La Jolla Chamber Music Society
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August 15, 2001

VIOLINIST JUDITH INGOLFSSON OPENS LA JOLLA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY'S 2001-2002 DISCOVERY SERIES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2001

La Jolla, CA-The La Jolla Chamber Music Society's 2001-2002 Discovery Series begins on Sunday, November 11, 2001 with a performance by violinist Judith Ingolfsson and pianist Ronald Sat. The duo will perform Schoenberg's Phantasy, Strauss's Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 18, Bach's Solo Partita in B Minor and Ravel's Tzigane, rapsodie de concert at 3:00 p.m. in Sherwood Auditorium at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 700 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA. Single tickets for this concert are $20 for adults and $5 for students (ages 6-18). For tickets or more information, call the Society's box office at 858-459-3728 or visit the Society's website at www.ljcms.org .

The Sunday concert will conclude Ms. Ingolfsson's week in San Diego, which will also feature several school visits as part of the Discovery Series Education Outreach Program and a television appearance on the KUSI (Channel 51/Cable 9) Weekend Morning News on Saturday, November 10.

The Discovery Series, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is designed to appeal to a wide range of audience members-from families to young professionals to anyone interested in hearing the stars of the future. The Series features concerts with young, world-class musicians. These artists are professionals who have studied with renowned musicians, toured extensively, and won numerous awards and competitions.

La Jolla Chamber Music Society Executive Director Neale Perl said, "I first heard Judith when I was on the finals' jury of the Concert Artists Guild competition two years ago. I knew at that time I was listening to an extraordinary musicians who would go on to impress audiences around the world. A year later she was making her debut at Carnegie Hall."

"Judith Ingolfsson gave a technically assured and interpretively astute recital at Carnegie Hall...and made her performance a journey to the soulful core....She gave a sizzling account, producing both fireworks and a singing tone."
The New York Times, April, 2000

Icelandic violinist Judith Ingolfsson is the 1998 Gold Medal winner of the quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, the violin world's most prestigious prize. Her artistry was recently heralded as "effortless; her tone ravishingly beautiful, pure and adaptable; her sense of style unerring; and her expressiveness simple, direct and strongly felt. " (Strings Magazine).

Ms. Ingolfsson's Carnegie Hall debut recital in April 2000 affirmed her ascendancy as a rising star and gave notice of a virtuoso of extraordinary technical command, sensitivity, and compelling presence. In addition to her triumph in Indianapolis, that same year she received the Nathan Wedeen Management Award sponsored by Concert Artists Guild. She was also third prize laureate and audience favorite at the 1997 Paganini Violin Competition. Most recently, Ms. Ingolfsson was awarded the 2001 Chamber Music America / WQXR Record Award for her debut recording on Catalpa Classics (released Fall 2000).

Since making her solo orchestral debut in Germany at the age of eight, Ms. Ingolfsson has appeared with numerous orchestras internationally. Recent season highlights include the Philadelphia Orchestra led by Wolfgang Sawallisch, the St. Louis Symphony conducted by Jesus Lopez-Cobos, the Indianapolis Symphony, and the San Diego Symphony with Gerard Schwarz. She has also performed with the Kansas City Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of Teatro Carlo Felice in Italy. In October 2000, Ms. Ingolfsson embarked on a 14-city North American tour with the Iceland Symphony that will include the Kennedy Center and a return visit to Carnegie Hall.

As a recitalist, Ms. Ingolfsson is admired for her lyricism, profound musical conviction, and elegance of interpretation. She has performed throughout the United States, including recent engagements in New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and abroad in Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Iceland. Her festival appearances include the Spoleto Festival, the Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival, the Menuhin Festival in Switzerland, and the Orlando Festival in the Netherlands.

Judith Ingolfsson's critically acclaimed performances have been broadcast on PBS and WQXR of New York City, CBS Sunday Morning, and NHK of Japan. In 1999, National Public Radio's Performance Today named her Debut Artist of the Year praising her "remarkable intelligence, musicality, and sense of insight."

A native of Reykjavik, Ms. Ingolfsson studied with Jascha Brodsky at the Curtis Institute, and David Cerone and Donald Weilerstein at the Cleveland Institute. She plays the 1683 Stradivarius formerly owned by Josef Gingold and currently on loan from the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.

Pianist Ronald Sat receives high praise for his great musicality, impressive technique and refined interpretation. As collaborative pianist, his performances have been noted for their "elegant sonorities" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, "clean accuracy" by the Youngstown Vindicator, and "exquisite nuance" by the San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. The Reykjavík-DV extols him as a "very skilled pianist.... excellent in every way."

Mr. Sat has concertized throughout the United States and abroad with various distinguished artists. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with violinist Judith Ingolfsson in April 2000 to critical acclaim, and the duo's first CD recently captured the first annual Chamber Music America/WQXR Record Award. In 1997, Mr. Sat received a Medal of Honor from the Mayor of San Luis Obispo for his performance with violinist Zvi Zeitlin in California. Other notable artists Mr. Sat has collaborated with include tenor Raymond Kwon, soprano Indra Thomas and violinist Mariko Inaba. Highlights of his past season included a debut at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with tenor Warren Mok and Metropolitan Opera bass Hao Jiang Tian, and a recital at the Curtis Institute of Music with Judith Ingolfsson. Mr. Sat's performances have been featured on WQXR and WNYC of New York, WFYI of Indianapolis, National Public Radio, PBS, NHK of Japan, and the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service.

Mr. Sat currently resides in New York City and is a member of the coaching staff at the Manhattan School of Music. He has served on the faculty of Centenary College of Louisiana and the University of Akron. He is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he received the Rosa Lobe Award for excellence in collaborative piano. His teachers include Anne Epperson, Warren Jones, Jean Barr, and Rena Sharon. He holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of British Columbia.

The Discovery Series

The Discovery Series is designed to appeal to a wide range of audience members-from families to young professionals to anyone interested in hearing the stars of the future. The Series features concerts with young, world-class musicians. These artists are professionals who have studied with renowned musicians, toured extensively, and won numerous awards and competitions.

The remainder of the Discovery Series schedule is:
* Kungsbacka Piano Trio
Sunday, December 16, 2001
* Amelia Piano Trio
Sunday, February 3, 2002
* Felix Fan and Friends
Sunday, March 24, 2002
* Marius Brenciu, tenor
Michael Fennelly, piano
Sunday, April 21, 2002

The Discovery Series single tickets are just $20 for adults and $5 for students (18 years of age and younger). These exceptional rates emphasize the family-oriented nature of the Discovery Series, and the Society's long-term commitment to musical education and San Diego's youth.

The La Jolla Chamber Music Society

As the most comprehensive classical music presenter in San Diego, the La Jolla Chamber Music Society, beginning its 33rd season, presents the finest emerging and established musicians, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras and dance companies. The Society's series include the acclaimed Celebrity, Revelle, Piano, and Discovery Series-which incorporates an educational outreach program designed to enrich the musical lives of 10,000 San Diego students each season-and SummerFest La Jolla, an internationally acclaimed annual chamber music festival. The Society presents concerts at Sherwood Auditorium, the Civic Theatre, Copley Symphony Hall, the Neurosciences Institute and on campuses throughout San Diego. The Society also sponsors the Community Music Center program in Southeast San Diego, which gives 160 at-risk children the opportunity to study and perform classical music.

For tickets to all Series, information, or to receive a free brochure, call 858-459-3728 or visit the Society's website at www.ljcms.org .

Source: La Jolla Chamber Music Society

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