November 4, 2002 Contact: Li-Ling Wang, Paula Mlyn, Matt Schicker, Janet Kessin

Conductor Ki-Sun Sung Leads
The Pre-College Chamber Orchestra
In Works by Humperdinck, Bruch,
Sibelius, and Mozart
Thursday, December 5 at 8 PM in Alice Tully Hall

Juilliard alumna Chee-Yun is the soloist in
Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26

Conductor Danail Rachev Leads
The Pre-College Symphony on Works by
Stravinsky, Mozart, and Dvořák
Saturday, December 21 at 5 PM in Juilliard Theater

Seventeen-year-old violinist Mari-e Takahashi
Is the soloist in Barber’s Concerto, Op. 14

Juilliard’s Pre-College Division presents three concerts in December, beginning with the Pre-College Chamber Orchestra on Thursday, December 5 at 8 PM in Alice Tully Hall. Conductor Ki-Sun Sung leads the ensemble in a program of music which includes Humperdinck’s Prelude to Hnsel und Gretel, Sibelius’ Valse triste and Andante festivo, Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 ("Haffner"), and Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26, to be performed by Juilliard alumna Chee-Yun. FREE tickets are required for this concert and are available at the Juilliard Box Office beginning November 21. The Juilliard Box Office, located at 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, is open Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 6 PM, (212) 769-7406.

On Saturday, December 21 at 5 PM in Juilliard Theater, conductor Danail Rachev leads the Pre-College Symphony in three short works by Igor Stravinsky: Greeting Prelude, Scherzo à la russe, and Circus Polka. The program also includes Mozart’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482, and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World"). Soloist for this performance is to be announced later. Mr. Rachev has been recently appointed as apprentice conductor at the New World Symphony. No tickets are required for this concert.

On Saturday, December 21 at 8 PM in Juilliard Theater, conductor of the Pre-College Orchestra Adam Glaser leads the Division’s most senior ensemble in a program of music including Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, Barber’s Essay No. 2, Op. 17 and Violin Concerto, Op. 14, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47. The Pre-College concerto competition winner Mari-e Takahashi is the soloist in Barber’s Violin Concerto, Op. 14. No tickets are required for this concert.

Adam Glaser, a native of Long Island, New York, has appeared as a guest conductor with the Curtis Opera Theatre, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and the Ridotto Chamber Orchestra, which he led from the harpsichord during an evening of Baroque vocal works. He also has served as assistant conductor for the Eos Orchestra and the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra. An active composer, Mr. Glaser’s works have been performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Utah Symphony, the Naples Philharmonic, the New Mexico Symphony,the Long Island Philharmonic, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, the Anderson (IN) Symphony Orchestra, the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, and choirs of the Interlochen Center for the Arts. In 1999, Mr. Glaser was awarded the American-Austrian Foundation Fellowship for Young Conductors, which sponsored his residence at the Salzburg Festival and at the Internationales Orchesterinstitut Attergau. Other festivals and master classes include those of the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and the Oregon Bach Festival. Mr. Glaser completed a master of music degree in orchestral conducting at the University of Michigan, and earned a diploma in orchestral conducting at The Curtis Institute of Music. He is a graduate of the Juilliard Pre-College Division in composition, and a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of arts degree in English Literature, Afro-American Studies, and Music. Additional studies include piano performance at the Oberlin Conservatory and composition at the Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division. Alongside his conducting and composing activities, he remains an active jazz pianist, chamber musician, and vocal accompanist.

Born in Shumen, Bulgaria, Danail Rachev received his initial musical training in choral, opera, and orchestral conducting at the State Music Academy in Sofia, studying with Vassil Kazandgiev and Georgi Robev. He completed post-graduate studies in the United States at the Peabody Conservatory, where he earned a master of music degree under Gustav Meier and Markand Thakar in 2000. In 2002, he was invited by Leonard Slatkin to participate in the National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C. He also served as Academy conductor for the American Academy of Conducting, at the 2002 Aspen Music Festival. In 2001 he was a semi-finalist in the inaugural Maazel-Vilar International Conductors’ Competition, and in 2000 was a finalist in the Fundaço Oriente International Young Conductors competition in Lisbon, Portugal. He also has served as assistant conductor for Baltimore Opera productions of Elektra, Eugene Onegin, and La Cenerentola. Mr. Rachev has appeared as guest conductor in Europe with the State Musical Academy Orchestra, Sofia Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Epoques, and has led productions at the Russe State Opera. Mr. Rachev currently serves as assistant conductor to the Columbia Orchestra, in Maryland, as apprentice conductor at the New World Symphony, and as conductor of Juilliard’s Pre-College Symphony.

A native of Seoul, Korea, Ki-Sun Sung received his bachelor of music degree from the Seoul National University and his master of music degree in viola from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Karen Tuttle. He later received an artist diploma in conducting from The Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Otto-Werner Mueller. He has been an apprentice conductor under Daniel Barenboim at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and participated in the National Conducting Institute with Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony Orchestra in 2000. Mr. Sung has conducted the Curtis Orchestra, the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic, Seoul Youth Orchestra, Nova Filharmonica Portuguese, and the New Amsterdam Symphony. He also has performed extensively as a viola soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. A second-prize winner in the Pedro Feitas de Banco conducting competition in Lisbon, Portugal, he currently serves as music director of the New York Sinfonietta (which he helped to found in 1993), and conductor of the Juilliard Pre-College Chamber Orchestra.

Violinist Chee-Yun, a native of Seoul, Korea, has appeared in recitals and concerto performances throughout North America, Europe and Asia. She has toured with the San Francisco Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas and Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival in Japan, and has performed with major orchestras, including The Philadelphia Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Toronto Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Nagoya Philharmonic. Highlights of 2002-03 include numerous solo and concerto performances throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as the Spoleto Festival USA chamber music tour, a project Chee-Yun has been associated with since its inception. Festival appearances include Aspen, Marlboro, Spoleto, Ravinia, Caramoor, La Jolla, and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. Chee-Yun has been a recording artist under the Denon label since 1993. She has been heard frequently on the NPR’s Performance Today, the WQXR Radio, and WNYC Radio. Ms. Chee-Yun is a graduate of both The Juilliard School and its Pre-College Division, where she studied with Dorothy DeLay, Hyo Kang, and Felix Galimir.

Born in 1984, Japanese violinist Mari-e Takahashi is currently studying with Masao Kawasaki at The Juilliard Pre-College Division. In April 2002 she performed with the Livingston Symphony Orchestra as the winner of the Young Artists Concerto Competition held by the orchestra. Other performances included a chamber music concert at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, as well as several TV appearances on PBS shows Sesame Street and House Party. She has been the recipient of the New Horizon Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival, the Rosengarten String Scholarship from the New York Youth Symphony, and the Elaine and Stephen Stamas New York Philharmonic Players Fund. Ms. Takahashi has served as a concertmaster at the New York Youth Symphony, as well as the Pre-College Symphony and Orchestra. She currently is a student at the Professional Children’s School in New York City.