CELLIST ANNER BYLSMA TO PRESENT A MASTER CLASS
AT MANNES COLLEGE OF MUSIC
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003 AT 3:00 PM

(New York, NY – January 22, 2003) Mannes College of Music, a division of New School University, announces a master class with internationally acclaimed cellist Anner Bylsma on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. The master class, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Mannes College of Music, 150 West 85th Street, NYC. (Take the #1 train to 86th Street.) For further information on Mannes College of Music events, call 212-496-8524.

Cellist Anner Bylsma is recognized as one of the finest musicians to perform on both modern and baroque cellos. Noted for his expressiveness and wit, Mr. Bylsma performs and teaches throughout the world. He appears with major European orchestras as well as in recital. His musical activities also take him to Japan, Australia, and frequently to the United States. He performs with several chamber ensembles including Rondom, which specializes in 20th century music, and in a trio with Frans Brueggen, recorder, and Gustave Leonhardt, harpsichord.

Anner Bylsma is perhaps best known for his interpretation of music from the baroque and early classical periods. His interpretation of the Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello (Pro Arte) has gained worldwide attention. His second recording of the Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello was released in 1992 on SONY Classical. Of those musicians who perform baroque music on early instruments, Anner Bylsma is among the most recorded.

Mr. Bylsma has also given master classes at the Paris Conservatory and the Berlin Hochschule.

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Mannes College of Music, founded in 1916, is one of the world's major conservatories of music. A division of New School University, Mannes offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as a Professional Studies Diploma program. Notable alumni from Mannes include soprano Frederica von Stade, pianists Murray Perahia and Richard Goode, and conductors Semyon Bychkov, Myung-Whun Chung, JoAnn Falletta and Julius Rudel. Joel Lester is Dean of the College. For further information on Mannes, call (212) 580-0210 or go to the Web site at www.mannes.edu.

New School University, with 7,000 matriculated students and 25,000 continuing education students, is a New York City university committed to critical scholarship, artistic integrity, and ethical responsibility in the social sciences, humanities, the arts and design. It is comprised of a liberal arts foundation of three schools: The New School, Eugene Lang College and the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, and five professional schools: Parsons School of Design, Mannes College of Music, Actors Studio Drama School, Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and the Jazz & Contemporary Music Program. New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online courses in the nation. For further information about admission to New School University, call (877) 5Ave-321 or go to the Web site at www.newschool.edu.