BCO Guest Artists Clearlakes Chorale solo artists 2007-08 cross-over clarinetist, Todd Brunel, cellist, Yoni Etzion
Current Season About the BCO In Harmony With Education Artists Lights, Action, Studio & Industrial Work Musician Members Related Links Auction! Recordings! Subscriptions Job Opportunities with BCO Our Sponsors Support Our Concerts Advertise in our Program Book	Todd Brunel, is an innovative, critically acclaimed clarinetist who leads a dual life as a cross-over classical and jazz musician. In the world premiere event, 'From Requiem to Renewal' at Boston College, "clarinetist Todd Brunel and pianist Synthia Sture played with Tremendous virtuosity and heart", The Boston Globe. He has premiered numerous works by such composers as: Matthew D. Harder, Rick Sowash, Ara Sarkissian, The Alta Voz Composers Alliance, Vuk Kulenovic, Ludmilla Germain, Arnesto Klar, Pamela Watson, Vache Sharyfyan and composer/conductor Lawrence 'Butch' Morris. He collaborated with saxophonist Bobby Watson (as principal clarinetist with the Opera Ebony of Harlem) and has performed with such groups as: ALEA III, the American Opera Musical Theater Company, the Andover Chamber Players, the Greenwich Village Orchestra and many New York and Boston area orchestras. Brunel has made guest appearances at Carnegie Hall, Harvard University, the Boston and New England Conservatories, The Manhattan School, The SEAMUS Festival and The Winter Sun Music Festival, where he collaborated with legendary pianist, Daltin Baldwin. Brunel is the artistic director of The Black Dust Ensemble, a featured performance group with the 'Musica Eclectica' Series at Eastern Nazarene College. As a jazz/improvisational musician and composer, He produced and performed in the critically acclaimed 'Vortex Series' for improvisational music, which was the jazz "pick of the week" in the Boston Phoenix and the Boston Globe. He has been a featured artist at Rob Chalfen's Subconscious Cafe in collaboration with such groups as Andalusian Dream, the Circadian Rhythm Kings and such artists as pianist David Maxwell, violinist Katt Hernandez and cellist Daniel Levin. In New York, Brunel recorded the electro-acoustic work, 'She Stood Weeping' by composer George 'Skip' Brunner, which gained international recognition. He has worked with saxophonists James Carter and Blaise Siwula, and continues his collaborations with singer/songwriter Lilli Lewis, with whom he has made numerous radio and television appearances across the United States. In a review of the recording, "the Blind Man" from the album, "The Coming of John", the gods of music.com, described his playing in the plural: "Sweeping solos blown in a diverse stream of study nothingness.........played by true cats, heavy pros." Brunel has been a guest artist at ABC No Rio, Art Beat Festival, Smalls, CGBG's Gallery, the National Black Arts Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival. He has premiered his own compositions at Dartmouth College, the Longy School of Music, Boston University and the Electric Rainbow Coalition Festival. His website: www.clarinetconspiracy.com is dedicated to innovative music and challenges mainstream musical convention. Brunel received an MM from the Brooklyn College Conservatory, where he was a teaching assistant to Paul Shelden and assistant director of the wind ensemble. He received a BM in Clarinet performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Atilio Poto and Pasquale Cardillo. He has pursued graduate study at the Longy School of Music as a scholarship recipient, the University of North Texas and Boston University. He was a scholarship participant at the Aspen Music Festival, the International Clarinet Connection and has pursued clarinet studies with Thomas Martin and Jonathan Cohler, composition with Sam Headrick and jazz improvisation with Bob Mover and Peter Cassino.
Current Season About the BCO In Harmony With Education Artists Lights, Action, Studio & Industrial Work Musician Members Related Links Auction! Recordings! Subscriptions Job Opportunities with BCO Our Sponsors Support Our Concerts Advertise in our Program Book	cellist, Yoni Etzion Yoni Etzion was born in Israel, 1984. She started playing the cello at the age of 6 in the Israel Conservatory of Music, Tel Aviv, studying with Ms. Maayan Matityahu and later on with Prof. Mikhail Khomitser. Yoni graduated from the Buchman-Mehta School of Music with a B.Mus, studying with Mr. Hillel Zori. Since September 2006 she studies with Mr. Laurence Lesser at the New England Conservatory in Boston, USA, towards a Masters degree. Yoni took part in festivals and master classes in Israel, Europe and the USA and played in front of artists such as Uzi Wiezel, Janos Starker, Bernard Greenhouse, Franz Helmerson, Wolfgang Betcher, Philip Muler, Natalia Gutman, Arto Noras, the Alban Berg Quartet, and many others. Yoni won the first prize of the Israel Conservatory String Competition, the first prize of the Ben Haim Competition for Israeli Music, the second prize of the Buchman Mehta School of Music Chamber Music Competition, the third prize of the Buchman Mehta School of Music String Competition, and was a prizewinner of the Young Artist Competition in Jerusalem. Yoni is a former participant of the Youth Unit of the Jerusalem Music Center, there she participated in courses, played in several chamber groups, played concerts and recorded for the Israel Radio. Yoni is a very active musician in Israel as a chamber player, a soloist and an orchestra player, and performs all over Israel. She also gave solo and chamber recitals in Holland, Spain and Russia. As a former member of the West Eastern Divan Orchestra, founded and conducted by Maestro Daniel Barenboim, she toured in Spain, France, Germany, and Morocco. Yoni was the principal cellist of the MIAGI festival orchestra in South Africa, principal cellist at a special Gala Concert conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta in Israel, and now she is the principal cellist of the New England Conservatory Philharmonia Orchestra. She participated in the Holland Music Sessions festival, the Summit Music Festival, the Royal Proms festival, and others. Yoni was the soloist of the Thelma Yelin orchestra and the Israel Conservatory Orchestra. Yoni Etzion has been supported by the America Israel Cultural Foundation from 1993 to 2006, and by the Ronen Foundation from 2002-2006.
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Subscriptions Job Opportunities with BCO Our Sponsors Support Our Concerts Advertise in our Program Book	2003-4 Harris Shilakowsky & Samuil Kreynes, violin soloists 2003-4 Harris Shilakowsky & Samuil Kreynes, violin soloists left to right; Harris Shilakowsky, Tanya Schwartzman, Samuil Kreynes photo by Sergey The music director, violinist Harris Shilakowsky, has appeared as soloist with the New Orleans, Omaha and Charleston Symphony Orchestras, the New England Conservatory and Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestras, and in live recitals on NPR Stations in Boston, Omaha and Nashville. He also performs with groups such as the Boston Lyric Opera, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Boston Ballet, Pro Arté Chamber Orchestra, the Boston Lyric Opera Co., and the American Symphony. In 1994, Mr. Shilakowsky was a guest leader of the London Symphony Orchestra where he performed in recording sessions, tours and performances under music director Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir George Solti, Sir Colin Davis and André Previn in performances with Jessye Norman, Yuri Bashmet, Peter Zimmerman, and Kiri Te Kanawa, among others. He is a former concertmaster of the Charleston, New Orleans, Omaha, Grand Rapids, Las Palmas Symphony Orchestras, and the Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra. He has also performed with the Boston, Chautauqua and Nashville Symphonies, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Handel-Haydn Society of Boston, the Opera Company of Boston, the Lyric Opera Company of Boston and the Boston Ballet. Shilakowsky earned his Bachelor of Music cum laudé from New England Conservatory of Music and a Master's Degree from Yale University. His teachers include Joseph Silverstein, Koichiro Harada, Nancy Cirillo, and Leo Panasevich of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; David Cerone, Vali Bluttner, Yair Kless, Joseph Gingold, Louis Krasner, Rudolph Kolisch, Eugene Lehner, Oscar Shumsky and members of the Tokyo Quartet. He is a Tanglewood alumnus and an active composer. He has been listed in 'Who's Who in Musical America', and is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda. He has taught at New England Conservatory Preparatory School, the Thayer Conservatory, The South Shore Conservatory, where he was the head of the string department, and was an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston. He performs on a violin made around 1725 by Dom Nicolas Amati. Sean Wu, 14 year-old violinist has studied with Samuil Kreynes for 2 years. Samuil Kreynes has performed numerous concerts with the BCO, and was concertmaster of orchestras in St. Petersburg in the former Soviet Union. Ann Rosandich, oboe with Alan Weiss, flute Ann has performed with the BCO on past concerts and this week performs on our CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT on January 20, 2008   Don Krishnaswami, violist & composer Violist Don Krishnaswami has performed with numerous professional ensembles from Boston to New York City to Philadelphia, including the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Classical Orchestra, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He has toured domestically with the Boston Pops, including performances at the music festivals of Tanglewood, Ravinia, Wolf Trap, and Interlochen. Internationally, Krishnaswami's career has taken him to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, and Brazil. In 1987 Krishnaswami toured China with The Juilliard Orchestra in the first visit to that country of an overseas conservatory orchestra since the Cultural Revolution. He has performed as back-up musician with such jazz and pop giants as Mel Torme, Cleo Lane, Natalie Cole, Sarah Brightman, The Moody Blues, Aerosmith, Barry Manilow, Joni Mitchell, The Irish Tenors, Donny Osmond, Smokey Robinson, and Linda Ronstadt. An avid chamber musician, Krishnaswami is a core member of the Boston-based Art of Music Chamber Players, with whom he performs both as solo and ensemble artist. He is also a founding member of the South Coast Chamber Music Society of New Bedford, Mass. Other highlights among his chamber music engagements have included the Kennedy Center's American Composers Series in collaboration with violinist Paul Zukofsky; the Summergarden series at New York's Museum of Modern Art; and Lincoln Center's Focus! Festival. Radio appearances have included Classical Peformances with Richard Knisely on WGBH Radio, Boston; Paine Webber's Traditions on WNCN Radio, New York; and Listening Room with Bob Sherman on WQXR Radio, New York. Outside of the United States, he has been a guest artist at the Shanghai (China) International Arts Festival, and has performed by invitation at the 27th International Viola Congress in Toronto, Canada. As a composer and arranger, Krishnaswami has written original music and arrangements that have appeared on two compact disc releases from The Christian Science Publishing Society. One of the recordings, Jubal-ation, was winner of the 2003 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award of Excellence. Among his compositional output are Dialogue for Violin and Cello, Duo for Two Violins, Four Sketches for Piano, Lyric for Two Clarinets, Psalm for Tenor and Organ, a string quartet, two string trios, and orchestral works. "Threnody", which receives its world premiere in our February 8th concert was entered in the William Lincer Foundation competition. Krishnaswami holds a Master of Music degree in viola and a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from The Juilliard School. His teachers have included Lillian Fuchs, William Lincer, Samuel Rhodes, and Christine Dethier in viola and violin; Roger Sessions and Leon Kirchner in composition; and Joel Krosnick, Robert Mann, and Samuel Sanders in chamber music. He plays a modern Italian viola made in Naples in 1916, attributed to Armando Altavilla. cellist, Jan Pfeiffer Cellist, Jan Pfeiffer went to school at the University Southern California and the New England Conservatory, studying with Gabor Rejto, Ronald Leonard, and Laurence Lesser, as well as Harvey Shapiro at Juilliard. She was the first holder of the Emanuel Feuermann Cello Chair with the National Orchestra of New York, as well as recipient of the Claus Adam Award. Ms. Pfeiffer was concerto soloist in Carnegie Hall, toured Italy with Musicisti Americani, and was featured on Charles Kuraltís television program. In the New England area, Ms. Pfeiffer plays with the Boston Lyric Opera, the Boston Ballet, and the Rhode Island Philharmonic. Her recital and solo appearances have taken her across the United States and Italy. She is the director of the Chamber Music Center at Wellesley College. Violinist-Music Director, Harris Shilakowsky will lead the string trio Young Artists Coming Soon: Christopher Chen, pianist Sophie Pollefson, pianist Angelique Scully, pianist, is 6 years old and has recently begun studying with Tanya Schwartzman. Her depth of talent is described as 'scary'. She has just won the opportunity to perform on-stage at Carnegie Hall at the American Fine Arts Festival. She'll be joined in this performance by Sophia Tollefson, a 'delightful talented' pianist & 3rd prize winner Massachusetts MusicTeachers State Contest 2003 Shin Lan Lee won 2nd prize in the Massachusetts MusicTeachers State Contest 2003 and recently won the opportunity to perform at Merkin Hall at Lincoln Center as part of the American Fine Arts Festival. Grace Han finalist in Internationalist Young Artists Competition in Washington DC and was one of the duo pianists in Saint-Saens Carnivale of the Animals on the May 4, 2003 BCO Young Artists Concert. Ari Kriegel, 13;Top Level Piano Soloist in recitals presented by the Sharon Music Academy throughout New England; Lead Alto Saxophonist; Solomon Schecter School Jazz Band. He has also performed the Haydn C Major Concerto with the BCO. Brandon Bloch performed Haydn Piano Concerto in D with the BCO on the May 3, 2003 concert and has been a featured performer in many solo recitals.   November 22, 2003 7 pm String Orchestra & Soloists February 8, 2004 3:30 String Trios June 13, 2004 3:30 pm Third Annual Young Artists Concert Zarina Irkaeva As a member of the St. Petersburg "Classica" State Symphony Orchestra and chamber ensemble she has taken tours to Finland, Germany, Belgium, Holland, and Japan, and throughout the former Soviet Union. More about Zarina Irkaeva Olga Kousnetsova Violinist Olga Kousnetsova, a native of Moscow, Russia, studied at the Ippolitov-Ivanov School of Music with Isabella Golovina. She emigrated to the United States in 1992.   After continued studies on Violin with Peter Marsh in Seattle, Gelber entered the New England Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Masuko Ushioda. She graduated from the Conservatory in 1996, and has performed regularly with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and various Broadway Shows including Titanic and Beauty And The Beast. Olga has recently appeared with renowned artists Barry Manilow, Sarah Brightman, and The Moody Blues, and was on the faculty of the Manchester Music School in New Hampshire. Ms. Gelber also performs with the Speakeasy String Quartet, a group that focuses on early jazz of the 20s and 30s. Her unique sound, passion for jazz, and fresh approach has contributed greatly to the success of the Speakeasy String Quartet.

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