VIOLIN COMPETITION MEDALIST JOINS INDIANAPOLIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AT NOVEMBER 10 DEPAUW CONCERT
DePauw University, Indiana
Nov 4 2006
November 4, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. – "Violin Virtuosity" is the theme
of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra’s (ICO) performance at DePauw
University on November 10, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. The
first of two ICO concerts at DePauw this academic year, this concert
will feature violinist Ida Kavafian, the 1982 Silver Medalist at the
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Ms. Kavafian and
the ICO will be under the direction of guest conductor Raymond Harvey
of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.
Featured on the program is Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera Iphigenie
in Aulis, Romance for Violin and Orchestra by Antonín Dvoøak, famous
for his "New World Symphony," and the rarely heard Violin Concerto
No. 8 in A minor by 19th century composer Louis Spohr. Spohr, a
violinist himself, is said to have invented the violin chin rest. The
concert will conclude with Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 2, the
first Schumann symphony performed by the ICO in its 22-year history.
Known for her remarkable versatility and breathtaking virtuosity, Ida
Kavafian has appeared on stages and in performance venues throughout
North America, the Far East and Europe. Born in Istanbul, Turkey,
of Armenian descent, Ms. Kavafian immigrated with her family to the
United States when she was three years old. Her studies began at
the age of six with Ara Zerounian, continued with Mischa Mischakoff,
and culminated when she earned her Master of Music degree with honors
from the Juilliard School, where she was a student of Oscar Shumsky.
In 1982, Ms. Kavafian won the silver medal at the prestigious
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. She has premiered
new works around the world, founded or participated in many celebrated
chamber music ensembles, received countless prestigious awards and
been active in guiding major music festivals. She is on the faculty
of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the Bard College
Conservatory of Music in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Ms. Kavafian has also appeared on CBS’ Sunday Morning and NBC’s Today
Show and is an artist of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Guest conductor Raymond Harvey comes to DePauw from Kalamazoo where he
is the music director of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. In February
2001, Mr. Harvey served as a guest conductor for the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra in a concert entitled "Celebration of Black
History." He also serves as the music director of the El Paso Opera
in Texas and has been recognized as an outstanding pianist, choral
conductor and teacher. Harvey holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees
from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts
degree from the Yale School of Music. He has been featured in Ebony
and Symphony magazines and is profiled in the book, Black Conductors,
by Antoinette Handy.
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