ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Beethoven, KEVIN FITZ-GERALD (PIANO) enjoys Romania, he began his studies as a premiere of the Kletzki Violin a versatile performing career as student of David Oistrakh. He went Concerto (1928) with the American recitalist, orchestra soloist and on to study with Ivan Galamian at Symphony Orchestra conducted by chamber musician. His performances the Juilliard School, where, upon Leon Botstein, following which The Bagels & Banter have garnered international acclaim, graduating, he became a teaching New York Times commented on the and he has been recognized for assistant to the Juilliard String “excellent” performance. his “hypnotically powerful and Quartet. He has collaborated in The New York Times, in describing his precise” pianism and “dynamic and concert with such esteemed artists performance on Bach’s Solo Sonata SUN / SEP 23 / 11:00 AM distinguished” interpretations. as Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Lynn No. 1 said, “he played cleanly and His concert tours and performances Harrell, Yefim Bronfman, Cho Liang- without affectation. Contrapuntal have taken place in major concert Lin and Emanuel Ax, among others. lines emerged clearly because halls, universities and concert Carnegie Hall has featured him as multiple stops stayed in tune, and a organizations throughout the United part of its “American Music Masters” fast, tight vibrato helped keep the Kevin Fitz-Gerald Inbal Segev States, , China, Japan, Korea, series and he was the subject of a music from sounding expressive in PIANO CELLO Australia, Mexico, South America, the television special on WGBH Boston. a 19th-century manner. This was, in Robert Davidovici Peter Lloyd Mediterranean and the Caribbean. His multifaceted career has included fact, excellent Bach.” In describing VIOLIN DOUBLE BASS Notable venues include Carnegie Hall being Concertmaster of such his performance of the Bernstein (New York), The Mormon Tabernacle orchestras as the Osaka Philharmonic, Serenade, The New York Times stated Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (Utah), Walt Disney Concert Hall Symphony, The Residentie that “it would have been hard to VIOLA (Los Angeles), National Arts Centre Orchestra (The Hague) and Cincinnati imagine a sweeter performance,” (Ottawa), Roy Thompson Hall Symphony, as well as the Grand Teton and the Sydney Morning Herald wrote, There will be no intermission. (), Place des Arts (Montréal), Music Festival and Chautauqua and “Robert Davidovici lingered lovingly Izumi Hall (Osaka), Suntori Hall Colorado Music Festival Orchestras. over the poetic passages of the (Tokyo), National Gallery (Kingston) In addition to his solo engagements, Tchaikovsky Concerto, and ignited Please join us after the performance for refreshments and Town Hall (Melbourne). He has he is Artist-in-Residence and the fiery ones with passion.”Fanfare and a conversation with the performers. appeared with several Canadian Professor of Violin at Florida Magazine commented on his first and American orchestras including International University in Miami. He CD that “Davidovici handles the five the Toronto Symphony, Montréal is a guest professor at leading music compositional styles with confidence. Symphony, Canadian Chamber schools around the world, most His tone is ripe, his intonation dead PROGRAM Orchestra, CBC Radio Orchestra, recently at the Musashino Academia on, and he plays with aplomb. This Calgary Philharmonic, Los Angeles Musicae in Tokyo, Universities of is an impressive disc debut.” He has Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) Camerata, Utah Chamber Orchestra Washington and and recorded as violin soloist with the Serenade for violin, viola and cello, Op.10 and the Mormon Tabernacle the Australian National University. London Symphony Orchestra for Cala I. Marcia Orchestra at Temple Square. Recent The Montréal La Presse said that, Records. His CD Mélodie-The Art of II. Romanza orchestral performances have “Robert Davidovici is a born violinist Robert Davidovici was selected as one III. Scherzo included concerti by Dvorak, Mozart, in the most complete sense of of the top 30 CD releases in Japan in IV. Tema con variazioni Beethoven, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, the word.” In October 2013, he 1995. He may also be heard on New Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Berg and performed the Beethoven Violin World Records, Centaur, Clavier, and V. Rondo Poulenc. Mr. Fitz-Gerald’s concerts Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Meistermusic. His CD recording of have frequently been recorded for Orchestra (RPO) under Grzegorz transcriptions of Chopin’s Nocturnes Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) local, national and international radio Nowak, after which he recorded his was released in May 2004 in Japan Mosè-fantasia for double bass and piano, MS 23 and television networks in Canada, second CD with the RPO under G. by JVC Victor. He is the recipient USA, South America, France, Japan Nowak, containing the Beethoven of several distinguished First Prize Franz Schubert (1797-1828) and Australia. His CD recordings can and Mendelssohn Concerti. honors, among them, the Naumburg Trout Quintet, D.667 be found on the Summit, Quatro The reviews for the first CD with the Competition and the Carnegie Hall I. Allegro vivace Corde, AFCM, Yarlung, GM, Centaur RPO, under G. Nowak, released in International American Music Violin II. Andante and Ivory Classics record labels. the autumn of 2013, comment on Competition. “the fantastic performance of the III. Scherzo: Presto ROBERT DAVIDOVICI (VIOLIN) is Kletzki Violin Concerto and Robert TIEN-HSIN CINDY WU (VIOLA) IV. Andantino – Allegretto acclaimed in the United States, Davidovici’s full-blooded tone Praised by the Seattle Times as V. Allegro giusto Canada, Europe, South America, being just what the work deserves” “Simply marvelous” and Taiwan’s Australia and Asia as a virtuoso (TheArtsDesk.com). He returned to Liberty Times for “astonishingly in concerto, recital and chamber London in February 2015 to perform capturing the spirit of the music,” music performances who combines the Tchaikovsky and Brahms Violin violinist/violist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu spectacular technique, wide-ranging Concerti, again with the RPO under enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, repertoire and magnificent artistry Maestro Nowak. In February 2007, chamber musician and educator with an exciting, compelling stage he was soloist at Lincoln Center’s throughout North America, Europe presence. Born in Transylvania, Avery Fisher Hall in the American and Asia. She has collaborated in

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PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 18 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 19 ABOUT THE ARTISTS concerts with renowned artists such concerto since Yo-Yo Ma premiered of Music, The Chamber Music Society as Teddy Abrams, Gary Graffman, it in the 1990s. Segev co-founded the of Lincoln Center, The Orpheus Kim Kashkashian, Ida Kavafian, Amerigo Trio with former New York Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Music Cho-Liang Lin, Anthony Marwood, Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Northwest, Music From Angel Fire, Midori, Thomas Quasthoff, Yuja Dicterow and violist Karen Dreyfus, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, La Wang and members of the Alban and co-curates chamber music at Jolla Summerfest, Chicago Chamber Berg, Brentano, Cleveland, Emerson, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Musicians, The Brooklyn Chamber Guarneri, Miró and Tokyo string New Music Festival. Segev's recent Music Society, BargeMusic in New York quartets at prominent venues such discography includes acclaimed City and The Brandenburg Ensemble. as the Kennedy Center, Library of recordings of romantic cello works In addition to his concert schedule Congress, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln with pianist Juho Pohjonen (Avie) Mr. Lloyd is a regular visitor to the Center and festivals such as and Bach’s Cello Suites (Vox). leading music schools in the United Bridgehampton Chamber Music Her YouTube channel features her States, giving master classes, lectures, Festival, Great Lakes Chamber Music music videos and her popular master and recitals at The Curtis Institute, Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, Mainly class series Musings with Inbal Segev, The Juilliard School, The Tanglewood Mozart, the Marlboro Music Festival which has thousands of subscribers Music Festival and many others. and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. across continents and close to one Over the span of his career Mr. Lloyd She has also collaborated as a guest million views. Her many honors has served on the faculties of Indiana violist with the Dover Quartet, include prizes at the Pablo Casals, University, Northwestern University Formosa Quartet, Orion Quartet and Paulo and Washington International and the University of Minnesota. Shanghai Quartet. She is a recipient Competitions. Segev began playing Since 2010 he has been Professor of of many awards, including the Milka the cello in Israel and at age 16 was Double Bass and Chamber Music at The Violin Artist Prize from the Curtis invited by Isaac Stern to come to the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. Institute of Music and third prize at U.S. to continue her studies. She holds the International Violin Competition degrees from The Juilliard School and of David Oistrakh. She taught violin, Yale University. Her cello was made by chamber music and string pedagogy Francesco Ruggieri in 1673. at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California PETER LLOYD (DOUBLE BASS) JAZZ & BLUES from 2010 to 2015, and has coached A native of Philadelphia, Peter Lloyd chamber music at the Encore School is a graduate of the Curtis Institute for Strings and Hotchkiss Summer of Music and the Settlement Music Portals. She is currently the Artist in School, having studied with Roger Residence and Artistic Partner of the Scott and Eligio Rossi. Mr. Lloyd JOHN BEASLEY’S Da Camera Society in Los Angeles. joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in She plays on a 1734 Domenico his last year at Curtis and remained Montagnana violin, 1918 Stefano there for more than eight seasons Scarampella violin and a 2015 Stanley before accepting the position of Kiernoziak viola. Principal Bass of The Minnesota MONK’ESTRA Orchestra, a title he held from INBAL SEGEV (CELLO) Cellist Inbal 1986 to 2007. Since 2007 Mr. Lloyd Segev’s playing has been described as has returned to perform with the “characterized by a strong and warm Philadelphia Orchestra and has served FRI / OCT 12, 2018 / 7:30PM tone... delivered with impressive as Guest Principal Bass with The Pianist/composer/arranger John Beasley brings the smashing, four-time fluency and style” and with “luscious National Arts Centre Orchestra under ® phrasing” by The Strad. She has Pinchas Zukerman, The Hong Kong GRAMMY -nominated big-band MONK’estra to The Broad Stage for the performed around the world as Philharmonic under Edo DeWaart, first time. Capturing the spirit of Thelonious Monk’s singular music in a soloist with leading orchestras The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra such as the Berlin Philharmonic, and for three years, the Acting fresh arrangements flavored with contemporary sounds that range from Israel Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Principal Bass of The Los Angeles Afro-Cuban rhythms to hip-hop, critics have called it “some of the most Symphony, and has collaborated Chamber Orchestra under Jeffrey mesmerizing big-band music of recent memory.” with legendary conductors such as Kahane. Having dedicated much of Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel and Marin his career to the chamber music Alsop. She has commissioned new repertoire, Mr. Lloyd has performed Jazz & Blues at The Broad Stage made possible by a generous gift works by Avner Dorman, Timo Andres, with the Guarneri String Quartet, from Richard & Lisa Kendall. 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