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Stoltzman Masterclass

Author: clarinetist04
Date: 2005-11-04 20:28

Hi all,

I just thought I'd share my latest clarinet related experience with you. So Stoltzman is in town (Pittsburgh) to play a new concerto written for him and the PYSO by David Stock tomorrow. So he came over to our school (CMU) and conducted an hour masterclass. The first player, a friend of mine prepared the Rossini and Stoltzman really had is way with him (he played it well, but Mr. Stoltzman really gave him a LOT of good advice). The second player is a first year grad student who is here studying with Mike Rusinek. He did his "undergrad" at Curtis. Phenomenal player. He played the Bassi Rigoletto (I think that's it? A real virtuoso piece). What an amazing performance! Stoltzman only commented twice. One was about his movement, how he shouldn't move around so much when he played (innapropriately with the music) and the second was that he should breathe more because he would take big breaths that were kind of distracting. Come to find out he was circular breathing. It was an amazing performance and Stoltzman seemed a little stunned. To be perfectly honest I was a little taken aback that they didn't let someone else who could use his input more play something for him.

What struck me most about Stoltzman was the fact that he was so candid and laid back. He didn't really show arrogance or an overbearing mentality that he knew he was one of the masters of the 20th century (albeit the discrepencies in his tone among the clarinet philology).

What a great experience. Got him to sign my copy of his CD with the Copland, Stravinsky, Corigliano and Bernstein on it. Nice guy. Looking forward to the concert tomorrow, if I can make it. If anyone else is going to be there, shoot me an e-mail!

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