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 | Anthony Elliott
Maestro Elliott was first encouraged to pursue conducting by the late Karel Ancerl, of the Czech Philharmonic. His conducting studies were under the direction of Vilem Sokol and Derrick Inoyue. He has participated in conducting master classes sponsored by the American Symphony Orchestra League under the direction of Pierre Boulez and Andre Previn. Mr. Elliott was also invited to give a workshop for conductors at the Midwestern Conference of Music Education at the University of Michigan. He also conducted the Plymouth Symphony and the Washington, Texas, North Carolina, Alaska and North Dakota All State Orchestras. His activities as a conductor also include choral works, ballet and collaborations with Pinchas Zukerman, Nathaniel Rosen and Alice Neary. He has worked with the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra and served as Assistant Music Director of the Marrowstone Music Festival and Music Director of the Houston Youth Symphony and Ballet. Mr. Elliott was the Grand Prize winner of the Feuermann International Solo Cello Competition in 1987 and has appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Institute Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He is a Professor of Music at the University of Michigan and a member of the performing artist faculty at the Aspen Music Festival.
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 | David Geber
David Geber had his early musical training in Los Angeles, where he was raised in a family of professional cellists. He studied at the Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School, from which he holds bachelor of music and master of music degrees. His principal teachers included Claus Adam and Ronald Leonard. Mr. Geber has been the recipient of numerous cello and chamber music awards, including the Walter W. Naumburg Award and the Coleman Chamber Music Prize. Mr. Geber was a founding member of the American String Quartet. He has appeared as soloist at Tanglewood and Aspen, as well as with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Montreal Symphony. A strong supporter of new music, he has premiered numerous works for cello and varied chamber music combinations. He has recorded for CRI, RCA, Musical Heritage Society, New World Records, Nonesuch Records, Albany Records, and Capstone Records. Mr. Geber frequently gives recitals and master classes in North America. He was named associate dean of performance in June 2002 where he chairs the string department at Manhattan School of Music, as well as a member of the School’s cello and chamber music faculties. He has also been on the faculty of the Aspen Music Festival for three decades. Mr. Geber has adjudicated for major international string competitions, including Bordeaux, Evian, and Naumburg. He was recently keynote speaker for the American Society of Hand Therapists. He is on the board of directors of the Violoncello Society. His cello is a rare G. B. Ruggieri, made in Cremona in 1667. He serves as Associate Dean of Performance and String Dept Chair at Manhattan School of Music.
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 | Juan Ramirez
Juan Ramirez, founding member of the Atlanta Virtuosi Foundation Inc., began his studies in Mexico with Vivo Valenti and Vladimir Vulfman. His studies with Henryck Szeryng began at the age fourteen and continued as Szeryng became his principal mentor. Mr. Ramirez studied with Joseph Silverstein, as well as performing under Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. Service in the Boston and Pittsburgh Symphonies preceded his acceptance of a permanent position with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Ramirez toured Israel, Europe and the Orient with various ensembles. Recipient of both the Koussevitsky and Bernstein Fellowship Awards, he was a prize-winning violinist at the Berkshire Music Festival. Mr. Ramirez plays the guitar, mandolin and marimba and, in addition to being a composer. Mr. Ramirez has been a member of the faculties of Georgia State University and Spelman College and has participated in music panels for the Fulton County Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, etc. He currently serves on the advisory boards of both the New World Symphony and Chicago Civic Symphony Orchestra, as well as directing the Buckhead Youth Orchestras in Atlanta, GA.
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 | Sergiu Schwartz
Sergiu Schwartz's active international career has taken him to major music centers on 3 continents, including 20 European countries, Israel and over 40 U. S. states, and as soloist with over 200 orchestras, in recitals and chamber music concerts. Recent solo orchestral engagements include the Dresden Staatskapelle, Jerusalem Symphony, and London Symphony. He has performed in major concert halls, including New York's Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and Barbican, Queen Elizabeth and Wigmore Halls. He has been featured in broadcasts for the BBC, NPR and CNN, and has recorded for Vox, Naxos, Nonesuch, and others. Mr. Schwartz studied at the Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv, Guildhall School in London and with Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard School. His honors include major prizes in international violin competitions and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Schwartz frequently represents the United States as a juror in international violin competitions, including Tchaikovsky, Szeryng, Wieniawski, Sarasate, and David Oistrakh. Currently, he is professor of violin and head of string department at the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University. His students have won important prizes in national and international competitions.
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 | George Taylor
George Taylor is active in as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. He is currently Associate Professor of Viola at the Eastman School of Music. Before joining the Eastman faculty, he was a member of the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University, in addition to serving on the artist faculties of the ENCORE School for Strings, the Meadowmount School and the Elan International Music Festival. George Taylor is also a member of the Black Music Repertory Ensemble, which presents music of African-American composers in concerts throughout the country. He has performed and premiered works written for him by composers including Ron Carter, Noel DaCosta, George Walker, David Liptak and Carmen Moore. Mr. Taylor attended the Manhattan School of Music and his teachers include Jaime Laredo, Raphael Bronstein and Burton Kaplan, Michael Tree and Abraham Skernick. He made his recital debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1979.
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