September 17, 1998
Violinist Leila Josefowicz to Perform at Middlebury
College Center for the Arts
“Josefowicz has all the virtuosity the devil
himself could wish
And she can send a sweet, creamy line
soaring with the best of ‘em.” —Kansas City Star
A remarkable young violinist, 20-year-old Leila Josefowicz
will perform a program that includes works by Schubert, Shostakovich
and Gershwin at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 in the Concert Hall at the
Middlebury College Center for the Arts on South Main Street (Route
30).
Included in the BBC Music Magazine’s 1997 list of
the world’s greatest musicians, Josefowicz has won the hearts
of audiences around the world with her honest, fresh approach
to the repertoire and her dynamic, fiery virtuosity. Her career
has already taken her throughout North America, Europe, Australia
and Japan in recitals and concert appearances. In recent seasons
she has performed with the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland and
Philadelphia orchestras, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, appearing
in such places as Carnegie Hall, and the Royal Festival Hall in
London.
Josefowicz records exclusively with Philips Classics.
Her debut recording of the Tchaikovsky and Sibelius violin concertos
with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the
Fields, released in 1995, was followed in 1996 by her second disc,
“Solo,” which features unaccompanied violin works. Both
releases were awarded the Diapason d’Or prize.
Josefowicz has been featured on numerous television
programs in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Her appearance on the NBC television special “America’s Tribute
to Bob Hope” at the age of 10 brought her to immediate national
attention.
Tickets for this Middlebury College Concert Series
performance are $9.00 general admission and $7.00 for senior citizens.
A pre-performance dinner at 6 p.m. at the Rehearsals Cafe in the
Center for the Arts is also available. To order tickets or make
dinner reservations, please call the College box office at 802-443-6433.