David Shifrin (b. January 2, 1950) is an American classical clarinetist. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A clarinetist (also spelled clarinettist) is a Musician who plays the Clarinet.
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Performances
He has performed clarinet concertos with many major orchestras around the world.
He commissioned and premiered a concerto by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Stephen Albert with the Philadelphia Orchestra during the 91-92 season. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Stephen Albert ( 6 February, 1941 - 27 December, 1992) was an American composer The Philadelphia Orchestra is an Orchestra based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in the United States.
He premiered Ezra Laderman's Clarinet Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony in 1995. Ezra Laderman (born June 29, 1924) is an American Composer of classical music. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO is a symphony orchestra based in Fort Worth Texas.
He helped popularize the use of a basset clarinet to enable the playing of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet in their original form. The basset clarinet is a Clarinet, similar to the usual Soprano clarinet but longer and with additional keys to enable playing several additional lower notes
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- He served as principal clarinet with several orchestras, including the American Symphony Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski, and the Cleveland Orchestra. The American Symphony Orchestra is a New York -based American orchestra founded in 1962 by Leopold Stokowski, then aged 80 WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leopold Stokowski (born Leopold Anthony Stokowski though on occasion The Cleveland Orchestra, located in Cleveland, Ohio is one of the major symphony Orchestras in the United States.
- From 1992 to 2004 he was Artistic Director of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS is an American organization dedicated to the performance and promotion of Chamber music.
- Since 1987 he has been professor of clarinet (adjunct) at the Yale University School of Music. The Yale School of Music is one of the twelve Professional Schools at Yale University.
- He has served on the faculties of the Juilliard School, the University of Southern California, the University of Michigan, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the University of Hawaii. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The Cleveland Institute of Music is one of the nation's leading independent music conservatories. The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public co-educational college and university system that confers
- He was appointed Artistic Director of Chamber Music Northwest in 1981.
Recordings
Three of his recordings have been nominated for Grammy Awards:
- The collected chamber music of Claude Debussy, with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
- The Copland Clarinet Concerto
- Ravel's Introduction and Allegro (with the Tokyo String Quartet)
His 1987 recording of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet, in which he performed on a custom-made basset clarinet, was named "Record of the Year" by Stereo Review Magazine. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Achille-Claude Debussy (aʃil klod dəbysi (August 22 1862 &ndash March 25 1918 was a French Composer. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS is an American organization dedicated to the performance and promotion of Chamber music. Aaron Copland (November 14 1900 &ndash December 2 1990 was an American Composer of concert and film music as well as an accomplished Pianist. The Tokyo String Quartet, ( 東京クヮルテット) is an internationally renowned String quartet.
External links
- IMG artists page about Shifrin
- Bio at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center web site
- Shifrin's recording of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto & Clarinet Quintet
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