World-Renowned Violinist Pinchas Zukerman Leads Master Class at CCM April 25

World-renowned violinist

Pinchas Zukerman

leads a master class with CCM string students on Friday, April 25, at 3 p.m. at the CCM Village. Considered a master musician of our time, Zukerman performs in concert with the

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

this weekend. Admission to the master class is free, and the general public is invited to attend and enjoy a rare opportunity to observe him working with CCM's young artists.

PINCHAS ZUKERMAN MASTER CLASS

Date & Time:
Friday, April 25, 3-5 p.m.

Location:
Room 1630 Corbett Center for the Performing Arts, CCM Village

Admission:
FREE, no reservations required

Program:
La Campagnella (Paganini/Kreisler)
Hu Sheng Hua, violin; Haeri Suh, piano
 
Trio in C (Brahms)
Trio Lunaire: Joshua Ulrich, violin, Ludwig Aaron, cello, Sujung Cho, piano
 
Violin Concerto, 3rd m. (Bruch)
Jackie Tso, violin; Haeri Suh, piano
 
Sonata (Franck)
Saejin Yoon, violin; Haeri Suh, piano
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PINCHAS ZUKERMAN
Pinchas Zukerman has been recognized as a phenomenon for nearly four decades. His musical genius, prodigious technique and exceptional artistic standards have long been a marvel to critics and audiences alike. His devotion to younger generations of musicians who are inspired by his magnetism has been applauded worldwide. Equally respected as a violinist, violist, conductor, pedagogue and chamber musician, Pinchas Zukerman is a master of our time.

Currently in his ninth season as Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 2007-2008, Mr. Zukerman also conducts the Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Colorado Symphonies this season, in addition to concerto appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and Cincinnati Symphony. He conducts and plays concerti with London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra both in Italy and on the Orchestra's highly anticipated North American Tour in January 2008.

In August 2007, the Zukerman ChamberPlayers made their first-ever visit to South America for an eight-concert tour, followed by appearances at Switzerland's Montreux Festival, the Enescu Festival in Bucharest, Romania, and the 10th Jewish Summer Festival in Budapest. Additional highlights of the 2007-2008 season include the ensemble's return to New York's 92nd Street Y for a three-concert series with guest artists focusing on works by Mendelssohn, and debuts in Miami, Puerto Rico, La Jolla and Las Vegas. Upcoming recording releases are viola quintets of Mozart and Dvorak, and Schubert's Trout Quintet and Mozart Piano Quartet in E-flat Major with pianist Yefim Bronfman.

Born in Tel Aviv in 1948, Pinchas Zukerman began studying at age eight with Ilona Feher. With the guidance of Isaac Stern and Pablo Casals, and the support of the America-Israel and Helena Rubenstein Foundations, he came to America in 1962 to study with Ivan Galamian on scholarship at The Juilliard School. In 1967 he won First Prize in the 25th Leventritt Competition, setting the stage for his solo career. He has held numerous artistic positions, including Music Director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for seven years and Principal Guest Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for two years, and currently chairs the Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music. In October 2002, he became the first recipient of the Isaac Stern Award for Artistic Excellence at the National Arts Awards Gala in New York City, and in May 2006 was appointed as the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative's first instrumentalist mentor in the music discipline.

Pinchas Zukerman's extensive discography contains over 100 titles and has earned 21 Grammy nominations and two awards: "Best Chamber Music Performance" in 1980 and "Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist With Orchestra" in 1981. The Zukerman ChamberPlayers' debut recording for CBC Records, Mozart-Zukerman, was nominated for a 2004 Juno Award in the "Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble" category.

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