Klarinet Archive - Posting 000807.txt from 1998/01

From: fgarcia@-----.edu (Frank Garcia)
Subj: Re: Who is it?
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 14:19:11 -0500

I have a little story on a similar line as this thread.

I auditioned for the LA Phil Institute many years ago as a college
freshman. I had worked with the San Diego Symphony, but at the time I was
fairly "green" and did not know too much about how larger city orchestras
worked. I did however know that Michelle Zukovsky played an Oehler system
and was Principal.

Among the list of excerpts I needed to play was the slow movement of
Rachmaninov's 2nd Symph. to play. While I was studying this zerpt, I
purchased a recording of the LAPO performing the work. I studied the solo
on the recording and in analyzing the solo, realized it wasn't Michelle,
because I could tell it was a Boehm system clarinet. So I was puzzled, but
really liked the playing so I kept working on it using this version as my
example.

When I got to the audition, and was asked to play this solo, I asked the
panel "who played the solo on the LA Phil recording?" One gentleman
answered "Lorin Levee." I began gushing, telling them that I used it as my
study example and that I liked the playing very much. The gentleman who
answered my original question responded "Thank you".

I'm very glad (knowing my "foot-in-mouth" inclination) that I liked his playing!

Frank

>>On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 08:48:29 -0500 Detlef Kretschmer
>><detlef@-----.ca> writes:
>>>>I heard a radio broadcast of the Detroit Symphony the other day in
>>>which they
>>>>performed a Mendelssohn overture completely unknown to me, "The Fair
>>>>Melusine." It had an absolutely glorious clarinet part and it was,
>>>IMHO,
>>>>beautifully played by their clarinetist, with a lovely sound and
>>>exquisite
>>>>musicality.
>
>
>I would like to correct an assumption made by me in a recent post
>requesting the name of the clarinetist that played the solo in the above
>mentioned inquiry.
>
>I have been informed that Ted Oien did not play that concert as I so
>stated.
>
>Larry Liberian , asst. Principal, was the performer that concert. As the
>above post cited, the clarinet solo was beautifully played.
>
>I feel that the assumption must be corrected and most humbly apologize to
>Mr. Liberson.
>
>The honor was his and credit should be given where it is due!!
>
>I also wonder how often this happens
>
>
>
>Al Chiavarini
>alchev@-----.com