Williams College Department of Music

Berkshire Symphony Ronald Feldman, director

**Program**

George Antheil A Jazz Symphony (1955 version) (1900-1959)

Igor Stravinsky Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée (1882-1971) Suite du Ballet I. Sinfonia II. Danses Suisses III. Scherzo IV. Pas de deux A. Adagio B. Variation C. Coda

***intermission***

Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 77 (1833-1897) I. Allegro non troppo II. Adagio III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace Miriam Fried, violin

Friday, March 6, 2015 8:00 p.m. Chapin Hall Williamstown, Massachusetts

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Next Berkshire Symphony Concert: April 24, 2015: Jean Sibelius, C. P. E. Bach, Prokofiev, Debussy Featuring soloists: Anna DeLoi ’18, harp; Robin Park ’17, piano; and Tiffany Sun ’18, flute All in Chapin Hall, 8:00pm with pre-concert talk at 7:15pm in Brooks-Rogers Berkshire Symphony Personnel

Violin I Cello Bassoon Timpani Joanna Kurkowicz, Nathaniel Parke, principal Stephen Walt, principal Matthew Gold, principal concertmaster Stephanie Caridad ’18 Nathaniel Vilas ’17 Scott Daniel ’17, Mea Cook Percussion asst. concertmaster Patricia Ho ’16 Horn Adin Krieiger-Benson ’15 Sarah Briggs Richard Mickey Victor Sungarian, principal Austin Paul ’16 Katherine Hrach ’16 Yitong Tseo ’17 Kevin Eagan ’15 Jay Sager Cindy Ogulnick Jessica Lascoe Morris Reeves ’18 Double Bass Aisling O'Sullivan ’18 Harp Abigail Soloway ’18 Robert Zimmerman, principal Christopher Wayland ’16 Elizabeth Morse, principal Kaori Washiyama Chris Janson ’16 Colin Williams ’18 Gregory Mora ’18 Piano Violin II Steve Moran Trumpet Elizabeth Wright Joana Genova, principal Patrick O’Connell David Wharton, principal Ouisa Fohrhaltz Abigail Zimmerman-Niefield ’15 Elizabeth Dietz ’15 Orchestra Manager Hanna Goodrick ’18 Jesse Freeman ’15 Jenny Dewar Elissa Hult ’15 Flute James Miotto ’18 Kristina Hwang ’18 Jacqueline DeVoe, principal Librarian Joseph Jewett Calvin Ludwig ’18 Trombone Lisa Liu ’16 Harriet Welther Tiffany Sun ’18 John Wheeler, principal Jenny Wheeler ’18 Wes Hopper Teaching Assistant Oboe Claire Leyden ’16 Viola Carl Jenkins, principal Bass Trombone Ah Ling Neu, principal Mollie Bernstein ’18 Matthew Luhn Stage Managers James Bergin Hanna Shebert ’17 Gregory Ferland ’16 Leo Goldmakher Samantha Stone ’17 Tuba Michael Navarette ’16 Catharine Hall-Schor John Bottomly Tiffany Sun ’18 Bing Liu Clarinet Yitong Tseo ’17 Delaney Smith ’18 Susan Martula, principal Dawn Wu ’18 Ethan Borre ’15 Sophie Wunderlich ’18 Benjamin DeMeo ’15 Lauren Yu ’16 Wei Luo ’18

Ronald Feldman, director Since joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s cello section at the age of 19, Ronald Feldman has received critical acclaim for a wide variety of musical achievements. Increasingly in demand as a conductor, Mr. Feldman was appointed assistant to Boston Pops conductor John Williams in 1989, a position he held until 1993. As conductor Mr. Feldman has appeared with the Rochester Philharmonic, the Quebec Symphony, the Springfield Symphony, the Saint Louis Symphony, the George Enescu Chamber Orchestra, the National Symphony of Costa Rica, the Landmarks Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Feldman has appeared as cello soloist with many orchestras performing a wide range of concerto repertoire from Dvorak to Ligeti. His many chamber music affilia- tions have included performances with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Collage New Music Ensemble, the Boston Conservatory Chamber Players, and the Williams College Chamber Players. His performances include collaborations with artists Emanuel Ax, Garrick Ohlsson, Gil Shaham, Christian Tetzlaff, and Yo Yo Ma. He is on the faculties of Williams College, Berklee College of Music, and The New England Conservatory. Born in Brooklyn, NY and a graduate of Boston University, Mr. Feldman's teachers have included, Joseph Emonts, Claus Adam, Lorne Monroe, John Sant’Ambrogio, and Harvey Shapiro. In September 2001, Mr. Feldman joined the faculty of Williams College as Artist in Residence and Director of the Berkshire Symphony, ending a distinguished career with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In July 2012 Mr. Feldman was appointed Music Director of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra.

Miriam Fried, violin Miriam Fried has been recognized for many years as one of the world’s preeminent violinists. A consummate musician – equally accomplished as recitalist, concerto soloist or chamber musician – she has been heralded for her “fiery intensity and emotional depth” (Musical America) as well as for her technical mastery. Her supreme blend of artistry and musicianship continues to inspire audiences worldwide. Miriam Fried has played with virtually every major orchestra in the United States and Europe and has been a frequent guest with the principal orchestras of Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as with the Israel Philharmonic, the London Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic and the Vienna Symphony. Recital tours have taken her to all of the major music centers in North America and to Brussels, London, Milan, Munich, Rome, Paris, Salzburg, Stockholm and Zurich. In recent seasons, Ms. Fried’s schedule has included orchestral engagements with such prestigious ensembles as the Boston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Milwaukee Symphony, Chautauqua Institution, the Louisville Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris, the BBC Philharmonic, the Montreal Symphony, the Czech Philharmonic, the Jerusalem Symphony, the Orquesta Filarmonica de Mexico, the Japan Philharmonic and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. She recently premiered a violin concerto written for her by Donald Erb with the Grand Rapids Symphony and recorded the work for Koss. Since 1993 she has been Artistic Director of the Ravinia Institute, one of the country’s leading summer programs for young musicians. Her involvement there has included regular performances at the Ravinia Festival, including recitals and concerts with the Chicago Symphony. Ms. Fried’s highly praised New York recitals of the complete Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin were the culmination of three years of international performances. She recently returned to this music, recording the complete Sonatas and Partitas in France, which were released in the spring of 1999 on the Lyrinx label. She has also made a prize-winning recording of the Sibelius Concerto with the Helsinki Philharmonic under the direction of Okko Kamu, available on the Finlandia label, which has become a best-seller. Chamber music plays an important role in Ms. Fried’s musical life. She was recently the first violinist of the Mendelssohn String Quartet and collaborates regularly with her son, pianist Jonathan Biss. Miriam Fried continues her impressive tenure as Artistic Director of the Steans Insitutes at Ravinia. Miriam Fried plays a particularly noteworthy violin, a 1718 Stradivarius that is said to have been the favorite of its 18th- century owner, the composer-conductor Louis Spohr. It was also owned by Regina Strinasacchi who, it is thought, used the instrument to play with Mozart the Sonata in B-flat, K. 454, which had been written for her. A noted pedagogue, Miriam Fried is on the faculty of New England Conservatory and is invited to give master classes throughout the world.

Special thanks to: Thanks to the Department of Music and custodial staff; Jonathan Myers, Concert and Event Manager; Harry Van Baaren, poster design; and Dan Czernecki, recording engineer for assisting with tonight’s performance.