JULY 8, 2003 @ 7:30 PM
The Naumburg Orchestra
Sarah Ioannides, conductor
Charles Neidich, clarinet
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Symphony No.1 in D “Classical”, Op. 25
1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Gavotte: Non Troppo
4. Finale: Molto vivace
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791) –
Concerto for Basset Clarinet* and Orchestra, K. 622
1 Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Rondo – Allegro
Wolfgang A. Mozart
Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” K. 551
1. Allegro vivace
2. Andante Cantabile
3. Menuetto – Alegretto
4. Molto Allegro
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sarah Ioannides – conductor Ms. Ioannides was born in Canberra, Australia. She studied violin, piano and French horn in England and gained an MA in Music at Oxford University. Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1996, Ms. Ioannides entered the Curtis Institute of Music and subsequently the Juilliard School, where she received an MM in conducting and served as Assistant Conductor and student to Otto-Werner Mueller, the distinguished conducting pedagogue.
Extremely gifted and versatile, Sarah Ioannides is in her debut season as Assistant Conductor for the Cincinnati Symphony, working with Music Director Paavo Järvi and acting as Music
Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Charles Neidich – clarinet soloist A native New Yorker of Russian and Greek descent, Charles Neidich began his clarinet studies with his father, Irving Neidich, at the age of eight, and continued them with the renowned teacher Leon Russianoff and, later in Moscow, with Boris Dikov. His reputation has grown steadily since his 1974 New York recital debut while still a student at Yale. In 1985, he won the first major clarinet competition in the United States, the Walter W. Naumburg Competition, which catapulted him into prominence as a soloist.
Neidich has appeared in concerts throughout the world, including engagements throughout Japan, and a seven-city tour of the Soviet Union.
* Basset Clarinet: Made in both A and B flat, like a normal clarinet, the basset clarinet has an extended bass range of a major third taking the bottom note down to a written C (concert A or B flat). This extended instrument was developed by Anton Stadler who played second clarinet in the Vienna Opera and had a particular fondness for low notes. Mozart’s Concerto and Quintet were written for Stadler to perform on the basset clarinet – the extension adds a certain darkness to the tone over the whole range.