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parative literature at Columbia University. Her piano teachers include Einar Steen-
Nøkleberg, Nina Svetlanova and Joseph Kalichstein, and she has studied composition
under Milton Babbitt and Robert Beaser.
In 2000, Lera Auerbach was invited by the International Johannes Brahms
Society to be composer-in-residence in Baden-Baden. In 2001, at the invitation of
Gidon Kremer, she was composer-in-residence and guest artist at the Lockenhaus
Festival in Austria. As a composer she has received commissions from Gidon
Kremer, Vadim Gluzman, the Hamburg Ballet, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa and
others. Her works have been performed at international festivals, including the
Aspen, Ravinia, Caramoor, Stresa, Schwetzingen, Moscow Autumn and Lockenhaus
festivals. Lera Auerbach’s growing fame is attributable not only to her musical
activities but also to her writings, both in prose and verse.
After studying the horn at Tokyo Geijutsu University (Tokyo National University of
Fine Arts and Music), Chiyuki Urano, baritone, decided to concentrate on singing.
He has received several awards at important competitions in Japan such as the
Japan Music Competition and the Sogakudo Competition of Japanese Art Song. He
has often appeared in opera and oratorio and has also developed his career as a
recitalist. His interpretations of Russian art songs in particular have been highly
acclaimed. Recently Urano has been one of the regular soloists with the Bach
Collegium Japan, in concerts and on CD.
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