Alex Solomon
Alex was kind enough to come over to perform for about twenty friends and acquaintances tonight. He's performing the same program at Peabody Conservatory in a week or so. It was a neat crowd this time -- there were a fair number of people whom I had heard about and carried email conversations with, but whom I had never met. I was two seats short this time. Maybe it's time to buy more folding chairs. :) Scroll down to the bottom for more photographs.
On a site note, my online photography portfolio now has its first image! I cleaned up my favorite picture from the Palau trip and posted it. :)
Program:
Mozart Adagio in b minor, KV 540, 7 min
Ravel Miroirs, 30 min
Noctuelles
Oiseaux tristes
Une barque sur l'océan
Alborada del gracioso
La Vallée des cloches- Intermission -
Schumann Davidsbündler, Op. 6, 35 min
1. Lebhaft
2. Innig
3. Mit Humor
4. Ungeduldig
5. Einfach
6. Sehr rasch
7. Nicht schnell
8. Frisch
9. Lebhaft
10. Balladenmäßig: Sehr rasch
11. Einfach
12. Mit Humor
13. Wild und lustig
14. Zart und singend
15. Frisch
16. Mit gutem Humor
17. Wie aus der Ferne
18. Nicht schnell
Artist Bio:
Alexander Solomon, pianist, earned a master's and performance diploma at Yale School of Music and is working towards a doctorate at the Peabody Conservatory under pianist and pedagogue Leon Fleisher. Mr. Solomon graduated cum laude in biology from Yale College. His past instructors have included Peter Frankl, Claude Frank, Boris Berman, and Olegna Fuschi.
Among Mr. Solomon's achievements are first place in the William Waite Concerto Competition and the Bergen County Philharmonic Concerto Competition, second place in the National Federation of Music Clubs National Competition, third place in the Kingsville International Music Competition, and finalist in the Concert Artist Guild Audition and Kosciusko Foundation Chopin Competition. At Juilliard Pre-College Division, Mr. Solomon was recognized as one of six outstanding graduates, and at Yale was the recipient of the New Prize for exemplary representation of Jonathan Edwards College. A frequent performer, Mr. Solomon has appeared in the New York area and elsewhere in the United States. Highlights of overseas performances include an appearance with the Ibiza National Orchestra and a recital at the Chopin house in Valdemosa, Spain. An avid chamber musician, Mr. Solomon has participated in the Taos, Verbier, Norfolk, Ravinia, and Sarasota summer music festivals.
Mr. Solomon is currently a second-year student at Stanford Law School.
 the captive audience. oops! i missed giancarlo. |
 bev, yuji, vienna, jen |
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that fro is a fire hazard. :) |
 amabelle, lawrence, alex |
 the crazy aquilantis! giancarlo and alessandra |
 giancarlo, alessandra, sarah |
 vanessa and jen |
 jeremy and vienna |
 elliot, me, and monica congrats to monica for finishing her first year of law school! |
 crazy lighting |
 elliot |
 monica |
