An Evening with Edgar Meyer, Sept 2010 | |
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Rossini: Sonata No. 1 in G major Buy online or call City Box Office at 415.392.4400 |
- Open rehearsal: Monday, September 20 at 10am, Herbst Theatre
- Thursday, September 23 at 8pm, First Congregational Church
- Friday, September 24 at 8pm, First United Methodist Church
- Saturday, September 25 at 8pm, Herbst Theatre
- Sunday, September 26 at 5pm, Osher Marin Jewish Community Center
Hailed by the New Yorker as “...the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument,” guest artist and MacArthur Genius Edgar Meyer’s unparalleled technique and musicianship in combination with his gift for composition have brought him to the fore, where he is appreciated by a vast, varied audience.
As a solo classical bassist, Mr. Meyer has released albums with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Bell, Chris Thile, and Yo-Yo Ma, as well as several solo CDs. As a composer, Mr. Meyer has premiered works with Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Emanuel Ax, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Bell, Edo de Waart and the Minnesota Orchestra, the Emerson String Quartet, the Boston Symphony under Seiji Ozawa, and violinist Hilary Hahn with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra led by Hugh Wolff. Mr. Meyer began studying bass at the age of five under the instruction of his father and continued further to study with Stuart Sankey. In 1994 he received the Avery Fisher Career Grant and in 2000 became the only bassist to receive the Avery Fisher Prize.
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