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Pianist Leon Fleisher and Noted Alumni Join The 2013 Orchestra As Soloists On Stage at Carnegie Hall: Violinist Bella Hristova, all four members of the Johannes Quartet Carnegie Hall Presents the New York String Orchestra NEW YORK (September 9, 2013) - The New York String Orchestra Seminar (NYSOS), a national program of Mannes College The New School for Music, celebrates its 45th season, with some of the country’s top young musicians in residence in New York December 19th-28th for a series of intense workshops and rehearsals with Maestro Jaime Laredo and some of the nation’s top chamber artists. The residency will be capped with two gala performances presented by Carnegie Hall, led by Laredo, celebrating his 20th anniversary as Music Director of the NYSOS. The NYSOS offers outstanding high school and college-aged (16 to 23 year-old) string and wind musicians the chance to work with some of today’s foremost artists. Seminar participants are introduced to a musical philosophy that emphasizes self-expression beyond technical mastery. An expected 500 students from across the nation will submit recorded auditions to the highly competitive program with 80% invited to take live auditions across the country in Bloomington, IN; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; and New York, NY [Schedule attached]. Final selection of the 62 participating students, who traditionally come from over twenty-five states and half a dozen countries, will be made the week of November 10. As has been the policy since 1969, there is no fee to apply or to participate in the acclaimed ten-day professional training program; with the NYSOS providing the selected participants with full scholarships, housing and meals. For renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, a 1971 NYSOS participant, the Seminar was “one of the defining moments for me as a teen-ager.” 2013 New York String Orchestra Performances Presented by Carnegie Hall
History and Renowned Alumni Alumni of the Seminar have become prominent figures in all areas of music – as world-renowned soloists, founders and members of some of today’s top chamber music ensembles, as concertmasters of over forty orchestras and faculty members of music schools and conservatories across the country. Some have returned to the NYSOS as chamber music coaches to mentor a new generation, as they were influenced as young artists by such remarkable musicians as Alexander Schneider, Jaime Laredo and members of the Budapest and Galimir String Quartets, Beaux Arts Trio, and others. The continuity of the program has also been illustrated by the number of children of past participants who have followed in their parents’ footsteps as members of the NYSOS, as well as the large number of participants who are students of alumni. In 1993, acclaimed conductor, soloist, and chamber musician Jaime Laredo, Schneider's personal choice for successor, became artistic director and conductor of the Seminar. Laredo has introduced some of the country's most gifted young musicians to new musical ideas and has given them the challenge of performing at a professional level in two concerts presented by Carnegie Hall. In a recent performance review, the New York Times critic wrote: “Quantifying what a group of young musicians has learned during a 10-day program like the New York String Orchestra Seminar…. is probably impossible. … But surely the two Carnegie Hall performances these students give as the New York String Orchestra are snapshots of what they have achieved so far. … it was one of the most moving “Eroica” performances in recent memory.” The program also offers chamber music coaching from members of the world's top ensembles, including the Guarneri, Orion, Juilliard, and Emerson string quartets (many of them alumni of the program). In addition to cellist Yo-Yo Ma, NYSOS alumni are active in the musical life of every state and include:
Jaime Laredo, Music Director and Conductor In the 2013-2014 season, Mr. Laredo tours as conductor, soloist and member of the award-winning Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. A special project, Two x Four, celebrates the relationship between teacher and student through music. Mr. Laredo, with his colleague and former student Jennifer Koh, perform Double Violin Concerti by J.S. Bach, Philip Glass, and in 2012-2013 premiered two newly commissioned works by composers Anna Clyne and David Ludwig. They were heard with the IRIS orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Vermont Symphony, and with the Curtis Orchestra in DC, New York City, and Philadelphia. Mr. Laredo has recorded close to one hundred discs, including a Grammy Award-winning disc of Brahms Piano Quartets with Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern and Yo-Yo Ma. His recordings range from the complete Bach Sonatas with Glenn Gould (CBS/RCA) to “Triple Doubles,” an album with Sharon Robinson and the Vermont Symphony which includes three double concerto premieres by Daron Hagen, Richard Danielpour, and David Ludwig (BRIDGE, 2011); and many award-winning recordings with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Mr. Laredo’s stewardships of the annual New York String Orchestra Seminar at Carnegie Hall, and the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis have become beloved educational pillars of the musical community. 2012 marked the beginning of his tenure at The Cleveland Institute of Music. He concurrently holds Director posts with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati’s Linton Chamber Music and was Artistic Director of the Chamber Music at the Y series in New York for forty years. 2013 New York String Orchestra Seminar National Audition Tour
For details on the 2013 New York String Orchestra Seminar, visit www.newschool.edu/mannes/nysos. Mannes College The New School for Music develops the next generation of classical musician/citizens by combining the music conservatory traditions with the cutting-edge advantage of being part of The New School, the nation's foremost progressive university. Founded in 1916, the Mannes formula for quality education has capitalized on its world-class faculty, location in the heart of the global arts capital, small class size, and a living tradition of rigor and depth that develops strong technique and great artistry. The Mannes ethos forms the basis of a vibrant community, whether you are a degree or diploma student in the College or Extension divisions, or a young person studying in Mannes Prep. In this second decade of the 21st century, when demands on artists are greater and more complex than ever, Mannes is committed to providing a wide range of exciting learning and knowledge building in partnership with its sister divisions of The New School, including one of the world's great design schools, Parsons The New School for Design; the liberal arts at Eugene Lang College; public policy, business, and civic engagement in The New School for Public Engagement; and cross disciplinary arts learning at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music and The New School for Drama. For more information on Mannes and The New School visit www.newschool.edu/mannes. # # # |
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