Fréttatilkynning frá Listasafni Sigurjóns / Press Release - English below

Schumann í Listasafni Sigurjóns
sunnudaginn 29. ágúst kl. 20:30
 
Schumann Concert in Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum, Reykjavík
Sunday August 29th at 20:30
 
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ATH óvenjulegan tónleikadag
Robert La Rue, Guđrún Ţórarinsdóttir, Adrienne Kim, Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir og Sigurlaug Eđvaldsdóttir
 Smámyndin til hliđar er krćkja í prenthćfa ljósmynd af Gruppo Atlantico ásamt Sigurlaugu Eđvaldsdóttur og Guđrúnu Ţórarinsdóttur

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Nánari upplýsingar um tónleikana veitir Hlíf í síma 553-2906 / 551-9257 / 863-6805 og í  e-pósti
Sérstakir Schumann tónleikar í Listasafni Sigurjóns sunnudaginn 29. ágúst kl. 20:30

Gruppo Atlantico; Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir fiđluleikari, Robert La Rue sellóleikari og Adrienne Kim píanóleikari ásamt Sigurlaugu Eđvaldsdóttur fiđluleikara og Guđrúnu Ţórarinsdóttur lágfiđluleikara. Tónverk eftir Robert Schumann. Sónata fyrir fiđlu og píanó op. 105 í a-moll, Fünf Stücke im Volkston op. 102 fyrir selló og píanó og píanókvintett op. 44 í Es-dúr.
ítarefni: (sjá einnig efnisskrá
Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir stundađi framhaldsnám viđ Háskólana í Indiana og Toronto og viđ Listaskólann í Banff og síđar sótti hún tíma hjá Gerald Beal í New York. Á námsárum sínum kynntist hún og vann međ mörgum merkustu tónlistarmönnum síđustu aldar, ţar á međal William Primrose, Zoltan Szekely, Gyorgy Sebok, Rucciero Ricci og Igor Oistrach. Hún hefur leikiđ međ sinfóníuhljómsveitum, kammersveitum og minni hópum og haldiđ fjölda einleikstónleika. Helstu tónleikar liđins árs voru í Weill sal Carnegie Hall og í Washington borg, í röđinni The Embassy Series. Hún vinnur nú einnig ađ upptökum á öllum einleiksverkum J.S. Bach fyrir fiđlu sem koma mun út í vetur. Hlíf er eftirsóttur kennari, hefur haldiđ námskeiđ á Spáni og kennir einkanemum í New York borg og í Reykjavík.

Sigurlaug Eđvaldsdóttir nam fiđluleik viđ Tónlistarskólann í Reykjavík hjá Guđnýju Guđmundsdóttur og síđar hjá Ani Kavafian í Manhattan School of Music í New York. Hún hefur starfađ sem fiđluleikari í New York borg og í Mexíkó, og frá hausti 1994 hefur hún leikiđ međ Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands. Hún er eftirsóttur fiđluleikari og er félagi í mörgum tónlistarhópum, til dćmis Kammersveit Reykjavíkur, Caput og Cammerarctica.

Guđrún Ţórarinsdóttir lauk burtfararprófi frá Tónlistarskólanum á Akureyri 1980, fiđlukennaraprófi frá Tónlistarskólanum í Reykjavík 1983 og einleikaraprófi ári síđar. Framhaldsnám stundađi hún viđ Tónlistarháskólann í Aachen í Ţýskalandi frá 1984 til 87. Guđrún er fastráđin viđ Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands frá 2000 og leikur einnig međ ýmsum hópum og kammersveitum. Hún hefur kennt á fiđlu og víólu síđan á námsárum sínum.

Robert La Rue nam viđ tónlistarháskólana The Curtis Institute of Music, The New England Conservatory, Juilliard skólann og viđ Háskólann í Indiana. Áriđ 1992 hlaut hann fyrstu verđlaun í sellókeppni ţar sem formađur dómnefndar var Mstislav Rostropovitch. Síđan ţá hefur hann leikiđ einleik međ helstu sinfóníuhljómsveitum Bandaríkjanna og komiđ fram sem einleikari, eđa í kammerflutningi, í mörgum af merkustu tónleikasölum Bandaríkjanna. Robert hefur hljóđritađ fjölda diska fyrir Arsis. Hljóđritun međ leik hans á 20. aldar einleiksverkum fyrir selló verđur brátt gefinn út af North Branch Records.

Adrienne Kim stundađi framhaldsnám viđ Háskólann í Indiana og síđar Manhattan School of Music hjá Menahem Pressler og Leon Fleisher. Hún er eftirsóttur píanóleikari og hefur haldiđ einleikstónleika í öllum helstu tónleikasölum Bandaríkjanna og spilađ einleik međ mörgum hljómsveitum, ţar á međal Fílharmoníuhljómsveitinni í Beijing, Ţjóđarhljómsveitinni í Mexikó, Kammersveitinni í Portland og Háskólahljómsveitinni í Richmond. Geisladiskur međ leik hennar og fiđluleikarans Lisa Tipton á fiđlusónötum eftir Charles Ives kemur út nćsta vor.

Ađgangseyrir kr. 1500
English: see also program
Schumann Concert in Ólafsson Museum Reykjavík, Sunday August 29th at 20:30

Gruppo Atlantico; Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir violin, Robert La Rue cello and Adrienne Kim piano accompanied with violinist Sigurlaug Eđvaldsdóttir and Guđrún Ţórarinsdóttir viola. Music by Robert Schumann. Sonata op. 105 in a-minor for violin and piano, Fünf Stücke im Volkston op. 102 for cello and piano and Pianoquintet op. 44 in E flat-major.
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Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir furthered her violin studies at the Universities of Indiana and Toronto and the Banff School of Fine Arts in Canada. During her studies she met some of the most respected musicians of last century, including William Primrose, Zoltan Szekely, Gyorgy Sebok, Rucciero Ricci and Igor Oistrach. Her last teacher was the late violin virtuoso Gerald Beal in New York. She has performed extensively as a soloist and a chamber musician. Her major performances last year were at the Carnegie, Weill Recital Hall and in Washington, as a part of the Embassy Series. Besides performing, she is giving private lessons in Reykjavík and NYC, masterclasses in Spain, and currently she is recording J.S. Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for CDs which will be released next winter.

Sigurlaug Eđvaldsdóttir, violin, studied with Guđný Guđmundsdóttir in Reykjavík and with Ani Kavafian at the Manhattan School of Music, N.Y. After playing with different ensembles in New York City and in Mexico she has been a member of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra since 1994. She is very much sought after as a chamber musician and is a member of various groups such as Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra, Caput and Cammerarctica.

Guđrún Ţórarinsdóttir, viola, studied at Akureyri Music school and the Music Academy of Reykjavík from where she received a Solo diploma in 1994. From 1984 – 1987 she studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Aachen, Germany. She is a member of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and performs frequently with chamber groups and orchestras. She also teaches violin and viola in Reykjavík.

Robert La Rue, cello, studied at The Curtis Institute of Music, The New England Conservatory, the Juilliard School and Indiana University. In 1992 he was a First Prize Winner of the National Society of Arts and Letters Cello Competition, selected by a jury chaired by Mstislav Rostropovitch. La Rue has appeared as a soloist with e.g. the American Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of Phoenix, Seattle and Denver. He has been heard as a chamber musician in many of America's principal concert halls and has made numerous recordings for the Arsis label and a CD of 20th century compositions for solo cello is in production for North Branch Records.

Pianist Adrienne Kim is much sought after as a performer and has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras including Central Philharmonic Orchestra of Beijing, the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, the Portland Chamber Orchestra, and the Richmond Orchestra. In 1998, Ms. Kim was one of five musicians selected to join Chamber Music Society Two, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's residency program for emerging young artists. Her recording with Lisa Tipton violinist performing Violin Sonatas by Charles Ives will be published on CD this spring.

admission ISK 1500

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Pianist ADRIENNE KIM has performed extensively as both soloist and chamber musician. Recent performances include concerts in New York's Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Boston's Symphony Hall, Washington D.C.'s Phillips Gallery and Ravinia's Rising Stars series in Chicago. She has appeared as soloist with several orchestras including the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of Beijing, the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Mexico, the Portland Chamber Orchestra, and the Richmond Orchestra. As the pianist of TRIPTYCH, a recently-formed piano trio, she has performed at Bargemusic, Queens College, and the Sundays on the Island series. In 1998, Ms. Kim was one of five musicians selected to join Chamber Music Society Two, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's residency program for emerging young artists. She has performed with David Shifrin, Daniel Phillips, Ida Kavafian, Edgar Meyer, Cho-Liang Lin, Fred Sherry, Lucy Shelton, Wynton Marsalis, Paquito Rivera and members of the Brentano, Borromeo, Cassatt, Mendelssohn, Meridian and Miami String Quartets. Ms. Kim has also performed with the NewYork Chamber Ensemble, the Carnegie Chamber Players and was pianist and director of the West End Chamber Ensemble which performed throughout the United States, was ensemble-in-residence at the North Carolina School of the Arts and participated in the National Endowment for the Arts/Chamber Music America Rural Residency. Ms. Kim is dedicated to performing new music and has performed on the Double Exposure series at Lincoln Center, the Music Under Construction series, the Made in America series at Weill Hall with Lisa Tipton, and is in residence at the Seal Bay Festival for American chamber music. Her recording with violinist Lisa Tipton, of the sonatas of Charles Ives, will be released in the spring. Ms. Kim studied with Menahem Pressler and Leon Fleisher.

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Robert La Rue was First Prize Winner of the National Society of Arts and Letters Cello Competition, selected by a jury chaired by Mstislav Rostropovitch. He has appeared as soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra, the Banff Festival Orchestra, the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, and symphony orchestras in Phoenix, Seattle and Denver. Formerly the cellist of the New England String Quartet, he has been heard as chamber musician in many of America's principal concert halls, and recently served on the faculty of Yale University's Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. He can be heard in numerous recordings for the Arsis label; a disc of twentieth century compositions for solo cello is currently in production for North Branch Records; upcoming projects include specially-commissioned works for cello and voice by American composers and a recording of Stanzas for Cello and Orchestra by Daron Aric Hagen, both for release on the Albany label. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, the New England Conservatory (with Distinction), and the Juilliard School, Mr. La Rue also attended the Indiana University School of Music. His teachers have included Bernard Greenhouse, Laurence Lesser, Aldo Parisot, David Soyer, Janos Starker, and Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi (whose teaching assistant he was for four years). He was born in Washington, D.C. and currently lives in New York City, where he performs regularly with the Absolute Ensemble, the American Ballet Theatre, the American Composers Orchestra, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the American Symphony Orchestra, and numerous others.

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