I
am very pleased to announce that Glenn Dicterow, concertmaster of the
New York Philharmonic, joins Music Kitchen as a donor this season and as
an artist beginning in the 2014-2015 season. Glenn Dicterow is one of
the world's greatest concertmasters and, as the youngest concertmaster
hired in the New York Philharmonic's 171 Year history, has served for 34
seasons. He has been featured soloist with the orchestra over 200
times, performing much of the major solo violin repertoire.
Glenn also
helped to launch the Bernstein Serenade into the violin canon as
featured soloist of the work in a tour of major American cities in 1986
with Leonard Bernstein conducting. Glenn Dicterow has recorded for BMG
and EMI and is a Bronze Medalist in the Tchaikovsky International Violin
Competition, among numerous other prizes. Ferocious technical chops?
Yes, to spare. In the music field today there are a lot of
instrumentalists with strong technique.
What is far less common and a
hallmark of Glenn's polished performance is the grace, finesse, musical
insight and artistry which he possesses. He is also known as a gentleman
and a diplomat on the stage by his colleagues, audiences and the
conductors with whom he has worked. Alongside his orchestral and solo
career, Glenn Dicterow has also enjoyed a robust chamber music presence
through his Lyric Piano Quartet with his wife, violist Karen Dreyfus,
the Amerigo Piano Trio and now with the newly formed Dicterow deMaine
Biegel Piano Trio (Glenn Dicterow, Robert deMaine, cello, Jeffrey
Biegel, piano).
Glenn Dicterow has announced his retirement from the New
York Philharmonic at the conclusion of this season. His shoes will be
very hard to fill indeed. But he is quick to assure that for him this
is merely a change in direction, not a time for slowing down in the
slightest. I have been attending many of his numerous features leading
to the conclusion of the Philharmonic season and it is clear that Glenn
Dicterow is at the height of his musical gifts. Glenn is interested to
now devote more time to using his music to uplift the community and has
already demonstrated that he is passionately committed to Music
Kitchen's mission. He writes, "I truly believe in what you are doing
and know that it will ultimately make a difference in our very troubled
world."
I am a proud former student of Glenn Dicterow, during my
Master’s Degree at the Manhattan School of Music, and I am honored to
welcome him to Music Kitchen- Food for the Soul concert series.
Please stay tuned in early 2014 to hear more from Glenn Dicterow as
well as more details about this exciting collaboration. I urge you to
be a part of this exciting new chapter of Music Kitchen and become a
donor today!
Sincerely,
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, President/Founder/Violinist
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