Bridge Records Management: David Starobin

David Starobin's performances and recordings have earned the native New Yorker prominence in the world of classical music. Composers including Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Poul Ruders, Gunther Schuller and Milton Babbitt have dedicated new works to him, producing a repertoire of more than three hundred new pieces. Starobin has performed these works throughout the world, collaborating with ensembles including The New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Emerson Quartet, Guarneri Quartet, Copenhagen Radio Orchestra and Odense Symphony Orchestra.

David Starobin's solo recordings have received honors from journals ranging from Guitar Player to Gramophone. His CD, "Newdance", received a Grammy nomination as "Best Classical Solo Recording", and won the Association for Independent Music's "Indie Award" for best classical CD of 1999. In 1981, David Starobin founded Bridge Records, Inc.. Starobin's work for Bridge as guitarist, producer and executive producer has earned Mr. Starobin five Indie Awards and eleven Grammy nominations.

David Starobin began his guitar studies at age 7, with the Puerto Rican guitarist Manuel Gayol, later working with Albert Valdes Blain, and Aaron Shearer at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. While a student at Peabody, Starobin worked closely with pianist Leon Fleisher, and was a frequent participant in the Marlboro Music Festival. Among his many honors are a Harvard University Fromm Grant, for "his commitment to the music of our time"; a Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Grant; and Peabody Conservatory's "Distinguished Alumni Award". Between 1993 and 2004, Starobin was the chairman of the guitar department at the Manhattan School of Music, where he holds the school's "Andres Segovia Chair". He previously headed guitar departments at Brooklyn College, Bennington College, The North Carolina School of the Arts, and at the State University of New York at Purchase.

David Starobin's performances and recordings have earned the native New Yorker prominence in the world of classical music. Composers including Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Poul Ruders, Gunther Schuller and Milton Babbitt have dedicated new works to him, producing a repertoire of more than three hundred new pieces. Starobin has performed these works throughout the world, collaborating with ensembles including The New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Emerson Quartet, Guarneri Quartet, Copenhagen Radio Orchestra and Odense Symphony Orchestra. David Starobin's solo recordings have received honors from journals ranging from Guitar Player to Gramophone. His CD, "Newdance", received a Grammy nomination as "Best Classical Solo Recording", and won the Association for Independent Music's "Indie Award" for best classical CD of 1999. In 1981, David Starobin founded Bridge Records, Inc.. Starobin's work for Bridge as guitarist, producer and executive producer has earned Mr. Starobin five Indie Awards and eleven Grammy nominations. David Starobin began his guitar studies at age 7, with the Puerto Rican guitarist Manuel Gayol, later working with Albert Valdes Blain, and Aaron Shearer at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. While a student at Peabody, Starobin worked closely with pianist Leon Fleisher, and was a frequent participant in the Marlboro Music Festival. Among his many honors are a Harvard University Fromm Grant, for "his commitment to the music of our time"; a Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Grant; and Peabody Conservatory's "Distinguished Alumni Award". Between 1993 and 2004, Starobin was the chairman of the guitar department at the Manhattan School of Music, where he holds the school's "Andres Segovia Chair". He previously headed guitar departments at Brooklyn College, Bennington College, The North Carolina School of the Arts, and at the State University of New York at Purchase.
Upcoming events:
February 3: Mauro Giuliani: Lecons Progressives, Op. 51 Three Preludes, Op.83 Variations on a romance from the opera Liebe und Ruhm, Op. 105 La Tarantella Variations on a march by Cherubini, Op. 110 Guitarra Del Mar Giuliani Festival Pasadena, CA Click here for tickets and further information	February 4: Mauro Giuliani: Grand Duetto Concertante, Op. 52 David Starobin, guitar & Gregory Maldonado, violin Guitarra Del Mar Giuliani Festival Pasadena, CA Click here for tickets and further information
February 5: Mauro Giuliani: Variations, Op. 24a David Starobin, guitar & Gregory Maldonado, violin Two Rondos, Op. 68 David Starobin, guitar & Lucy Nargyzian, piano Guitarra Del Mar Giuliani Festival Pasadena, CA Click here for tickets and further information	May 1: Merkin Hall, New York; Speculum Musicae Concert
May 27: George Crumb Ensemble George Crumb: Mundus Canis, Yester-year, Sit Down, Sister Chamber Arts Festival of Marbletown	June 22: Colorado Chamber Music Festival Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
July 7: New York Guitar Seminar 2:00 PM Masterclass 8:00 PM Recital	July 30: Tanglewood Music Festival Poul Ruders: Psalmodies Stefan Asbury, conductor Seiji Ozawa Hall 8:30 PM
November 16-18 Poul Ruders: Paganini Variations Manuel Ponce: Concierto del Sur Alabama Symphony Orchestra Justin Brown, conductor
Selected press quotes: "David Starobin is the virtuoso of the contemporary classical guitar. Over the past 20 years or so around 300 pieces have been written for him, and he's recorded quite a few of them in the 'New Music with Guitar' series on his own Bridge label, of which this is the sixth volume... (It) includes Joshua Variations, by Starobin's brother Michael, a charming set of miniatures portraying a day in the life of a new-born baby. Charm is in fact the key-note of the disc; Whatever the style, Starobin's playing is a joy; agile, expressive, and always golden-toned." --BBC Music Magazine (December, 2004) "[David Starobin is] arguably the most influential American classical guitarist of the 20th Century" - Soundboard Magazine "David Starobin is the guitar world's leading champion of new music." - American Record Guide (August, 2004) "If ever a guitarist deserved the title of ‘virtuoso' David Starobin is one. This evening has to be among the most memorable I have ever had the pleasure of reviewing. David Starobin is among the truly individual and great players the instrument has." -Classical Guitar (London) "Starobin drew wonderfully rich and idiomatic sounds from the instrument, achieving bravura effects at breathtaking tempos. For originality and breadth, Starobin's program was a thing of beauty." -The New York Times "Starobin has grasped the authentic spirit, aided by his perfect instrumental technique. Here, the music acquires its truest meaning, exalting the quality of phrasing as it is rarely ever heard. Starobin's is a truly influential artistry, a great personality who does honor to both music and the guitar." -Il Fronimo (Milan) "David Starobin's interpretations are both sparkling and tender. Every note, every nuance, every gesture seems part of one clearly imagined vision. More than a virtuoso, Starobin is a champion for musical truth." -All Things Considered (National Public Radio) "Starobin evokes the virtuosity of Artur Schnabel's Beethoven." -Gramophone "Beyond Starobin's mastery of the guitar is his ability to create interpretations of remarkable subtlety - elaborating color and extreme flexibility of nuance as pure expression of his thoughts" -Repertoire (Paris)
Samples of David Starobin's playing: From Stephen Sondheim's Sunday Song Set From Michael Starobin's Chase From Poul Ruders's Psalmodies From John Anthony Lennon's Zingari From Brian Johanson's Open Up Your Ears
Selected awards: Grammy Nomination for "Newdance" Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Career Prize Harvard Univeristy Fromm Grant Peabody Conservatory: "Distinguished Alumni Award" AFIM Indie Award: "Newdance"
Recordings by David Starobin on Bridge: BRIDGE 9166 Les Plus Belles Pages: Music of Fernando Sor BRIDGE 9144 New Music with Guitar, Vol. 6 BRIDGE 9136 Poul Ruders: Guitar Concertos and Solos BRIDGE 9122 Poul Ruders Edition, Vol. 3 BRIDGE 9111 The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 4 BRIDGE 9107 Sor & Giuliani BRIDGE 9097 Mario Davidovsky: Flashbacks BRIDGE 9095 George Crumb: 75th Birthday Album BRIDGE 9093 Gunther Schuller: Solo and Chamber Works BRIDGE 9084 David Starobin: Newdance BRIDGE 9071 David Starobin: Guitar Concertante BRIDGE 9069 George Crumb: Quest BRIDGE 9057 Poul Ruders: The Christmas Gospel BRIDGE 9055 The Great Regondi, Vol. 2 BRIDGE 9044 Elliott Carter: Eight Compositions BRIDGE 9042 New Music with Guitar, Vol. 5 BRIDGE 9039 The Great Regondi, Vol. 1 BRIDGE 9037 Poul Ruders: Psalmodies BRIDGE 9029 Mauro Giuliani: Solo Guitar Music BRIDGE 9022 New Music with Guitar, Vol. 4 BRIDGE 9020 Tod Machover: Flora BRIDGE 9009 New Music with Guitar, Vol. 1-3 BRIDGE 9004 David Starobin: A Song from the East Other recordings by David Starobin: GHA 126.022 David Starobin: Romantic Guitar Rhino 70563 Legends of Guitar Sony 47298 Marlboro 40th Anniversary: Boccherini Quintets New World 80318 Colgrass, Druckman/Leonard Slatkin Mel Bay21218DVD Starobin Plays Sor and Giuliani
19th Century Solo Guitar Recital program Guitar: Herman Hauser, 1923, Reisbach, Germany Variations on a Romance from the Opera "Liebe und Ruhm", Op. 105 Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) Allegretto in G major, Op. 51, No. 11 Grazioso in A major, Op. 51, No. 14 Andantino in b minor, Op. 51, No. 7 Agitato in a minor, Op. 51, No. 3 Allegretto in F major, Op. 51, No. 13 Mauro Giuliani Studio in C major, Op. 29, No. 17 Galop, Op. 32, No. 6 (1778-1839) Cantabile in A major, Op. 47, No. 5 Rondeau in D major, Op. 48, No. 6 Andantino in A major, Op. 60, No. 23 Fernando Sor (1778-1839) INTERVAL Fantaisie Villageoise, Op. 52 Fernando Sor Allegro di Fuga, Op. 83, No. 6 Allegro mosso, Op. 83, No. 5 Mauro Giuliani Variations on a March by Cherubini, Op. 110 Mauro Giuliani