Please pass on to any interested parties who may be in Berlin during our
tour. Thank you
Berlin is a city of contrasts. It has served as the capital
of Imperial Germany, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, the
German Democratic Republic, and now the reunified Federal Republic
of Germany. During the cold war, the wall that ran through the
middle of the city was the most powerful symbol of the division
between East and West. On the night of November 9, 1989, the
dismantling of that same wall became the symbol of the end one
era and the beginning of another. Today, Berlin is the capital
of a reunified Germany and is undergoing a massive rebuilding
campaign that places it firmly at the center of a new Europe at
the beginning of the 21st century.
Berlin's diverse culture offers something for everyone, from
symphonies and operas to techno, from classical theater to
avant-garde cabaret, from world-class museums to small art
galleries, from 18th-century palaces to the modern shopping
arcades of Potsdamer Platz.
From January 10-16, 2007, the Cornell Symphony Orchestra will
lead an orchestra trip to Berlin, where we will explore these
many sides of the German capital. We will perform with two
Berlin area orchestra members on January 14 at the Evangelische
Kirchengemeinde Grunewald. We will also attend an open rehearsal
by the Berlin Philharmoniker and attend their concert. We will
also attend a performance of Die Fledermaus at the Komische Oper.
We will also visit the Pargamon and the Jewish museum, plus a
visit to the US embassy. Here is the itinerary.
January 7 Sunday
Pre-Tour rehearsals
January 8 Monday
Pre-Tour rehearsals
January 9 Tuesday
Travel Day from Ithaca, NY to Berlin, Germany
January 10 Wednesday
Arrive in Berlin
Check into Youth Hostel
Evening rehearsal 7-10 pm at Generator Youth Hostel (joined
by two Berlin area youth orchestras)
Hostel:Generator Hostel Berlin
Address: Storkower Strasse 160, Berlin 10407, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 30 4172400
January 11 Thursday
9 AM arrive at Philharmonie
attend Berlin Philharmoniker Rehearsal
7 pm Optional pre concert lecture (in German)
8 pm attend Berlin Philharmoniker concert
Berliner Philharmoniker
Christoph Eschenbach Dirigent
Ludwig Quandt Violoncello
Henri Dutilleux Tout un monde lointain, concerto pour
violoncelle et orchestre Peter Tschaikowsky Symphonie
Nr. 6 h-Moll op. 74 "Pathetique"
January 12 Friday
Morning Rehearsal in the Youth hostel 10-12 pm (joined by
two Berlin area youth orchestras)
evening attend Komische Oper: Die Fledermaus
January 13 Saturday
1030-1 pm morning dress rehearsal in Church
afternoon sightseeing (Museum afternoon - students will have
the option of choosing from a list of Museums; Pargamon,
Jewish museum, etc)
January 14 Sunday
group brunch (restaurant TBC)
5 pm performance at
concert is free and open to the public
Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Grunewald
z.H. Petra Kiefer
Furtwanglerstrasse 5
14193 Berlin
Tel.: 897 333 3 / 897 333 50, Fax: 897 333 55
www.grunewaldgemeinde.de
Program
Johannes Brahms Double concerto for violin and cello op. 102
soloists Stephen Miahky, violin and John Haines-Eitzen, cello
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 op. 10
bio of soloists
John Haines-Eitzen has performed in most of the world's major
concert halls. He was a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra
from 1995 until 2005 and has also performed with the New York
Philharmonic, the Columbus Symphony, and the North Carolina
Symphony. His solo and chamber music appearances have taken him
to cities in Japan, Brazil, and Italy, as well as the Casals
Festival in Puerto Rico, the Sarasota Music Festival in Florida,
and numerous concert series throughout the United States and
abroad. Highlights of recent seasons include a performance of
the Brahms Piano Quintet with pianist Yefim Bronfman at the
Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and a recital at Carnegie's Weill
Recital Hall with The Vandermark Ensemble, of which he is Artistic
Director. Mr. Haines-Eitzen is a frequent guest of the Lenape
Chamber Ensemble and the Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Music
Series. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with
distinguished pianists Wolfgang Sawallisch and Jean-Yves Thibaudet,
mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, and many of the principal
musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra. His chamber music
performances have been featured on National Public Radio stations
throughout the United States. Mr. Haines-Eitzen was a finalist
or prizewinner in numerous solo competitions including the
D'Angelo International String Competition, the National Federation
of Music Clubs Competition, and the Kathryn P. MacPhail
Competition. He is a graduate of Indiana University where he
was a student of Janos Starker. In reviews, his playing has
been described as 'romantically yearning' (Columbus Dispatch),
'forceful and emotional' (Greensboro News and Record), and 'with
technical mastery and perceptive maturity' (Trent, Italy, Bluarte
Review). Mr. Haines-Eitzen is a Senior
Stephen Miahky has garnered acclaim for his performances as a
recitalist and as a chamber musician. His most recent engagements
include performances at New York City's Steinway Hall, Trinity
Church, and Mannes College of Music, Atlanta's ProMozart Society,
Vancouver's Sonic Boom Festival, Albany's Young Musician's Forum,
Detroit's Institute of Art, the Southwest Virginia Festival of
the Arts, NPR's *Performance Today* and for the Dalai Lama's
most recent trip to the United States. He has performed with
such distinguished artists as Martin Katz, Nicholas Eanet, Martin
Beaver, Steven Doane, Norman Fischer, and Anthony Elliott, as
well as members of the Tokyo, Blair, Concord, and Arianna String
Quartets. Miahky is a member and frequent concertmaster of the
IRIS Chamber Orchestra based in Memphis, Tennessee, under the
direction of Michael Stern. A founding member of Trio 56 and the
Bryant Park Quartet, he is also a member of Brave New Works, a
contemporary music ensemble dedicated to education and enrichment
through new music. He is featured on an upcoming Naxos release
of the chamber music of Jonathan Leshnoff, as well as an upcoming
Brave New Works release featuring quintets by William Bolcom and
William Albright. Miahky received his B.M. and M.M. degrees
from the University of Michigan and received additional training
at the Meadowmount School, the Blossom Festival, Canada's National
Arts Centre and the Aspen Music Festival, where he was a fellowship
student and member of the contemporary ensemble. He is currently
a doctoral candidate at Rutgers University and serves on the
faculties of the Point Counterpoint Chamber Music Camp and Cornell
University. His major teachers are Arnold Steinhardt, Paul Kantor,
Stephen Shipps, and Alan Bodman. Lecturer and Artist in Residence
at Cornell University.
January 15 Monday
sightseeing day (Free choice)
Brandenburg gate
Checkpoint Charlie
etc.
Evening attend concert
7 pm pre concert lecture
8 pm CHAMBER MUSIC HALL
Mo 15. Jan 2007 20 h KSK3
Professors and Students of the "Hanns Eisler - Hochschule fur Musik, Berlin
Anton Webern Six Bagatellles
Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 8 in B flat major, D 112
Benjamin Britten Phantasy Quartet
Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A major D 667 "Trout"
19hpre-concert talk
January 16 Tuesday Travel back to Ithaca, NY
Tour Roster
Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Violin Stephanie Chu, Nutritional Science, '10 Kevin Lin, Biology, '09
Julian Jihun Kang, Chemistry, '10
Eugene Chang, Computer Science, '09 Yan Xie, Bioengineering, '09
Charlene Kluegel, Biology/Music, '10 Chyi Haw Yvette Wong, Math, '10
Tom Rhee, Economics/Finance, '09
Tina Cindy Hang, Undecided, '09 Adrian Chi-Yau So, Chemistry/Math, '08
Pui-chuen Hui, Engineering/Physics, '08 Youngjin Yi, Engineering, '10
Eugena Fung, Economics, '09
Laura Ann Whitehurst, Civil Engineering, '07
Kirby Patrick Black, Biological Sceinces, '10 Nathan Grant Drenkow,
Electrical Engineering, '10 Christine Caneba, Chemical Engineering, '07
Viola Jennifer Anne Williams, Theatre Arts, Grad Joel Ong, Computer
Sceince ECE, '09
Michael Patrick McDonald, Physics, '10
Philip Chuang, Materials Science Engineering, '08 Kimberly Marie
Mezger, Mechanical Engineering, '09
Cello Hain-Lee Hsueh, Electrical Engineering, '09 Alissa Earlene
Sexton, Psychology, '10 Alexandra Pavel, Government, '09
Alexander Wester Mora, Engineering/Music, '10
Hilary Chen-Rou Wattenberger, Hotel, '09
Stephen Moseson, Mechanical Engineering, '10
Sean Stainton, Biology, '08
Sarah Smith, Physics, '10 Ellen Haynes, Animal Science, '09
Julia Darling Hillabrant, Biology/Music, '08
Flute
Rebecca Morrow, Communication, '09 Alexander Tsiatas, Computer
Science, '08 Christine Ann Marschilok, Biological Sciences, '08
Oboe
Julia Anne Capurso, Environmental Engineering, '07
Margaret Helen Hoctor, Biology, '08
Clarinet
Eric Charles Callahan, Statistics, Grad
Vance Difan Gao, Biology, '10 Margaret Kellogg, Natural Resources, '09
Bassoon
Sam Dwinell, Musicology, Grad Melanie Anne Adamsky, Biological Sciences, '09
Horn
Benjamin Freeman, Economics, '10
Riva Ashley Vanderveld, Physics, Grad
Trumpet
Anthony Nathan Clark, Music, '09 Christopher Michael Zappi, Economics, '10
Trombone
Christopher Earl Mayes, Physics, Grad Samuel Birmaher, Chemistry/Music,
'10 Alexander Julian Veach, Electrical/Computer Engineering, '09
Percussion
Peanut Wai-Ping Wong, Engineering '07
Jonathan Abraham Rothschild, History, '08 Thomas Weber, Mechanical
Engineering, '09
Piano
Daniel Jones, Physics, Music, '07
Tour managers
Christopher Thomas Gendall, Composition, Grad
David Weaver, Composition, Grad
Soloists
John Allan Haines-Eitzen, cello Stephen Miahky, violin
Conductor
Chris Younghoon Kim
For more info visit our website: www.arts.cornell.edu/orchestra
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