Alon Goldstein
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Alon Goldstein is an Israel
i classical pianist.
His 2010-2011 orchestral season includes his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski playing Mendelssohn Concerto No. 1, a return to the IRIS Orchestra for Saint Saëns Concerto No. 2 with Michael Stern, Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 with Jaime Laredo and the Vermont Symphony, and Avner Dorman’s Lost Souls with the Santa Barbara Symphony under Nir Kabaretti. He can be heard in recital and chamber music concerts in Beijing, Guatemala City, Kent (UK), Chicago, Los Angeles, Coral Gables, Seattle, St. Paul, Jerusalem,Tel Aviv and Paris, among others.
A highlight of his 2009-10 season was performing two world premieres: the aforementioned Lost Souls piano concerto written for him by rising star Israeli composer Avner Dorman with the Kansas City Symphony and music director Michael Stern, and a concerto by Mark Kopytman with Avner Biron and the Jerusalem Camerata Orchestra. Summer 2010 included teaching at Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival, New York’s International Keyboard Festival and in France and Israel. Goldstein was a featured panelist at the 2010 Conference of the League of American Orchestras discussing his recent Beethoven concerto cycle with the Rockford Symphony, which expanded the traditional concert experience to a multi-media presentation contextualizing Beethoven’s life and work, and resulted in unprecedented attendance and a subsequent surge in subscriptions. Other 2009-10 season appearances with orchestra include Chopin Concerto no. 2 with the Delaware Symphony, Mozart Concerto K. 453 with the Jerusalem Symphony and a return engagement with the Bucharest Philharmonic 'George Enescu'.
In 2009-10 Alon returned in recital with the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. as well as return appearances throughout Israel, including his annual recital, broadcast live, at Henry Crown Symphony Hall. He was featured at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival performing all three Schumann piano trios and was heard performing chamber music concerts at the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts, Society of the Four Arts and The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival with principals from the Berlin Philharmonic and violinist Nikolaj Znaider. Alon debuted in recital with the International Keyboard Festival Master Series at Mannes College, Tannery Pond Concerts, Civic Music Association of Oklahoma City, Muhlenberg College, The Reif Center and Matinee Musicale. Alon proudly joined in honoring Dame Myra Hess in a recital celebrating the 70th anniversary of the London National Gallery of Art Series which she founded. The program, which mirrors the inaugural recital performed by Dame Myra, was performed in Chicago on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and broadcast live on radio and television.
In the 2008-2009 season, Alon made his Carnegie Hall debut in the Mozart Triple Concerto alongside Joseph Kalichstein and Shai Wosner. Following the success of his Beethoven concerto cycle with the Rockford Symphony, he returned there with a series of concerts illuminating the works of Johannes Brahms and Robert and Clara Schumann, again resulting in enthusiastic audience attendance and response. An ardent chamber musician, Alon has collaborated with violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson as well as the Tokyo String Quartet at the 92nd Street Y in New York, in trio performances with cellist Amit Peled and violinist Ilya Kaler and in recital with Mr. Peled and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein.
Alon has appeared at the Gilmore, Santa Fe, Tanglewood, Ravinia, Marlboro, Seattle, and Steamboat (Colorado) festivals in the United States as well as Prussia Cove (England), the Verbier Festival (Switzerland) and Klavier Festival in Rühr (Germany). He performed at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Millennium Park in Chicago with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. Over the past several years he has also taught and played at the “Tel Hai” international piano master classes held in Israel.
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London recognized Alon’s distinctive musical and interpersonal skills and created the position of Performance Fellow for him. As such, he initiated an innovative chamber music concert series, collaborating with students and faculty members as well as organizing annual festivals devoted to the 4-hands piano repertoire. After the residency in London, Alon spent two seasons as “Artist-in-Residence” at the Theo Lieven International Piano Foundation in Lake Como, Italy. In this inspiring environment, as one of only eight promising young pianists in residence from around the world, he was able to enjoy private master classes with world-renowned musicians.
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i classical pianist.
Biography
Alon Goldstein is one of the most original and sensitive artists of his generation, admired for his musical intelligence and dynamic personality. Alon’s artistic vision and innovative programming have made him a favorite with audiences and critics alike throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. He made his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Israel Philharmonic under the baton of Maestro Zubin Mehta, and in April of 2008 made a triumphant return with Maestro Herbert Blomstedt. In recent seasons Alon has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco, Baltimore, St. Louis, Houston, Vancouver, Kansas City and North Carolina Symphonies, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and orchestras on tour in Paris, Russia, Romania and Bulgaria.His 2010-2011 orchestral season includes his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski playing Mendelssohn Concerto No. 1, a return to the IRIS Orchestra for Saint Saëns Concerto No. 2 with Michael Stern, Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 with Jaime Laredo and the Vermont Symphony, and Avner Dorman’s Lost Souls with the Santa Barbara Symphony under Nir Kabaretti. He can be heard in recital and chamber music concerts in Beijing, Guatemala City, Kent (UK), Chicago, Los Angeles, Coral Gables, Seattle, St. Paul, Jerusalem,Tel Aviv and Paris, among others.
A highlight of his 2009-10 season was performing two world premieres: the aforementioned Lost Souls piano concerto written for him by rising star Israeli composer Avner Dorman with the Kansas City Symphony and music director Michael Stern, and a concerto by Mark Kopytman with Avner Biron and the Jerusalem Camerata Orchestra. Summer 2010 included teaching at Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival, New York’s International Keyboard Festival and in France and Israel. Goldstein was a featured panelist at the 2010 Conference of the League of American Orchestras discussing his recent Beethoven concerto cycle with the Rockford Symphony, which expanded the traditional concert experience to a multi-media presentation contextualizing Beethoven’s life and work, and resulted in unprecedented attendance and a subsequent surge in subscriptions. Other 2009-10 season appearances with orchestra include Chopin Concerto no. 2 with the Delaware Symphony, Mozart Concerto K. 453 with the Jerusalem Symphony and a return engagement with the Bucharest Philharmonic 'George Enescu'.
In 2009-10 Alon returned in recital with the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. as well as return appearances throughout Israel, including his annual recital, broadcast live, at Henry Crown Symphony Hall. He was featured at the Seattle Chamber Music Festival performing all three Schumann piano trios and was heard performing chamber music concerts at the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts, Society of the Four Arts and The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival with principals from the Berlin Philharmonic and violinist Nikolaj Znaider. Alon debuted in recital with the International Keyboard Festival Master Series at Mannes College, Tannery Pond Concerts, Civic Music Association of Oklahoma City, Muhlenberg College, The Reif Center and Matinee Musicale. Alon proudly joined in honoring Dame Myra Hess in a recital celebrating the 70th anniversary of the London National Gallery of Art Series which she founded. The program, which mirrors the inaugural recital performed by Dame Myra, was performed in Chicago on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts and broadcast live on radio and television.
In the 2008-2009 season, Alon made his Carnegie Hall debut in the Mozart Triple Concerto alongside Joseph Kalichstein and Shai Wosner. Following the success of his Beethoven concerto cycle with the Rockford Symphony, he returned there with a series of concerts illuminating the works of Johannes Brahms and Robert and Clara Schumann, again resulting in enthusiastic audience attendance and response. An ardent chamber musician, Alon has collaborated with violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson as well as the Tokyo String Quartet at the 92nd Street Y in New York, in trio performances with cellist Amit Peled and violinist Ilya Kaler and in recital with Mr. Peled and clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein.
Alon has appeared at the Gilmore, Santa Fe, Tanglewood, Ravinia, Marlboro, Seattle, and Steamboat (Colorado) festivals in the United States as well as Prussia Cove (England), the Verbier Festival (Switzerland) and Klavier Festival in Rühr (Germany). He performed at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Millennium Park in Chicago with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. Over the past several years he has also taught and played at the “Tel Hai” international piano master classes held in Israel.
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London recognized Alon’s distinctive musical and interpersonal skills and created the position of Performance Fellow for him. As such, he initiated an innovative chamber music concert series, collaborating with students and faculty members as well as organizing annual festivals devoted to the 4-hands piano repertoire. After the residency in London, Alon spent two seasons as “Artist-in-Residence” at the Theo Lieven International Piano Foundation in Lake Como, Italy. In this inspiring environment, as one of only eight promising young pianists in residence from around the world, he was able to enjoy private master classes with world-renowned musicians.