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MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
ANNOUNCES 2008-2009 CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS

NEW YORK, New York, August 29, 2008—Mannes College The New School for Music has announced its fall schedule, featuring numerous events of special interest. 

A highlight of the season is a free concert in Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium) on Monday, November 3 by The Mannes Orchestra performing two rarely played masterpieces:  Messiaen's l’Ascencion: Quatre meditations symphoniques and Mendelssohn's Lobgesang, "Hymn of Praise," op. 52. 

Other distinctive events include public master classes by pianists Richard Goode (September 26) and Vladimir Feltsman (November 4), violinist Joseph Silverstein (October 14), and flutist Paula Robison (November 21).  In addition the Schneider Concerts’ presentations include the New York String Orchestra Alumni Chamber Orchestra (October 12), the Dryden String Quartet (November 16), and the New York debut of the Moët Trio (December 14).  

Classical Music Highlights—Fall 2008

Please note: All public programs are subject to change.

MASTER CLASS—RICHARD GOODE, PIANO

Friday, September 26, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817

Richard Goode is acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of the music of Beethoven.  A native of New York, Goode studied with Nadia Reisenberg at Mannes College and with Rudolf Serkin at the Curtis Institute.  His numerous honors include first prize in the Clara Haskil Competition, the Avery Fisher Prize, and a Grammy Award with clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.

"THE PIANIST AS COMPOSER" 10TH YEARLONG FESTIVAL 2008, THE ART OF THE ETUDE—CONCERT 1

Friday, October 3, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.
Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817

The Mannes Piano Department presents Mannes students performing the Piano Etudes of great pianist-composers in a series of six concerts.  This concert will include Chopin's Etudes, op. 10 and op. 25.

"THE PIANIST AS COMPOSER" 10TH YEARLONG FESTIVAL 2008, THE ART OF THE ETUDE—CONCERT 2

Sunday, October 5, 2008, at 7:30 p.m.
Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817

The Mannes Piano Department presents Mannes students performing the Piano Etudes of great pianist-composers in a series of six concerts.  This concert will include Liszt's Twelve Transcendental Etudes.

MASTER CLASS—JEFFREY IRVINE, VIOLA

Sunday, October 5, 2008, at 1:00 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817

Appointed to the Cleveland Institute of Music faculty in 1999, Jeffrey Irvine was professor of viola at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 1983 to 1999 and chair of the string division there from 1992 to 1999.  During the summer months, Irvine is on the faculty of the ENCORE School for Strings and the Aspen Music Festival.  He was formerly a member of the New World String Quartet, with whom he toured the United States and Europe.

THE MANNES ORCHESTRA—PROGRAM 1

Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.

Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.

The Mannes Orchestra led by David Hayes, conductor and director of orchestral and conducting studies, will perform Haydn's Symphony No. 103 in E-flat major (“The Drum Roll”), Richard Strauss's Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor.

"THE PIANIST AS COMPOSER" 10TH YEARLONG FESTIVAL 2008, THE ART OF THE ETUDE—CONCERT 3

Friday, October 10, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.
Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

The Mannes Piano Department presents Mannes students performing the Piano Etudes of great pianist-composers in a series of six concerts.  This concert will include Liszt's Six Paganini Etudes, Three Concert Etudes (Il Lamento, La Leggierezza, Un Sospiro), and Two Concert Etudes (Waldesrauschen and Gnomenreigen); Mendelssohn's Three Etudes, op. 104b and Etude in F minor; Bartók's Three Etudes, op. 18; and Stravinsky's Four Etudes, op. 7.

MASTER CLASS—ETERI ANDJAPARIDZE, PIANO

Friday, October 10, 2008, at 3:00 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

Eteri Andjaparidze has gained international recognition as an insightful and versatile artist.  Her vast piano repertoire encompasses all genres and styles.  Deeply committed to educating young musicians, Ms. Andjaparidze has shared her professional inheritance and experience through conducting numerous masterclasses around the world.  In addition to her ongoing performing career, Andjaparidze has served as professor of piano and head of the Keyboards Program at DePaul University School of Music in Chicago, Illinois, where she is also founder and artistic director of AmerKlavier concerts and colloquium series, offering myriads of thematic festivals and artistic-educational projects.

THE SCHNEIDER CONCERTS AT THE NEW SCHOOL: NEW YORK STRING ORCHESTRA SEMINAR ALUMNI CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Sunday, October 12, 2008, 2:00 p.m.    

The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street         

Admission: 7-concerts subscription $82; 5-concerts subscription $70. For tickets, call 212.243.9937 or visit www.newschool.edu/concerts.  

To celebrate series founder Alexander "Sasha" Schneider's 100th birthday, Jaime Laredo leads alumni of the famed New York String Orchestra in a program of Haydn and Handel.  Jaime Laredo excels in the multiple roles of soloist, conductor, recitalist, and chamber musician.  He has conducted noted symphonies throughout the world—among them the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Seattle and Vancouver Symphonies.  He serves as music director of the Vermont Symphony and artistic director of the New York String Orchestra Seminar.  New York String Orchestra Seminar offers professional training to highly gifted string, wind, brass, and timpani students at an age when their musical understanding and professional goals are developing.  Many of today's greatest classical musicians are alumni of the New York String Orchestra Seminar and attest to its value in their musical development.

"THE PIANIST AS COMPOSER" 10TH YEARLONG FESTIVAL 2008, THE ART OF THE ETUDE—CONCERT 4

Sunday, October 12, 2008, at 7:30 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

The Mannes Piano Department presents Mannes students performing the Piano Etudes of great pianist-composers in a series of six concerts.  This concert will include Rachmaninov's 8 Etudes-Tableaux, op. 33 and 9 Etudes-Tableaux, op. 39.

MASTER CLASS—JOSEPH SILVERSTEIN, VIOLIN

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at 3:00 p.m.
Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

Violinist and conductor Joseph Silverstein, widely regarded as one of Boston's most influential musical citizens, served as concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and is now principal conductor and artistic advisor of the orchestras at New England Conservatory.  Awarded an honorary doctorate by NEC in 1986, Silverstein is also principal guest conductor of Seattle's Northwest Chamber Orchestra and conductor laureate of the Utah Symphony.

"THE PIANIST AS COMPOSER" 10TH YEARLONG FESTIVAL 2008, THE ART OF THE ETUDE—CONCERT 5

Friday, October 17, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

The Mannes Piano Department presents Mannes students performing the Piano Etudes of great pianist-composers in a series of six concerts.  This concert will include Scriabin's Etude in C-sharp minor, op. 2 no. 1; Twelve Etudes, op. 8; Eight Etudes, op. 42; and Three Etudes, op. 65.

"THE PIANIST AS COMPOSER" 10TH YEARLONG FESTIVAL 2008 THE ART OF THE ETUDE—CONCERT 6

Sunday, October 19, 2008, at 7:30 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

The Mannes Piano Department presents Mannes students performing the Piano Etudes of great pianist-composers in a series of six concerts.  This concert will include Debussy's Twelve Etudes (Books I and II) and Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Paganini, op. 35 (Books I and II).

THE MANNES ORCHESTRA—PROGRAM 2

Monday, November 3, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.

Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Seventh Avenue and 57th Street

Admission: Free general admission, tickets may be picked up at the Carnegie Box Office 212.247.7800.

This concert will feature the Mannes Orchestra led by David Hayes, conductor and director of orchestral and conducting studies, in a performance of Messiaen's l’Ascencion: Quatre meditations symphoniques and Mendelssohn's Lobgesang, "Hymn of Praise," op. 52.

MASTER CLASS—VLADIMIR FELTSMAN, PIANO

Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

An artist of immense range and insight, Vladimir Feltsman is recognized as one of the most imaginative, versatile, and constantly interesting musicians of our time.  A regular guest soloist with every leading orchestra in the United States, Mr. Feltsman appears on the most prestigious concert series and music festivals around the world.  Mr. Feltsman holds the Distinguished Chair of Professor of Piano at the State University of New York, New Paltz and teaches at Mannes College.  He is the founder and artistic director of the International Festival-Institute Piano Summer at New Paltz.  Mr. Feltsman’s extensive discography has been released on the Sony Classical, Music Heritage Society, and Camerata, Tokyo.  His discography includes six albums of clavier works of J.S. Bach, recordings of Beethoven’s last five piano sonatas, solo piano works of Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, and Messiaen, as well as concerti by Bach, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev.

THE SCHNEIDER CONCERTS AT THE NEW SCHOOL: DRYDEN STRING QUARTET         

Sunday, November 16, 2008, 2:00 p.m.  

The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street         

Admission: 7-concerts subscription $82; 5-concerts subscription $70. For tickets, call 212.243.9937 or visit www.newschool.edu/concerts.

Founded in Washington, DC in 2002, the Dryden Quartet has received critical praise for its "spectacular" and "thrilling" performances.  Nurit Bar-Josef & Nicolas Kendall, violins; Daniel Foster, viola; Yumi Kendall, cello, perform Haydn’s String Quartets in D Major, op. 20 no. 4 and in G minor, op. 20 no. 3; Bartók’s String Quartet No. 3; and Debussy’s String Quartet.  Ms. Bar-Josef and Mr. Foster serve as concertmaster and principal violist of the National Symphony Orchestra.  Ms. Kendall is the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra.  Mr. Kendall, in addition to his active solo and recital career, has musical interests encompassing a broad variety of styles from jazz to bluegrass to hip-hop.

THE MANNES TRIO—CONCERT 1

Mannes Ensemble-in-Residence

Friday, November 21, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

The Mannes Trio, featuring violinist Hiroko Yajima, cellist Wilhelmina Smith, and pianist Ann Schein, is one of this country’s oldest chamber-music ensembles, founded in 1948 by Leopold Mannes, President of Mannes College of Music.  After a period of inactivity, the trio was re-formed in 1982, and in 1986 the won the Walter W. Naumburg International Chamber Music Award.  The Mannes Trio serves as ensemble-in-residence at Mannes College, and has performed nationwide to critical acclaim.

MASTER CLASS—PAULA ROBISON, FLUTE

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

One of the world's foremost wind soloists, Paula Robison has appeared with orchestras and in recital in major concert halls and music festivals in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Far East, at the United Nations and the White House.  At age 20, she was invited by Leonard Bernstein to be a soloist with the New York Philharmonic.  Robison joined the Young Concert Artists roster and became the first American to win First Prize at the Geneva International Competition.  Robison was a founding member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and for 10 years was co-director of chamber music at the Spoleto Festivals in Italy and the United States.  She and guitarist Eliot Fisk gave the world premiere of George Rochberg's Muse of Fire, commissioned by Carnegie Hall for its centennial celebration.

THE MANNES ORCHESTRA—PROGRAM 3

Symphony Space

Tuesday, November 25, 2008, at 8:00 p.m.

Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street

Free general admission, no tickets required.

This concert will feature the Mannes Orchestra conducted by David Hayes, director of orchestral and conducting studies, and graduating conducting students.  The program for this will include: Creston’s Symphony No. 2, op. 35 and Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished.”

MASTER CLASS—TIMOTHY EDDY, CELLO

Friday, December 5, 2008, at 3 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

Cellist Timothy Eddy has earned distinction as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, chamber musician, recording artist, and teacher of cello and chamber music.  He has performed with numerous symphonies including Dallas, Colorado, Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Stamford, and has appeared at the Mostly Mozart, Ravinia, Aspen, Santa Fe, Marlboro, Lockenhaus, Spoleto, and Sarasota music festivals.  Mr. Eddy is Professor of Cello at the Juilliard School and Mannes College.  He is cellist in the Orion String Quartet, in residence at Mannes College and the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society. 

CONVERSATIONS ON OPERA—PROGAM 1

Friday, December 5, 2008, at 7:30 p.m.

Mannes Concert Hall, 150 West 85th Street

Admission: Free, no tickets required.  For more information, call 212.580.0210 x4817.

The Mannes Opera presents two evenings of Conversations on Opera featuring students and Joseph Colaneri, director of the Mannes Opera Program and conductor at the Metropolitan Opera.  The spring event is on April 21, 2009 at 7:30 P.M.

"THE PIANIST AS COMPOSER" 10TH YEARLONG FESTIVAL 2008, FESTIVAL FINAL CONCERT

Monday, December 8, 2008 at 7:30 P.M.

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

Admission by invitation only

Since 1999, Mannes has presented a series of year-long music festivals, each with a different unifying theme.  Each festival presents more than a dozen concerts featuring Mannes's gifted young artists, distinguished faculty, and renowned guests.  Held at many of New York's most prestigious concert venues and cultural institutions, the festivals are an outstanding component of the complete Mannes program.  Each Festival explores an individual composer, a musical group, a stylistic movement, or a specific historical period.  Pre-concert remarks by Festival Artistic Director Pavlina Dokovska greatly increase audience understanding and appreciation of the works performed.  This evening's program is the closing concert for the 2008 festival; the program is TBA.

THE SCHNEIDER CONCERTS AT THE NEW SCHOOL: Moët Trio

Sunday, December 14, 2008, 2:00 p.m. 

The New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street         

Admission: 7-concerts subscription $82; 5-concerts subscription $70. For tickets, call 212.243.9937 or visit www.newschool.edu/concerts.

Yuri Namkung, violin; Yves Dharamraj, cello; Michael Mizrahi, piano perform Haydn’s E major Trio, Shostakovich’s Trio No. 2 in E minor, and Dvorak’s Trio No. 3 in F minor.  Since 2005, the "technically and interpretatively outstanding" (Strad) Moët Trio has shared its jubilant music-making with audiences across the United States and abroad.  The trio has held artistic residencies at Ottawa's National Arts Centre and Music@Menlo.  Currently in the Professional Piano Training Program at the New England Conservatory of Music, the Moët Trio continues to make appearances at many of the major venues across the United States.

COMING UP IN SPRING 2009

Nadia Reisenberg Award Recital—pianist Sam Armstrong performs (January 26, 2009) in Weill Recital Hall.

The Mannes Orchestra performs Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in a free concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center (February 23, 2009).

Mannes Ensemble-In-Residence: The Newman And Oltman Guitar Duo perform (March 20, 2009).

The Mannes Orchestra performs Dukas’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Ibert’s Concertino da Camera for Alto Sax and Orchestra, and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully  (April 6, 2009).

Conversations on Opera with Mannes Opera Director Joseph Colaneri (April 21, 2009).

Contemporary Music Festival—Mannes Percussion Ensemble features new works for percussion (May 4, 2009).

Contemporary Music Festival—NewMusicMannes features solo and chamber works of new music (May 5, 2009).

Contemporary Music Festival—CIRCE (Composer-in-Residence Chamber Ensemble) features the music of Christopher Theofanidis (May 6, 2009).

2009 Contemporary Music Festival—Mannes Orchestra (May 7, 2009).

Mannes Opera’s annual production Hunter College’s Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (May 9 and May 10, 2009).

About Mannes College The New School for Music

Mannes College The New School for Music is a leading conservatory located in New York City.  Founded in 1916, Mannes nurtures tomorrow’s musical leaders in an intimate, supportive community true to the values of classical music.  Its eminent faculty and comprehensive curriculum teach musical artistry and impart deep knowledge of music and its structures.  Mannes College’s connection to The New School and its location in New York City—just minutes from the world’s great concert halls and museums—offer an exceptional setting for musicians to grow into great artists.  Mannes students are featured in more than 400 concerts produced by the school each year at its two concert halls and in venues throughout the New York metropolitan area.  For over 90 years, the artistic ideals of David and Clara Mannes, the college’s founders, have sustained a vibrant international community of musicians whose diversity stretches across races, cultures, and ethnicities.  For more information, visit www.mannes.newschool.edu.

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