559383bk Winkler:557541bk Kelemen 3+3 16/7/08 10:20 AM Page 1 Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo David Winkler Founded in 1948, the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo (Mendoza, Argentina) is considered to be one of South America’s David Winkler earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts AMERICAN CLASSICS preeminent orchestral ensembles. The Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo’s six decade tradition has been defined by its degree (composition) from Columbia University in New music directors Julio Perceval, Olgerts Bistevins, Jean Constantinesco, Alejandro Derevitzky, Aquiles Romani, Juan York City. Previous studies took place at the Carlos Zorzi, Julio Malaval, Jorge Fontenla, Armando Krieger, Guillermo Scarabino, David del Pino Klinge, Ligia Conservatorio Cherubini in Florence, Italy and University Amadio, and since 2005 David Handel. Many of the world’s most recognized artists have performed with the Orquesta of California at Los Angeles where he earned his Sinfónica UNCuyo, including Paul Hindemith, Schlomo Mintz, Peter Donahoe, Desiree Defauw, Víctor Tevah, Charles Bachelor of Arts degree. He has served on the faculties DAVID WINKLER Dutoit, Lior Shambadal, Julio Karr-Bertoli, Eduardo Marturet, Andrés Segovia, Ida Haendel, Henrik Szering, Antonio of Columbia University and the Lincoln Center Institute. Yepes, Pierre Fournier, Jorg Demus, Gyorg Sandor, Zvi Zeittin, José Iturbi, Abbey Simon, Phillipe Entremont, Byron Raeburn Photo: Roberta F. Over the past several years he has received commissions Janis, Ruggiero Ricci, Friedrich Gulda, Ralph Votapek, Franco Guilli, Bruno Gelber, Martha Argerich, Barry Douglas, and premières from a variety of orchestras and ensembles Piano Concerto • Elements Concerti to mention only a few. Currently, the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo is in an expansion phase and is positioned to become in Europe, South America and Asia. These include a an international reference with respect to artistic excellence and community outreach. The Universidad Nacional de composer fellowship grant by the New York Foundation Cuyo is currently in the process of developing the newest state-of-the-art cultural complex in the region and future home for the Arts to support the creation of a variety of new Alexander Panizza, Piano • Anna Rabinova, Violin of the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo. The Orchestra has recorded widely for South American radio broadcasts and symphonic works; a commission grant by the New York commercial recordings within Argentina. This Naxos recording of music by David Winkler represents the Orquesta State Council on the Arts to create new choral works. Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Cuyo Sinfónica UNCuyo’s first recording for international distribution. Recent commissions also include those from the Orquesta Sinfónica UNCuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; Orchestre de Chambre Français Orchestre de Chambre Français National Symphony Orchestra of Bolivia; Alabama Acclaimed as one of France’s best chamber orchestras, the French Chamber Orchestra Albéric MAGNARD (manager Symphony (Birmingham, AL); The Korean Broadcasting David Handel • Ivan Meylemans Christian Raverdel, violinist) founded in 1989, is based in Senlis, 40 km north of Paris. The Orchestra performs System; Chamber Orchestra Kremlin; Queen’s Chamber regularly in Paris (including the Salle Pleyel, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Palais des Congrès, Eglise de La Madeleine, Band; Houston Grand Opera; and Kharkov Philharmonic Eglise St Germain des Prés, etc) and throughout France. In Spain, it is one of the most frequently-invited French (Ukraine). Previous commissions also include those from chamber groups, having made numerous appearances at the prestigious Santander International Festival, the Montserrat The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the International Music Week, the International Festivals of Palencia and Gandia, and in concerts in Madrid and Grenada. Aspen Music Festival. He has received a Leonard The Orchestra also performs regularly in England (Royal Opera House/Covent Garden in London), Switzerland Bernstein Composer Fellowship, a Fromm Foundation (Tönhalle/Zurich, StadtCasino/Basel & Genève, Théâtre Baulieu/Lausanne), Holland (Concertgebouw/Amsterdam), Commission, the BMI Young Composer Award and a Italy (the Roma International Festival of sacred music, Teatro Regio di Parma, La Pietà church/Venezia, Teatro special ASCAP award for the last eight consecutive years. Verdi/Fiorenzuola), Belgium (Palais des Beaux-Arts/Brussels), Germany and the Czech Republic (the Trutnov Autumn He is a member of ASCAP. Winkler has been composer Festival). Renowned soloists with whom the Orchestra has collaborated include Maurice André, Guy Touvron (trumpet), in residence with the Aspen Music Festival, the Banff Pierre Amoyal (violin), Paul Badura-Skoda, Jean-Claude Pennetier, Jean-Marc Luisada (piano), Gérard Caussé (viola), Centre, Opera/Omaha (1996 and 1997), the Chautauqua Frédéric Lodéon (conductor and cellist), Maxence Larrieu (flautist), among others. Since 2004 it has been the resident Opera and the Lincoln Center Institute. He has composed orchestra of the 18th century Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne, France’s most famous theatre for French music. The over 200 works including three symphonies, six operatic orchestra has already recorded several CDs, including a special “Hommage à l’Europe” which received an award at works, two violin concertos, a piano concerto, various C the famous “Victoires de la Musique” on French National TV in 2001. The French Chamber Orchestra is supported chamber concerti for harpsichord, flute and violin by the French Ministry of Culture, The Council of the Oise, the town of Senlis & the SPEDIDAM (Société de Perception respectively, many song cycles, choral works, three string M & de Distribution des Droits des Artistes-Interprètes de la Musique et de la Danse). quartets, and numerous chamber music works. Y K 5 8.559383 6 8.559383 559383bk Winkler:557541bk Kelemen 3+3 16/7/08 10:20 AM Page 2 David Winkler (b.1948) United States to places such as the Phillips Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Carnegie Hall. As a guest conductor, David Handel has performed widely Piano Concerto • Elements Concerti Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Bargemusic and the Rockefeller University Concert series. In April 2004 she served as in the United States, Europe, Central Asia and in Latin America. He has led concertmaster of the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Symphony Orchestra. Her festival performances include Tanglewood, numerous first performances and world premières and has to his credit a The Piano Concerto was composed at the request of Senlis, France. This work also calls for a soloist of Caramoor, Berlin Chamber Music Festival, Schubertiad 2000 at Mannes College, and Long Island Mozart Festival. considerable list of television and compact disc recordings. Twice a fellow conductor David Handel and completed in 2006. It was extraordinary technical and artistic gifts and so it was Anna Rabinova’s recent performances at a festival in Berlin were highly praised by the press. In 1998 she recorded of the prestigious Fulbright Program, David Handel is a laureate of the Photo: AZCUY recorded later that same year as part of an ongoing created specifically for violinist Anna Rabinova. sonatas by Brahms and Schubert for the NHK-TV (Japan) chamber music series. This TV production was broadcast Chicago Artists International Program and has received numerous awards recording project with several South American orchestras The Elements referred to in the title are: Air, Earth, throughout the world. In addition, she has recorded works by Schumann for the German label Auris-Subtilis. including two Rackham awards, the Marguerite Lapp Scholarship for led by Handel. Water and Fire. The four movements of the work are Exceptional Musical Talent, two Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs The work is in three separate, contrasting movements meant to correspond to or evoke those earthly elements in Alexander Panizza and Illinois Arts Council awards, the Decoration of Illimani for outstanding and calls for a piano soloist with great power, technical that order. Each movement is a kind of mini concerto, Of Argentinian descent, Alexander Panizza was born in Toronto. He received his community service in the arts (La Paz, Bolivia), the UNESCO /Pro-Santa facility and a keen sense of the poetic. Alexander Panizza possessing in itself a multi-part form. And while the work musical education in Canada, Argentina, France and England. Among his main Cruz National Prize in Culture (Bolivia), the Pedro D. Murillo Medal of was therefore selected for this recording as he possesses is meant to suggest this kind of extra-musical “program” piano teachers Roberto Caamaño, Aldo Antognazzi and Irina Zaritskaya stand Honor (La Paz, Bolivia) and a fellowship from the Leipzig Gewandhaus all of these qualities and so much more. about nature – the subtext has, ultimately, more to do with out. He has been awarded scholarships from many institutions in Argentina, (Germany). He has represented the United States in Latin America and Elements Concerti is a four-movement concerto for our own human situation within it. Spain and the UK. He participated in various competitions – “María Callas” in Central Asia as a Cultural Ambassador through the US State Department violin and string orchestra commissioned by the Orchestre Athens, “Pau Casals” in Rosario, “Homenaje a Alberto Williams” in Necochea, Cultural Specialist Program. de Chambre Français – the resident chamber orchestra of David