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From top: Maxwell Fairman and Ari Webb
Congratulations go to Maxwell Fairman, violin and Ari Webb, cello: winners of the CSYO’s annual Philharmonic Concerto Competition with Concertmaster Stefani Matsuo, Principal Clarinet Christopher Pell and Music Director Louis Langrée serving as judges. Fairman will perform the first movement of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto at the CSO/ CSYO Side-by-Side concert on Feb. 9 and Webb will perform the first movement of the Dvořák Cello Concerto at the CSYO Philharmonic concert on April 24.
In recognition of his extraordinary talent, accomplishments, the deep connection he brings to the music, and the meaningful relationships he has nurtured with artists over time, Louis Langrée has been appointed by French President Emmanuel Macron to a five-year term as Director of Théâtre National de l’Opéra Comique in Paris. Louis’ work in Paris will seamlessly dovetail with his remaining three seasons with us as our Music Director. Louis says, “I like that it is a national opera, that is to say, a theater that belongs to all of us. It’s up to me to take care of it now, and share essential messages that transform us through music and theater.”
Congratulations to our Nouveau students for their recitals in November and December. November recitals featured NouKennedy Baker, violin; Nilli Tayidi, viola; veau Chamber Vanessa Agyei, cello; Renee Perpignan, violin. Players and the December showcase featured students from the Novice, Apprentice, and Chamber Players groups. cincinnatisymphony.org/nouveau
The Multicultural Awareness Council (MAC) established the annual Norman E. Johns Chair Award in the 1995-1996 season to honor Mr. Johns’ years of service to the CSO and the community and to encourage the participation of traditionally underrepClockwise from top left: Eric resented students Reigelsperger, bass; Renee in youth orchestra Perpignan, violin; Gabriel Caal, viola; Ari Webb, cello programs. The talent-based award, supporting African-American, Latine/Hispanic, and Native American Indian students in their pursuit of music, covers the cost of tuition in the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra. This year’s Norman E. Johns Chair Award recipients are Gabriel Caal, viola; Renee Perpignan, violin; Eric Reigelsperger, bass and Ari Webb, cello. The CSO and Miami University of Ohio have announced a new collaboration: the inaugural Cincinnati Symphony Brass Institute, taking place June 6-13, 2022 at Miami University’s Oxford campus. The Institute is directed by CSO Associate Principal Trumpet Doug Lindsay, who also serves as Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at Miami University, with faculty from the University and from the CSO brass section. The Institute, which is offered at no cost to participants, offers two intensive tracks: a High School Scholars Program and the Orchestral Training Fellowship (players ages 18-28) for advanced brass players. miamioh.edu/ cincinnati-symphony-brass-institute
CSO Brass section in Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy. Credit: AJ Waltz, October 2021
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