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August 2008 at 14:22 THE LIPKIND QUARTET Image source: Lipkind Productions Ltd. archive The Lipkind Quartet’s sitting arrangement — sketch Pg 1 Please scroll down the document to see photo credits and copyright information for the images on the right Gwendolyn Masin & Sandrine Cantoreggi violins Ilya Hoffman viola Gavriel Lipkind cello I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t Pg 2 ____________________________ DOWNLOAD T h e L i p k i n d Qu ar tet Pr of i l e Founded by cellist Gavriel Lipkind (www.lipkind.info), this unusual string quartet has come to stand apart because of the radical and deep thought it invests in every stage of its work; starting with social and inter-personal aspects of working in a quartet and ending with the finest subtleties of an inspired bow stroke. “ ... not only the reasons which brought musicians to play in a quartet have changed, also the science of psycho-acoustics and instrumental knowledge have evolved. Finally, being a musician, working as a musician, and collaborating with other musicians in a chamber group on a regular basis in the 21st century, are light-years away from the realities of the past. The traditional ways of working in a quartet, which are based on these past realities, require a fundamental review and a radical re-thinking in order to fit the way quartets can live and sound today.” (Gavriel Lipkind) Quartet-playing as a musical form goes back as far as the late Baroque period. While the different practices of working within a quartet are the result of a long evolution over many decades, many of these practices and traditions compromise the quality of a quartet’s output. Modern quartets follow traditional models believing that these cannot be further optimised. process, administrative work-flow, social structure and therefore performance quality of this musical form, leading to the Lipkind Quartet’s distinctive, intrinsically scientific and yet individualistic approach to working and performing within a quartet. These young players, when seated together, have been described as “a oneheaded, 16-stringed monster with eight hands, four bows and a warm beating heart.” All four members of the Lipkind Quartet come to the ensemble as established musicians; recognised leaders with extensive experience in their respective fields. In their solo careers, each of them has challenged the accepted career trends and pursued a more individual non-traditional path in search of a genuine artistic statement. Yet the main idea behind the Lipkind Quartet’s motivation is for four people to conform and follow a clearly designed work structure in order to be able to uncompromisingly coproduce chamber music of the highest order over many years. Photo credit: Marco Borggreve The Lipkind Quartet has been looking for new ways to improve and optimise the interpretative The rehearsal process is organised and guided by Gavriel Lipkind. As noted by a fellow musician: “…the ability of these four dominant Pg 3 I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t players to go deeper into the musical tissue, while fully avoiding social clashes, must be the main reason for a recognisably unique sound, captivating in its clarity of musical thought as well as its instrumental power and flair.” 2008, the Lipkind Quartet will make its first commercial recording on Edel Classics in cooperation with Lipkind Productions Ltd. Gavriel Lipkind, who has just concluded a season of over 80 solo performances, comments on the quartet: “…of course, we are all very busy with various activities. Ilya has his own orchestra in Russia, which he conducts, and a line of commissioned pieces to write as a composer; Sandrine is a professor in Luxembourg and involved in innovative audio-visual projects; Gwendolyn is the Artistic Director of three festivals, a violin teacher, and writer of numerous music methodology publications. These collective interests run parallel to the many concerts we play as soloists outside the quartet (...) Therefore, we must be efficient with our time without compromising our friendship or our enjoyment of the collaborative experience.” The 2009-10 season sees the Lipkind Quartet undertaking tours of Israel and Central Europe with debuts in Japan and Russia. Look for future information on engagements in the USA. ! Scroll down this document for upcoming tour dates and program ! Images can be downloaded here: www.quartet.lipkind.info/images ____________________________ DOWNLOAD Gwen d ol yn Ma si n Vi ol i n Gwendolyn Masin has been described as “a natural performer with an authority most violinists would envy” (Irish Times), “a formidable talent that demands attention” (Sunday Business Post), “setting first-rate standards in concert performance with her technically superior, refined, intensive and richly contrasting ..Der Bund) and “an impressive soloist with a beautifully rich tone, easy virtuosity and a real feeling for a musical line” (Sunday Tribune). Photo credit: Pilvaxstudio / Balazs Borocz Photo credit: Marco Borggreve After many years of preparation, spending as much time conceptualising and analysing the scores as they do playing together, the Lipkind Quartet will finally embark upon its first concert season in 2008-09. Along with over 20 concert performances, the Lipkind Quartet will take part at the Gaia Festival (Thun, Switzerland), the Zeist Festival (the Netherlands), special events in Germany, Israel, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, and radio productions and performances in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In December Gwendolyn is the descendant of a long line of professional musicians from Central and Eastern Europe. Born in Amsterdam, she began her musical education at the age of Pg 4 I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t three when, inspired by her Hungarian grandmother, she began to play the piano. She took up the violin at the age of five and within her first year of schooling, gave her debut performance in the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. When she was six, her family moved to Cape Town; a year thereafter she had become the youngest violinist to receive a Grade 5 Diploma with honours in South Africa. Four years later, her family settled in Dublin, her parents establishing Ireland’s renowned Young European Strings School of Music. Aged eleven, Gwendolyn was introduced to the Irish public, giving a recital in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, and later that year appeared on the country’s most popular television programme, The Late Late Show. She has since been a regular guest on TV and radio shows and has performed live broadcasts in Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Russia, South Africa and the Netherlands. Gwendolyn has performed extensively in Europe and South Africa to critical acclaim and has played as a soloist with orchestras such as the Saint Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, the Bernese Symphony Orchestra, the Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra (Moscow), the Savaria Orchestra (Hungary), and the Hibernian Orchestra. She regularly performs with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra of Ireland, recording with both orchestras for live broadcasts on Lyric FM and Classic FM. In the 2007-08 season Gwendolyn appeared with the I Suoni Bianchi Orchestra with whom she recorded live for Lyric FM, the Young European Strings Chamber Orchestra, Zurich-Affoltern Chamber Orchestra and toured with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland. Festival appearances include the West Cork Chamber Music Festival (Ireland), Prussia Cove (UK), Internationaal Kamermuziekfestival Schiermonnikoog (the Netherlands) and Festival Internazionale della Musica Linari (Italy). Gwendolyn has won numerous national and international prizes and awards in Ireland, South Africa, Switzerland, the UK and the Netherlands. Furthermore, as the Dutch representative at the Global Stipends Awards, she received the International Music Award, was nominated for The Outstanding Young Persons of Switzerland award for her achievements and has received support from the Swiss Foundation for Promotion of the Interpretative Arts. She holds degrees with highest honours from the Royal Schools of Music in London, the Hochschule der Künste in Berne and the Musikhochschule in Lübeck. Gwendolyn has studied with her parents, Maria Kelemen and Ronald Masin, as well as Herman Krebbers, Igor Ozim, Ana Chumachenco, Zakhar Bron and Shmuel Ashkenasi. Gwendolyn has collaborated with musicians such as the violinists Yuzuko Horigome and Pg 5 Photo credit: Reto Andreoli I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t Maxim Vengerov, the violists Isabel Charisius and Roger Chase, the cellists Alexander Baillie, Martti Rousi and Alexander Rudin, the pianists Finghin Collins, Robert Kulek, Peter Frankl, Aleksandar Madzar and Gyorgy Sebok, the conductors Janos Furst and Gerhard Markson, and the actor Hanns Zischler. Devoted to the performance of contemporary music, Gwendolyn has premiered works from, amongst others, Urs Peter Schneider, Eric Sweeney, Martijn Voorvelt and John Buckley, the latter of whom is currently completing his first violin concerto, dedicated to her. Having received grants from the Arts Council of Ireland and Berne’s Cultural Bureau for the purposes of developing such projects, in 2008 she will premiere an opus from Don Li that has been specifically composed for her. This piece will be released on the Tonus-Music Records label in 2009; Gwendolyn has recorded for this label in the past, as a featured artist on the soundtrack to the Swiss film ‘Localisation’. In recent years, Gwendolyn has contributed to new ventures that make music accessible to a wider audience. She established the international, multidisciplinary series In Search of Lost Time in 2004, for which the Sunday Business Post stated: “mark her down as a daring and exciting young performer who ventures courageously into unknown territory with relish”. She is currently developing a new work inspired by Paul Klee’s writings for this series with the composer Thorsten Encke and the pianist Julia Bartha. Establishing the annual Gaia Chamber Music Festival in 2006, which has taken place in the region of Stuttgart for two consecutive years, Gwendolyn is taking the festival to Switzerland in 2009, once again bringing together various acclaimed musicians for a long weekend of concerts. In 2007, as Carrick Water Music Festival’s newly appointed artistic director, she received acclaim as “an innovative and daring operator within the musical-cultural sphere” (Sunday Business Post), and will continue to guide the festival in 2008. Research and application of music methodology have always been an inseparable part of Gwendolyn’s work. She has thus been giving violin and chamber music master-classes in Hungary, Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland and is currently writing a doctoral thesis on 20th century and contemporary violin pedagogy for Trinity College in Dublin. A pedagogue since her teenage years, Gwendolyn’s book on violin teaching, entitled Michaela’s Music House, will be published next year. Photo credit: Reto Andreoli In an interview given to the Irish Times discussing the influence of music and literature upon one another, Gwendolyn commented: “Most stories are about love”. This very emotion seems to be the driving force behind all the undertakings of this young artist, be it performance, direction, teaching or writing. For more information, please visit: www.gwendolynmasin.com Pg 6 I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t ____________________________ DOWNLOAD S a n d ri n e C a n tor eggi Vi ol i n Graduating with a first prize degree from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth de Belgique, Sandrine has played in some of Europe’s most legendary concert halls such as the Philhar monie (Luxembourg), the Grosse Musikhalle (Hamburg), the Gewandhaus (Leipzig), the Rudolfinum (Prague), la Monnaie (Brussels), de Single (Antwerp), de Concertgebouw (Brugge), and Salle Gaveau, Salle Cortot and the Musée d’Orsay (Paris). Photo source: www.sandrinecantoreggi.com Regularly invited to music festivals, the depth of Sandrine’s personality as well as her energetic and passionate playing attract the public and beguile the critics. The press ordained Sandrine with the title: The King’s Singing, stating that her playing evokes in the listener’s mind an association with the synonym of her name (Canto-Reg gi meaning King’s Singing). The brilliance and war mth of Sandrine’s sound reflect the diversity of her training in the Franco-Belgian as well as Russian schools of violin playing. S a n d r i n e e n j oy s t h e e xch a n g e between various art for ms and the marriage of d i f f e r e n t mu s i c a l traditions. Thus, she has participated not only in the creation of musical wo r k s b u t a l s o i n nu m e r o u s multidisciplinary projects. Currently, this includes developing an audiovisual production entitled ‘Planete Violon’. Sandrine has shared her musical world with some of the most distinguished conductors and instr umentalists such as Yehudi Menuhin, Vladimir Spivakov, Georges Octors, Jan Stulen, Yuri Bashmet, Pierre Cao, Mark Stringer and Dorian Wilson, to name but a few. Duo partners include Yuri Smirnov, Daniel Blumenthal and Br uno Canino. Photo credit: Paul K. Ms Cantoreg gi has recorded for the labels Turtle Records, Pavane, Ligia and Kalidisc, amongst others. The success of these releases bears witness to high command of a most extensive and versatile repertory, Pg 7 I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t r unning the gamut of the baroque to the contemporary. Photo source: www.sandrinecantoreggi.com ____________________________ DOWNLOAD Il ya Hof f ma n Vi ol a , C o mp o si ti on Winner of the Solti Foundation Award (UK, 2005) Winner of the Vienna International Music Competition (Austria, 2005) Winner of the Gaetano Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition (Italy, 2004) from the Conservatory on completion of a post-graduate course that marked the end of his formal instrumental education. Keenly interested in the architecture of music from an early age, Mr Hoffman studied composition under the tutelage of his father, composer Leonid Hoffman, a recognised follower of the Second Viennese School, and a pupil of Philip Herschkowitz (who in turn was a student of Alban Berg and Anton Webern). Sandrine’s concer ts have been regularly recorded and broadcast by major European radio stations. Since 1995, Sandrine teaches the violin at the Conser vatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg. In recognition of her talent, DEXIABil has awarded her the use of a Giovanni Baptista Guadagnini violin. For more infor mation, please visit: www.sandrinecantoreg gi.com Laureate of the Golden Hanukkiah Prize (Russia, 2004) Photo source: Ilya Hoffman‘s archive Special-prize winner of the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition (UK, 2003) Laureate of the Yuri Bashmet International Viola Competition (Russia, 2000) Born in Moscow in 1977, Ilya Hoffman started his studies at the Special Gnessin School of Music in the class of Elena Ozol. Later, he was accepted into the class of Yuri Bashmet and Roman Balashov at Moscow’s Tchaikovsky State Conservatory. Mr Hoffman graduated Both as a performer and composer, Ilya Hoffman has participated in such festivals as Russia’s Maria Yudina Commemoration in Pg 8 I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t St. Petersburg, as well as the Oleg Kagan Memorial, Arnold Schoenberg International, Musical Olympus and the Autumn Festivals in Moscow, Armenia’s 1700 Years of Christianity, Germany’s World Viola Festival in Kronberg, Britain’s Music at Plush Festival, Italy’s Mozartiana in Emilia Romagna, Estonia’s Eesti Barokkmuusika Festival in Tallinn, France’s Automne Musical in Nimes, and Canada’s Banff Music Festival among many others. Mr Hoffman has collaborated and performed with renowned musicians including Alexei Lubimov, Natalia Gutman, Kolya Blaher, Edward Brunner, Charles Neidich, Mikhail Muntian, Alexander Trostiansk y, Alexander Rudin, Alexei Utkin and Adrian Brendel. Parallel to his busy schedule as a soloist, conductor and composer, Mr Hoffman is a much sought-after chamber music player. Occasionally, Mr Hoffman also undertakes the organisation of special events in Russia. These include an Evenings of American Music concert series, a concert supported by the embassy of the United States of America in commemoration of September 11 in the Grand Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory, the Yuri B a s h m e t Yo u t h C o m p e t i t i o n a n d Masterclasses, Homage concerts in honour of Arnold Schoenberg and Antonin Dvorak, a celebratory concert marking Leonid Hoffman’s 60th birthday in the Moscow State Conservatory, and Kammerkonzert – a chamber concert series of which Mr Hoffman is the founder. Photo source: Ilya Hoffman‘s archive Photo source: Ilya Hoffman‘s archive Mr Hoffman is a frequent performer of world premieres. Significant works that he has debuted include Sofia Gubaidulina’s Two Paths for two violas and symphony orchestra (Russian premiere), Valentin Silvestrov’s Lachrymose for solo viola (world premiere), Sergey Berinsky’s Symphony for solo viola, piano and symphony orchestra (world premiere), Alban Berg / Leonid Hoffman’s Sonata op.1 for viola and String Orchestra (world premiere), Leonid Hoffman’s Four Poems for soprano, viola and piano (world premiere) and Leonid Hoffman’s Fantasie for viola and chamber orchestra (world premiere). For more information, please visit: www.classicalarchives.com/artists/hoffman.html Pg 9 I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t ____________________________ DOWNLOAD G av ri el L i p k i n d Vi ol on cel l o Israeli cellist Gavriel Lipkind has established an international reputation as a creative, versatile musician renowned for his extensive range of colours, charismatic stage presence and musical vision. A multi-faceted performer, Mr Lipkind has forged a career not only on the orchestral stage, but also in solo recitals and chamber music. His intense, compelling performances have led to the press stating, “It is probably impossible to play the cello any better than he” and praising him as, “A master of his art.” Mr Lipkind’s 2007-08 season included orchestral and recital engagements throughout the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, Japan and Israel. Of special note is a highly acclaimed recital performance at the Musica Mundi Festival, in which Mr Lipkind replaced violinist Maxim Vengerov on a few hours notice, resulting in five engagements throughout Belgium, including one with the Brussels Philharmonic. Mr Lipkind’s international summer 2008 appearances include a chamber music tour of the major cities in Israel with the Jerusalem String Quartet, performances of Shostakovitch’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Saarlaendische Staatsorchester (Saarbruecken, Germany), performances at Germany’s Festspiele Europaeische Wochen in Passau and Rheingau Musik Festival (also with the Jerusalem String Quartet), debut performances at France’s Festival International de Colmar and Germany’s Kreuth Festival, and concerts at Belgium’s Musica Mundi 10th anniversary. Mr Lipkind’s summer season ends with his debut at New York’s Bard Festival perfor ming Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante with the American Symphony Orchestra on August 16th. During the 2008-09 season, Mr Lipkind returns to the United States in three engagements, including two series debuts: in solo recital November 5th on Bargemusic’s (New York) 2008 series and at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival on November 7th. He travels to Pennsylvania mid-month to perform Schumann’s Cello Concerto with the Pennsylvania Sinfonia on November 15th. International appearances of note include an exclusive performance at the 50th anniversary of the European Parliament in Luxembourg on September 18th, debut performances with the New Japan Philharmonic performing Pfitzner’s Cello Concerto No. 3 in May, and a tour of Japan in June starting with the Dvorak Concerto in a Gala performance at Suntory Hall with the NPOR and Maestro Vladimir Spivakov, and ending with recital performances throughout Japan. Additional orchestral engagements this fall 2008 include four performances of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t Photo credit: Marco Borggreve P g 10 Gelders Orchestra (Netherlands), and a concert featuring Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C with the Soloists of Russia at France’s Festival de Nimes. Mr Lipkind also appears in recitals in France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. A profound advocate of music education, Mr Lipkind teaches master classes on a regular basis. This season, Mr Lipkind gives master classes in the US at the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago and in Pennsylvania in connection to his performances with the Pennsylvania Sinfonia, and abroad at the International Cello Congress in Israel, Belgium’s Musica Mundi Festival, Norway’s Bergen Festival, at the Dublin Master Classes (Ireland), Zeister Musiktage (Germany), the Amsterdam Cello Biennale, the Jezre’el Valley Cello Festival (Israel) and while on tour in Japan. All these include concerts as well. A dynamic, engaging communicator, Mr Lipkind has made numerous radio and television appearances throughout Europe, the Middle East and Japan, as well as two live performances on Boston’s WGBH. In the recording arena, Gavriel Lipkind has recorded and produced two award-winning CDs on his own label, Lipkind Productions, in co-operation with Edel Classics: “Single Voice Polyphony (Volume I),” a three SA-CD surround-sound set showcasing the Bach Cello Suites, and “Miniatures and Folklore,” featuring his Photo credit: Marco Borggreve own arrangements. Morgenpost am Sonntag praised his recording of the Bach Suites, stating “...Israeli Gavriel Lipkind is a master of the cello. He has chosen one of the most difficult works for his instrument, the six cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach. A box with 3 CDs, each of which is one of the finest you could possibly hear…”. Likewise, NDR Kultur acclaimed, “These Bach-Cello-solo-Suites by Gavriel Lipkind are a revelation; they are perhaps – we dare say – one of the most exciting, if not THE most exciting recording since the great Pablo Casals.” In a review of the Miniatures CD, The Strad stated, “Cellists venturing into this repertory had better have nothing short of a superlative technique and gorgeous sound: Lipkind does not let us down. Opening the programme with the ScherzoTarantella by Wieniawski (a hair-raisingly difficult transcription from the violin original) his playing contains all the necessary qualities: precision, excitement, fluidity, exact harmonics, expressive shifts, excellent intonation and dramatic dynamics.” Designed by Carolyn Steinbeck, Both CDs have won the IF design award, and Single Voice Polyphony, besides winning the Red Dot Award, has recently P g 11 I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t been nominated by the German Ministry of Culture for the Design Price of the Federal Republic of Germany – the highest nomination for object design and presentation in Germany. In August 2008 Mr Lipkind will record two recital programs for the Lipkind Productions label, to be released in early 2009: “Specialties” a compilation of adopted masterworks for cello and piano, and “Absolute Music”, featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms and Britten. As a soloist, Mr Lipkind has appeared with all the major Israeli orchestras, as well as such orchestras as the Baltimore Symphony, BBC (Ulster) Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, RTE National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland), Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and Tokyo Metropolitan, to name just a few. His numerous recital credits include the Netherland’s Concertgebouw and Delft and Zeist chamber music festivals, Belgium’s De Singel, the United Kingdom’s Wigmore Hall, St. James and St. Martin in the Fields, Italy’s Theater of Florence, France’s Theatre de Champs-Elysee and Salle Photo credit: Marco Borggreve Gaveau, Japan’s Oji Hall and Hokkoku Shimbun Hall, Switzerland’s Davos and Gstaad (Menuhin) Festivals, and halls throughout Germany, including Frankfurt’s Alte Oper, Beethovenhaus in Bonn and the Berlin Philharmonie, among others. He has perfor med with such renowned conductors as Zubin Mehta, Dennis Russell-Davies, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Zdenek Macal, Arnold Katz, and Mstislav Rostropovitch, to name a few. Already established as a performer, Gavriel Lipkind took an unusual career step in his early twenties and withdrew from the performance arena for a period of three years to further his musicmaking skills, better understand music production and to redefine his career as an artist. From 2002 to 2004 he devoted himself to learning additional cello repertoire, and attended the Detmold Hochschule fur Musik where he studied musicology, the science of recording, and also studied piano and chamber music at the Karlsruhe Hochschule. During this period he also was the subject of a documentary entitled “The Solitude Cycle – A Journey to the Limits...” which is yet to be released on 3SAT/ARTE TV, Germany. This groundbreaking project involved Mr Lipkind engaging eight composers-in-residence at the internationally renowned Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany to collaborate with him in composing a stand-alone performance for solo cello and electronics. During this collaboration, he began to perform again, and founded his own record label, Lipkind Productions, producing and recording “ S i n g l e Vo i c e Po l y p h o n y ” a n d “Miniatures & Folklore”. Born in 1977 in Tel-Aviv, Israel to Russian immigrants, Gavriel Lipkind began cello studies at age six and made his stage debut one year later. At age eight P g 12 I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t he began studies with Professor Uzi Wiesel at the Tel-Aviv Rubin Academy of Music, and by age 13 was performing regularly with orchestras throughout Israel. At 15, he won an Israeli competition for a Gala Concert with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra and Zubin Mehta, and began his professional career with a performance of Saint–Saens’ Cello Concerto No. 1. Mr Lipkind speaks four languages (German, English, Russian and Hebrew) and holds music degrees in cello from Germany’s Frankfurt Hochschule, where he studied with Antonio Menessess and Gerhardt Mantel, in piano and chamber music from the Karlsruhe Hochschule, where he studied with Rector Fanny Solter, and a post-graduate Artist Diploma in cello from Boston’s New England Conservatory, where he studied with Laurence Lesser and Bernard Greenhouse. Mr Lipkind plays a Michael A. Garani cello (Bologna, 1702), generously sponsored by the Commerzbank. When not performing, he makes his home in a nature reserve north of Frankfurt, Germany. I n t e r n e t l i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t Photo cre d it: Marco Borg grev e P g 13 CONCERTS: Program Upcoming Tour December 2008 in Germany: Dec. 1-11 Residence at the Volkenroda Monastery near Weimar www.kloster-volkenroda.de Dec. 10 MDR radio performance from the Pavilion of the monastery Dec. 12 Festive concert in Kronberg i.T., at the Johannes Church Dec. 13 Festive concert at the Jenisch Haus in Hamburg Interview on NDR radio Dec. 14 Movimentos Festival debut in Wolfsburg near Hanover Dec.16-18 Recording production and a concert in Oberstedten i.T. In Search of New Worlds Ernst Bloch Night Samuel Barber String Quartet No.1 Op.11 Sergei Rachmaninov Quartet No.1 (unfinished): Romance & Scherzo Igor Stravinsky 3 Pieces for String Quartet Antonin Dvorak American Quartet I n t e r n e t L i n k s a s w e l l a s c o n t a c t d e t a i l s o f a g e n t s a n d t h e q u a r t e t ’s a d m i n i s t r a t o r a r e t o b e f o u n d o n t h e l a s t p a g e o f t h i s d o c u m e n t P g 14 PUBLIC RELATIONS: International Ms Sabine Muhlberg • Sabine Muhlberg Public Relations Hohe Strasse 9 • D-30449 Hannover • Ger many T: + 4 9 . ( 0 ) 5 1 1 . 9 2 4 . 0 0 1 . 8 3 5 • E : s a m - p r @ we b. d e United States Ms Laura Grant • Grant Communications 30 Carleton St. • Methuen • MA 01844 T: +1.(0)978.208.0552 • E: Lg [email protected] Ja p a n M s S a t s u k i M i y a • C o n c e r t I m a g i n e C o n c e r t S e r v i c e C o, L t d . 3 5 K a i t a i - c h o , S h i n j u k u - k u • To k y o 1 6 2 - 0 8 0 2 • J a p a n T: + 8 1 . 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"...Lipkind is a total one-off... he plays as if possessed... This was edge-of-the-seat, white knuckle playing..."
The Independent (five stars review *****)

Cellist Gavriel Lipkind
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an intriguing and dynamic musician on stage, is also a person of great creativity and thought, intellectual involvement and kindness.

Born in 1977 in Israel, he very early enjoyed a stellar rise to fame and appeared in some of the world’s most prestigious venues with orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic and the Baltimore Symphony, working alongside outstanding musicians such as Zubin Mehta, Philippe Entremont, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Yehudi Menuhin, Pinchas Zukerman, Yuri Bashmet and Gidon Kremer.

Having graduated from three major academies on three continents and having won more than a dozen top prizes in major competitions, Lipkind found himself at the pinnacle of his youthful achievements.

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote of him:
‘A new star ascends the cello sky...The young Israeli cellist is one of the major musicians to have entered the music scene in recent years...’

In spite of his fulminant success as a musician, Lipkind decided aged 23 to take a sabbatical to focus wholly on the innermost depths of his musicianship - to work reflectively on his repertoire, liaise with composers and make recordings of the highest quality.

At this pivotal point in his development Lipkind produced two contrasting recordings: Miniatures and Folklore , featuring his own arrangements and Single Voice Polyphony (Volume I) , showcasing Bach Cello Suites. These productions have already become celebrated jewels in the music world and represent very different, yet equally important facets of Lipkind’s musical creativity – his own compositional voice, coupled with a deep knowledge of the cello – and both show him moving from strength to strength as a conceptual musician and a true expressive virtuoso. As well as all the major works for cello, Lipkind’s repertoire now also encompasses numerous rarities, newly commissioned works and his own arrangements and transcriptions.

Lipkind plays an A.M. Garani cello (Bologna, 1702) sponsored by the Commerzbank.

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„...Gavriel Lipkind was enterprising, performing Gaspar Cassadó's unaccompanied Suite. His reading was bold and committed, effecting a genuine assimilation of the smoldering Spanish rhythms and harmonies. Then came his own transcription of the Wieniawski war-horse Scherzo-Tarantelle. Just managing the technical demands was an awesome achievement. But following fast on the heels of this feat, Lipkind produced a magnificent account of Popper's Elfentanz: a marathon virtuoso display...“

„...The real sensation...both performances had great intensity...with an eloquent, often inward Beethoven op. 102 no. 1, replete with marvelous dynamic contrasts and a Shostakovich which never needed to slow too much for moments such as the first movement's second subject...”

The Strad Magazine

"„...It's a measure of Volans's success that his cello concerto has been so enthusiastically taken up by a soloist of the calibre of Gavriel Lipkind. This was the first performance of a revised version which, at Lipkind's request, is even more relentless and uncompromising...

...Lipkind played it from memory with the unbridled panache of a rock artist...“ ”

The Irish Times

"...He performed "Schlomo" as though to the manner born, with tender yet richly pleading tonal effect. The reading ended with almost underplayed orchestral sonorities leading to a single overwhelming outburst before the soloist's whispered final notes...” ”

New Jersey news

„...Lipkind played with authority, most impressive technique and fine lyricism...”

Washington Post

"...Gavriel Lipkind, brought terrific skills to the concerto. There was something almost impetuous and defiant - acerbic, even - in his playing, qualities perfectly suited to music by Shostakovitch...

...Lipkind's tone was ripe, his articulation precise. The soft, delicate phrases in the second movement emerged with particular care and beauty..."

Baltimore Sun

"...The most exciting part of the evening by far -- a genuine musical event -- came with the performance of the wonderful cello concerto by the American composer Samuel Barber.

...Gavriel Lipkind responded to Barber's challenge and offered an inspiring performance. Lipkind's love for this concerto was demonstrated in every note, but especially in the lyrical Andante sostenuto. He offered a gutsy performance, unafraid of showing deep emotions, playing with authority, enthusiasm and remarkable musicality...

...This promising young cellist must be brought back to the Valley, and soon..."

"...Gavriel Lipkind went one step further: He conversed and indeed breathed with the players, producing a magical performance of Mozart's Cello Concerto...

...Lipkind demonstrated that he is a consummate performer with gorgeous sound, flawless technique and great musicality..."

The Morning Call

"...A stellar performance... Lipkind possesses a unique personal sound, virtuoso bearing and full fledged interpretative sense..."

The Jerusalem Post

"...A sound which captivated the auditorium until it was barely possible to identify its source...

...With a remarkably light virtuosity, he attained a unique and very personal musical expression...

...he managed to attain the dream of all players (above all cellists: to speak with his instrument: to talk, to whisper, to murmur and even to shout with it. This is a real artist...

...a young artist with an amazing talent."

Ha'arez Newspaper

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