ff, ['ft n S{usic l$*rie. The Sonoran Chamber Music Series ASU School of Music Katzin Concert Hall Sunday, March 1,9, 20'1,7 2:00 p.m. Tom Landschoot, Cello Gil Kalish, Piano Program Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in C minor op.5 Samuel Barber (1e10-1e81) Allegro ma non troppo Adagio Allegro appassionato Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major Op.10t No.2 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-rc2n Allegro con brio Adagio con molto sentimento d'affelto Allegro fugato Intermission Two Pieces for Cello and Piano AntonWebern Praised for his expressive and poetic music making, Belgian cellist Thomas Landschoot enjoys an international career as a concert and recording artist and pedagogue. He has toured North America, Europe, South America and Asia and has appeared on national radio and television worldwide. His solo career started after taking a top prize at the Intemational Cello Competition'|eunesse Musicales' in 1995 in Bucharest Romania. He has performed with the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Frankfurt Chamber Orchestra, Prima la Musica, the Symphony of the Southwest, Shih Chien Symphony Orchestra, Scottsdale Philharmonic, Kaofuiung City Symphony, Loja Symphony Orchestra in Ecuador and the Orchestra of the United States Army Band and has appeared at Barge Music, Park City, Santa Barbara, Mammoth Lakes, Eureka Utah, Red Rock, Waterloo, Killington and Texas Music Festivals. His recordings are available on Summit, Organic, Kokopelli, ArchMusic and Centaur Records, (1883-1e4s) Langsam in G Major Langsam in F Major Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano Op.11 AntonWebern (1883-1e4s) MdGige Achtel Sehr Bewegt Ausserst Ruhig Cello Sonata No.2 in F Major Op.99 Allegro Adagio Allegro Allegro fohannes Brahms (1833-Ben vivace affettuoso passionato molto About The Artists The profound influence of pianist Gilbert Kalish as an educator and pianist in myriad performances and recordings has established him as a major figure in American music-making. Thit season he appears with the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, performs at the Ojai Music Festival, and holds a residency at the San Francisco Conservatory. In 2006 he was awarded the Peabody Medal by the Peabody Conservatory for his outstanding contributions to music in America. lle was the pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players for 30 years, and was a founding member of the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, a group that flourished during the 1960s and 70s in support of new music. He is particular$ known for his partnership of many years with mezzosoprano Jan DeGaetani, as well as for current collaborations with soprano Dawn Upshaw and cellists Timothy Eddy and Joel Krosnik. As an educator and performer he has appeared at the Banff Centre, the Steans Institute at Ravinia, the Marlboro Music Festival, and Music@Menlo; from 1985 to 1997 he served as chairman of the Tanglewood faculty. His discography of some 100 recordings embraces both the classical and contemporary repertories; of special note are those made with Ms. DeGaetani and that of lves' Concord Sonata. A distinguished professor at SUNY Stony Brook, Mr. Kalish has been an Artist of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2006. Thomas Landschoot is a member of the Rossetti Quartet and has performed with the Tak6cs and Arianna and members of the Cleveland" Vermeer, Tokyo, and Orion Quartets. He has also collaborated with Lynn Harrell, Peter Wiley, Gilbert Kalistr, ChoLiang Lrr, Martin Beaver and Martin Katz. He has commissioned and premiered over 20 new works for cello, including a concerto by Dirk Bross6. Upcoming engagements include 3 concerts with the Symphony Orchestra of Flanders with a new concerto of Belgian composer Frank Nuyts. Thomas Landschoot has been involved in interdisciplinary public service projects through his music, such as raising funds and awareness for the need of building an orphanage and hospital in Tamil Nadu, India. As part of this humanitarian projecf Landschoot was featured in a documentary fitm of a cellist performing across India, integrating photography, culinary, journalism and original music compositions. He has served as a faculty member at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, Castleman Quartet Program in New York, Killington Music Festival, Meadowmount School of Music, Foulger Intemational Music Festival in NI, High Peaks, Madeline Island and Texas Music Festival. Landschoot has given master classes at conservatories and universities throughout Asia, the U.S. and Europe. His students can be found among the ranks of national and international competifion winners, occupy principal positions in major orchestras and teach at Universities around the U.S. and abroad. Thomas Landschoot is currently a professor of Cello at Arizona State University. Prior to joining the music faculty at Arizona State University, Landschoot taught at the University of Michigan. He is the recipient of ASU's prestigious Herberger College of Fine Arts Distinguished Teaching Award. Landschoot has served as on the faculty of the Shih Chien University in Taipei since 2008. Thomas Landschoot is the founder and the Artistic Director of the Sonoran Chamber Music Festival (www.sonoranchambermusic.com), as well as the President of the Arizona Cello Society. He performs on a cello by Tomaso Balestrieri (1778) and a Dominique Peccatte bow. Become a Proud SuPPorter B Major $5000 + E Major $2500 + A Maior $1000 + D Maior $500 + G Maior $250 + C Major $100 + your donation checks payable to: ASU Foundation Sonoran Chamber Music Series (memo box) MaiI to: Lori Pollock, School of Music Please make P.O. Box 870405, Tempe, A285287-040s For more information, contact: Sh arll n . 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