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Building History—New Season Marks Momentous Events
by SARAH KRICHEFF
Juilliard launches its 2009-10 school year with a nod to the past and an eye to the future. This season—which features some 700 music, drama, and dance performances—marks the 25th anniversary of school President Joseph W. Polisi and the debut of the Historical Performance program, which opens its doors to its first class of graduate musicians this month. Catch the highlights here. More...
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| | The Bach Trio Sonatas, Open to Interpretation
by DAVID ENLOW
Paul Jacobs, the chair of Juilliard’s organ department, is well known for his Bach interpretations, having performed all 200-plus of the composer’s organ works, sometimes in a single marathon concert. On September 15, Jacobs will open the Juilliard concert season with a recital of Bach’s Six Trio Sonatas, BWV 525-530. Referring to the significant challenge of performing these works, Jacobs compared the experience to walking on eggshells: “There isn’t much,” he said, “for the performer to cling on to.” More...
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| The Nature of Learning
by LAURIE NILES
For this year’s Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies, some 200 participants converged from 33 states and 17 countries to explore the nature of learning, teaching, and performing. The biennial symposium was held in May and included a master class by Paul Kantor, a workshop by performance psychologist Don Greene, a performance featuring violinist Chee-Yun Kim (right) and pianist Akira Eguchi, among several other events. More...
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| | Celebrating a Landmark Anniversary
by JOSEPH W. POLISI
In celebration of his 25th anniversary as Juilliard president, Joseph W. Polisi looks back on his years at the School. In 1984, when the 36-year-old bassoonist and then dean of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music applied for the job of president of the School with a cover letter proposing bold changes for Juilliard, he didn’t expect to be called back for an interview. He was, and the rest, so to speak, is history. More...
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| Bachauer Winners Take Risks, Reap Rewards
by BENJAMIN LAUDE
Each May, Room 309 becomes a purgatory for anxious pianists who must perform before a panel of their teachers to demonstrate in 15 minutes what they have achieved in hundreds of hours of practice time. A lucky few are selected to return to Room 309 to vie for the top prize in Juilliard’s Gina Bachauer Piano Competition. The 2009 winners, Michael Brown and Eric Zuber, take the stage for the annual concert on September 30. More...
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