Josefowicz, Leila

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Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC All Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs 2-23-2007 Concert: Leila Josefowicz, violin: The Louis K. Thaler Concert Violinist Series Leila Josefowicz Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs  Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation Josefowicz, Leila, "Concert: Leila Josefowicz, violin: The Louis K. Thaler Concert Violinist Series" (2007). All Concert & Recital Programs. 7185. https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/7185 This Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. Leila Josef owicz Violinist Leila Josefowicz has won the hearts of audiences around the world with her honest, fresh approach to the repertoire and her dynamic virtuosity. Josefowicz made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1994, at age 16, with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. She has since appeared with many of the world 's most prestigious orchestras, including the New York Phil-harmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw. A regular, close collab rator with today's leading composers, such as John Adams and Ol iver Knussen, Josefowicz is a strong advocate of new music, a characteristic reflected in her diverse programs and her enthusi-asm for premiering new works. In addition to her frequent concert performances, Josefowicz has appeared on numerous te levi-sion programs, among them The Tonight Show, Evening at Pops, CBS Sunday Morning, and Live from Lincoln Center: In 2002 her performance of John Adams·s Violin Concerto with the BBC Symphony was broadcast throughout Europe. Josefowicz made her recording debut with Sir Nevi l le Marriner and the Academy of St . Martin in the Fields in 1994 for Philips Classics. Subsequent releases on that label include Solo, a disc of unaccompan ied violin works by Bart6k, Kre isler, Ysaye, Ernst, and Paganini ; Bohemian Rhap-sodies, a collection of virtuosic violin works with orchestra; For the End of Time and Americana with John Novacek; and the Mendelssohn, Glazunov, and Prokofiev concertos with (he Montreal Sym-phony, Charles Dutoit conducting . Additional releases include a live recording of her performance of the Adams Violin Concerto on the BBC label and Adams·s Road Movies, which received a 2004 Grammy nomination, for Nonesuch. Her most recent CD releases, on the Warner Classics label, A are a recital disc featuring the works of Messiaen, Beethoven, Salonen, Ravel, and Mark Grey WI' [2005] and the Shostakovich Violin Concerto no. 1 [with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orches-tra, Sakari Oramo conducti ng] and Violin Sonata [2006]. Born in Toronto, Leila Josefowicz is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Jaime Laredo and Jascha Brodsky. She also stud ied chamber music with Felix Ga limir and participated in the Marlboro Music Festival for several summers. In 1994 she was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. Josefowicz currently performs on a del Gesu made in 1724. John Novacek A much sought-after collaborative artist, pianist John Novacek has played with Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Emmanuel Pahud , and Truls M0rk, among other renowned musicians. He has given numer-ous world premieres and has worked closely with composers John Adams, George Roch berg, John Williams, John Harbison, and John Zorn. He regularly tours the Americas, Europe, and Asia as recita l ist, chamber musician , and concerto soloist, and has played on radio and te levision broadcasts worldwide. The over 30 CDs Novacek has recorded encompass solo and chamber music by composers from Bach to Bart6k, as well as contemporary and original scores. His own compositions and arrange-ments have been performed by the Pacific Symphony, the 5 Browns, Concertante, Mil lennium, the Harrington String Quartet, and the Three Tenors. A winner of top prizes at the Leschetizky and Joanna Hodges competit ions, Novacek studied piano with Peter Serkin, Bruce Sutherland, and Jakob Gimpel, and chamber music with Jamie Laredo and Felix Ga limir. He also occasiona lly coached with Gary Graffman and Isaac Stern. I ' ,.--___..,,, - 'O -- .. T----� "' �� . I � , '.. \\ > Leila Josefowicz John Novacek VIOLIN Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2 ISonatensatz) Conversio Sonata in F Minor, op. 80 Andante assai Allegro brusco Andante Allegrissimo Duo Concertant (1931-32) Cantilene Eglogue I Eglogue II Gigue Dithyrambe INTERMISSION Rondo Brillant in 8 Minor, D. 895, op. 70 MASTER CLASSES PIANO Johannes Brahms [1833-97) Erkki-Sven Tuur[b. 1959) Sergey Prokofiev [1891-1953) Igor Stravinsky [1882-1971) Franz Schubert [1797-1828) &John Novacek: Saturday, February 24, 9:00 a.m., Nabenhauer Recital Room �eila Josefowicz: Saturday, February 24, 10:00 a.m., Ford HallL Patrons are requested to silence signal watches, pagers, and cell phones. The use of camera and recording equipment is prohibited by law. Leila Josefowicz appears by arrangement with C/M Artists New York. Her recordings are available on the Universal/Philips and Warner Classics labels. . . . . ,. . - - -~- - .. . ' .., - - - v 1 

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