Phoenix in Flight
“The very first piece of classical music that I fell in love with when I was in high school was the Debussy Premiere Rhapsodie. I remember taking it to my teacher, who agreed with me that this was a beautiful piece but who said that I wasn’t ready to play it I was so sad because I loved the marmonies and the gorgeous main melody in the clarinet. Later another clarinet teacher told me that the piece was written as a competition piece and therefore were all kinds of technical hurdles in the music that you had to overcome, so for quite a while I only approached this piece as something that either I wasn’t ready for or that had so many technical challenges. It was only as I got older that I realized my first impression of the piece – that it was a simply beautiful piece – was the right attitude to take in playing it. And it was when I started playing the Debussy as a beautiful melody that I discovered the soul of the piece.” - Richard Stoltzman >Play Premiere Rhapsodie
       1. Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra

       2. Duetto

       3. Premiere Rhapsodie

       4. Clarinet Concerto No. 2

       5. Clarinet Concerto No. 2

       6. Clarinet Concerto No. 2

       7. Herbstlied

TOURING DATES
25 March 2011

University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble ... MORE

23 March 2011

University of North Florida Jazz Ensemble ... MORE

20 March 2011

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Simone Dinnerstein, piano... MORE

19 March 2011

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Simone Dinnerstein, piano... MORE

16 March 2011

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Simone Dinnerstein, piano... MORE

19 February 2011

Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra ... MORE

30 November 2010

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; The Klezmatics... MORE

21 November 2010

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Menahem Pressler, piano; Mel Kaplan's Chamber Soloist ... MORE

20 November 2010

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Menahem Pressler, piano; New York Chamber Soloists ... MORE

13 November 2010

Flint Symphony Orchestra ... MORE

07 November 2010

Eroica Trio with Richard Stoltzman ... MORE

27 October 2010

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Menahem Pressler, piano... MORE

25 September 2010

Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra ... MORE

11 December 2009
Harvard Musical Association
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09 December 2009
Rhode Island College
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22 November 2009
National Gallery of Art Concert Series
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25 October 2009
Ladies Morning Musical Club
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23 October 2009
Wolfeboro Friends of Music
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