Table for the 1 triples with object "Two well known soloists and chamber musicians join forces to bring forth Brahms and Schumann's sonatas, romances, and fantasy pieces for clarinet and piano. Todd Levy perfectly brings out the mellow woodiness of the clarinet, while Elina Abend offers the perfect counterpoint in the form of gloriously silky piano playing. Todd Levy made his debut at the age of seventeen performing the Hindemith Clarinet Concerto at Lincoln Center, and is now Principal Clarinet of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as well as the Santa Fe Opera. Levy is a member of the clarinet faculty at the University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee and his solo career highlights include appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, and with the Israel Philharmonic in Tel-Aviv. Other highlights include performances of the Brahms F minor Sonata arranged for clarinet and orchestra by Luciano Berio, the world premiere of Peter Schickele's Concerto for Clarinet and Flute, and the European premiere of John Harbison's Concerto for Clarinet and Oboe. An active chamber musician, Mr. Levy has collaborated with members of the Guarneri, Julliard, Cleveland, Orion, and Ying quartets, as well as the Beaux Arts Trio, Midori, Christop Eschenbach, Richard Goode, Mitsuko Uchinda, Marc Niekrug, Carol Wincenc, and Paula Robison. He has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, BMG, and Telarc. He is a graduate of the Julliard School where he studied with David Weber. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, pianist Elena Abend is well known as a soloist and chamber musician. She has performed with all the major orchestras of her country and has recorded with the Filarmonica Nacional. As the recipient of a scholarship from the Venezuelan Council for the Artst, Ms. Abend studied at the Jilliard Schoool, where she received her Bachelor and Master degrees. She has performed at the Purcell Room on London's South Bank, Avery Fisher Hall in New York's Lincoln Center, Weill Recital hall at Carnegie Hall, and the Academy of Music with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Other engagements have included the Wigmore Hall in London, the United Nations, the Toulouse Conservatoire in France, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington D.C., Merkin Concert Hall in New York, and many other celebrated venues. Ms. Abend has been on the faculty of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Indiana University's String Academy summer program, and the Milwaukee Chamber Music Festival. She has performed with Present Music Now and the Frankly Music Series on several occasions and is currently professor of piano and chamber music at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee."^^xsd:string on predicate ns2:olb sorted by label

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?:Todd Levy and Elena Abend	ns2:olb