Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to Perform with Violinist Vadim Gluzman at Carnegie Hall

By: Dec. 19, 2016
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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra presents a concert joined by Ukrainian-born Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman on Saturday, February 4 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.

Gluzman is featured in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, performing on the same 1690 'ex-Leopold Auer' Stradivarius for which the iconic concerto was originally composed. While the legendary Leopold Auer performed in various concerts at Carnegie Hall, this concert marks the first time that Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto will be performed at Carnegie Hall on this storied instrument, which is on extended loan to Mr. Gluzman through the generosity of the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

The concert additionally includes the New York premiere of Michael Hersh's end stages, inspired by the artist Kevin Tuttle's sketches that process the impacts of physical illness and mortality. Also on the program is Mendelssohn's Third Symphony, "Scottish".

The program premieres on Sunday, January 15 at 7:00 p.m. at Artis-Naples in Naples, Florida, and repeats on Monday, January 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida; on Thursday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomasville Center for the Arts in Thomasville, Georgia; on Friday, January 20 at 8:00 p.m. at The Schwartz Center for the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia; on Sunday, January 22 at 4:00 p.m. at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts; on Friday, February 3 at 8:00 p.m. at the Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania; and on Sunday, February 5 at 3:00 p.m. at The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College in Purchase, New York.

A standard-bearer of innovation and artistic excellence, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is one of the world's foremost chamber orchestras. It was founded in 1972 by a group of like-minded young musicians determined to combine the intimacy and warmth of a chamber ensemble with the richness of an orchestra. With 71 albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Shadow Dances: Stravinsky Miniatures, and 43 commissioned and premiered original works, Orpheus rotates musical leadership roles and strives to perform diverse repertoire through collaboration and open dialogue. Performing without a conductor, Orpheus presents an annual series at Carnegie Hall and tours extensively to major national and international venues.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall on Saturday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m., together with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.

Orpheus has trademarked its signature mode of operation, the Orpheus Process, an original method that places democracy at the center of artistic execution. It has been the focus of studies at Harvard University and of leadership seminars at IBM, Morgan Stanley, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, among others. Two unique education and engagement programs, Access Orpheus and Orpheus Institute, aim to bring this approach to students of all ages.

Access Orpheus shares the orchestra's collaborative music-making process with public school students from all five boroughs in New York City. Due to declining resources for arts education, many public schools do not have access to full-time arts teachers to provide music instruction and exposure to art and culture. Access Orpheus helps to bridge this gap with in-class visits, attendance at working rehearsals, and free tickets for performances at Carnegie Hall.

Orpheus Institute brings the Orpheus Process and the orchestra's musicians to select colleges, universities, conservatories, and businesses to work directly with leaders of tomorrow. Corporate employees and students in all fields of study learn from Orpheus' creative process and in areas of collaboration, communication, creative problem solving, and shared leadership. In the coming seasons, Orpheus will continue to share its leadership methods and performance practices as the ensemble provides audiences with the highest level of musicianship and programming.

Vadim Gluzman's extraordinary artistry brings to life the glorious violinistic tradition of the 19th and 20th centuries. Gluzman's wide repertoire embraces new music and his performances are heard around the world through live broadcasts and a striking catalogue of award-winning recordings exclusively for the BIS label.

The Israeli violinist appears regularly with major orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, and Leipzig Gewandhaus. Gluzman has enjoyed collaborations with many of today's leading conductors, including Christoph von Dohnányi, Tugan Sokhiev, Sir Andrew Davis, Neeme Järvi, Michael Tilson Thomas, Semyon Bychkov, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Paavo Järvi, Hannu Lintu and Peter Oundjian. His festival appearances include performances at Verbier, Tanglewood, Ravinia, and Lockenhaus, as well as the North Shore Chamber Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois, which was founded by Gluzman and pianist Angela Yoffe, his wife and recital partner.

Highlights of his 2016-17 season include appearances in London at The Proms with the BBC Symphony and Edward Gardner, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Järvi, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Hamburg under Christoph von Dohnányi, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Tugan Sokhiev, and with the Orchestre de Paris under Juraj Val?uha. He will tour the United States with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, including an engagement in New York at Carnegie Hall, and perform with Baltimore Symphony, NHK Orchestra in Tokyo, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in Paris, among other engagements. Gluzman will lead performances with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra and the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in Columbus, Ohio, where he continues in his third year as Creative Partner and Principal Guest Artist.

This season, Mr. Gluzman will give the world premiere performances of Elena Firsova's Concerto for Violin and Cello with Johannes Moser and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Tugan Sokhiev. Gluzman has given live and recorded premieres of other works by Gubaidulina, as well as Giya Kancheli, Peteris Vasks, Michael Daugherty, and most recently, Lera Auerbach.

Born in the former Soviet Union in 1973, Gluzman began violin studies at age 7. He studied with Roman Sne in Latvia and Zakhar Bron in Russia before moving to Israel in 1990, where he became a student of Yair Kless. In the United States, he studied with Arkady Fomin in Dallas and at the Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki. Early in his career, Gluzman enjoyed the encouragement and mentorship of Isaac Stern which continued until Stern's passing in 2001. In 1994, he received the prestigious Henryk Szeryng Foundation Career Award.

Vadim Gluzman plays the legendary 1690 'ex-Leopold Auer' Stradivari on extended loan to him through the generosity of the Stradivari Society of Chicago.

Program Information:
Saturday, February 4 at 7:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Vadim Gluzman, violin

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3, "Scottish"
M. HERSCH end stages (NY Premiere)
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto

Subscriptions for Carnegie Hall concerts can be purchased by visiting orpheusnyc.org or calling (212) 896-1704. Single tickets for the Carnegie Hall performance, priced at $12.50 - $110, are available for purchase at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, at 57th and Seventh, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website at carnegiehall.org.

Photo Credit: Marco Borggreve



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