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This season, String Theory is launching a new initiative for a select group of High School students who have been nominated by local music teachers. These students will be designing and producing their own events for their peers, inter-viewing artists and writing reviews. Led by Bryony Stroud Watson, the students will work closely with mentors in the community, acquiring the tools necessary for running a successful organization. String Theory Youth Initiative’s mission is to cultivate the next generation of arts leaders and music lovers, create connec-tions between talented young minds and world class artists, and foster a lifelong appreciation for the arts through chamber music.

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6:30pm Concert

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014

The Fleisher-Jacobson Piano DuoLEON FLEISHER, pianoKATHERINE JACOBSON, piano

“Sheep may safely graze” from Hunting Cantata, BWV 208 J.S. Bach/Petri (1685–1750)

For the Left Hand Leon Kirchner (1919–2009) Leon Fleisher

Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23 (1897–98) Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) Drammatico AllegrettoAndante Prestoconfuoco

Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) Katherine Jacobson

Suite bergamasque Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Leon Fleisher

“La Valse” (arr. for four-hands by Lucien Garban) Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) Leon Fleisher and Katherine Jacobson, piano four hands

Leon Fleisher and Katherine Jacobson are managed by: Frank Salomon AssociatesMr. Fleisher records for Sony Classical, CBS Masterworks, Vanguard, Desto, Odyssey,

and Deutsche GrammophonMs. Jacobson records for Sony Classical

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Rebroadcast of this concert is made available through the generosity of WSMC 90.5 FM on Friday ,Nov. 28 at 3:00 PM & Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4:00 PM

“One of the most memorable nights of the season... the two pianists played with crystalline clarity and abundant subtlety of expression...” –The Baltimore Sun

“The evening’s next soloists were the pianists Leon Fleisher and Katherine Jacobson, who pooled their abundant musicality and refined technique to make Mozart’s Concerto for two pianos (K. 242) a pleasure.”– The New York Times

Duo performances of legendary pianist and conductor Leon

Fleisher with internationally renowned pianist Katherine Jacobson

have received accolades from music’s most respected critics. The

duo performs in recital and with orchestras around the world.

Leon Fleisher, pianoLegendary pianist Leon Fleisher represents the gold standard of musicianship and, at 85 years young, he continues to impart his life-affirming artistry throughout the world, thriving in a sustained career as conductor and soloist, recitalist, chamber music artist, and master class mentor.

Mr. Fleisher made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1944 and in 1952, he became the first American to win the prestigious Queen Elisabeth of Belgium competition, establishing himself as one of the world’s premier classical pianists. At the height of his success, he was suddenly struck silent at age 36 with a neurological affliction later identified as focal dystonia, rendering two fingers on his right hand immobile. Rather than end his career, Mr. Fleisher began focusing on repertoire for the left hand only, conducting and teaching. Not until some forty years later was he able to return to playing with both hands after undergoing experimental treatments using a regimen of rolfing and ‘botulinum toxin’ injections.

Highlights of Mr. Fleisher’s 2013-2014 season in this country include appearances as soloist with the Boston Symphony with Kazushi Ono, the Chicago Symphony with James Conlon, and the New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Jaime Laredo conducting some of the country’s most gifted young (15 to 22 year-old) musicians. As a conductor, he will be heard with The Cleveland Orchestra and Mitsuko Uchida and as a conductor/soloist with the Naples Philharmonic where he will be conducting a world premiere with three of his children and a daughter-in-law as harp soloists. He will be performing recitals and giving master classes nationally and around the world and he will conduct the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and appear as soloist with orchestra in Karlsruhe, Germany. His chamber music highlights include performances at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas with the Juilliard Quartet, in the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts series in New York with the Dover String Quartet, and at the Eastman School of Music with the Ying Quartet. He is making a new recording for Bridge Records including left-hand works written for him and the Bach/Brahms Chaconne.

Mr. Fleisher’s engagements last season included performances and master classes in Switzerland at the Lucerne Festival, in Germany as conductor/soloist with the Bamberg Symphony, in Brazil with the Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais, in France at the Conservatoire Strasbourg and he also conducted concerts in Tai-wan and Japan, in addition to performing in halls across the United States.

A recipient of numerous honors and awards, Mr. Fleisher received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in 2007. In 2006, he was the subject of the 2006 Oscar and Emmy-nominated documentary film Two Hands. His recent memoir, My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music, which he co-wrote with Washington Post music critic Anne Midgette, is published by Doubleday. Most recently, Baltimore philanthropists Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker established the Leon Fleisher Scholars Fund for piano students at the Peabody Conservatory with an endowment of over $1,000,000.

Katherine Jacobson, pianoA Minnesota native, pianist Katherine Jacobson’s performing career as soloist, duo pianist and chamber musician has received international acclaim. In 2004, her Carnegie Hall debut with piano duo partner Leon Fleisher was praised in The New York Times for its “abundant musicality and refined technique.”

Orchestras with which Ms. Jacobson has performed include the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia, Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the New York String Orchestra among others. She has concertized in Europe, Scandinavia, the Far East and South America as well as in the United States and Canada.

With Leon Fleisher, she recorded the Mozart “Concerto for Two Pianos” K. 242 with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (Sony). A solo CD will be released in 2014 featuring music of Scriabin, Mozart and Schubert.

Ms. Jacobson graduated from St. Olaf College where she was a stu-dent of Ann Surace and Margaret Birkeland. She received her Master of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Vitya Vronsky and was inspired by the duo piano team of Vronsky and Babin. At the Peabody Conservatory of Music, she worked with mentor and future husband, Leon Fleisher. Katherine Jacobson is on the faculty of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

http://www.franksalomon.com/fleisherpianoduoFleisher Duo photo credit: Jennifer Bishop

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