NEW YORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
September 13-20, 2009
FESTIVAL ARTISTS
Politicians:
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor 
The Rev. AL SHARPTON 
************************* Actors:
B. D. WONG 
TAMARA TUNIE 
JOHN VENTIMIGLIA 
JOAN COPELAND
FRANK MESSINA 
ISAIAH SHEFFER
ADIRA AMRAM
JON BURKLUND 
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Composers who have performed at the Festival:
DAVID AMRAM *****************
(Composer-in-Residence of the New York Chamber Music Festival)
photo: Chris Felver
NED ROREM
Photo: Christian Steiner
JOAN TOWER 
Photo: Bernie Mindich
WILLIAM BOLCOM 
Photo: Katryn Conlin
JOAN TOWER
Photo: Bernie Mindich Photo: Katryn Conlin
JOSÉ SEREBRIER 
TANIA LEÓN 
photo: Michael Provost
DAVID DEL TREDICI 
photo: Paula Court
JOSEPH TURRIN 
LAURA KAMINSKY
VASSILY LOBANOV
ARTURO O' FARRILL
photo: John Abbott
DAVID LEISNER
photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
SEAN HICKEY
photo: Karen Wise
JON DEAK
photo: Chris Lee
NOEL ZAHLER
PAUL MORAVEC 
PETER BREINER 
Photo: Gulnara Samoilova
KONSTANTIN SOUKHOVETSKI 
ZHEN CHEN
CHRISTOS PAPAGEORGIOU
Photo: Katerina Kaloudis
THOMAS WEAVER
Lecture on the Weather by
JOHN CAGE
was performed at Symphony Space on September 5, 2012
(the exact day of John Cage's 100th birthday!) by 12 great contemporary composers
From r. to l.: composers Ned Rorem, David Amram, Sean Hickey, Noel Zahler, Laura Kaminsky, David Del Tredici, David Leisner, Tania León, Joan Tower, José Serebrier, Arturo O'Farrill,Jon Deak
(photos: New York Chamber Music Festival)
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From l. to r.: Arturo O'Farrill, Laura Kaminsky, David Leisner, Joan Tower, Tania León, Jon Deak, Sean Hickey, Ned Rorem, David Del Tredici, José Serebrier, Noel Zahler, David Amram
(photo: New York Chamber Music Festival)
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Conductors:
MAESTRO DERRICK INOUYE
Metropolitan Opera
MAESTRO SCOTT DUNN
Associate Conductor, Hollywood Bowl,
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Photo: Steve J. Sherman
JON DEAK
Creative Education Associate,
New York Philharmonic 
Photo by Michael DiVito
Metropolitan Opera
Associate Conductor, Hollywood Bowl,
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Creative Education Associate,
New York Philharmonic
Singers:
CAROLE FARLEY
Legendary MET Opera Soprano 
MORRIS ROBINSON
Bass-Baritone, MET
KAREN BEARDSLEY
Soprano
New York City Opera
HYUNAH YU, Soprano 
LEONARDA PRIORE
Mezzo-Soprano
DAMIEN TOP, Tenor 
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Instrumentalists:
ELISHA ABAS, Piano 
JOSEPH ALESSI
Principal Trombone,
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
AMERIGO TRIO:
Glenn Dicterow Karen Dreyfus Inbal Segev
Photo: Chris Lee DAVID AMRAM
Multi-instrumentalist 
DAVID AMRAM QUARTET
DAVID AMRAM, Piano/ Flute/ Horn
RENE HART, Double Bass
KEVIN TWIGG, Drums
ADAM AMRAM, Congas
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AMRAM ENSEMBLE:
ELMIRA DARVAROVA, Violin
KENNETH RADNOFSKY, Sax
THOMAS WEAVER, Piano
DAVID AMRAM, Multi- instrumentalist
Guests: Howard Wall, Horn
Ronald Carbone, Viola
ALAN BAER
Principal Tuba,
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
DAVID BALAKRISHNAN, Violin
Turtle Island Quartet
ADAM BANDA, Violin
(New York Recital Debut)
Photo: Kata Schiller
CHARLES BARBOUR
Percussion, MET Opera
LYNN BERNHARDT
Percussion, MET Opera
DENIS BOURIAKOV
Principal Flute,
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Former Principal Flute, MET Opera
OCTAVIO BRUNETTI, Piano
(1975 - 2014)
Photo: Sergio Reyes
ZHEN CHEN, Piano
LAURA CONVESSER
Principal Flute,
American Symphony Orchestra
RONALD CARBONE
Principal Viola, ABT
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
ELMIRA DARVAROVA
Former Concertmaster, Metropolitan Opera
Photo: David Finlayson
Principal Tuba,
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
DAVID BALAKRISHNAN, Violin
Turtle Island Quartet
ADAM BANDA, Violin
(New York Recital Debut)
Photo: Kata Schiller
CHARLES BARBOUR
Percussion, MET Opera
LYNN BERNHARDT
Percussion, MET Opera
DENIS BOURIAKOV
Principal Flute,
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Former Principal Flute, MET Opera
OCTAVIO BRUNETTI, Piano
(1975 - 2014)
Photo: Sergio Reyes
ZHEN CHEN, Piano
LAURA CONVESSER
Principal Flute,
American Symphony Orchestra
RONALD CARBONE
Principal Viola, ABT
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
ELMIRA DARVAROVA
Former Concertmaster, Metropolitan Opera
Photo: David Finlayson
DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS
Photo: Peter Schaaf
COLIN DAVIN, Guitar
DELPHINIUM TRIO
Photo: Yui Kitamura
DELTA PIANO TRIO
(New York Recital Debut)
JAVIER DIAZ, Percussion
GLENN DICTEROW
Legendary Concertmaster,
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
KAREN DREYFUS, Viola
Photo: Chris Lee
CORNELIUS DUFALLO, Violin
SCOTT DUNN, Piano
Photo: Steve J. Sherman
DUO ARAKELYAN- KOROLEV
(New York Recital Debut)
DUO BELLAROSA-VERGINI
(New York Recital Debut)
DUO CROISÉ - SHEVCHENKO
(New York Recital Debut)
DUO EBANO
Marco Danesi & Paolo Gorini
(New York Recital Debut)
DUO FOYLE - STSURA
(New York Recital Debut)
DUO HEINOJA - SINK
Sten Hejnoja & Theodor Sink
(New York Recital Debut)
DUO HILLER - SIEBER
(New York Recital Debut)
DUO TADDEI - NICOLARDI
(New York Recital Debut)
ESCHER STRING QUARTET
Photo: J.Henry Fair
FACE THE MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Artistic Director: J. Undercoffler
Face the Music Ensemble with Carol Wincenc, flute soloist
JON FADDIS, Trumpet 
Photo: John Abbott
BART FELLER
Principal Flute
New Jersey Symphony
RAFAEL FIGUEROA
Principal Cello, MET Opera
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
PASCUAL MARTINEZ FORTEZA
Clarinet, New York Phiharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
MÉLANIE GENIN, Harp
photo: Brian Hatton
DAVID GROSSMAN
Double Bass, New York Philharmonic
Principal, Los Angeles Chamber Orch.
Photo: Henry Grossman
MATTHEW HAGLE, Piano
LINDA HALL, Piano
MET Opera Assistant Conductor
DAVID HAZELTINE, Piano
Photo: John Abbott
SARAH HILLER, Piano
(New York Recital Debut)
JEFFREY IRVING, Percussion
HULDA JÓNSDOTTIR, Violin
Photo: Iceland Academy of the Arts
CHING CHEN JUHL, Viola
DAREDJAN KAKOUBERI, Piano
TOMOKO KANAMARU, Piano
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
GARY KARR
Double Bass Virtuoso
Photo: Elmira Darvarova
AMAAN ALI BANGASH, Sarod
AYAAN ALI BANGASH, Sarod
MARON KHOURY
Flute, Metropolitan Opera
MARIA KITSOPOULOS, Cello
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
JEREMY KITTEL, Viola
Photo: Peter Serling
ROB KNOPPER
Percussion, MET Opera
Photo: John Abbott
BART FELLER
Principal Flute
New Jersey Symphony
RAFAEL FIGUEROA
Principal Cello, MET Opera
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
PASCUAL MARTINEZ FORTEZA
Clarinet, New York Phiharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
MÉLANIE GENIN, Harp
photo: Brian Hatton
DAVID GROSSMAN
Double Bass, New York Philharmonic
Principal, Los Angeles Chamber Orch.
Photo: Henry Grossman
MATTHEW HAGLE, Piano
LINDA HALL, Piano
MET Opera Assistant Conductor
DAVID HAZELTINE, Piano
Photo: John Abbott
SARAH HILLER, Piano
(New York Recital Debut)
JEFFREY IRVING, Percussion
HULDA JÓNSDOTTIR, Violin
Photo: Iceland Academy of the ArtsCHING CHEN JUHL, Viola
DAREDJAN KAKOUBERI, Piano
TOMOKO KANAMARU, Piano
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
GARY KARR
Double Bass Virtuoso
Photo: Elmira Darvarova
AMAAN ALI BANGASH, Sarod
AYAAN ALI BANGASH, Sarod
MARON KHOURY
Flute, Metropolitan Opera
MARIA KITSOPOULOS, Cello
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee JEREMY KITTEL, Viola
Photo: Peter Serling
ROB KNOPPER
Percussion, MET Opera
JOHN LAUGHTON, Clarinet
Dean, The College of New Jersey
DEAN LeBLANC, Clarinet
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
JUDUTH LeCLAIR
Principal Bassoon
New York Philharmonic
EVAN LESLIE, Cello
GARY LEVINSON
Co-Concertmaster, Dallas Symphony
HSIN-CHIAO LIAO, Piano
VASSILY LOBANOV
Piano
RALPH LOCKWOOD, Harpsichord Professor Emeritus,
Arizona State University
ANTONIO LYSY, Cello
(New York Recital Debut)
Photo: Clara Lysy
SAMUEL MAGILL, Cello
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
JAMES MARKEY
Bass Trombone, Boston Symphony
Photo: Chris Lee
OR MATIAS, Piano
ANNE-MARIE McDERMOTT, Piano
ANTHONY McGILL
Principal Clarinet, NY Philharmonic
Former Principal, MET Opera
BLAIR McMILLEN, Piano
EILEEN MOON
Associate Principal Cellist, New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
MATTHEW MUCKEY
Associate Principal Trumpet, New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
SIMON MULLIGAN, Piano
CRAIG MUMM
Associate Principal Violist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Photo: Richard BernsteinMARY ANN MUMM, Violin
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Photo: Paula Tole
PHILIP MYERS
Former Principal Horn, New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
New York Philharmonic
Principal Brass Quintet
Photo: David Finlayson
NEW YORK PIANO QUARTET
Photo: Yui Kitamura
LUIGI NICOLARDI, piano
JUDITH OLSON, Piano
DUNCAN PATTON
Former Principal Timpani, MET
CLARENCE PENN, Drums
Photo: Courtesy of Katharina Lohmann
PHILHARMONIC BRASS TRIO
Photo: Chris Lee
QUINTETO DEL FUEGO
RACHEL BARTON PINE, Violin
(New York Recital Debut)
Photo: Andrew Eccles
KENNETH RADNOFSKY
Saxophone
photo: Liz Linder
LUCIAN RINANDO, Flute
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
ROBERT RINEHART, Viola
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
AMI ROGÉ, Piano
Photo: Nick Granito
PASCAL ROGÉ, Piano
Photo: Nick Granito
SASSMANNSHAUS PIANO TRIO
(New York Recital Debut)
Photo: Bridget Wang
DOV SCHEINDLIN, Viola
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CHIHIRO SHIBAYAMA, Drums
Photo: Aleksandra Dubov
INBAL SEGEV, Cello
Photo: ME Reps
LUKAS SIEBER, Cello
(New York Recital Debut)
PHILIP SMITH
Former Principal Trumpet
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
THOMAS V. SMITH, Trumpet
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
KONSTANTIN SOUKHOVETSKI
Piano
PATRICIA SPENCER, Flute
Photo: Peter Schaaf
JANOS STARKER
Cello
(1924 - 2013)
EMMA STEELE, Violin
ALAN STEPANSKY
Former Associate Principal Cello,
New York Philharmonic
LEELANEE STERRETT, Horn
New York Philharmonic
SCOTT STEVENS
Percussion & Timpani, MET Opera
MARK SUMMER, Cello
Turtle Island Quartet
WENDY SUTTER, Cello
Photo: Bill Bernstein
JACOPO TADDEI, saxophone
Photo: Pablo Massa
ADAM TENDLER, Piano
MADS TOLLING, Violin
Photo: Peter Serling
TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET
Photo: Peter Serling
GEORGE VASSILEV, Guitar
Photo: Claude Dussez
DONALD VEGA, Piano
BRYAN WAGORN, Piano
Assistant Conductor, MET Opera
Photo: Matthu Placek
CHRISTINE WALEVSKA, Cello
Photo: Anthony Jalandoni
HOWARD WALL, Horn
New York Philharmonic
Photo: David Finlayson
THOMAS WEAVER, piano
CAROL WINCENC, Flute
SHAI WOSNER, Piano
Photo: Marco Borggreve
WINONA ZELENKA, Cello
Assistant Principal, Toronto Symphony
Photo: Elaine Ling
AMY ZOLOTO, Clarinet
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
GREGORY ZUBER
Principal Percussion, MET Opera
PATRICIA ZUBER, Flute
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Photo: Richard Blinkoff
ROBERT RINEHART, Viola
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
AMI ROGÉ, Piano
Photo: Nick Granito
PASCAL ROGÉ, Piano
Photo: Nick Granito
SASSMANNSHAUS PIANO TRIO
(New York Recital Debut)
Photo: Bridget Wang
DOV SCHEINDLIN, Viola
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
CHIHIRO SHIBAYAMA, Drums
Photo: Aleksandra Dubov
INBAL SEGEV, Cello
Photo: ME Reps
LUKAS SIEBER, Cello
(New York Recital Debut)
PHILIP SMITH
Former Principal Trumpet
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
THOMAS V. SMITH, Trumpet
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
KONSTANTIN SOUKHOVETSKI
Piano
PATRICIA SPENCER, Flute
Photo: Peter Schaaf
JANOS STARKER
Cello
(1924 - 2013)
EMMA STEELE, Violin
ALAN STEPANSKY
Former Associate Principal Cello,
New York Philharmonic
LEELANEE STERRETT, Horn
New York Philharmonic
SCOTT STEVENS
Percussion & Timpani, MET Opera
MARK SUMMER, Cello
Turtle Island Quartet
WENDY SUTTER, Cello
Photo: Bill Bernstein
JACOPO TADDEI, saxophone
Photo: Pablo Massa
ADAM TENDLER, Piano
MADS TOLLING, Violin
Photo: Peter Serling
TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET
Photo: Peter Serling
GEORGE VASSILEV, Guitar
Photo: Claude Dussez
DONALD VEGA, Piano
BRYAN WAGORN, Piano
Assistant Conductor, MET Opera
Photo: Matthu Placek
CHRISTINE WALEVSKA, Cello
Photo: Anthony Jalandoni
HOWARD WALL, Horn
New York Philharmonic
Photo: David Finlayson
THOMAS WEAVER, piano
CAROL WINCENC, Flute
SHAI WOSNER, Piano
Photo: Marco Borggreve
WINONA ZELENKA, Cello
Assistant Principal, Toronto Symphony
Photo: Elaine Ling
AMY ZOLOTO, Clarinet
New York Philharmonic
Photo: Chris Lee
GREGORY ZUBER
Principal Percussion, MET Opera
PATRICIA ZUBER, Flute
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra