Albuquerque, NM

Celebrating the NMSO’s relationship with the Albuquerque Youth Symphony, this concert features members of both orchestras. The NMSO embraces its long tradition of presenting young, bold soloists with violinist Erin Keefe, Second Prize winner of the 2004 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition in Denmark.

April 25, 2008, 8 pm, at Popejoy Hall. Click here for tickets.
April 26, 2008, 6 pm, at Popejoy Hall. Click here for tickets.
April 27, 2008, 2 pm, at NHCC. Click here for tickets.

Performers
Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
Erin Keefe, violin
The Albuquerque Youth Symphony (AYS)

Program Notes

Program
Tower, Made in America. Performed by the Albuquerque Youth Symphony.
Dvorak, Violin Concerto
Sibelius, Symphony No. 2
Blogger’s note:

Well I wanted to know about Erin Keefe and did some snoopping around. Here’s a Bio I found and enjoyed. I also hope I have the correct Erin Keefe. The pictures matched.
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Erin Keefe, violin

Winner of the 2006 Avery Fisher Career Grant, American violinist Erin Keefe is quickly establishing a reputation and earning praise as a compelling artist who combines exhilarating temperament and fierce integrity. A top prize winner of several International Competitions, she recently took the Grand Prizes in the 2006 Schadt Competition and the 2004 Corpus Christi International String Competition, and was the Silver Medalist in the Carl Nielsen and Gyeongnam (Korea) International Violin Competitions, resulting in performances and immediate re-engagements in the US, Europe, and Asia.

In past seasons Ms. Keefe has appeared with such renowned artists as Richard Goode, David Soyer, Peter Wiley, Gilbert Kalish, and William Preucil, among others, and performed on a program with Michael Tilson Thomas premiering his own chamber music at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall. She also recorded Schoenberg’s Second String Quartet with Ida Kavafian, Paul Neubauer, Fred Sherry, and Jennifer Welch-Babidge for Robert Craft and the Naxos Label, which was released in 2005. Her festival appearances have included Ravinia, Marlboro Music Festival, Music from Angel Fire, and the Seattle, OK Mozart, and Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festivals.

Highlights of Ms. Keefe’s 2005-06 season included performances with some of the leading artists of our day, including the Emerson String Quartet, Roberto and Andres Diaz, and David Finckel and Wu Han. Ms. Keefe joins the prestigious CMS Two program of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for the 2006-08 seasons and will appear in numerous performances at Lincoln Center as well as on tour throughout the US.

Ms. Keefe earned a Master of Music Degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music Degree from The Curtis Institute. Her past teachers include Ronald Copes, Ida Kavafian, Arnold Steinhardt, Philip Setzer, Philipp Naegele, Brian Lewis, Mitchell Stern, and Teri Einfeldt.

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photo credit: Robert Neroni

Erin Keefe

Upcoming Appearances at Chamber Music Society:

Dreams of Fancy, Tales of Loss: 10/26/2008

Dreams of Fancy, Tales of Loss: 10/28/2008

Rose Studio Concert: 12/4/2008

Rose Studio Concert: 12/4/2008

The Beautiful and the Bizarre: 12/19/2008

The Beautiful and the Bizarre: 12/21/2008

Haydn/Schumann: 1/25/2009

Haydn/Schumann: 1/27/2009

New Music in the Rose: 4/2/2009

Rose Studio Concert: 5/14/2009

Rose Studio Concert: 5/14/2009

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Imagine being scheduled a year ahead. I hope she loves these concerts!
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CLASSICS XI
RUSSIAN BRILLIANCE

The masters of the Russian arts are on full display as pianist Terrence Wilson performs Prokofiev’s masterpiece concerto!

Of the five piano concertos written by Prokofiev, the Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26, has garnered the greatest popularity and critical acclaim. The concerto radiates a crisp vitality that testifies to Prokofiev’s inventive prowess in punctuating lyrical passages with witty dissonances, while maintaining a balanced partnership between the soloist and orchestra.

May 16, 2008, 8 pm, at Popejoy Hall. Click here for tickets.
May 17, 2008, 6 pm, at Popejoy Hall. Click here for tickets.
May 18, 2008, 2 pm, at NHCC. Click here for tickets.

Performers
Steven Smith, Conductor
Terrence Wilson, piano

Program Notes

Program
Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 21
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5

More on terrence in the next blog. These concerts are great opportunities for youth and adults alike. The inspiration supplied by young artists who are experiencing considerable success early in their careers provides an excellent role model for everyone. Passion, dedication and lots of work can propel the lives of many a musician. We have an abundance of such young musicians here in the NM, and our support for their excellent efforts needs to be there for them. I applaud all the sposors of these projects. I applaud the musicians and their families. I am proud of our youth.