For a time, he was principal clarinetist with the metropolitan opera orchestra, and for years a regular on the. January 14, 2008 at their first rehearsal, pianist jon nakamatsu and clarinetist jon manasse felt like they had been performing together for years. Alec appeared on from the top with the rochester philharmonic in 2016. Gerbers clarinet concerto with vladimir lande and the st.
Seattle symphony gerard schwarz jon manasse, clarinet harm mundi 907516. The second of ludwig spohrs four concertos for the clarinet is an apt pairing for the mozart, and manasse gives the work a fresh and buoyant performance. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Jon manasse has the better tone than any clarinettist that i have ever heard. It is a stylish blend of neoclassical formalism and. He may have been using the obrien on his excellent recordings of the complete weber clarinet works. Winner of the 2010 sphinx competition yourclassical. He reunites with his colleagues of the berlin philharmonic woodwind quintet for performances in berlin and detroit, and is presented in recital from coast to coast.
Petersburg symphony, while, in new york city, he recorded his debut cd with pianist jon nakamatsu, a harmonia mundi usa album of the brahms clarinet sonatas. Nakamatsu regularly tours as a member of the manasse nakamatsu duo. For a time, he was principal clarinetist with the metropolitan opera orchestra, and for years a regular on the new york scene, playing with the new york philharmonic and many other alist ensembles. With this disc, jon manasse, who joins forces once again with pianist jon nakamatsu and ex tokyo string quartet cellist clive greensmith, completes his survey of brahmss chamber works for clarinet. This unique concert series offers audiences rare opportunities to hear celebrated classical musicians. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. James cohn clarinetist jon manasse and the latvian national symphony orchestra play night song from james cohns evocations, op. Together with the renowned clarinetist jon manasse, mr. Albert roussel ahlbair roosel quit a good job in the french navy to become a fulltime composer. He had the taste, the sound and the technique to project this most beguiling of wind instruments in one of its more beguiling repertory pieces. Show 340 bio alec manasse clarinet, 18, is from new york, new york, and attends the juilliard school, where he won the concerto competition and performed the complete mozart clarinet concerto with the orchestra when he was in high school. Midday host diane jones spoke with jon manasse and david ying about the. Nakamatsu performs at the national gallery of art in washington, dc, and in new york city, boston, des moines and saratoga.
The duo also serves as artistic directors of the esteemed cape cod chamber music festival, founded by pianist samuel sanders in 1979. Onny celebrates the music of three great composers ncpr news. Jon yasuhiro nakamatsu born 1968, san jose, california is an american classical pianist. Bernstein, gershwin, novacek, drivera american music. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. These are two very fine performances of the two op. Before changing to vandoren mouthpieces, early in his career jon manasse was playing on an obrien crystal, which he showed me after a performance at clarinetfest in the early 90s. One of the pieces that made his name was the divertissement deevair. A watershed in the development of this form, the pair are beautifully rendered by jon manasse and jon nakamatsu. Musicians he has collaborated with include flutists eugenia zukerman and carol wincenc, clarinetists stephen williamson, ricardo morales, and jon manasse, cellists robert demaine and eric bartlett, violinists kelly halltompkins, roy malan, and paul huang, and singers renee fleming, deborah voigt, margaret jane wray, cynthia lawrence, samuel. Naturally, one would expect any product associated with mr. Named debut artist of the year 1998 by npr s performance today, jon nakamatsu has been profiled by cbs sunday morning and readers digest magazine, and is featured in playing with fire, a documentary on the tenth van cliburn international piano competition, aired nationwide on pbs.
He won a prize in the international competition for clarinet in munich and was the youngest winner of the international clarinet society competition manasse has performed at the lincoln center in new york, columbia university, and rockefeller university. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link. Jon manasse is a graduate of the juilliard school, where he studied with david weber. Jon nakamatsu 2018 primrose international viola competition. Liebermann wrote an emotionally charged elegy to clarinetist jon manasse s late father, dr. The concert, titled a mozart, barber and schumann celebration, also features jon manasse, one of the worlds finest clarinetists. Clive greensmith harmonia mundi hmu 807618 oh, to have made this recording.
Conductor marin alsop, npr host scott simon, and i shared. Jon manasse is a graduate of the juilliard school, where he studied with. With his duorecital partner, clarinetist jon manasse, mr. Complimentary parking national philharmonic patrons enjoy free parking in the grosvenorstrathmore metro parking garage. Coartistic director of cape cod chamber music festival with jon manasse. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
Lowell liebermanns concerto for clarinet and orchestra was composed for jon manasse of the metropolitan opera orchestra, who has performed it many times as touring repertoire. Malinowska is the recipient of numerous grants, including the john simon guggenheim memorial fellowship 2009, smack mellon grant and studio program, barry cohen award, kosciuszko foundation scholarship, among others. A collection of curated streams, unique programs and features to promote calm and focus. He is coauthor of the hal leonard string method book series, essential elements for strings. Jcc manhattan to present preformances with allison. Concerto by lowell liebermann soli parts with piano. Alec will perform on show 340 in atlanta, ga on may 21, 2017. This work is a 32minute exploration of the depths and colors of clarinet. Online shopping from a great selection at digital music store. Two fine players, but their only connection was that they shared a manager. The beloved clarinet trio is paired with technically brilliant and melodically rich trios by beethoven and weber that balance the program perfectly.
American clarinetist jon manasse delivers an unusually insightful reading of this evergreen work, ably accompanied by the seattle symphony led by gerard schwarz. Named debut artist of the year 1998 by nprs performance today, jon. Acclaimed duo partners jon manasse and jon nakamatsu turn their attention to american composers in this jazzinflected programme of music for clarinet and piano. Since winning the gold medal at the 1997 van cliburn international piano competition, jon nakamatsu tours yearround working with many of todays leading conductors and orchestras, and appears in recital and chamber collaborations at festivals and music centers worldwide. Manasse was a top prize winner in the thirtysixth international competition for clarinet in munich and the youngest winner of the international clarinet society competition. Onny celebrates the music of three great composers the orchestra of northern new york will pay tribute to three composers in potsdams hosmer hall on saturday night. Cbs sunday morning, npr morning edition, weekend ed. His long association with the american composer lowell liebermann has resulted in five recordings to date, including three collections of solo piano music, an album with flutist alexa still, and a chamber music compilation with clarinetist jon manasse, members of. Cynthia phelps, viola chamber music society of palm beach, palm beach, fl. At the center of such varying qualities was an absolutely firstrate clarinet soloist, jon manasse. Other notable clarinetists who have used crystal mouthpieces. Jon manasse clarinet seattle symphony gerard schwarz conductor. Jcc manhattan presents preformances with allison charney on monday, november 17th at 12.
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