition, and the Indianapolis most continents Competition. of the world. His Back is a Professor and Fellow of the international Guildhall School of Music, London. reputation was In 2002 he became the Artistic established in Director of the Menuhin Competition 1978 when he partnered with violinist and has since channeled his creative Formed in 1980, The Klemperer Trio has performed Dong-Suk Kang in New York’s Alice energy into defining it as a unique to critical acclaim in the United States and Europe. Tully Hall, to great critical acclaim. international event. It was hosted Since then he has appeared extensively in London in 2004; France, 2006; It is a chamber ensemble of exceptional musicianship, throughout Europe, the former Cardiff, 2008; Oslo, 2010; Beijing, with a repertoire spanning musical styles from classical U.S.S.R., the United States, Japan, 2012; and Austin, Texas, 2014. Korea, China and South Africa. The festival is now a major violin to contemporary. Back has performed and recorded festival featuring all jury members with artists such as Yehudi Menuhin, as performers, and provides an Nathan Milstein, Josef Suk, Maxim educational forum to all participants Vengerov and Sarah Chang. He and visiting musicians. frequently has served as an official .

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