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Musical Chairs
By LISA ROBINSON
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| A luncheon was held celebrating the September 2003 appointment of Itzhak Perlman to the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Violin studies. Attending were (left to right) Jane Gottlieb; Dean Stephen Clapp; Miss DeLay's two children, Jeffrey Newhouse and Alison Dinsmore; Mr. Perlman; Anthony Newman; President Joseph W. Polisi; and violinist Robert McDuffie. (Photo by Nan Melville) |
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The Juilliard School is pleased to announce the appointment of Itzhak Perlman to the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair of Violin Studies. The position was established in 1997 with a leadership grant from the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation to The Campaign for Juilliard and was held by Dorothy DeLay until the time of her death in March 2002. Mr. Perlman, who studied with Miss DeLay as a young violinist, came to consider her as one of his closest friends and colleagues.A member of Juilliard's violin faculty since 1999, Mr. Perlman is one of the world's most respected and admired violinists. Born in Israel in 1945, he received his early training at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, moving to New York while still a teenager to complete his studies with Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay at Juilliard. Since winning the prestigious Levintritt Competition in 1964, he has appeared with every major orchestra and in recitals and festivals throughout the world. He has won 15 Grammy Awards and 4 Emmys, and was a Kennedy Center Honors recipient in 2003.In the course of his prolific career, Mr. Perlman has demonstrated an abiding commitment to teaching, serving on the faculty of Brooklyn College's Conservatory of Music for 15 years from 1975-1990 and as artist-in-residence at the Perlman Music Program, an instruction and mentoring program for gifted young musicians ages 11 to 18 founded by Mr. Perlman's wife Toby, since its beginning in 1995.The Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation has been the single most important source of support for Juilliard's violin program for the last 16 years, providing funding for scholarships, faculty support, and the biannual Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies. Juilliard remains deeply grateful for the foundation's generosity.The Juilliard community was saddened to learn of the death of Edwin S. Marks, the husband of Juilliard trustee Nancy A. Marks, on April 24, 2003. Mr. Marks was the vice chairman of Lincoln Center at the time of his death and, with his wife, was a generous supporter of the School.That support has now been expanded with a $2 million endowment gift to The Campaign for Juilliard from two longtime friends and business associates of Mr. Marks: Ian M. Cumming and Joseph S. Steinberg, the chairman and president of Leucadia National Corporation. Both began their careers at Carl Marks and Company upon graduation from Harvard Business School in 1970. In 1979, together with Carl Marks and Company and several other investors, they acquired a controlling interest in Talcott National Corporation, which became Leucadia National Corporation several years later. Mr. Cummings and Mr. Steinberg are endowing this chair as a lasting tribute to Mr. Marks, and are "grateful beyond words for his faith in them and in his continuous generous friendship throughout his life."The gift will be used to establish the Edwin S. and Nancy A. Marks Chair in Chamber Music Studies, a position that will be held by Joseph Kalichstein. A Juilliard alumnus and member of Juilliard's piano and chamber music faculty since 1983, Mr. Kalichstein is one of the most highly regarded chamber music coaches and has developed a reputation as a truly inspirational teacher. Bärli Nugent, assistant dean and director of chamber music, said: "Joseph Kalichstein is an extraordinary artist who has inspired the entire Juilliard community as a consummate performer, distinguished collaborator, and inventive teacher. His acceptance of the Edwin S. and Nancy A. Marks Chair in Chamber Music Studies brings honor to the school."The fourth endowed chair to have been established as part of The Campaign for Juilliard (along with the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair in Violin Studies, the Susan W. Rose Chair in Piano, and the Richard Rodgers Drama Division Directorship), this position recognizes the growing importance of chamber music at Juilliard over the last several years and will provide significant assistance for faculty compensation and coaching activities in that area. Juilliard is deeply grateful to the donors of this exceptional gift, which serves as an inspirational tribute to a dear friend and loyal patron of the School. Lisa Robinson is the writer for The Campaign for Juilliard.
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