Klarinet Archive - Posting 000320.txt from 2004/01

From: "Musician" <musicians@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] re: Michele Zukovsky system
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 10:18:58 -0500

> Does she encourage her students to do it? No, not that I am aware
of
> (I didn't study with her, I work w/her online music).
>
> btw:
> She never took a lesson on the system from someone who played it
> either! Studied for years and years with her dad Kalman Bloch.
>
> David Blumberg
> http://artists.primetones.com/michele_zukovsky

David, I knew her father who was the clarinetist with the LA Phil
before
Michelle later assumed the position. He was a student of Bellison and
also was part of Bellison's clarinet orchestra which goes back to the
1930s. If I am correct, he is still alive.

I presume that Michelle's father was not responsible for her interest
in
the Oehler system. He was strictly a Boehm player and would have had
no
reason to influence his daughter towards the selection of a new
clarinet
system.

Also, unless my information is inocrrect, Michelle's switch to Oehler
was in mid-career and while she was already principal with LA and
playing Boehm for a number of years. I'm also informed that the
switch
was initiated as a result of a suggestion from Zubin Mehta. Michele's
husband is also a clarinetist though he plays a Boehm system.

My only interest in bringing her up was because there was an
interesting
posting about an individual who switched from Oehler to Boehm and I
waa
curious to understand the motivation behind someone who did exactly
the
opposite.

--
Dan Leeson
leeson0@-----.net

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I'll ask her. I think it was more early on in her Career (already was
Principal but not for long) and yes, her dad is still alive. I spoke
w/her about 2 weeks ago, asking how Kalman was doing as I work on a
Klezmer/Jewish style CD he made and she said that he can do more
pushups than she can! She also endorses Yamaha and I think it is on
the Boehm System if memory serves right. Uses 1 system for 1 style of
playing and the other for another. I'll have to ask her about it.

David Blumberg
http://artists.primetones.com/blummy

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