Schenectady, N.Y. (Jan. 29, 1999) – Old friends, conductor, David Golub and clarinetist, David Shifrin, join one of Italy's most celebrated performing ensembles, The Padua Chamber Orchestra, on Monday, Feb. 8, 1999, at 8 p.m. in Union College's Memorial Chapel. The concert is the ninth performance of the Schenectady Museum – Union College Concert Series.
The program will include Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Mozart's Clarinet Concerto; Rossini's Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra; and Dvorak's Serenade for Strings.
David Golub, one of the most distinguished musicians of his generation, has performed as a pianist throughout the world in recital and as a soloist with orchestra, chamber musicians and recording artists. A member of the Golub/Kaplan/Carr Trio, Mr. Golub devotes several weeks each season to touring throughout the United States and Europe with the Trio, in addition to his other piano and conducting engagements. He has performed at virtually every major American summer festival and has participated in festivals in Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, Helsinki, and Prague, as well as the Casals Festival in France. Mr. Golub's versatility permits him on occasion to assume the role of conductor, which wins him accolades from critics. Tim Page wrote in New York Newsday, “David Golub conducted with appropriately Rossinian elegance and appreciation from the keyboard.”
David Shifrin, described by Clarinet Magazine as “Unsurpassed as a clarinet soloist,” is director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He is a highly acclaimed chamber musician appearing frequently with such distinguished ensembles as the Guarneri, Tokyo and Emerson string quartets. He is also music director of Chamber Music Northwest, the prestigious Summer Chamber Music Festival in Portland, Ore. A professor at Yale University, he is the recipient of a Solo Recitalist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and has served on the faculty of the Julliard School, the University of Southern California, the University of Michigan, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the University of Hawaii.
These two musicians will join forces with the acclaimed Padua Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto) in the debut of the Orchestra's 1999 North American tour. Founded in 1966, the Orchestra boasts world-wide performance accolades as it performs more than 150 concerts a year, appearing regularly in France, Germany, Greece, Sweden, and Switzerland as well as Asia and South and Central America.
Memorial Chapel is located near the center of the Union Campus. Parking is available on campus and on nearby sidestreets.
Tickets, at $20 each ($10 for students), are available in advance at the Schenectady Museum (518) 382-7890 and at the door at 7 p.m. For more information, call 372-3651.