Daniel Boico, conductor
Called by critic Guiseppe Calliari an “undisputed star who combines a magnetic charisma with a skilled technique,” Daniel Boico is the Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic since June, 2009. Mr. Boico debuted with the New York Philharmonic in January, 2009, and will lead all of the Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts, among other concerts, in the 2009-2010 season. In December 2009, Mr. Boico led the New York Philharmonic with soloist Itzhak Perlman in the “Concert to End Polio” – as part of Rotary International’s efforts to eradicate Polio from the Earth. Mr. Boico was Apprentice Conductor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra where he worked closely with, and was assistant to then Music Director Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez and Zubin Mehta.
Born in Israel and raised in both Paris and the United States, Mr. Boico was a student and assistant of Russian Professor Ilya Musin at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. A prize winner at the Prokofiev and Pedrotti conducting competitions, Mr. Boico has led numerous major orchestras worldwide, including the New York Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, and the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional in Mexico City. Mr. Boico has collaborated with many international soloists, including Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman, Gil Shaham, Shlomo Mintz and Shai Wosner. In August 2000, he directed I Virtuosi Italiani in the highly praised world premiere recording of Nino Rota’s two cello concertos with cellist Dmitry Yablonsky on the Chandos label.
Upcoming engagements include concerts with the New York Philharmonic, the Moscow State Academic Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional in Mexico City, and the Limburg Symphony Orchestra in Maastricht, Holland.
Daniel Boico resides in New York with his wife, Anastasia, and daughter Naomi.
Anna Rabinova
Violinist Anna Rabinova performs nationally and internationally as a
soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and recording artist. She
joined the New York Philharmonic in 1994, two years after arriving in
the United States from her native Russia; in the 2008–09 season she was
a soloist with the Orchestra in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, led
by Lorin Maazel.
Ms. Rabinova has toured Germany, Italy, the former Yugoslavia,
Hungary, and Bulgaria, performing concertos with the Moscow State
Symphony Orchestra and numerous other European orchestras. They include
the Halle Philharmonic, Schwerin Philharmonic, Moscow Radio Orchestra
(Vladimir Fedoseev conducting), Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Eisenach
Symphony, Russian State Symphony, and Berlin Symphony. In the United
States, she has made solo appearances with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s,
American Symphony Orchestra (Leon Botstein conducting), and Memphis
Symphony, among others, and has premiered works by John Corigliano and
Alfred Schnittke.
As a recitalist, Ms. Rabinova has appeared in numerous halls,
including the Shauspielhaus in Berlin, Tchaikovsky Philharmonie Hall in
Moscow, and Moscow Conservatory Great Hall, as well as in venues in
Rome, Leipzig, and Belgrade. In the U.S. she has performed at the
Phillips Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie
Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Bargemusic, and on the
Rockefeller University concert series. In April 2004 she served as
concertmaster of the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Symphony Orchestra. Her
festival performances have included appearances at the Schleswig
Holstein, Berlin Chamber Music, and Long Island Mozart festivals, the
Music Festival of the Hamptons, and at Tanglewood and Caramoor.
Konstantin Soukhovetski
Konstantin Soukhovetski is rapidly earning a reputation as a “young pianist who captivates” with his “distinctive lyricism”, “immaculate technique” and “vigor…refinement… and drama”. Mr. Soukhovetski won the First Prize and Audience Prize at 2007 New Orleans International Piano Competition and can be heard this season with The Louisiana Philharmonic, LA; Kennett Symphony, PA; Baton Rouge Symphony, LA; Acadiana Symphony, LA and Erie Philharmonic Orchestra, PA as well as solo recitals at Tri-C Series in Cleveland, OH; “Evelyn Miller” Series in Knoxville, TN; Gala for Auburn Symphony Orchestra, Auburn, CA; Apollo Arts, Oregon House, CA; Manchester Music Festival, VT; Elmira College, NY; Emory-Oxford College, GA; Forum Series in Banner Elk, NC; 21-Century Club, Cleveland, OH; The Prizery, South Boston, VA; Haywood Arts Council Piano Series, Waynesville, NC; Goddard Riverside concert series in New York, NY and at Loyola University’s Roussel Hall presented by the Music Society of New Orleans. Mr. Soukhovetski will also appear at The Kennedy Center with Biava Quartet this season.
Lance Suzuki
Lance Suzuki has been described as "an unusually passionate flutist who captivates an audience" by the New York Concert Review. The Los Angeles Times has called his playing "musically poised" and "cool in sound" and the New York Times has deemed his collaborations "the evening's most compelling offerings." Recent highlights include chamber music performances in Weill and Merkin Halls, at the 92nd StY, The Stone, live on National Public Radio's Performance Today, and at the Marlboro Music Festival.
Mr. Suzuki has collaborated with many leading artists including flutists Paula Robison and Marina Piccinini, pianists Gilbert Kalish and Lang Lang, cellist David Soyer, and principal wind players from many major US orchestras. He has appeared as a soloist with the Manhattan School Philharmonia, the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra, the New York Metamorphoses Orchestra, the Young Soloists of New York chamber orchestra, and in Vivaldi's double concerto with Paula Robison at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. Work with guitarist/composer David Leisner has led to the New York and Boston premieres of works by William Bolcom and Osvaldo Golijov, a live appearance on WGBH Radio in Boston, and performances at guitar festivals in New York and Long Island. He has also premiered new works through Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshops led by Dawn Upshaw, Osvaldo Golijov, and John Harbison.
Born and raised in the state of Hawaii, Lance Suzuki began studying the flute at age nine. Since then, he has been the recipient of numerous honors and grants in his home state and abroad. Among these are a Hawaii Music Award, fellowships from the Aspen and Marlboro Music Festivals, and prizes from the MSM Eisenberg-Fried, YMF Debut, and Pasadena Instrumental Competitions. He holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and from the University of Southern California where he was named "Outstanding Graduate" in his class by the faculty. His teachers have been Linda Chesis, Michael Parloff, Nadine Asin, Gary Woodward, and Jean Harling.
