The Shandelee Music Festival encourages and promotes the careers of young, exceptional classical musicians through an annual series of summer concerts in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Concert locations include SMF’s own Sunset Concert Pavilion, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Event Gallery, and public enrichment appearances in local schools and special care facilities. Founded in 1993, SMF operates as a private, not-for-profit corporation. Dear Friends, Welcome to the Shandelee Music Festival as we celebrate our 24th Season! On behalf of the SMF Board of Directors, I thank you for your support in attendance, in membership, in corporate sponsorship and in concert underwriting. We are especially proud of our 2017 season’s internationally acclaimed performers! We are excited to share beautiful music with you in the inspirational and intimate setting of our Sunset Concert Pavilion, and at our upcoming collaborative series, P.L.A.Y. The Classics (Peace, Love, Arts, You!), which take place in the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Event Gallery. We are proud to have brought glorious music to the mountains for 24 years - be a part of our continuing journey. With warmest regards,
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Sunset Concert Pavilion on the Shandelee Music Festival Grounds
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Evening of Classic Jazz featuring Fred Moyer Jazz Trio Saturday, August 5 at 8 PM
Sunset Concert Series
Evening of Chamber Music featuring Verona Quartet Thursday, August 10 at 8 PM Evening of Guitar Duo featuring Duo Siqueira Lima Saturday, August 12 at 8 PM Evening of Chamber Music featuring Manhattan Chamber Players Tuesday, August 15 at 8 PM Young Artist Concert featuring Ivan Vihor, solo piano Thursday, August 17 at 8 PM Evening of Chamber Music featuring Borislav Strulev, cello Irina Nuzova, piano Saturday, August 19 at 8 PM
Event Gallery at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, New York 12720
Concert Series
Evening of Chamber Music featuring Manhattan Chamber Players Thursday, September 14 at 8 PM Cabaret Night featuring Borislav Strulev & Friends Thursday, September 28 at 8 PM Electrifying Evening with Grammy-nominated ZOFO Thursday, October 14 at 8 PM 3
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Fred Moyer Jazz Trio What can safely be called the only jazz group of its kind, the Fred Moyer Jazz Trio is stunning audiences with both its own improvisations and its note-for-note transcriptions of the best trio performances of historic piano giants. Fred and friends create a score by painstakingly transcribing every note of a favorite jazz performance, and then approach the score just as they would a chamber music work of Beethoven and Mozart, not changing the notes while staying true to the style, but interpreting the music in their own way. The end result is an entertaining and swinging celebration of the best in jazz. 16
An Evening of Classic Jazz featuring
Fred Moyer Jazz Trio Fred Moyer, piano Peter Tillotson, bass Bob Savine, drums Saturday, August 5 at 8 PM
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to Lincoln Center and from Be-bop to Bluegrass. As an in-demand bassist in the New England area, Peter has performed with Jim Hurst (International Bluegrass Music Association’s guitar-player of year), entertainers Don Rickles, Steve Allen, Scott Bakula, Maureen McGovern, Suzanne Somers and members of the Boston Symphony. Peter’s expertise in acoustic amplification has kept him busy as a technical consultant to a who’s who of artists including Acoustic Alchemy, Barenaked Ladies, Daughtry, Sheryl Crow, Count Basie Orchestra, Doc Watson, Jerry Douglas, Dixie Chicks, Lisa Loeb, Lyle Lovett, Avril Lavigne, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Joe Perry, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, and Pete Townshend.
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rederick Moyer has established a vital musical career that has taken him to over forty countries and to such distant 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 many recordings on the Biddulph, GM and JRI labels reflect an affinity for a wide variety of styles. Moyer’s wide-ranging interests have led him to undertake many unique and ground-breaking projects, often involving software that he writes himself.
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rummer Bob Savine began his formal musical training at Penn State University, from where he received a B.S. in Music Education. Further studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston led him to his current position as a freelance musician in the Boston area. Bob has performed with a diverse group of singers and instrumentalists including The Artie Shaw Orchestra, Keely Smith, Sheila Jordan, Mike Metheny, David Kikoski, Herb Pomeroy, Jerry Bergonzi and many other fine musicians.
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Performing Arts at Long Island University; Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall (NY); California concerts at La Jolla SummerFest, Pepperdine University Center for the Arts, and Chico Performances at CalState/Chico; Purdue Convocations (IN); Market Square Concerts (PA); and in Illinois at Rockford Coronado Concerts and the Dame Myra Hess Series (simulcast live on WFMT radio). The Verona Quartet has enjoyed its second year as Graduate Resident String Quartet at The Juilliard School, where they worked closely with members of the Juilliard String Quartet and also taught as Lisa Arnhold Fellows. Among numerous performances on behalf of Juilliard, the Quartet completed their residency with a May 2017 concert at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
ailed by The New York Times as an "outstanding ensemble of young musicians," the Verona Quartet is a winner of the 2015 Concert Artists Guild Competition, and in just three years, has earned a stellar reputation for delivering a “sensational, powerhouse performance” (Classical Voice America) every time they take the stage. Musical America recently selected the group as “New Artists of the Month” for May 2016, further setting the Verona Quartet apart as one of the most compelling young quartets in chamber music. The Verona Quartet has had a busy 2016-17 season with nearly fifty performances spread across fifteen states and Canada. Select highlights include: New York, the Quartet’s Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall (CAG Presents series) and the Tilles Center for the 19
The Verona Quartet has performed across four continents in venues such as Wigmore Hall (London, UK), Izumi Hall (Osaka, Japan), the National Theatre (Abu Dhabi, UAE), the Melbourne Recital Hall (Melbourne, Australia), Carnegie Hall, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC). They have also appeared on National Public Radio, The Weekly Special on PBS, and Abu Dhabi Classical FM. At the 2015 CAG Competition, the Verona Quartet was awarded the BMI Commissioning Prize, resulting in a brand new work by American composer Michael Gilbertson being premiered at the ensemble’s Carnegie Hall debut in February 2017. In addition, the group has recently garnered top prizes at numerous prestigious competitions worldwide: abroad at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition (née London International String Quartet Competition), the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, and the 8th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition; and in the US at the Coleman, Fischoff, and Chesapeake Chamber Music Competitions; and the M-Prize International Chamber Arts Competition. In summer 2016, the Quartet joined the faculty of the Indiana University Summer String Academy as Quartet-inResidence. Previously, the ensemble has served as visiting artists and teachers at several leading international institutions for music education, including the Beethoven-Haus (Bonn, Germany), Oberlin Conservatory of Music, New York University – Abu Dhabi, and the Summer String Academy at
Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. In April 2015, they were quartetin-residence at the Abu Dhabi Chamber Music Festival which featured a multivenue concert tour and collaborations with composers at New York UniversityAbu Dhabi and local Emirati poets at Khalifa University. The Verona Quartet members are strong proponents of community engagement and education. From 2013-2015, the quartet established a relationship with the city of Danville, Illinois, where they curated a concert series and gave outreach performances and master classes across elementary, middle and high schools in the city, resulting in an increase in public school music class enrollment to almost double the average of the state of Illinois. The Verona Quartet’s members hail from the USA, Canada and Singapore, and hold degrees from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and Eastman School of Music. Originally founded as the Wasmuth Quartet in 2013, they were the inaugural Graduate Quartet-inResidence at Indiana University, where they were mentored chiefly by the Pacifica Quartet, as well as Alexander Kerr, Atar Arad and Eric Kim. The Quartet has collaborated with celebrated artists such as David Shifrin, Cho-Liang Lin, Burt Hara, Atar Arad, Orion Weiss, Pedja Muzijevic, JeanMichel Fonteneau, and has worked with members of the Alban Berg, American, Brentano, Cavani, Cleveland, Emerson, Fine Arts, Guarneri, Tokyo, Vermeer and London Haydn Quartets.
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An Evening of Chamber Music featuring
Verona Quartet Jonathan Ong, violin Ken Hamao, violin Abigail Rojansky, viola Warren Hagerty, cello Thursday, August 10 at 8 PM Quartet Op. 18. No. 4 Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro, ma non tanto (1770 - 1827) II. Scherzo, Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto III. Menuetto. Allegretto IV. Allegro Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108 I. Allegretto II. Lento III. Allegro – Allegretto - Adagio
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Intermission Quartet I. Allegro moderato – très doux II. Assez vif très rhythmé III. Très Lent IV. Vif et agité
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
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more geographically diverse in pieces as finely detailed as a Fabergé egg.” New York Times - 22nd January 2014 Their versatility and ample musical interest have already resulted in five albums: • Tudo Concorda - Independently released – Brazil, 2002 - Extensive repertoire, ranging from classical to popular music. • Lado a Lado - Independently released – Ireland, 2006 - Original arrangements of popular Brazilian music. • Um a Um - GHA Records - Belgium, 2010 - This album is dedicated to Brazilian music, with original arrangements and playing for the first time brand new works dedicated to the duo. • The Art of Duo Siqueira Lima GuitarCoop - Brazil, 2016 - Works by Granados, H. Villa-Lobos, Henrique Oswald, Piazzolla and Hermeto Pascoal • Barrroco - GHA Records, Belgium, 2016 - Dedicated to the music of Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. Cecilia and Fernando met at the II International Guitar Competition Pró-Música/SESC in 2001 in Caxias do Sul, a city in the south of Brazil, where they tied for first place among participants from several countries. This event was very important for the creation of the duo and marked the beginning of their international career.
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uo Siqueira Lima is one of the most prestigious chamber ensembles, having won the Profissionais da Música Award 2015 in Brazil and the International Press Awards 2014 in the United States. Their work features music from the classical repertoire to popular music of Latin America. Siqueira Lima guitar duo is formed by Cecilia Siqueira, born in Uruguay, and Fernando de Lima from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Cecilia and Fernando are recognized for their technical and interpretive virtuosity as well as for their daring and original arrangements for two guitars. Since 2003, they have toured the world, performing in major European capitals, many cities in North America as well as sojourns to Africa and Russia. They are favorites throughout the major music centers in Latin America and in the prestigious halls in Lincoln Center (New York), New World Center (Miami) and Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), among others. "Cecilia Siqueira, from Uruguay, and Fernando de Lima, from Brazil were 22
An Evening of Guitar Duo featuring
Duo Siqueira Lima Cecilia Siqueira Fernando de Lima Saturday, August 12 at 8 PM Sonata K.120* Sonata K. 54 (arr. Sergio Abreu) Sonata K. 198*
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
Arabesque No. 1* Arabesque No. 2*
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Invierno Porteño (arr. Sergio Assad) Primavera Porteña*
Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992)
Intermission Samambaia* Cristal*
César Camargo Mariano (b. 1943)
Choro pro Miudinho* Contrato de Separação* Homenagem ao Chiquinho do Acordeom * Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4* Coral (Canto do sertão) Aria (Cantiga) Dança (Miudinho)
Dominguinhos (1941 - 2013)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)
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Manhattan Chamber Players
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he Manhattan Chamber Players are a chamber music collective of New Yorkbased musicians who share the common aim of performing the greatest works in the chamber repertoire at the highest level. Formed in 2015 by Artistic Director, Luke Fleming, MCP is comprised of an impressive roster of musicians who all come from the tradition of great music making at the Marlboro Music Festival, Steans Institute at Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival and Perlman Music Program, and are former students of the Curtis Institute, Juilliard School, Colburn School, New England Conservatory, and Yale School of Music.
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iolinist Brendan Speltz, a Los Angeles native, began his serious music studies at the Colburn School of Music, studying with Chan Ho Yun, Henry Gronnier, and later Linda Rose. He received his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Southern California, studying with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra concertmaster Margaret Batjer. While at USC, Mr. Speltz was chosen by legendary violinist Midori to participate in a string quartet program with coaching from the second violin chair. In 2012, he earned his Master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, studying with Laurie 24
Smukler. At both institutions he served in a principal or concertmaster capacity. Mr. Speltz has performed at a wide variety of music festivals as soloist and chamber musician, including the Music Academy of the West, Kneisel Hall, Encore, the Bach Akademie Stuttgart, the International Music Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Niagara, Canada. As a quartet musician, he has made appearances on Fox and NBC New York. Most recently, he performed Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat during a joint Russian and Swiss event at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Mr. Speltz has also performed as a chamber musician with the Mark Morris Dance Group, and as violinist with the New Jersey Symphony, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the American Ballet Theatre, and Symphony in C. He also serves as a seasonal artist on the New York-based chamber music series Omega Ensemble. Most recently, Mr. Speltz has been traveling the globe with Shuffle Concert, a groundbreaking chamber music ensemble that gives the audience an opportunity to choose the program in real time. Mr. Speltz plays on a 1925 Carl Becker violin.
First Prize in the 2011 Coleman Competition and 2011 J.C. Arriaga Competition. He has performed with Itzhak Perlman, Midori, Laurence Lesser, Anthony Marwood, Donald Weilerstein, Peter Frankl, David Finckel, Roger Tapping, Charles Neidich, and others. His festival appearances include performances at Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Yellow Barn, Sarasota, Malaga Classica, and the Holland Music Sessions. Born in Tel-Aviv, Mr. Katz began his cello studies at age seven; his early teachers included Zvi Plesser, Hillel Zori and the late Mikhail Khomitzer. Mr. Katz received his Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory as a student of Laurence Lesser and his Master of Music from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Joel Krosnick. He has completed a Doctor of Music degree at SUNY Stony Brook as a student of Colin Carr. Mr. Katz is currently a Fellow in Ensemble ACJW, a program of Carnegie Hall and the Juilliard School which trains the next generation of performers to be artists and teachers who hold a deep commitment to the communities in which they live and work.
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“bold, rich sound” (The Strad) and “nuanced musicianship,” (The New York Times), Israeli cellist Michael Katz has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in venues such as Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Tokyo’s Oji Hall, and Jerusalem's Henry Crown Auditorium. His musicianship has been recognized with many awards, among them all three prizes at the 2011 Aviv Competition and first prizes at the Juilliard School’s 2010 Concerto Competition and the 2005 Turjeman Competition. As the cellist of the Lysander Piano Trio, Mr. Katz was a winner of the 2012 Concert Artists Guild Competition, and was awarded 25
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ailed as "nimble" and "colorful" by The New York Times, Euntaek Kim is a promising talent, both as a pianist and conductor. As a pianist, Mr. Kim has appeared in solo recitals as well as in chamber group at venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Steinway Hall, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Kumho Art Hall, to name a few. He has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras around the world, including the Xiamen
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Philharmonic, the Korean National University of Arts Chamber Orchestra, the Lexington Philharmonic, Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, and the Louisville Youth Orchestra. Mr. Kim began his piano studies at four and, at age eleven, entered the Pre-College Division of the Korean National University of Arts. In 2001, he began his studies at the Juilliard School's Pre-College Division under a full scholarship. Mr. Kim currently holds a Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the Juilliard School, and an Artist Diploma in piano performance from the Yale School of Music, and has studied with Jerome Lowenthal and Boris Berman. As a conductor, Mr. Kim has studied privately with Jeffrey Milarsky.
An Evening of Chamber Music featuring
Manhattan Chamber Players Brendan Speltz, violin Michael Katz, cello Euntaek Kim, piano Tuesday, August 15 at 8 PM Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80 I. Molto animato II. Con espressione intima III. In tempo moderato IV. Non troppo vivo Sonata for Violin and Cello I. Allegro II. Très vif III. Lent IV. Vif
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
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Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Allegretto grazioso - Meno mosso III. Poco adagio IV. Finale. Allegro con brio
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tions in Italy and won numerous prestigious awards such as "Premio Lino Barbisotti", "Rotary Scholarship for the Best Conservatory Student", "Bettinelli Competition Treviglio" and special prize for the youngest competitor in the finals of "Concorso Pianistico Citta San Dona di Piave". He has also released a CD on the MC Harmony label. Ivan Vihor was born in Rijeka, Croatia, in 1997. He started his formal education at the age of 6 at the "Ivan Matetic Ronjgov" Music School in his hometown with professor Ana Drazul. After he completed his piano graduation exam with Honors, he enrolled in the Conservatory Gaetano Donizetti (Bergamo) into the class of professor Marco Giovanetti with whom he completed his Bachelor of Music Degree with the Highest Honors. He has participatied in master classes held by eminent pianists and pedagogues such as R. Dalibaltayan, V. Ogarkov, K. Bogino, S. Bogino, E. Indjic, E. Pace, F. Casanova, E. Ciccarelli, O. Marshev, M. Widlund, J. Schmidt, P. Gililov and K. Bogino. He is currently studying with Enrico Pace at the Music Academy of Pinerolo.
van Vihor made his orchestra debut at the age of 10 performing Bach Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 with the Orchestra Sinfonica del Festival di Chioggia under the direction of Pietro Perini. He has performed in concert throughout Europe including numerous prestigious halls such as the Historic Museum (Rijeka), Vatroslav Lisinski (Zagreb), Eufrazijeva Bazilika (Porec), Casa Natale di Gaetano Donizetti, Salone Riccardi di Teatro Donizetti, Auditorium Sant' Alessandro, Sala Piatti (Bergamo), Villa Tasso (Celadina), Auditorium San Niccolo (Chioggia), Grattacielo Pirelli (Milan - famous "Societa dei Concerti" Milano), Teatro Astrolabio Villasanta, Castello Visconteo Pagazzano, Castello Oldofredi Iseo to name a few. His numerous National and International Piano Competition Awards include the EPTA Piano Competition, Zlatko Grgosevic Zagreb, Major National Competition in Dubrovnik (2009, 2013), Festival Musica in Laguna Chioggia (2009, 2010, 2015), "Daleki akordi" (2010). During the last three years, Ivan Vihor participated in several competi28
Young Artist Concert featuring
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Thursday, August 17 at 8 PM Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 I. Toccata II. Allemande III. Corrente IV. Air V. Sarabande VI. Tempo di gavotte II. Gigue Ballade Op. 38 No. 2 Ballade Op. 47 No. 3
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Frédérich Chopin (1810-1849)
Sonata No. 2 Op. 19 in G-sharp minor I. Andante II. Presto
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Intermission Sarabande und Chaconne uber George Frideric Händel Themen aus dem Singspiel Almira, S.181 (1685 - 1759) Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Aprés une lecture du Dante-Fantasia quasi Sonata Franz Liszt Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 7 (1811 - 1886)
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Harrell, David Geringas, Steven Isserlis, Philippe Muller, William Pleeth, Marta Casals Istomin, Marion Feldman and Valentin Berlinsky of the Borodin Quartet. For the past five years, Borislav lives and works between New York and Moscow. This has led to the creation of many interesting creative projects. In New York he founded a concert series “Borislav Strulev and Friends.” In Moscow, together with Tamara Gverdtseteli created a new show, “And God Created Woman…,” which was a great success at the best venues in Russia, CIS and abroad. Since his U.S. debut at the Kennedy Center in 1993 Borislav Strulev’s career began to develop rapidly. Audiences on some of the world’s most prestigious stages have been fascinated by a “soloist … with a rich, singing tone” (The New York Times). Cello by French master Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1844 c. sounded in Сarnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and David Geffen Hall, Merkin Hall — Lincoln Center (New York), Kennedy Center (Washington), Orchestra Hall (Chicago), Kravis Center and Van Wezel Hall (Florida), Auditorio de Madrid and Auditorio de Leon (Spain), Auditorio de Torino (Italy), Musikverein Wien Golden Hall (Vienna), Suntory Hall (Tokyo), Berliner Philharmonie (Berlin), Salle Gaveau (Paris), Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow), Big and Small Hall of The Moscow Conservatory, the Moscow International House of Music, Big Hall of St-Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D.Shostakovich, Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall (St-Petersburg). The young cellist is popular in every corner of the globe. Most notably Borislav collaborates with following conductors: Adrian Leaper, Neeme and
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ussian-American cellist Borislav Strulev quickly gained a reputation as a musician of exceptional temperament, charismatic personality and virtuoso technique. The great American pianist Byron Janis said of Borislav Strulev: “He plays as if he were to the cello born. His sound, phrasing, coloring and technique already place him in position to follow the Russian tradition of cello playing. Watch this young man, and more importantly, listen to him.” He was born in Moscow into a family of professional musicians and began playing the cello at age 8. He graduated from the Central Music School at the State Moscow Conservatory. Borislav gave his debut solo concert in the USA in the famous Kennedy Center in 1993. Since 1994 he has been living in the United States. Borislav participates in master classes with such great artists as Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo-Yo-Ma, Lynn 30
significant crossover recordings produced by Ettore Stratta with jazz violinist Regina Carter on “Paganini: after a dream” (Verve – Universal), with celebrated mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves and Brazilian jazz pianist Eliane Elias on “Lost Days” (RCA – Red Seal) with singer and actress Arielle Dombasle on “Extase” (SONY). The spotlights of Borislav’s career after the arrival in the USA are: 1995 South American debut as a soloist with the Orchestre National de Colombia, 1996 - performance with the Orchestre National de Chile. 1997 - South African debut with solo performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg. During the 1997-98 season - the first tour in 10 cities in Japan as a soloist in the JAL Young Artists Series. Festivals - Ravinia in Chicago, Reims and Tours in France, Verbier and Lausanne in Switzeland. 1999 – debut with solo concert at Carnegie Hall with pianist Byron Janis with Frederic Chopin Sonata. 20012002 – solo tour in Sweden, concerts and master-classes in France, Spain and Finland. Performance of the concerto in A minor Saint-Saens with the National Symphony Orchestra of Italian Radio and Television under the baton of Kristjan Järvi, which was broadcast “RAI” on radio and television throughout Europe. In 2008 he appeared as a special guest at a Tribute to Oscar Peterson at Carnegie Hall among artists such as Roger Kellaway, Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Borislav Strulev had the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and was also a nominee for the 2014 “Russian-American Person of the Year” award in New York.
Kristjan Järvi, Michael Stern, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Jose Luis Gomez, George Pehlevanyan, Marco Parisotto, Rossen Milanov, Zdenek Macal, Sergiu Comissiona, Irwin Hoffman, Andres Mustonen, Antoni Wit, Paul Freeman, Arjan Tien, Tan Lihua, Arkady Leytush, Adrian Prabava, Sebastian Weigle, Eugene Kohn, Pavel Kogan, Alexander Vedernikov, Dmitry Liss, Alexander Sladkovsky, Yuri Simonov. As a chamber performer, Borislav is known by his collaboration with top artists from all over the world. Borislav Strulev is a Renaissance man in the music world, who extends the range of genres from classical and contemporary classical music to jazz and crossover. One of these rare projects the New York premiere of “Svyati” for cello and chamber choir of the British composer Sir John Tavener with the Little Orchestra Society and Orpheon Chorale, a piece later performed before the 30-thousand-audience in the Day of Slavic Written Language and culture in Khanty-Mansiysk. With the California Symphony, Borislav has performed the American premiere of Suite for Cello and String Orchestra of the legendary composer Lou Harrison. Discography includes Borislav’s debut recording on French label LYRINX of Rachmaninov and Schostakovich sonatas. The same label released his debut orchestral recording of Arvo Pärt’s Pro et Contra, Erkki-Sven Tüür’s concerto, and Daniel Schnyer’s cello concerto (world premiere) with Norrlands Symphony Orchestra under direction of Kristjan Järvi. In 2011 on Naxos Label Borislav releases “Cello Lounge” with New York composer Gene Pritsker (Borislove & Noizepunk). As a special guest Borislav is on 31
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ritics have applauded classical pianist Irina Nuzova for her “rise above mere virtuosity” (The Washington Post), “intensity of feeling” (La Nazione, Italy) and “profound interpretation” (Il Resto de Carlino, Bologna). Nuzova has appeared in recital as a soloist and as a chamber musician in the United States, Europe, and South America. In Europe, she has performed as part of the Amici della Musica concert series in Florence; at the Teatro Massima in Catania, Italy; Hermitage State Museum in St. Petersburg; the Moscow Conservatory, and in the Netherlands. In the United States, she has played at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York; and as part of chamber music series including the Rhode Island Chamber Music Concert Series and the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago. In recital with Wendy Warner, Nuzova has performed at the Music Institute of Chicago, the Phillips Collection, in Toronto, in Boston, and the Rockefeller tri-Institutional series in New York City. Nuzova is a native of Moscow, Russia. She made her debut with the Omsk Philharmonic at the age of 14. She studied at the Gnessin Academy of Music under the guidance of Alexander Satz before moving to the United States. Nuzova continued her musical education at the Manhattan School of Music with Lev Natochenny, and at Juilliard where her teachers were Oxana Yablonskaya and Jerome Lowenthal. To further herself as a musician she worked for many years in the cello
studio of Harvey Shapiro at Juilliard and pursued individual studies with pianists Jean-Bernard Pommier, Eteri Andjaparidze, and Vladimir Feltsman. Nuzova earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the Hartt School of Music (University of Hartford, Connecticut). She regularly gives lecture recitals at schools and festivals. For the past two summers Nuzova has taught and performed at the Interharmony International Music Festival and the Summit International Music Festival in Purchase, NY. She also serves regularly as a jury panelist. Ms. Nuzova is a member of the piano faculty of the Special School of Music in New York City and of Bard College's pre-college division. Nuzova’s discography includes the critically acclaimed Warner Nuzova duo’s debut recording: Russian Music for Cello & Piano, released in 2010 on Cedille Records. The CD entered the Billboard charts as #8, and has been featured on more than 100 radio stations. Nominated for best chamber music recording by ICMS. 32
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Borislav Strulev, cello Irina Nuzova, piano Saturday, August 19 at 8 PM Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564
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Fantasiestücke, Op.73 I. Zart und mit Ausdruck II. Lebhaft, licht III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Cello Sonata I. Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto II. Sérénade: Modérément animé III. Final: Animé, léger et nerveux
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Intermission “Lensky's Aria” from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 Thaïs
Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Daniel Popper (1843 -1913)
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2017 Corporate Sponsors Fortissimo River Reporter & Stuart Communications Creative Services Forte Bethel Woods Center For The Arts Clear-Rite Pools & Spas Forestburgh Playhouse I Fish Haines Alaska J. Yaun Inc. Merrell Benco and Lawrence Miller Insurance Agency Shortlines Coatings Steve’s Music Center Wells Fargo Advisors Andante Accurate Carpentry and General Contracting Agway Liberty Home, Garden & Pet (In Memory of James Boxberger, Sr.) Barnhart Services, Incorporated Baum Law Offices, LLP CanvasArt Domesticities & Cutting Garden Foster Supply Hospitality Gateway at Shandelee Inn at Lake Joseph Jeff Bank Johnston Forest Products, Inc. Keyboard Express Livingston Manor Chamber of Commerce Manor Ink Murray’s All Natural Chicken Pestech Exterminating, Inc. Stone Wall Acres Bed & Breakfast Village Wine & Liquors 39
2017 Shandelee Music Festival Members Benefactor $5,000+ Anonymous Paul Huang Daniel Stroup (In Memory of Bud Wertheim & Lee Siegel) Tiger Baron Foundation Underwriter $2,500 - $4,599 Harvey & Jane Susswein Patron $1,000 - $2,499 Eileen Bernstein Edward & Sally Cerny Henry Huber Lana Ivanov Christopher Kennedy (In Memory of Dr. C.J. Huang) Robert Osgood Judy Rhulen (In Memory of Trevor John Loughlin) Sponsor $500 - $999 Dianne Balfour & Carl Adkins Assunta Cha Ronald & Barbara Craig Marlene Wertheim (In Memory of Bud Wertheim) Supporter $250 - $499 Paul Beito Irma Beckley Charles & Elain Berger Walter & Miriam Cohen Anthony Coscia Mara Der Hovanesian Ellen Hoffman (In Memory of Gustav Gavis & Bud Wertheim) Linda Horak Jeanette Hubert Roger & Loann Jee Richard & Nancy Judd Marion Kaselle (In Memory of Katydid Kaselle, Max, & Shadow King) 40
Supporter $250 - $499 - continued Robert & Barbara Konvalin (In Memory of Bud Wertheim) Steve & Michiko Levine Mark & Barbara Levy (In Memory of Alvin Levy) Lynne Mayocole Kenneth & Marya Rodgers Maureen Rouse (In Honor of The Pettei Family) Katherine Traxler & Richard Singer Family $140 - $249 Sheldon Bach & Phyllis Beren Susan Eisen Drs. Steven & Carolyn Ellman Adelaide Gredish Robert Michel & Jean Warshaw Friend $75 - $139 Carl & Norma Braun Dino & Fran Caterini Debbie & Bernie Cohen (In Memory of Mildred & Irving Sporn) Bob Davis (In Memory of Joanne S. Davis) Steven & Carolyn Ellman Michael & Hazel Farrell Shirley Fulton Maurice Gerry Jan Goodwin Alan & Dina Greenbaum Nancy Johnston (In Honor of Sean Carmichael) Babette Kleinkopf & Nobert Singer Marie Langer John Lump & Kevin Thammavong Blanche Margolis (In Memory of Sam Margolis) Midge Maroni Maureen Molloy Carol Montana & Ken Walter Charlotte Orkin (In Memory of Henry E. Orkin) Dorothy Shapiro Gerry & Phyllis Solomon Daniel Struble & Carl Pope Ted Waddell & Valerie Mansi Members current as of July 2017
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2017 Shandelee Music Festival Board BOArD OF DIrECTOrS Daniel Stroup, Co-Chair Marjorie Feuerstein, Co-Chair Harvey Susswein, Treasurer Jane Susswein, Secretary Eileen Bernstein Sally Cerny Lana Ivanov Barbara Martinsons BOArD OF ADVISOrS Sara Davis Buechner Maurice Gerry Charles Hamlen Linda Horak Christopher Kennedy Head Piano Technician Barbara Konvalin Mary Lanza Charles Matz Conductor / Music Historian
HONOrArY BOArD Professor Joseph Machlis In Memoriam John Perry AndrĂŠ-Michel Schub Earl Wild In Memoriam 42
Acknowledgements Accounting Consultant Matthews & Co, LLP Advertising Allees Sign Company Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Delaware & Hudson Canvas L. M. Chamber Of Commerce Manor Ink Quik Type River Reporter / Stuart Communications Roscoe & Livingston Manor Visitors Guide S. C. Chamber Of Commerce S. C. Community Chorus S. C. Visitors Association Times Herald-Record Weekend of Chamber Music Artist Advisor & Consulting Showbiz Visas, Kathi Kleiner, Immigration Consultant Communications AT & T Cronk’s Electronics DIRECTV Go Daddy.com MAHL Verizon Financial Services Capital One Citibank, N.A. Jeff Bank Putnam Investments Smith Barney Graphic Design Quik Type / CanvasArt
Insurance Merrell Benco / Lawrence B. Miller & Associates Insurance Agency Legal Council Baum Law P.C. Lighting Consultant Rafael Latorre Maintenance Accurate Carpentry Klinger Power Sports Kurt Adolph Barnhart Services Cintas Fire Protection Computer Doctors Fosterdale Equipment Ed Lundquist Mowers & More OCL Analytical Services P. Buckel & Sons Pestech Ratner & Son Paving, Inc. Shortlines Coating J. Yaun Plumbing & Heating Pianos Steinway & Sons Piano Technicians Christopher Kennedy Philippos Poulos Photography Ted Waddell Printing Orbis Brynmore Lithographers Quik Type
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Security Sentry Alarms SMF Outreach Programs Carolyn Bivins - Manor Ink Catskill Regional Medical Center Center for Discovery New Hope Community SC Adult Care Center Suppliers Agway The Arnold House The Bake House B & D Bakery Big Apple Lights Hillside Greenhouses Kristt Company Liberty Shoprite Liberty Trading Post Limpac Matas Restaurant Supply Mirabito NYSEG Peck's Markets Sam's Club Steve's Music Center Suburban Propane Vita’s Farm & Garden Market Transportation Keyboard Express Rolling V Shortline Bus Company Web Site Arts People – On Line Ticketing System Starving Artist Web Design – Lisa Laczo
STAFF Shandelee Music Festival, Inc. 36 East 74th Street New York, NY 10021 Tel 646-657-0284 • Fax 917-475-1106 (September - June)
Daniel Stroup President Lana Ivanov Artistic Director John Bernstein Youth & Outreach Program Director
P.O. Box 1264 Livingston Manor, NY 12758-1264 (July - August)
Christopher Kennedy Head Piano Technician
Sunset Concert Pavillion Address 442 J. Young Road Livingston Manor, NY 12758 Tel 845-439-3277• Fax 845-439-3307 (July - August)
Carol Montana Publicist robert Porco House Manager
www.shandelee.org
Ashlen Udell Box Office Manager
SUMMEr STAFF Nathaniel DePaul Iris Gillingham Aden Johnson Evan Madison
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