Sciolino Artist Management : Roster

Elena Urioste & Juan-Miguel Hernandez

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:15:14 -0500

violin & viola duo

This newly-formed duo of rising stars is already gaining recognition as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles to emerge during the 2009-2010 Season. Violinist Elena Urioste and violist Juan-Miguel Hernandez, both charismatic soloists in their own rights, have come together and fused their musical strengths to deliver performances of extraordinary intensity, lyricism and bravado. In recent and forthcoming seasons, Urioste and Hernandez have been invited to perform with the Philadelphia,...

Juan-Miguel Hernandez

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:30:54 -0400

viola

Juan Miguel Hernandez, Violist "...tender, lyrical, loaded with personality" - Atlanta Journal Constitution "Violist Juan-Miguel Hernandez drew the sweetest, most sonorous tone from the "Cassavetti" Stradivarius in his hands for the evening." - Washington Post, Charles T. Downey Juan-Miguel Hernandez is widely regarded as one of the finest young viola talents of his generation. In September 2009, Juan-Miguel was awarded the Grand Prize at the 16th International Johannes Brahms Competition...

Misha Dichter & Harlem Quartet

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:33:41 -0400

piano Quintet

Sphinx Chamber Orchestra

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:53:45 -0400

2010 Tour

The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra (SCO) is an ensemble comprising top alumni of the national Sphinx Competition for young Black and Latino string players. This unique group earned rave reviews from The New York Times in December of 2004, during its highly acclaimed debut at Carnegie Hall. Allan Kozinn of the The Times described their performances as "first-rate in every way" and the ensemble to have "produced a more beautiful, precise and carefully shaped sound than some fully professional orchestras...

Misha Dichter

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:01:39 -0400

piano

Now in the fifth decade of an illustrious international career, Misha Dichter traces his musical heritage to the two great pianistic traditions of the 20th century: the Russian Romantic School as personified by Rosina Lhevinne, his mentor at The Juilliard School, and the German Classical style that was passed on to him by Aube Tzerko, a pupil of Artur Schnabel. Mr. Dichter reveals this dual legacy in his solo recitals and appearances with virtually all of the world's major orchestras,...

Misha & Cipa Dichter

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:14:08 -0400

piano duo

Pianists Misha and Cipa Dichter, who met at The Juilliard School as students of the legendary Rosina Lhevinne, made their first joint appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in 1972, four years after their marriage. Since then, the Dichters have performed in recital and with major orchestras throughout the world. They have brought to the concert stage many previously neglected works of the two-piano and piano-four-hand repertoires, including the world premiere of Robert Starer's Concerto for Two Pianos...

Rieko Aizawa

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:21:54 -0400

piano

RIEKO AIZAWA Japanese pianist Rieko Aizawa is known for that rare combination of technical mastery and musical sensitivity, which has repeatedly earned the admiration of musicians and critics alike. In 1988, Ms. Aizawa was brought to the attention of Alexander Schneider by the recommendation of pianist Mitsuko Uchida. Schneider engaged her as soloist with his Brandenburg Ensemble at the opening concerts of Tokyo's Casals Hall; later that year, Schneider presented 14-year-old Ms. Aizawa in her U....

Duo Prism: Rieko Aizawa, Piano & Jesse Mills, Violin

Thu, 22 May 2008 09:19:03 -0400

violin & piano duo

Comprising of pianist Rieko Aizawa and violinist Jesse Mills, Duo Prism is a dynamic ensemble committed to the full spectrum of works composed for this instrumentation. The metaphor of a three-sided prism represents the perfectly balanced relationship which these two artists together make with the composers of the works that they present. In May of 2006, Duo Prism won 1st Prize at the Gaetano Zinetti International Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Italy, returned the following season for a...

Carter Brey & Christopher O'Riley

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:14:33 -0400

cello/piano duo

Carter Brey, cello Carter Brey was appointed Principal Cellist of the New York Philharmonic in 1996, and made his subscription debut as soloist with the Orchestra in May 1997, performing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations led by then-Music Director Kurt Masur. He has performed as soloist in subsequent seasons in the Elgar Cello Concerto with Andr

Carter Brey & Harlem Quartet

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:28:44 -0400

string quintet

Elena Urioste

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:30:40 -0400

violin

ELENA URIOSTE, featured on the cover of Symphony magazine as an emerging artist to watch, has been hailed by critics and audiences alike for her lush tone, the nuanced lyricism of her playing, and her commanding stage presence. Elena's debut performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2010 were praised by three separate critics for their "hypnotic delicacy," "expressive poise," and "lyrical sensitivity." Since first appearing with the Philadelphia Orchestra at age thirteen, she has made...

Carter Brey

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:36:14 -0400

cello

Carter Brey was appointed Principal Cellist of the New York Philharmonic in 1996, and made his subscription debut as soloist with the Orchestra in May 1997, performing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations led by then-Music Director Kurt Masur. He has performed as soloist in subsequent seasons in the Elgar Cello Concerto with André Previn conducting; in William Schuman's A Song of Orpheus with Christian Thielemann; in the Barber Concerto with conductor Alan Gilbert; in Richard Strauss's Don...

Harlem Quartet, a Sphinx Ensemble

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:06:19 -0500

string quartet

HARLEM QUARTET Biography The HARLEM QUARTET, praised for its "panache" by The New York Times, is an ensemble comprising First-Place Laureates of the Sphinx Competition for young Black and Latino string players. Its mission is to advance diversity in classical music while engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire, highlighting works by minority composers. The quartet opened its 2009-10 season returning as featured soloists on the national...

ANTARES

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:11:21 -0500

clarinet, violin, cello, piano

Jesse Mills, violin; Rebecca Patterson, cello Garrick Zoeter, clarinet; Eric Huebner, piano Antares has "the gift of making whatever they're playing seem the most important piece in the world," declared Gramophone magazine in its rave review of the group's debut CD Eclipse on the Innova label. Named after the brightest star in the Scorpius constellation, and one of the most luminous stars in the nighttime sky, Antares identifies its artistic mission with Scorpius' essence of change, rebirth, and...

Piotr Gajewski

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:02:49 -0500

conductor

Piotr Gajewski is the Music Director & Conductor of the National Philharmonic, in residence at the Music Center at Strathmore. Gajewski is widely credited with building the Philharmonic to its present status as one of the most respected ensembles in the Washington region; he has been hailed in The Washington Post as an "Immensely talented and insightful conductor, whose standards, taste and sensitivity are impeccable". In addition to his appearances with the National Philharmonic, Maestro...

Eileen Strempel

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:46:53 -0500

soprano

Presidential Scholar in the Arts Eileen Strempel "is very striking, overpowering, exacting, and musical... a magnificent coloratura, a lyrical soprano," raved the Associated Press about the young soprano, for her Bolshoi Opera debut as Violetta in La Traviata. Ms. Strempel has won numerous competitions: first prize of the Loren Zachary Vocal Competition, both prestigious Sullivan Awards, the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, the Liederkranz as well as the Enrico Caruso Vocal Competition. This...