Program Artist Biography Peggy Rockefeller Concerts The Rockefeller University	Wednesday, 28 October 1998 Muir String Quartet Peter Zazofsky, Violin Lucia Lin, Violin Steven Ansell, Viola Michael Reynolds, Cello with guest artists Randall Hodgkinson, Piano Edwin Barker, Double Bass
	One of our nation's finest string quartets, the Muir will return to Caspary Auditorium for the first time since 1990 with their new second violinist Wei-Pin Kuo and with piano and bass soloists from the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a program that will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth, on October 29, of Professor Theodore Shedlovsky, the founder of these concerts. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Professor Theodore Shedlovsky on the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary of his birth. We are pleased to have the following members of Dr. Shedlovsky's family with us this evening: Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shedlovsky, Dr. & Mrs. Julian Shedlovsky, Dr. Alexandra Shedlovsky Dove, her daughter Suzanne, her son, William Dove, and his wife Kiki Jamieson.
	Program Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 Allegro Andante Rondo Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904) String Quintet in G Major, Opus 77 Allegro con fuoco Scherzo: Allegro vivace Poco andante Finale: Allegro assai Intermission Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 ("Trout") Allegro vivace Andante Scherzo: Presto Thema: Andantino Finale: Allegro giusto
	Muir String Quartet The Muir String Quartet, now in its 19th season, is acknowledged as one of the world's finest ensembles. The quartet appears annually throughout North America and Europe. Winner of the 1981 Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the 1980 Evian International String Quartet Competition, the Muir String Quartet is in residence at Boston University. Peter Zazofsky, violin, was raised in Boston where he studied with Joseph Silverstein. Following studies at The Juilliard School, Mr. Zazofsky attended the Curtis Institute and spent five summers at the Marlboro Music Festival. He won a series of top prizes in the American International Competition, second Prize in the 1980 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, and the 1985 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Mr. Zazofsky plays on a 1744 Carlo Bergonzi violin. Lucia Lin, violin, is a new member of the quartet (replacing Wei-Pin Kuo). She received her Master of Music at Rice University. A prizewinner in the 1990 International Tchaikowsky Competition in Moscow, Ms. Lin has appeared as soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, and the Festivalorchester in Graz, Austria. She is currently a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Lin plays on a Petrus Guarnerius violin. Steven Ansell, viola, is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with Michael Tree and Karen Tuttle. He has held positions as professor of viola at the University of Houston and Yale University. He frequently appears at such summer festivals as Tanglewood, Blossom, Interlaken, Taos, Newport, and Cheju Island, Korea. In addition to his work with the Muir Quartet, Mr. Ansell is principal violist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Michael Reynolds, cello, is the founding member of the Muir String Quartet and tours regularly with the Quartet in addition to his activities as a professor at Boston University and director of the Montana Chamber Music Festival. He trained at the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was a student of David Soyer and Martita Casals. He performs on the famous "Oliver" Amati cello (1615) thanks to a generous arrangement with Boston University. Randall Hodgkinson, piano, Grand Prize winner of the International American Music Competition, has performed with orchestras in major American cities and abroad in Italy and Iceland. He is a member of the Boston Chamber Music Society and performs the piano duet repertory with his wife Leslie Amper. Mr. Hodgkinson gave the world premiere of the Piano Concerto by Gardner Road at the Eastman School in Rochester. Edwin Barker, double bass, an accomplished solo and ensemble player, has concertized in North America, Europe, and the Far East. He graduated with honors from the New England Conservatory in 1976, where he studied double bass with Henry Portoni. He was a member of the Chicago Symphony before being appointed principal bass of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Barker performs internationally with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Chamber Players. Exclusive Management for Muir String Quartet: Arts Management Group, Inc.
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