Retreat for Young Musicians with Yehuda Hanani

Dates: August 31-September 8, 2010
All events take place at the Doctorow Center for the Arts, Rte. 23A, Village of Hunter
For more information, contact Pam Weisberg at 518 263 2066

Visit, audit, or drop in on the immersive 8-day retreat for outstanding and highly motivated young musicians, with a rigorous schedule of private coachings, public master classes and chamber music performance opportunities. Cello and chamber music repertoire will be approached with allusions to literature, mythology, philosophy, art, nature and life -- combining a scholarly and a passionately personal relationship with the music. For audience members --musicians and non-musicians alike -- the week-long residency will provide opportunities to meet and exchange ideas about the process, practice and purpose of art.

Movie: Wednesday, September 1, 4 pm

Mountain Cinema in the Doctorow Center for the Arts
"Carnegie Hall" - A Musical Love Story
By Edgar G. Ulmer, 1947
Free Admission
With rare appearances by the greatest figures of 20th Century Classical Music including Rubinstein, Piatigorsky, Heifetz, Reiner, Pons and more.

Master Classes: Wed. Sept. 1, Thurs. Sept. 2, Friday, Sept. 3, Monday, Sept. 6, Tuesday, Sept. 7: 1-3pm; Sunday Sept. 5: 2pm

Free admission for the public to attend the above master classes

The Bow and the Brush: A demonstrated talk by Yehuda Hanani

Friday, Sept. 3, 6-7:30pm
http://www.cewm.org/bio_hanani.html
Tickets: $15; $12 seniors/students*
Reservations: 518/263-2063

Taking a cue from the legacy of the Hudson River painters and the scenery that inspired them, highlights of the festival include presentations about the relationship between the visual and aural arts, painting and music, including a demonstrated talk by Yehuda Hanani -- The Bow and the Brush -- exploring the common language and aims of music and art.

Master Class and Performance

Saturday, Sept. 4, 12:30-2:30
Tickets: $15 general admission; $12 seniors/students*
Reservations: 518/263-2063

Pianist Pavel Gintov is currently completing his Doctoral studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. At the age of 6 he started his musical education at Kiev Central Music School and continued at the Moscow State Conservatory, where he was a student of the proclaimed "Godfather of the Russian piano school" Lev Naumov. Gintov has performed with numerous orchestras including the Tokyo Royal Chamber Orchestra, and Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, and he has appeared at Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, The Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory and many well-known concert venues.

Born in Valencia, Venezuela, Carmine Miranda began his musical studies at the Carabobo State Music Conservatory, graduated from the Private Institute of Musical Education, and studied at the Latin American Academy of Violoncello and the Simon Bolivar Conservatory of Music (the institution that spawned the famous "La Systema"). At the same time he was a member of the National Youth Orchestra and the Orchestra of Beethoven under the direction of maestro Giuseppe Sinoppoli. In the US he has studied with Ross Harbaugh, and currently studies under the direction of Yehuda Hanani at the University Of Cincinnati College Conservatory Of Music. He is a winner of the Alhambra Music Competition and the 08-09 University of Cincinnati Cello Competition.

A renowned cellist, Yehuda Hanani's charismatic playing and profound interpretations bring him acclaim and re-engagements across the globe. Critical acclaim for his playing is extensive. The San Francisco Chronicle says: "In this era of the cello, Hanani is among the best. His Bach was absorbing, imaginative, beautiful in all respects." Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin says: "He is such a master of his instrument in every way that this critic can only express wonderment at such talent."http://www.cewm.org/bio_hanani.html

Michael Ronstadt: Class on Improvisation

Monday, September 6, 1-3pm
http://www.michaelronstadt.com/bio.html
Tickets: $10; $8 seniors/students*
Michael Gilbert Ronstadt has been offering his music to audiences on cello, guitar, and voice for fifteen years and is conversant in a wide range of musical styles. He has performed throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada for concerts with artists like David Bromberg, Linda Ronstadt, Murial Anderson, Lisa Biales, The Santa Cruz River Band, Liz Malys, Amber Norgaard, Seedy Seeds, Psychedelphia, Eva Young and Matt Santry. On top of collaborating and performing solo, Michael currently tours internationally with his group Lost In Holland on Vapor Records, presenting their unique acoustic blend of folk and rock to excited audiences everywhere they go.

A special discounted rate is available if you purchase tickets to all three ticketed events in the festival (Concert by Yehuda Hanani, Pavel Gintov and Carmine Miranda, The Bow and the Brush talk by Yehuda Hanani, and the Master Class on Improvisation with Michael Ronstadt). The special rate is $35 (instead of $40) or $28 for seniors/students (instead of $32). For reservations phone 518/263-2063.