D铆az Headlines International Music Festival
Internationally renowned violist performs works by Max Bruch, Paul Hindemith and Tchaikovsky Friday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. in 黑料百科鈥檚 Porter Theatre. The concert is part of the , which brings about 160 students to 黑料百科 for a three-week, music-intensive program July 15-Aug. 2. Concert tickets, which are $15 for students/seniors and $30 general admission, will be sold at the door. Tickets to the master classes are $10 for students/seniors and $20 general admission.
D铆az, president and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music, was principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra for 10 years. He was also principal viola of the National Symphony under Mstislav Rostropovich, a member of the Boston Symphony under Seiji Ozawa and a member of the Minnesota Orchestra under Sir Neville Marriner. His recording of transcriptions by William Primrose with pianist Robert Koenig was nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award.
Classical cellist , who earned Grammy Awards for 鈥淏eethoven: The Complete Piano Trios鈥 in 1988 and 鈥淭chaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor鈥 in 1982, performs during a master class on Friday, July 19, at 2 p.m. in Hieronymus Lounge at 黑料百科鈥檚 Kerrwood Hall.
Concert violinist , assistant professor of violin at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver, performs a master class on Friday, July 26, at 2 p.m. in Hieronymus.
Famed violinist , a faculty member of the Curtis Institute of Music since 2007, holds master classes on Saturday, July 20, at 1:30 p.m. in Deane Chapel and Sunday, July 21, at 2 p.m. in Hieronymus. Ashkenasi, who formed the twice Grammy nominated Vermeer Quartet, performs in concert on Tuesday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Porter Theatre.
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