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ConcertMaster
SeriesThe ConcertMaster Series performances are presented on Sunday afternoons in March, April, and May, and feature professional chamber music ensembles or soloists in an hour-long performance in an intimate venue. Tickets are $15.00 for adults, and children 4 to 16 are admitted free of charge. For more information, call (909) 337-3811. The 2005 ConcertMaster Series presents: Sunday,
March 20, 2005 3:00 PM Selections from "Morceaux Characteristiques", Op. 36 Flight of the Bumblebee Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908) *The Swan from "Carnival of the Animals" Camille Saint-Säens (1835 - 1921) Suite Pour le Piano Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) *Rhapsody in Blue (1924) George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) During over twenty years as a full-time concert pianist, Frederick Moyer has established a vital musical career that has taken him to forty-one countries and to such far-flung venues as Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Sydney Opera House, Windsor Castle, Carnegie Recital Hall, Tanglewood, and the Kennedy Center. He has appeared as piano soloist with world-renowned orchestras including the Cleveland , Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestras, the St. Louis , Dallas , Indianapolis , Milwaukee , Baltimore , Pittsburgh , Houston, Boston , Singapore , Netherlands Radio, Latvian, Iceland and London Symphony Orchestras, the Buffalo , Hong Kong and Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestras, the National Symphony Orchestra of Brazil, and the major orchestras of Australia . His nineteen recordings on the Biddulph, GM and JRI labels comprise works by over thirty composers and reflect his affinity for a wide variety of styles. Recent recordings include the complete Estudos of Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri, David Ott's Second Piano Concerto (with the London Symphony) and a collection of works by Chopin. Moyer is well-known for his residencies of one day to three weeks that combine major performances, master classes, workshops, school performances, and other activities to promote classical music within communities. To contact Mr. Moyer or to order a catalogue of his recordings, please write: Frederick Moyer, 15 James Farm, Lee , NH 03824 . Or visit us online at "www.frederickmoyer.com" * GM Recordings/Biddulph/JRI Recordings Thanks to the Lake Arrowhead Resort for their generous support. Sunday,
April 17, 2005 3:00 PM En los Trigales Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) Sketches for Friends Brian Head (b. 1964) Recognized as one of America 's most brilliant guitarists, William Kanengiser won First Prize of the Concert Artists Guild Competition as well as major international competitions in Toronto and Paris . He has developed a unique repertoire for his instrument, ranging from dazzling arrangements of Mozart, Handel, and Bartók to his innovative excursions into the music of Eastern Europe and the Caribbean . Praised by the Los Angeles Times for his "dizzying execution" and "exceeding vitality and warmth," his debut recording for GSP won an "INDIE" award for Best Classical Recording, and he records for Sony Classical as a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Mr. Kanengiser has performed in recital and as guest soloist with orchestras in virtually every major American city, ranging from New York City 's Carnegie Hall to San Francisco 's Herbst Theater, as well as throughout Canada , Europe, and Asia . Through unusual commissions and a creative approach to transcription, he has won recognition for expanding the repertory beyond the staples of guitar literature. He has performed and recorded works written for him by composers as diverse as Dusan Bogdanovich, Ian Krouse, and Brian Head, and has won consistent praise for his own transcriptions of scores from the traditional repertory, most notably Mozart's Piano Sonata in A major (featuring the "Rondo Alla Turka"), which he prepared for the Columbia Pictures release, "Crossroads," in which he was Ralph Macchio's guitar double and coach. Mr. Kanengiser's second solo CD, Echoes from the Old World, released in 1993, features music of the folk traditions of Eastern Europe and the Middle East . His third CD, Caribbean Souvenirs, which appeared in 1996, comprises music from the Caribbean and Mexico . His most recent recording is "Classical Cool," a 2003 GSP release that comprises a range of works taken from jazz or influenced by jazz styles. Mr. Kanengiser has also produced two popular instructional videos for Hot Licks, Effortless Classical Guitar and Classical Guitar Mastery. Elsewhere in the media, Mr. Kanengiser for two years hosted his own weekly radio show on KKGO-FM in Los Angeles . The recipient of two Solo Recitalist Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, he was also chosen as one of Musical America's Outstanding Young Artists. Born in Orange , New Jersey and now residing in Los Angeles , Mr. Kanengiser studied at the University of Southern California , being named Outstanding Graduate of the School of Music upon the completion of both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees. His principal teachers were Malcolm Hamilton, Pepe Romero, and James F. Smith. He is now a member of the USC faculty and offers frequent master classes at universities and guitar festivals throughout the world. Thanks to the Lake Arrowhead Resort for their generous support. Sunday,
May 15, 2005 3:00 PM Ida Levin has established an international reputation as soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. She began her violin studies at age three in her native Santa Monica , California , and made her professional debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age ten. She studied with the esteemed violin pedagogue, Manuel Compinsky until age twelve. The recipient of both the Leventritt Award and an Avery Fisher Career Grant, Ms. Levin was invited by the legendary pianist Rudolf Serkin to appear with him in a joint recital for President and Mrs. Reagan, broadcast by PBS as "In Performance at the White House." She has performed at Carnegie Hall as soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra and the New York String Orchestra and with the orchestras of St. Louis , Utah , Toulouse , the Prague Symphony and the Edinburgh Chamber Orchestra, among others. As a recitalist, she has appeared at the 92nd Street Y, the Kennedy Center , London 's Wigmore Hall and throughout the US , Italy , France , the Netherlands , Mexico and numerous other countries. Ms. Levin is a senior artist at the Marlboro Festival, and is a regular guest at festivals from Seattle , Santa Fe and Montreal to Italy , Ireland , England and Austria . She is a member of Chamber Music Societies of Boston and Philadelphia , and a frequent guest with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Houston Da Camera. She has recorded for Philips, EMI, Dynamic, Music Masters, Nonesuch and BCMS, and her solo CD for Stereophile was released in 1998. Ms. Levin has given master classes worldwide and has been on the faculties of Harvard University , the European Mozart Academy and the Sandor Vegh Academy in Prague . Mark Kaplan has established himself as one of the leading violinists of his generation. His consummate artistry has resulted in engagements with nearly every major American and European orchestra, including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras, the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, the Chicago and National Symphony Orchestras, the Berlin Philharmonic and London 's LSO, RPO and Philharmonia Orchestras. He has collaborated with many of the world's foremost conductors, including Ormandy, Maazel, Masur, Dutoit, Salonen, Slatkin and Zinman. Performances in 2004-5 include the Elgar concerto at London 's Royal Festival Hall and appearances with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic. In addition to his solo music making, Mr. Kaplan is also a devoted chamber musician. He is in demand at chamber music festivals in the US and Europe , and tours worldwide as a member of the trio Sequenza, with pianist Yael Weiss and cellist Colin Carr. Mr. Kaplan's extensive discography includes solo and chamber works - from Bach, Brahms and Sarasate to Bartok, Berg and Nono. New releases on Koch International Classics feature concerti of Berg and Stravinsky and the Symphonie Espagnole of Lalo. Since 1997, he has been on the faculty of UCLA, where he is Professor with Distinction. Paul Coletti has performed throughout the world, making major appearances at the Edinburgh Festival, Sydney Opera House, Lincoln Center , Kennedy Center , Teatro Colon, and London 's Queen Elizabeth Hall. For ten years he played with the award-winning Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet, and with Typhoon, an innovative Tokyo-based group that released five best selling discs and performed over 500 concerts and 200 children's shows. Coletti's other recordings include his much honored recital disc English Music for Viola and a Grammy-nominated CD of Nicholas Maw's Flute Quartet. Coletti's radio and television broadcasts include appearances on the BBC, CNN, NHK, Classic Arts, and National Public Radio. His performance of Bartok's Viola Concerto , conducted by Lord Menuhin, was broadcast live from Berlin on Eurovision Television. Coletti produced and composed DreamOcean , a music video for electric viola, with narration from Leonard Nimoy. In 2002 Oxford University Press published Coletti's Three Pieces for Viola and Piano . His compositions have been performed throughout the world and have sold more than 350,000 copies on the Sony Label. Mr. Coletti has made over 25 recordings. As a solo artist he has received awards including "Best of the Year" BBC Music Magazine, "Pick of the Year" CD Review and "Critics Choice" Gramophone for his CD English Music for Viola on the Hyperion label. He has given master classes on five continents. He is currently Professor of Viola and Head of Chamber Music at UCLA, and also teaches at the Colburn School of Music. Cellist Antonio Lysy is an artist of international stature. Prize-winner in the Italian Oblach International Cello Competition, he has performed worldwide as a soloist in major concert halls, including the Royal Festival Hall, the Concertgebouw, the Tonhalle, Salle Pleyel, Wigmore Hall, Sala Verdi , Berlin Philharmonie and Teatro Colon. Antonio Lysy has appeared extensively with such orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic and Philharmonia Orchestras of London, Camerata Academica of Salzburg , Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Zurich Tonhalle, the Zagreb Soloists, Orchestra di Padova e il Veneto , Israel Sinfonietta, City of London Sinfonia and in Canada with the Montreal , Toronto and Québec City orchestras. He has collaborated with distinguished conductors such as Yuri Temirkanov, Charles Dutoit, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Sandor Vegh and Kees Bakels. In addition to his concert career, Antonio Lysy was, for a number of years a professor at McGill University in Montreal , and visiting professor at the International Menuhin Music Academy in Switzerland . In the summer of 2003 he accepted the position of Professor at the University of California in Los Angeles . Thanks to the Lake Arrowhead Resort for their generous support.
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