Misha Quint

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Misha Quint
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Quint in 2019
Born (1960-04-27) April 27, 1960 (age 59)
Leningrad
Occupation Cellist, music director
Website www.mishaquintcello.com

Misha Quint (born April 27, 1960) is a Russian-born classical cellist and music director.

Cello Bowed string musical instrument

The cello ( CHEL-oh; plural celli or cellos) or violoncello ( VY-ə-lən-CHEL-oh; Italian pronunciation: [vjolonˈtʃɛllo]) is a bowed (and occasionally plucked) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 and A3, an octave lower than the viola. Music for the cello is generally written in the bass clef, with tenor clef and treble clef used for higher-range passages.

A music director, musical director, or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization, for example the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the director of music of a film, the director of music at a radio station, the person in charge of musical activities or the head of the music department in a school, the coordinator of the musical ensembles in a university, college, or institution, the head bandmaster of a military band, the head organist and choirmaster of a church, or an organist and master of the choristers.

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Career

Quint was born in Leningrad. He began cello at the age of nine and debuted with his first orchestra at the age of thirteen after winning the Boccherini Competition in St. Petersburg. He then won the International Competition in Prague and the Russian National Competition. His career as a solo cellist blossomed and he performed with renowned Russian Orchestras, such as the Moscow State Symphony, the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, the Leningrad State Orchestra, the Orchestra of Classical and Contemporary Music, and the Symphony Orchestras of Latvia and Georgia.

Latvia Republic in Northeastern Europe

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Georgia (country) Country in the Caucasus region

Georgia, known until 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 square kilometres (26,911 sq mi), and its 2017 population is about 3.718 million. Georgia is a unitary parliamentary republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy.

Quint arrived in the United States in 1989. He made his New York debut at the 92nd Street Y and his orchestral debut in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. He often performs with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Other solo appearances include the Metropolitan Symphony, the New York Chamber Orchestra, National Irish Symphony, New York Chamber Symphony and the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Quint has performed under conductors Maxim Shostakovich, Paul Lustig Dunkel, Colman Pierce, Sidney Harth, Ravil Martinov, Camilla Kolchinsky, Yakov Bergman, and Ira Levin. [1] [2]

There have been several organizations referred to as the "Brooklyn Philharmonic." The most recent one was the now-defunct Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, an American orchestra based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City in existence from the 1950s until 2012. In its heyday it was called "groundbreaking" and “one of the most innovative and respected symphony orchestras of modern times.”

The New York Chamber Symphony (NYCS) was an American chamber orchestra based in New York City. It was active from 1977 to 2002.

Queen Elizabeth Hall concert hall in London

The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England, that hosts daily classical, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances. It was opened in 1967, with a concert conducted by Benjamin Britten.

Critics describe him as "a master of probing sentiment, shaded phrasing and flawless technique." Daniel Webster of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes: "[his] virtuosity provided a fresh voice" and "the Russian school of string playing has taken on a different light with Quint." Quint's radio broadcasts include appearances on WQXR's In the Listening Room and live recitals on WGBH (Boston), WMNB (NJ), WNYC (NY). [1]

WQXR-FM is an American classical radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey and serving the North Jersey and New York City area, owned by the nonprofit organization New York Public Radio, which also operates WNYC AM & FM and the four-station New Jersey Public Radio group. New York Public Radio acquired WQXR on July 14, 2009, as part of a three-way trade which also involved The New York Times Company – the previous owners of WQXR – and Univision Radio. WQXR-FM broadcasts from studios and offices located in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan and its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.

Quint has performed and premiered new pieces by famous contemporary composers such as Schnittke, Basner and Gubaidulina. [1] He was the 2009 winner of the CRS Competition for Contemporary Music, and won three gold medals for Artist, New Release, and Album in the 2016 Global Music Awards. [3] [4]

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Quint in 2018

Pedagogue

He is music director, founder, and teacher at the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy and Germany. He has been on the faculty of the International Institute of Music in Marktoberdorf, Germany, and was the music director and founder of the International Cello Festival in Blonay and Interharmony Music Festival in Geneva, Switzerland. He has given numerous concerts and master classes in England, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland and the United States.

InterHarmony International Music Festival

The InterHarmony International Music Festival is a summer Music Festival in Germany and Italy. The Festival is an annual intensive summer performance festival, which includes a concert series of international solo musicians and young performers, and an institute for students of solo, chamber music, and orchestral playing. The festival hosts three sessions in two locations: Acqui Terme, in the Province of Alessandria in Piedmont, Italy, and Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany in Bavaria.

Currently, Quint is faculty member of the Mannes College of Music Preparatory Division in New York City. [1]

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Quint in 1990

InterHarmony International Music Festival

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InterHarmony International Music Festival logo

Quint is the founder and music director of the InterHarmony International Music Festival. The festival is held in Acqui Terme, Piedmont, Italy, and Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria, Germany, and 2020 will be the 15th year of the festival in Sulzbach-Rosenberg and the 4th year in Acqui Terme. InterHarmony was formerly in Tuscany, Italy; Hinterzarten, Germany; San Francisco, California; and The Berkshires, Massachusetts. These are intensive performance festivals, which include public performances and master classes. InterHarmony has programs in orchestral instruments (including strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion), piano, and voice. In 2014, InterHarmony opened an opera program with orchestra in its location in Sulzbach-Rosenberg. [5]

The InterHarmony International Music Festival has gained renown in Germany and the U.S. Consulate General spoke at the final concert where Quint performed in 2008. [6] Quint performed with Caitlin Hulcup, mezzo-soprano from the Vienna State Opera, and Christa Mayer, mezzo-soprano from the Bayreuther Festspiele in 2010. [5]

In 2015, Quint and InterHarmony International Music Festival started the Outstanding Guest Artist Series, where famous musicians are invited to perform and give a master class to the young artists at InterHarmony. The most recent artists to be invited were violinist Vadim Repin, violinist Nikolaj Znaider, pianist Bruno Canino, pianist Alfred Brendel for a lecture. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Misha Quint Biography" . Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  2. ↑ "Secretary of State of Culture of Brasilia Article" . Retrieved 2009-03-01.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "CRS Competition". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Global Music Awards 2016" . Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  5. 1 2 "InterHarmony International Music Festival" . Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Consul General in Bavaria". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  7. ↑ "InterHarmony Outstanding Guest Artist Series" . Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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