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Master C[ass

"Playing To Win"

Sergiu Schwartz Violin

2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 21, 1999

Unauthorized recording or photography is prohibited. PROGRAM

Opening Remarks

Violin Concerto in D ...... ~ ...... Tchaikovsky Allegro Moderato Gabrielle Fink ( 16)

Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso ...... Saint-Saens Daniel Andai ( 15)

Panel Discussion: Question and answer session featuring Professor Schwartz, Gabrielle Fink, and Daniel Andai

INTERMISSION

Partita No. 2 for solo violin ...... J.S Bach Chaconne Ann Fink (16)

Symphonie Espagnole ...... Lalo Chaconne Julian Kilkneen (14)

Special Thanks to Harid staffaccompanist Tao Lin for performing on today's program.

Professor Schwartz will available to sign copies ofhis latest CD after the program. Sergiu Schwartz Violin

Sergiu Schwartz's active international career has taken him to major music centers on 3 continents, including 20 European countries, , and over 40 U. S. states, as a soloist with over 200 leading orchestras, and in recitals and chamber music concerts. His recent solo orchestral engagements include the Dresden Staatskapelle, Jerusalem Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Hall, London Soloists Chamber Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Sarajevo Philharmonic (in Bosnia and on tour in ), Dresden Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic, Hungarian Chamber Orchestra, European Community Chamber Orchestra, Florida Philharmonic, and Orchestra of St. Luke's at New York's Lincoln Center, among numerous other distinguished ensembles in the U.S. and worldwide. He has collaborated in performances with preeminent conductors, including Sergiu Comissiona, James Judd, Peter Maag, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Bruno Weil, andAntoni Wit. As a recitalist, Mr. Schwartz's performances include sold-our concerts at the 92nd Street Y, Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital H all, and Merkin Hall in New York; and at Wigmore Hall in London. As a performer and pedagogue, he is a frequent guest at national and international music festivals, including Aspen, Newport, Inrerlochen, Israel , Interlaken (Switzerland), Kuhmo (Finland), Prusia Cove (England), La Gesse (France), Soesterberg (Holland), Brasov (), and Sofia and Plovdiv (Bulgaria). He has been featured in broadcasts for major radio and TV stations, including the BBC, NPR, and CNN, and has recorded for Vox, Arcobaleno, CRS Records, and Discover/Koch International.

Sergiu Schwartz studied at the Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv, where he also gained exposure to world-class artists such as Isaac Stern and Yehudi Menuhin during master classes at the Jerusalem Music Center. He continued his studies with Yfrah Neaman at the Guildhall School in London, and in 1981 he was awarded scholarships from the America-Israel Cuitural Foundation and The J uilliard School to study with Dorothy Delay. Mr. Schwartz's honors include major prizes in international violin competitions in London, Switzerland, Chile, and the , and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. A teacher of prizewinning students in prestigious competitions, including Premio Paganini (Italy) and Pablo de Sarasate (Spain) International Violin Competitions, and the Coleman and Carmel Chamber Music Competitions (California), Mr. Schwartz is in demand for master classes and master courses worldwide, and serves as a juror in national and international competitions. Upcoming Events (featuring Sergiu Schwartz)

November29 Monday, 7:30 p.m. Chamber Music Concert "Regal Romantics" Sergiu Schwartz, violin Johanne Perron, cello (guest pianist TBA) Beethoven "Ghost" Piano Tno TICKET OFFICE & Brahms Piano Tno, op. 8 AtMorikami $18 ADMINISTRATION DecemberlO Ticket Office Hours Friday, 7:30 p.m. (during concert season) The Harid Philharmonia 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday- Friday Arthur Weisberg, conductor Sergiu Schwartz, violin Administration Hours Bizet L 'Arlesienne Suite 9 a.m. - 5 a.m. Monday-Friday Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 6 "Pastora le" Mailing Address At Spanish River Church $18 VIP:$50 360 l North Military Trail Boca Raton, FL 33431 January 26 Physical Location Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. 2285 Potomac Road Studio Series "The Violin Millennium'' Ticket Office Phone & Fa..x From the Studio ofSergiu Schwartz Sergiu Schwartz and his violin students perform a collection of (561) 999-4377 (phone) favorites from Bach to Bernstein. All proceeds and donations from (561) 995-0417 (fax) the concert benefit the Josef Gingold Endowment Fund. At Morikami $18 Administration Phone & Fax (561) 999-4386 (p hone) March 14 (561) 995-0417 (fax) Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Recital Ticket Office Internet E-mail "From Vienna With Love" [email protected] Sergiu Schwartz, violin Violin favorites by composers influenced by Viennese culture Internet Web Site including Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and Kreisler. www.lynn.edu/harid At Crest Theatre $18 Administration Internet E-mail April 22 [email protected] Saturday, 7:30 p.m. The Harid Philharmonia Arthur Weisberg, conductor Sergiu Schwartz, violin Weber lnvtfatron to the Dance Arthur Weisberg Violin Concerto (World Premiere) Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 "Pafhetique" At Olympic Heights $18