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American Conductor Kazem Abdullah
signs 5-year contract as Generalmusikdirektor
of one of Germany's oldest orchestras

Culturally rich Aachen post includes
both orchestral and operatic performances

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Rubin Institute of Music Announces
Jacob Street of North Reading, MA
winner of $10,000 Rubin Prize for Music Criticism
Samantha London of Baltimore, MD
winner of $1,000 Public Review Prize
visit www.oberlin.edu/rubininstitute.com
for all the details!
including the Honorable Mentions
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"Just before intermission came the ISO's
 first performance of Shostakovich's
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor.
Unconventional in key as well as in
its dark orchestral palette, the work
was carried into the hearts of the audience
by Vadim Gluzman's splendid, deep-toned
 command of its technical and interpretive
 challenges. In the long lines of the
introduction and the Adagio, the tensile
strength of his phrasing was remarkable."
Indystar.com
Read full review here.


"Gluzman was in complete command
of his instrument, coaxing the full range
 of expression and emotion while also
 maintaining an unwavering peak of virtuosic display."
The Record, Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada
Click here to read the full review

Click here to read

To Read The Record's  interview with
violinist Vadim Gluzman
"Star violinist certain to dazzle"
Click here
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Read the Plain Dealer's article on
cleveland.com about
Oberlin Conservatory of Music's
Rubin Institute for Music Criticism
"Oberlin Conservatory of Music program
hopes to shape tomorrow's critics"
Click here to read

Read the SymphonyNOW piece on 
Oberlin Conservatory of Music's
Rubin Institute for Music Criticism
"Where Are Tomorrow's Music Critics?"
Click Here to read

Oberlin Conservatory of Music's
Rubin Institute for Music Criticism
January 18 -22, 2012
Concerts by
The Cleveland Orchestra
Jeremy Denk, pianist
Apollo's Fire
ICE

world premiere by David Lang

Keynote Addresses by
nationally renowned critics

Public Panel Discussions

$10,000 Rubin Prize for Music Criticism

$1,000 Public Review Prize

Visit www.oberlin.edu/rubininstitute

Click here for further details 

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North Shore Chamber Music Festival
announces
Henry Fogel
to make rare appearance
as Guest Narrator in Ridout's Ferdinand and the Bull
in June 6, 2012 Opening Concert
Click here for details
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Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
awarded $750,000 from
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
 to expand its reach

Click here to read story

January 1, 2012
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Weisbaden, Germany
Live Broadcast of Concert
Works by Nicolai, Kodaly, Mozart, Verdi, Strauss
with Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, bass baritone

January 6 and 9, 2012
Wurttembergische Philharmonie
Works by Rossini, De Falla, Ravel - Jan. 6 in Garmisch
Works by De Falla, Moncayo, Marquez, Ravel - Jan. 9 in Reutlingen

January 13, 14, 2012
Louisiana Philharmonic
All-Mozart concerts with Yossif Ivanov, violinist

January 20, 2012
Seattle Symphony
Works by Revueltas, Chavez, Moncayo and others
Amaldo Cohen, pianist

January 28, 2012
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Works by Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
Asier Polo, cellist
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Vadim Gluzman, violinist

"Gluzman's playing can only be described as stunning.
He's a player of the old school, with a rich and
robust tone and flawless technique. This performance
only confirmed what was already clear at his
Bethlehem appearances:
Gluzman is one of the world's top violinists."
-The Morning Call, Lehigh, PA
(from its top 10 performances of the year)
Click here to read article

January 13, 14, 2012
Kitchener -Waterloo Symphony, Canada
Brahms, Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77

January 20, 21, 2012
Indianapolis Symphony
Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No. 2 in c#, Op. 129
(ISO premiere)

January 26, 27, 2012
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.  in c#, Op. 129
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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violinist

January 28, 29, 2012
NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Japan
Barber, Violin Concerto, Op. 14
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Read the articles on ClevelandClassical.com
Preview about The Rubin Institute for Music Criticism
Click here to go to website
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Violinist Vadim Gluzman
wins
 a Diapason d'Or de l'Année 2011 award
for his disc featuring Bruch's first violin concerto
with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra,
conducted by Andrew Litton
Click Here for Press Release
The recording has also been honored with:
Clef de l'Année 2011 in the chamber music category
from ResMusica;  a Choc de Classica 2011;
was named Editor's Choice by Classic FM Magazine,
Orchestral Choice by BBC Music Magazine
and was a Selection of the Month by The Strad Magazine.
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North Shore Chamber Music Festival
Announces
2012 Season
Click here for full details

The Festival
is now up on Youtube
View the new video of the first season
Click here to see the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdbhS3Tz84M

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Nadja and New Century 
2011 East Coast Tour
Reviews are In!
Nov. 9 Mechanics Hall
Worcester, MA
Nov. 10 University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
Nov. 12 Massry Center, College of St. Rose
Albany, NY
Nov. 13 Shea Center, William Patterson University
Wayne, NJ
Nov. 15 Symphony Space
New York, NY
Click here to read The New York Times Review
Click here to read the Times Union Review
Click here to read the Worcester Tribune & Gazette Review
Click here to read the Arts Fuse Review
"As a soloist, Salerno-Sonnenberg is a force to be reckoned with: Intense, passionate, and focused, she has amatchless technique of such clarity that every note seems to have a life of its own.  As a concertmeistress, she invigorated her players for always more, and they responded."
 The Sunday Gazette (Schenectady, NY, 11/13/2011)

Read the reviews on the opening concerts of
New Century Chamber Orchestra's
20th Anniversary
"NCCO opens Top Drawer Results"
San Francisco Classical Voice
Click here to go to review

"New Century Chamber Orchestra review: Vibrant"
San Francisco Chronicle/sfgate.com
Click here to go to review
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Read Vadim Gluzman's interview
with
the American Israel Cultural Foundation
here
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ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
Releases First Two CDS of the Season

TRIUMVIRATE
works by
Gabriela Lena Frank
Joan Tower
Lera Auerbach
performed by
Paul Neubauer
David Finckel & Wu Han
The Borromeo String Quartet

and
RESOUNDING
works by
Mark O'Connor
Christopher Theofanidis
Roberto Sierra
Yenn Chwen Er
performed by
Donald Berman
The Ahn trio

on the Summit Records label
September and November 2011
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Read the  review in the 
Times-Picayune/nola.com
of violinist Vadim Gluzman, conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto
and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2011/05/post_59.html

Read the
Orange County Register review
on Carlos Miguel Prieto's
guest engagement with
the Pacific Symphony

http://m.ocregister.com/entertainment/-299463--.html
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Read Vadim's answer to a violin question at asktheviolinist.com
http://www.asktheviolinist.com/questions/violinquestions.html
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Read
violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg's
interview on violinist.com:

http://www.violinist.com/blog/laurie/20114/12266/

"The excitedly awaited soloist for the evening
was the exuberant violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg,
no stranger to the Festival. An original and eclectic musician,
Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg is often a visceral and physical player....
...there was originality and daring in her approach –
and she clearly enjoyed herself, much to the delight of the audience!
The work starts with a drum roll and a short phrase by
the strings and then..., an open “G” with
 a fermata (hold) for the soloist. I have never heard this opening “G”
played so long – so long that it became a musical entity
, in and of itself, not just the usual beginning
 of something else. This was only the first
of several iconoclastic musical moments. ….
… Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg is a sensational violinist –
gorgeous tone and vibrato, a great sense
f rhythm and drama and originality."
- 50th Anniversary Season of Eastern Music Festival, North Carolina
July 9, 2011, cvnc.org
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Read about Carlos Miguel Prieto's successful debut with
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

http://www.giessener-anzeiger.de/lokales/kultur/10342430.htm

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Conductor Rebecca Miller's
SECOND CD
with
The New Professionals Orchestra

"GOBLIN MARKET:  Aaron Jay Kernis"
World premiere recording on SignumCLASSICS
Kernis: Goblin Market (with narrator Mary King)
and
Invisible Mosaic II
selected as an
 "Outstanding" CD of the month
by International Record Review 
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See Carlos Miguel Prieto's interview with WWLTV:
http://www.wwltv.com/news/Orchestra-conductor-says-classical-music-vital-during-NO-recovery.html
See the feature on Vadim Gluzman on NBC4 in Columbus, Ohio:
http://www2.nbc4i.com/entertainment/2010/nov/05/mostly-mendelssohn-with-vadim-gluzman-02519-vi-21645/
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NSS MUSIC
 
Praise for the label's 10th release
 A LIVE recording from
New Century Chamber Orchestra
and Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
 Strauss' Metamorphosen,
Barber's Adagio and Mahler's Adagietto.
 "Magnificent Metamorphosen From the NCCO"
 Read the review here:
 http://www.sfcv.org/reviews/new-century-chamber-orchestra/magnificent-metamorphosen-from-the-ncco
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