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Artspree is funded in part by the UALR Society for Philanthropy and KLRE Classical 90.5 |
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Vladimir Gorbach, guitar Sunday September 30, 2012 3:00 p.m. |
Internationally acclaimed Russian guitarist Vladimir Gorbach has captivated audiences across the world on stages in Austria, Australia, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Spain in addition to the United States and his native country of Russia as a soloist and with orchestra. He has been a featured performer for some of the most highly regarded concert organizations, festivals, and musical institutions in the world, performing on the Moscow Philharmonic Concert Series, at the Koblenz International Guitar Festival and for the Sydney Crows Nest Concert Cycle. He also has been a soloist with orchestras such as the Junge Philharmonie Koeln in Germany, Orchestra de Las Beiras and Orchestra de Aveiro in Portugal and performed with the Russian Academic Chamber Orchestra “Musica Viva”. As a first place winner more than 10 of the most important international competitions in the world, his most recent win at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America’s International Concert Artist Competition has earned him a more than 50-city concert tour of the US, Mexico, and Canada with appearances also in Brazil and China including a Carnegie Hall debut through the D’Addario Foundation. Vladimir Gorbach grew up in Siberia, Russia and graduated with honors from the Music College of Novosibirsk, the city where he was born. At a young age he received recognition for his accomplishments with prizes at numerous youth competitions and scholarships from such prestigious sources as the Russian Ministry of Culture. He later left Russia to complete his Bachelor and Masters degrees at the Conservatory for Music and Dance in Cologne, Germany under the tutelage of internationally renowned concert artists and pedagogues Roberto Aussel and Carlo Marchione. |
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Di Wu, piano Sunday, November 4, 2012 3:00 p.m. |
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Ridge Piano Trio Sunday, February 3, 2013 3:00 p.m. |
Much in demand as a chamber musician, Chiharu Iinuma has regularly performed across three continents in recitals with cellists Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Tom Landschoot , violinists Martin Beaver, David Gillham, clarinetists James Campbell and Min-Ho Yeh, amoung others. A founding member of the Ridge Trio, the Chamber Ensemble Bloomington and the Gillham-Iinuma Duo, for many years she was the studio pianist for Joseph Gingold, Janos Starker, Franco Gulli, Neli Shkolnikova, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Miriam Fried, Yuval Yaron at Indiana University's Jacobs School.Miss Iinuma is a frequent collaborative pianist at the world's most prestigious music competitions, including the Tchaikovsky, Queen Elizabeth Competitions.In 1993, she was invited to participate in the inaugural Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall in New York.From 2001 to 2004, Ms. Iinuma was the Director of Accompanying at the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas. In the summer 2002, she was appointed as a staff pianist at the Meadowmount School of Music in NY. Chiharu Iinuma was born in Nagano, Japan. Following her graduation from the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, she was awarded the Asahi Beer Arts Foundation Scholarship, which enabled her to study at the Indiana University School of Music where she received her Performer Diploma, Artist Diploma and Master’s degree. Her teachers include Yoshimi Tamaki, Shigeo Neriki and Leonard Hokanson. Canadian violinist David Gillham has been described as a "violinist with a lean tone, a supple technique, and an amazing talent for sustaining a long line" (All Music Guide Magazine). Formerly on the faculties of Memorial University and the University of Central Arkansas, David was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia in July 2011 and is a member of the Arianna String Quartet, in residence at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He is on the faculty of the FEMUSC Festival in Brazil, the Madeline Island Music Festival, the Illinois Chamber Music Festival and the Britt Festival String Quartet Academy. The Arianna String Quartet has appeared throughout North America, Europe and Asia, including critically acclaimed performances at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and Tokyo's Suntory Hall. David is founding member of the Ridge Trio and the violin-piano duo 'Gillham-Iinuma', which was appointed Duo in Residence at the University of Central Arkansas in 2003. Recent highlights include a recital tour of China and performances in Tokyo, Japan, at the Opera City and Bunka Kaikan Recial Halls. The duo's critically acclaimed debut recording of the Grieg Sonatas for Centaur Records has been described as "Stellar" and "a must purchase" (CD Hotlist). A former student of David Zafer, Gwen Hoebig, Francis Chaplin, Moshe Hammer and Daphne Hughes, David received his bachelor of music degree from the University of Manitoba where he was a student of David Stewart. Further studies at Indiana University with Franco Gulli, and at the Peabody Conservatory of Music with Martin Beaver, culminated in the Performer's Diploma and masters degree. David performs on a Carlo Tononi violin made in 1725, Venice. Praised for his expressive and poetic music making, cellist Tom Landschoot enjoys an international career as a concert and recording artist and pedagogue. He has toured North America, Europe and Asia and has appeared on National Radio and Television worldwide. His solo career started after taking a top prize at the International Cello Competition ‘Jeunesse Musicales’ in 1995 in Bucharest, Romania. He recently performed with the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Frankfurt Chamber Orchestra, Prima la Musica (Belgium), Shieh Chien Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan), Tempe Symphony and the Orchestra of the United States Army Band and has appeared at the Park City, Santa Barbara, Mammoth Lakes, Utah, Red Rock, Waterloo, Killington and Texas Music Festivals. His recordings are available on Summit, Organic, Kokopelli and Centaur Records. As an avid chamber musician, he performed with the Takacs Quartet and members of the Cleveland, Vermeer and Auduban Quartets. He is a founding member of the Taman Trio in Europe, Chamber Ensemble Bloomington in Japan and the Trio Du Soleil in Arizona. Tom Landschoot has been involved in an interdisciplinary public service project resulting in the building of an orphanage and hospital in Tamil Nadu, India.Landschoot joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2001 after having taught at the University of Michigan. He has been awarded the Herberger College of Fine Arts Distinguished Teaching Award (2005) and is on the faculty of Shieh Chien University in Taipei since 2008. Tom Landschoot is the Artistic Director of the Sonoran Chamber Music Festival and the President of the Arizona Cello Society. |
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Chris Brubeck, Triple Play Sunday, April 14, 2013 3:00 p.m. |
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Main Floor Tickets $20 Artspree is funded in part by the UALR Society for Philanthropy and KLRE Classical 90.5. Artspree is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters and the Southwest Association of Presenters . Patrons desiring disability accommodations of any kind should contact the Artspree office at least two weeks before the scheduled event. Students must show current ID when getting tickets. Students are eligible for but not guaranteed tickets, as limited numbers are available, especially for more popular events. Children under the age of 6 years are not admitted to Artspree. Artspree Staff 2012-2013: |
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