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David Starobin was recently called by "Soundboard" magazine "arguably
the most influential American classical guitarist of the twentieth
century." Composers including Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Lukas
Foss, Poul Ruders, Gunther Schuller and Milton Babbitt have dedicated
new works to him, producing a repertoire of more than 350 new scores.
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, Danish Radio Orchestra, Orpheus
Chamber Orchestra, and the Emerson and Guarneri Quartets.
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"; Lincoln Center's Avery
Fisher Grant; ASCAP's Deems Taylor Award, and Peabody Conservatory's "Distinguished Alumni Award". Between 1993 and 2004, Starobin was the
chairman of the guitar department at the Manhattan School where he
currently teaches. In 1981, David Starobin founded the record label,
Bridge Records, Inc., which he served as President until 2005.
Starobin's work for Bridge as performer, producer and executive
producer has earned three Grammy awards and seventeen Grammy
nominations.
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. Whatever the style, Starobin's playing is a joy; agile, expressive, and always golden-toned."
–BBC Music Magazine
"[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
"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)
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July 12th 2008, 2PM
Danish Home, Croton, New York
July 25, 2008, 11AM-3PM
four hour presentation on WPRB Classical's
Discoveries Goes Avant-Garde. 103.3fm - Princeton, NJ. www.wprb.com
July 29, 2008, 3PM
rinceton University, McAlprin Hall, Woolworth
Center. Solo Recital.
July 31, 2008, 8PM
Solo Recital, An die Musik Live! 409 North Charles
Street, Baltimore, MD.
Tickets: $20 general /
$15 students & seniors.
For additional
information and to purchase tickets, call 410-385-2638, or visit www.andiemusiklive.com
August 14–16, 2008
West Dean Festival, England
Solo recital, master classes
October 19, 2008, 3PM
Philadelphia, PA
Soloist in Richard Wernick's:
'The Name of the Game'
with The Network for New Music
www.networkfornewmusic.org
November 8, 2008, 8PM
New Paltz, NY, Solo Recital
February 18, 2009
Orlando, Florida
February 21-22, 2009
Sarasota, Florida
March 26, 2009
Scandinavia House, New York City
Poul Ruders 60th Birthday Celebration
For further information, please call: 914-654-9270 |
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David Starobin, 2008/9 tour program
Concertina Waltz No. 2 (tr. Starobin) Giulio Regondi
Etude No. 8 in G Major (1822-1872)
Six Concertina Miniatures Giulio Regondi
(trans. D. Starobin)
Allegretto Moderato, in D Major
Etude No. 4 in B-flat Major
Andante in E-flat Major
Andante con moto in C Minor
Etude in G Major
Etude No. 1 in C Major
Moderato, Op. 35, No. 17 Fernando Sor
Lesson, Op. 60, No. 20 (1778-1839)
Lesson, Op. 31, No. 18
Lesson, Op. 60, No. 23
Galop, Op. 32, No. 6
INTERVAL
Parlando and Two-Step (2008) Paul Lansky
(b. 1944)
Valse en Rondeau, Op. 128 (1997) John W. Duarte
(b. 1919-2004)
Ten Preludes (2005/2008) William Bland
No. 1 in C Major (b. 1947)
No. 15 in G Major
No. 17 in A-Flat Major
No. 2 in A minor
No. 8 in C Minor
No. 11 in F Major ("Bagatelle")
No. 21 in F-sharp Minor
No. 22 in B-flat Major ("Bearclaw Rag")
No. 29 in A minor (Variation on a Theme by J.S. Bach)
No. 24 in B Major
19th Century
Solo Guitar Recital program
Guitar: Herman Hauser, 1923, Reisbach, Germany
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