VOA News - March 2, 2005 - Linguistic Profiling AA Walt wolfram is the william C. Friday Distinguished Professor in the English Leonard Bernstein Composer, Conductor, pianist and Teacher Audio Clip http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/Wordmaster/Archive/a-2005-03-01-3-1.cfm
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St. Petersburg Times Online: Floridian So favorites such as the Grieg Piano Concerto (with Brazilian pianist ArnaldoCohen), 41; Stefan Sanderling, conductor; william wolfram, piano. http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/22/Floridian/Florida_Orchestra__Sh.shtml
Extractions: Pianist Kirill Gerstein will be featured in Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, Jan. 22-24. The Florida Orchestra had a close eye on the bottom line when putting together its 2004-05 masterworks season, says music director Stefan Sanderling. "We have to balance the artistic side of it and the financial aspect of it," Sanderling said. "We have to make sure that every single program is a financial success. Our situation is very dangerous at the moment." One people pleaser: A Rachmaninoff minifestival, with three programs featuring three Russian pianists in the composer's four piano concertos plus his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a lineup that includes some of the most oft-played works in the orchestral repertoire.
St. Petersburg Times: Weekend 14 and Strauss Burleske, both featuring pianist william wolfram will make upthe full masterworks program, to be heard Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights http://www.sptimes.com/2004/09/30/Weekend/Instrumental_measures.shtml
Extractions: The 2004-2005 Florida Orchestra schedule Alison Heydt, viola. Natasha Bazhanov, violin. Erika Shrauger, clarinet. Martin Hebert, oboe. Warren Powell, viola. Stefan Sanderling wants the Florida Orchestra to lighten up. For the season brochure, Sanderling is pictured in not the standard-issue tuxedo but a baggy white linen suit and black T-shirt, looking more like a lounge singer than the music director of a symphony orchestra. This weekend, when the orchestra plays its first masterworks program of the season, Sanderling will inaugurate an experiment that he hopes will bring fresh listeners to symphonic music. It's a series of Saturday morning concerts at St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater that the orchestra is calling "Stefan's Sneak Peeks."
Democrat & Chronicle: Features (Arts) 11) and Barber s Dover Beach (Aug. 12), and pianist william wolfram with clarinetistMichael Webster in Bernstein s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (Aug. 18). http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050703/ENT0102/
WBHM.Org (Alastair Willis) 1 in C Major played by American pianist william wolfram, Verdi s Overture to TheForce of Destiny and two works by Wagner, the Prelude and Liebestod from http://www.wbhm.org/Tapestry/bands/alastair_willis.html
Extractions: Archives Alastair Willis was the eighth of 12 guest conductors to lead the Alabama Symphony Orchestra this season. Mr. Willis conducted the Masterworks series Friday and Saturday night at the Alys Stephens Center. The program featured Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major played by American pianist William Wolfram, Verdi's Overture to "The Force of Destiny" and two works by Wagner, the Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan and Isolde" and the Overture to "Rienzi" Mr. Willis spoke with WBHM's program director Michael Krall. A portion of this interview originally aired on Tapestry,
March 2003 Music Calendar Distinguished composer and pianist william Bolcom will present a public lecture dances performed by mimes Alexander Neander and wolfram von Bodecker. http://www.northwestern.edu/univ-relations/media_relations/releases/2003_02/musi
Extractions: Search Northwestern Search Help University Relations UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Media Relations Site Map University Relations Media Relations Northwestern News Press Release About Media Relations Who we are and what we do News Headlines Current headlines from Media Relations and Northwestern media coverage Press Release Archive Complete catalogue of Press Releases Newsfeed/Audio Faculty commentary and guest speakers Observer Online Northwestern's faculty and staff newspaper Media Guide to Experts Find faculty experts on a variety of subjects Northwestern Fact Sheet Northwestern facts and history Media Contact Information E-mail addresses and phone numbers Northwestern News text only Last updated 04/08/2005 MEDIA CONTACT: Judy Moore at (847) 491-4819 or at jkm229@northwestern.edu February 10, 2003 March 2003 Music Calendar A variety of choral groups, instrumental ensembles and dramatists will showcase their talents in the unique format of the School of Music Prism Concert (March 6). Guitarist Oscar Ghiglia will make his annual visit to Northwestern (March 30) to perform baroque to contemporary guitar works. For more information, call the Pick-Staiger Concert Office at (847) 491-5441, or go to the Pick-Staiger Web site at
City Pages - Grand Teuton were dutifully tuned to order for the afternoon s featured pianist, williamwolfram. To the credit of the Minnesota Orchestra and william wolfram, http://www.citypages.com/detail.asp?ArticleID=7770
Classical CDs Pt.2 6/04 - AUDIOPHILE AUDITION in B Minor Nos habebit humus william wolfram, piano/Royal Scottish Nat . He began his musical studies with pianist Rudolf Ganz and had his debut http://www.audaud.com/audaud/JUN04/classical/clcds2.html
Extractions: Although from its invention in the mid-19th century composers such as Berlioz had occasionally used the new saxophone in their music, it was in the 1930s that many composers in Europe began to explore the saxophone in serious classical works. WW II interrupted this, and in the 80s new works for the sax began to appear and many sax quartets and quintets were formed. This enterprising small label plans a three-volume series covering just chamber works for alto sax with piano, from Berlin-based composers in the 20th century. The Lunte/Blome Duo was formed to expose this repertory and will be heard in all three volumes.
June 29, 2005 98.7WFMT Program Playlists WFMT the Cultural Center A Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert by pianist John Ferguson Tambourin chinois; TambourinOscar Shumsky, v; william wolfram, p. http://www.wfmt.com/playlists/daily/june/dpl062905.html
Castle Classics Naxos New Releases pianist Edmund Battersby has scrutinized a new Beethoven s largest and most E Kim Violin Concerto Cecylia Arzewski, violin; william wolfram, piano; http://shop.castleclassics.co.uk/acatalog/Naxos.html
Ithaca Times - A & E - 08/03/2005 - Season Of Sound 18, pianist william wolfram is featured in the Piano Quartet, op. 38 of ArthurFoote. Clarinetist Michael Webster plays the Clarinet Sonata of Leonard http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14968670&BRD=1395&PAG=461&dept_id=2166
Respighi / Collins / Khachaturian/ Ibert william wolfram, pianist; Royal Scottish National Orch/Marin Alsop, cond. It is to the credit of pianist william wolfram, the Royal Scottish Orchestra http://classicalcdreview.com/orchan.html
Extractions: EMI CLASSICS 57563 (F) (DDD) TT: 63:56 Chandos' Respighi disk is a winner in every way. The BBC Philharmonic plays brilliantly under Gianandrea Noseda, who a year ago was appointed Principal Conductor. He brings out all of the verve of Respighi's delightful magic toyshop ballet which was written for Diaghilev and premiered in 1919 with Massine as one of the two can-can dancers. Equally intriguing is another ballet, the 25-minute La pentola magica (The Magic Pot), first performed in 1920. Respighi wrote this "for fun" and it sounds like it. He took from several other Russian composers including Grechaninov, Arensky and Anton Rubinstein, the latter represented by the exciting "Dance of the Tartar Archers." track 14 on the CD. Respighi had a close relationship with Arturo Toscanini who premiered a number of his works including the composer's full-scale transcription of Bach's Prelude and Fugue in D, P. 158 which he commissioned and premiered in New York in 1930. A large orchestra is required replete with blazing brass (but, surprisingly, no organ), a robust conclusion to this superbly-recorded CD.
Kansas City Visual And Performing Arts 79, 2005); pianist John OConor (Jan. 1416); william wolfram (Feb. 46);Stanislaw Skrowaczewski conducting Mozart and Bruckner (Apr. 13); cellist Jian http://www.guestinformant.com/kansascity/arts/arts.htm
Extractions: The Kansas City Museum (3218 Gladstone Blvd.; 816-483-8300) presents exhibitions with themes including Native American artifacts, trappers and traders, westward expansion and pioneer life. The planetarium offers seasonal star shows. Through Jan. 30, 2005: more than 200 toys from the 1800s to the present, with hands-on activities for children.
Askonas Holt News: This Week At Askonas Holt Jian Wang presents a recital at the Sintra Festival with pianist Gretel Dowdsewell . Concerto No.3 with william wolfram and Schubert s Great Symphony. http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/Green/Green/Home.nsf/0/e93083c00f702d6280256ecf0055
University Of Alabama News william wolfram, piano Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005 American pianist wolfram waswinner of the Silver Medal in both the william Kapell and the Naumberg http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2004/aug04/celebseries082604.htm
Extractions: The University of Alabama UA's School of Music Announces 2004-05 Celebrity Series Schedule School of Music All performances are held in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on the UA campus. Celebrity Series subscriptions are $72 for main floor and first balcony and $55 for second balcony and main floor Rows A and B. Single ticket prices are $22 and $15 for general audiences and $7 for students with valid IDs. For ticket information, or an immediate credit card purchase, call the School of Music Box Office at 205/348-7111. About the Gloria Narramore Moody Foundation: The Moody Foundation was founded in 1990 by Gloria Moody and her husband, the late Tuscaloosa businessman Frank McCorkle Moody, to support the arts and music. In addition to bringing world-class performers to Alabama, the Moody Foundation has endowed scholarships at UA and has supported arts organizations elsewhere in the United States. This is the 16th year the Moody Foundation has brought internationally acclaimed talent to Alabama and underwritten the performances of world-class performers such as the Guarneri String Quartet, pianist Awadagin Pratt, soprano Benita Valente of the New York Metropolitan Opera, violinist Itzhak Perlman, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma with pianist Emanuel Ax in a joint recital at The University of Alabama.
University Of Alabama News william wolfram. william wolfram. Alastair Willis. Alastair Willis wolfram,an American pianist, was the winner of the Silver Medal in both the william http://uanews.ua.edu/anews2005/feb05/celebseries020905.htm
Extractions: Alastair Willis School of Music together with the Gloria Narramore Moody Foundation and Regions Bank, will present William Wolfram performing the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in a concert with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in the Moody Music Building Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. In May 2002, Yo Yo Ma asked Willis to be the conductor for several performances of his Silk Road Project residency presented by the Seattle Symphony and has invited Willis to work with him again at the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared with the San Francisco Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the New Jersey Symphony, the National Symphony, and the Florida Orchestra; and he enjoys close associations with the Dallas Symphony, the Milwaukee Symphony and the Minnesota Orchestra.
CSIndy: Bright Music (July 1, 2004) Both Susan Grace and william wolfram tackled the piano s acrobatics with zest, flutist Marina Piccinini, cellist David Ying and pianist wolfram. http://www.csindy.com/csindy/2004-07-01/artbreak.html
Extractions: Scott Yoo (in jacket), music director of Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra in New York City, pictured with the 2003 Colorado College Summer Music Festival Orchestra. C lassical music is in abundance through July 6 at The Colorado College, which is celebrating the 20th year of its annual Summer Music Festival. With complimentary tuition (in honor of its anniversary) for the music students, the Festival attracts national and international faculty musicians, and concerts range from Festival student orchestra performances to faculty chamber recitals. The repertoire runs the gamut, and the faculty chamber performance on Wednesday, June 23, was an excellent marriage of an intriguing program and superb musicianship. While at times the two pianos appeared to overpower their cellos and horn partners, some of the most effective moments were the antiphonal conversations alternating between the pianos and their cello counterparts. Both Susan Grace and William Wolfram tackled the piano's acrobatics with zest, and cellists David Ying and Bion Tsang played with grace and the camaraderie of old friends. The "big piece" of the evening was Richard Strauss' "Metamorphosen " Many will recognize the work, as it is often included in orchestral performances for the string section. It is a mournful depiction of the devastation of war written upon the conclusion of World War II, and Strauss' grief over the destruction of Dresden, Weimar and Munich. As he was quoted in 1945, "History is almost entirely an unbroken chain of acts of stupidity and wickedness, every sort of baseness, greed, betrayal, murder and destruction. And how little those who are called upon to make history have learned from it." The chamber version upon which the popular orchestral version was based was not discovered until 1990 and was written for two violins, two violas, two cellos and a bass.
Classical Voice Of North Carolina but illness forced her to bow out and william wolfram stepped into the breach, wolfram, who visited here many years ago as a young pianist, http://www.cvnc.org/reviews/2003/september/AlastairWillis.html
Extractions: Conductor Alastair Willis Wears Tchaikovsky's Heart on His Sleeve Meymandi Hall, Raleigh, September 19 : The North Carolina Symphony's latest candidate for music director, Alastair Willis, took the orchestra and audience through the familiar territory of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. On the whole, this is not a bad way to showcase a candidate; if nothing else, it makes it possible to evaluate his interpretations against those of countless other conductors. The conductor, on the other hand, is faced with the challenge of making the music sound fresh, not only merely comfortable. Willis was clearly aware of the challenge and sought to meet it, sometimes successfully, sometimes decidedly not. Dmitry Kabalevsky's overture to his opera Colas Breugnon opened the concert with a bang. The work, one of the few compositions of his large output ever performed outside Russia, is usually relegated to easy listening programs, a natural for the Summerfest concerts in Regency Park. We would have preferred a more contemporary work in its place in order to hear how Willis handles more complex music. Nevertheless, he pulled out all the stops for this rousing work and elicited good balance from the orchestra sections and soloists. Most important in this piece, rhythms were snappy. A word about cadenzas. This is not the first time that we have heard unfamiliar cadenzas that simply didn't work. We never know where they come from - perhaps from the pen of the soloists themselves - but more often than not, they sound, as in Wolfram's case, jarringly anachronistic and unmusical. So, if you can't improve on existing cadenzas, leave well enough alone.
Calendar EckhardtGramatté Comp Winner Lana Henchell, pianist. Winnipeg Art Gallery, 200pm Lana Henchell Karen Gomyo, violin and william wolfram, piano http://www.musicnet.mb.ca/calendar.html
Extractions: September 18 Virtuosi Concerts Robert Silverman, piano September 19 Duo harpists Nora Bumanis and Julia Shaw Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2:00 pm October 03 MusikBarock Ensemble Virtuoso Italian Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 8:00 pm October 03 The Winnipeg Chamber Music Society Eighteenth Anniversary Gala Concert The Winnipeg Art Gallery 8 pm October 09 Virtuosi Concerts Scott St. John, violin and Rena Sharon, piano October 16 GroundSwell Piano DNA October 17 The Winnipeg Singers Icons and Incense St. Alphonsus Church, 7:00 pm October 19 Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor Westminster United Church, 7:30 pm October 23 + 24 The Musical Offering Red River Rendez-vous 298 Yale Avenue, 3:00 pm Saturday, 8:00 pm Sunday October 23 Virtuosi Concerts November 07 MusikBarock Ensemble French Flute Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 8:00 pm November 07 Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2:00 pm November 10 Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Scott Yoo, conductor; Katherine Chi, piano Westminster United Church, 7:30 pm November 13 Virtuosi Concerts Virtuosi Internationale: Osiris Piano Trio November 14 The Winnipeg Chamber Music Society Masterpieces by Beethoven, Grieg and Mozart
Press Release | Houston Symphony Judging this yearâs contestants are Toronto Star music critic william Littler,worldrenowned American pianist william wolfram and conductor Scott Yoo, http://www.houstonsymphony.org/about/press/detail.aspx?id=88
