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Jeffrey Tate, Conductor 4 British conductor Jeffrey Tate is one of the most renowned conductors of his generation. His current home is with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra as Principal Conductor in Germany, but he has performed with nearly every major orchestra in the world. Music was not Maestro Tate’s first profession. He originally studied medicine at the University of Cambridge and was an eye surgeon in London for three years before joining the music staff at the Royal Opera Covent Garden in 1970. Tate made his conducting debut at Gothenburg Opera in 1978. Since then, he has become famous as a conductor of the music of Wagner and Strauss, along with music of the romantic and classical repertoires, 19th and “As the music moved under 20th century British music, and contemporary music. In the 1982-83 season my hands, I suddenly felt alone, Tate conducted at the Royal Opera House, the Met in New York City, that I was doing something I and with the English Chamber Orchestra, eventually being appointed Principal Conductor in 1985. had been waiting to do all my Maestro Tate has conducted world premiere performances of Henze’s Il life.” Ritorno d’Ulisse at the Salzburg Festival and of Rolf Liebermann’s Der Wald — Jeffrey Tate in Geneva. Over the years, Tate has been appointed Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre National de France, and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. He has also conducted performances at the Bastille Opera and the Châtelet in Paris, not to mention Palais Garnier and La Scala Milan. He has developed relationships with orchestras throughout the world, often returning to perform with them. These include the Berlin Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and Sydney Symphony, to name a few. In 2001, Maestor Tate was named the Honorary Director of the National Italian Radio Orchestra. For the 2009-10 season, he was nominated to become Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. Already thinking ahead, Jeffrey Tate is scheduled to work on Billy Budd at the Bastille in Paris and also to do two complete cycles of Richard Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen during the 2013-14 season at Vienna State Opera. After more than four decades as a prominent conductor, there is no doubt that Maestro Tate has garnered many awards in his career. In 2001, 2002, and 2010, he was awarded the Franco Abbiati Prize, which is Italy’s most prestigious prize, for his work with Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, and for the production of Götterdämmerung at La Fenice in Venice. Tate has also earned the titles of “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur,” “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres,” and Commander of the British Empire for his work.
Guy Braunstein, Soloist 5 Violinist Guy Braunstein was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. There, he studied the violin with Chaim Taub. When he came to New York, he then learned under Glenn Dicterow and Pinchas Zuckerman. His career as a soloist began at a young age and has continued to grow ever since. Through the years, he has played with the Isreal Philharmonic, Bamberg Symphony, Tonhalle Zurich, and Berliner Philharmoniker, to name a few. Over his prestigous career, Braunstein has collaborated with the likes of Issac Stern, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Simon Rattler, Jonathan Nott, Gary Bertini, and Angelika Kirschlager. In 2000, he was the youngest person in the history of the Berliner Philharmonker to be appointed concertmaster. He has kept his position and works with them for approximately four months per year. From 2003 to 2007, Braunstein served as Professor of Music in the University of the Arts (Universitaet der Kunst) in Berlin. Germany’s Rolandseck festival has had international stars including Emmanuel Pahud, Amihai Grosz, and François Leleux since Guy Braunstein took over as Music Director in 2006. During the 2010-11 season, Braunstein performed with Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and Mozarteun Orchestra Salzburg. He also play-directed the Halle Staatskapelle and performed recitals and chamber music concerts throughout Europe, making stops in London, Jerusalem, Berlin, and Frankfurt. Guy is also a member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Guy Braunstein’s repertoire is quite impressive, covering 19 composers and 30 pieces. He covers Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, and Vivaldi and does so with a rare violin made in 1679 by Francesco Ruggieri. Ruggieri’s Violin Francesco Ruggieri (1620- 1695) is the first in a family of violin crafters out of Cremona, located in northern Italy on the left bank of the Po River. Often thought of as the first pupil of famous violin maker, Nicolo Amati, Ruggieri patterned his instruments on Amati’s designs. Ruggieri’s instruments are known for their rich, full tone and beautiful craftsmanship, although he is more known for his cellos.
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