Classics 2012-2013 Biographies - The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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piano soloist, chamber music collaborator, pre-‐concert lecturer, moderator, and program consultant at the orchestra's Completely Copland Festival (1999). As Music Director for three seasons of the White Oak Dance Project, his collaborations with Mikhail Baryshnikov were celebrated throughout the dance and music worlds, and Mr. Boriskin oversaw the musical preparations and production of nearly 250 performances on 10 national and international tours. An accomplished writer, his articles have appeared in American Record Guide, Symphony, Chamber Music, Stagebill, Piano and Keyboard, Clavier, The Piano Quarterly, and other publications, and he was a contributing author to the 1993 Schirmer book on Vladimir Horowitz. He has had a long and extensive commitment to education, and has been affiliated over the years with the Mannes College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, City University of New York, University of California, and many other leading institutions. He has also brought music to life in master classes, residencies, workshops, and guest lectures at campuses around the world. As The New York Observer noted, "Michael Boriskin is an American pianist who grew up in Long Beach, Long Island to become one of the world's most valuable piano virtuosos." He was born in New York City to a family long active in music and the visual arts. He attended public schools on Long Island, and pursued his musical studies at The Juilliard School and the City University of New York at Queens College.
A Poet’s Inspiration Fri, Nov. 2, 10:30am Sat, Nov. 3, 8pm JoAnn Falletta, conductor Yevgeny Yevtushenko, honored guest Michael Boriskin, piano Mikhail Svetlov, bass SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No. 2 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.13, “Babi Yar” www.mikhailsvetlov.com contact@mikhailsvetlov.com Agent: Alexandra Mercer alexandra@mercer.uk.com The voice of bass Mikhail Svetlov has been described by “The Washington Post” as a Titanic, all encompassing, penetrating. Mikhail Svetlov graduated Moscow’s State Conservatory by Tchaikovsky. Since winning the Viotti International Voice Competition (Italy) Mikhail was admitted to the permanent troupe of the Bolshoi Theater (Russia) as a principle soloist. Mikhail was nominated for a Grammy Award for recording of Stravinsky; also was honored Telerama Awards (France) for recording of the world premiere of Rachmaninoff’s ‘The Miserly Knight’ and Serov’s ‘Judith’ on Le Chant du Monde. Mikhail has been an acclaimed guest at many of the world’s opera companies, festivals and orchestras including: Teatro Carlo Felice; Arena di Verona; New York City Opera; Houston Grand Opera; Florida Grand Opera; Baltimore Opera; Atlanta Opera Company; San Diego Opera; Santa Fe Opera; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Bayerische State Opera; Hamburg Staatsoper; L’Opera de Montreal; Opera de Bellas Artes; New Zeland Opera; Bolshoi Theatre; Teatro Colon; the artist tour at the MET and Teatro Alla Scala with Bolshoi Theatre; Santa Fe Opera, Wexford Festival (Ireland); Salzburg Festival (Austria); Bregenz Festspiele (Austria); Gstaad Festival (Switzerland); Holland Park Opera Festival; Edinburgh Festival; Britten’s Festival (UK); Chaliapin’s Festival (Russia); London Symphony Orchestra; Berliner Filarmoniker; Royal Scottish Orchestra; State Symphony orchestra of Russia; American Symphony Orchestra; RAI Orchestra; Royal Philarmonic Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony. His repertoire includes such operatic roles as: Verdi: ZACCARIA ‘Nabucco’ , ATTILA ‘Attila’, FERRANDO ‘Il trovatore’, RAMFIS,‘Aida’, WALTER, ‘Luisa Miller’, PHILLIPP / GRAND INQUISITOR ‘Don Carlos’, SPARAFUCILE ‘Rigoletto’, BANQUO,‘Macbeth’ Puccini: SCARPIA ‘Tosca’, TIMUR ‘Turandot’, COLLINE ‘La Boheme’ Wagner: DER HOLLANDER / DALAND / ‘Der Fliegender Hollander’, WOTAN ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ Beethoven: ROCCO Tchaikovsky: PRINCE GREMIN ‘Eugene Onegin’, KING RENE ‘Iolanta’, KOCHUBEY ‘Mazepa’ Rossini: DON BASILIO ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ Bellini: GIORGIO ‘Puritani’, OROVESO ‘Norma’ Donizetti: RAIMONDO ‘Lucia Di Lamermoor’, DULCAMARA ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ Gounod: MEPHISTOPHELES ‘Faust’ Mozart: DON GIOVANNI / COMMENDATORE ‘Don Giovanni’, ZARASTRO ‘Die Zauberflote’, OSMIN ‘Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail’ Offenbach: MIRACLE ‘Tales of Hoffman’ Borodin: GALITZKY / IGOR / KONCHACK ‘Prince Igor’ Moussorgsky: BORIS GODUNOV / PIMEN / VARLAAM ‘Boris Godunov’, DOSIFEY ‘Khovanshina’ Prokofiev: MENDOZA ‘Betrothal in a Monastery’ Janacek: DIKOY ‘Katya Kabanova’ Bartok: BLUEBEARD ‘Bluebeard Castle’ Symphony Programme:
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Page 3 and 4: Joyce Yang Returns Sat, Oct. 6, 8pm
Page 5 and 6: Brahms’ Blue Heaven Sat, Oct. 20,
Page 7 and 8: A Poet’s Inspiration Fri, Nov. 2,
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Page 15 and 16: y the USAF Heritage of America Band
Page 17 and 18: Ioannides’ lyrical conducting tec
Page 19 and 20: “Morning Edition,” “Tiny Desk
Page 21 and 22: Cheers to Mozart! Sat, Jan. 19, 8pm
Page 23 and 24: Hungarian Spirit Sat, Feb. 23, 8pm
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Page 27 and 28: Béla Fleck Sat, March 16, 8pm Sun,
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Page 37 and 38: Flora in La traviata with New Orlea
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