Steven R. Gerber's Music To Be Performed in New York and Moscow -
Concerts by Violinist Rolf Schulte and Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
The music of Steven R. Gerber will be heard in concerts in New York and
Moscow in the coming days.
His "Fantasy for Solo Violin" will be preformed by Rolf Schulte on
June 15, 8 PM at Mannes College of Music, 150 W. 85 St. in Manhattan as
part of their Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance. Works
for violin and piano by Boulez, Webern and Elliott Carter will also be
presented on this program by Mr. Schulte and pianist Marc Ponthus..
Tickets for this concert are $20, with discounts for students and seniors.
For more information, contact Mannes College of Music at 212-580-0210,
ext. 285 or visit them at http://www.mannes.edu/index.jsp.
Gerber's "Spirituals for String Orchestra" will be featured in a Nightcap
with the Classics concert by Russia's Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, Misha
Rachlevsky, Music Director, on June 17 at 10:30 PM at Gnesin State Academy
of Music Concert Hall in Moscow.
Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, founded in 1991 and led by Misha Rachlevsky,
has earned national and international recognition as one of Russia's
leading ensembles. The orchestra, comprising some of Russia's finest
young string players, has carved a niche for itself under the creative
baton of its founder and music director Misha Rachlevsky. Visit them
online at http://www.chamberorchestrakremlin.ru/.
Steven R. Gerber's music has gained international attention as a result
of two recent CD releases (on Chandos and KOCH) featuring several of his
major orchestral works, including the Symphony No. 1. Gerber has
achieved also great success in the United States and in his ten tours
of the former Soviet Union, perhaps becoming the most often-played living
American composer in that area. Of the Symphony No. 1, Evening Moscow
wrote, "Gerber could serve as an example of American musical professionalism
...he stands out with the highest of temperaments and musical taste." Mr.
Gerber has written for a number of fine soloists including Yuri Bashmet
for the viola concerto, Kurt Nikkanen for the violin concerto and Carter
Brey for the cello concerto. His work has been performed by groups such
as the Louisville Orchestra, Knoxville Chamber Orchestra, the Fine Arts
Quartet, the National Chamber Orchestra and the Russian Philharmonic.
He was recently commissioned by the Voice of America for a new Fanfare
for the Voice of A-M-E-R-I-C-A. Steven R. Gerber is the subject of an
Electronic Dialogue interview in Sequenza 21 web magazine. Read the
interview at http://www.sequenza21.com/gerber.html. Visit his website
at http://www.stevengerber.com.
Steven R. Gerber is represented by Jeffrey James Arts Consulting. For
a CD sampler of Steven R. Gerber's music or more information, contact
them at 516-797-9166 or [log in to unmask]
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
Tel/Fax: 516-797-9166
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com
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