Yuval Waldman Curriculum Vitae

Yuval Waldman, Curriculum Vitae

SOLO VIOLINIST

Soloist with orchestras in the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel, including Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Concertgebouw, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Kansas City Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Miami Philharmonic, Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Hartford Chamber Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, National Polish Radio and Television Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Russian State Orchestra, Cape Town Symphony, among others.

Recital appearances throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, South America and Africa, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall in London and Concergebouw Hall in Amsterdam.

Radio and television appearances throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, South America and Africa.

Recordings: Angel Records, Newport Classics, Omega Classica Records, CRI Records, Musical Heritage Society, Musique International.

Festivals: Casals Festival (Puerto Rico), Mostly Mozart Festival (New York City), St. Petersburg Spring Festival (Russia), Israel Festival (Tel Aviv), Algarve Music Festival (Portugal), Ives Music Festival (Danbury CT) and others.

CHAMBER MUSIC

Artistic Director, Emelin Chamber Music Society, Mamoroneck NY
Artistic Director, Round Hill Chamber Players, Fairfield CT
Member: Kinor String Quartet, Contrasts Trio, Ives Trio, Chamber Music Plus, Kansas City Chamber Soloists, Interaction Artists. Guest appearances with various chamber groups in the US, Europe and Israel.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
2007	Visiting Professor East European University, Izevsk, Russia .
1998-present	Faculty Summertrios, Pennsylvania .
2002- 2005	Faculty Interlachen Summer Program, Interlachen, Michigan .
1991-1994	Head of String Department, SUNY, Purchase NY Coordinated activities of the department: auditions, student concerts, special events Responsible for expansion of string faculty and increased student recruiting. Guest conductor Purchase Orchestra .
1981-1994	Associate Professor of Music, SUNY, Purchase NY Taught violin, viola and chamber music classes. Conducted weekly violin master classes and classes in solo and orchestral string literature .
1996	Visiting Conductor, St. Mary College, Maryland .
1984	Visiting Professor of Conducting, University of Wisconsin .
1976 – present	Master classes and workshops in the United States, Europe and Israel, California Music Center, University of Wisconsin, University of Kansas, Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem, Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland, etc.

ORCHESTRAL LEADER

Concertmaster: Kansas City Philharmonic; St. Luke’s Chamber Orchestra, New York City; Amor Artis Orchestra, New York City; Ives Festival Orchestra, Danbury, CT; Bridgeport Symphony, Bridgeport, CT

Principal Violin: Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, New York City

Associate Concertmaster: Brooklyn Philharmonic

CONDUCTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR
1996-present Music Director	New American Chamber Orchestra, New York City. Appearances at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, US tours, residence in Festival of the Berkshires. .
2004-present Conductor	St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Russia. “Music Bridges St. Petersburg-New York”. Five year project recording American music with St. Petersburg Philharmonic for Albany and Centaur Records. .
2000-present Conductor	Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra Summertrios Concerto Project .
2001-2004 Principal Conductor .	Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra, Long Island, NY .
1985-1997 Co-founder .	Mid-Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, Washington, DC .
1986-1995 Music Director .	Brooklyn Philharmonic Youth Concerts, New York City .
1987-1989 Music Director .	Cathedral Chamber Orchestra, New York City. .
1980-1986 Music Director .	Madeira Bach Festival Orchestra, Madiera, Portugal .
1980-1981 Asst. Conductor .	Kansas City Philharmonic, Kansas City, MO .

GUEST CONDUCTOR

Symphonic:
St. Petersburg Philharmonic; Philadelphia Concerto Soloists; Russian State Orchestra; Moscow Chamber Soloists; New Portuguese Orchestra; Gulbenkian Orchestra (Portugal); Israel Chamber Orchestra; Hartford Chamber Orchestra and others.

Opera:
Cologne Opera (Germany); Cape Town Opera (South Africa) and others

Ballet:
Marc Morris Dance Company, BAM, NYC; Bridgeport Ballet Orchestra, Bridgeport, CT

Choral:
Jefferson Festival Choir, Kennedy Center, Washington DC; Gulbenkian Choir (Portugal); Cappella Choir, Moscow; Shenendoah Choral Society, Virginia, and others.

ORCHESTRAL RECORDINGS – CONDUCTOR

2007 Leap Classics Records, Soloists of St. Petersburg Philharmonic, “Beethoven Lost and Discovered”
2006 Leap Classics Records, Jubilee Recording, St. Petersburg Philharmonic,
“Music By Mozart”
2002 Centaur Records, Soloists of St. Petersburg Philharmonic, “Napoli”, music
by Steve Perillo
2001 Centaur Records, Russian Festival Orchestra. Orchestral music by
American Composers
2000 Benedictinus 2000 Records, Mellennium Philharmonic Orchestra and
Choir (Moscow). Liturgical music by Beethoven, Bruckner, Rossini, Faure
1998 Nyana Records, New American Chamber Orchestra, Music by
Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky

ARTISTIC DIRECTION
2007-present Artistic Director .	5B Festival – Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bartok, Bernstein – A Festival of Music and Ideas University Of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, Oklahoma .
2007-present Artistic Director .	International Conference “Tchaikovsky in Udmurtia and The World” Eastern European University, Izevsk, Russia .
2004-present Artistic Director .	Music Bridges International, Inc. International organization for performance and study of new music.
2005-present Music Director .	International Youth Competition “Young Tchaikovsky” Votkins, Russia (Tchaikovsky’s birthplace)
1986-present Artistic Director .	World Bank Mozart Festival, Washington, DC
2000-present Music Director .	Chamber Music Associates, New York City Promotion and study of chamber music.
1998-2000 Music Director .	Benedictinus 2000, Rome, Italy Millennium Celebration project, producing over 100 concerts and an historical recording of old and new music.
1998-present Co-Artistic Director .	Opus Berkshire Festival, North Adams, MA Chamber and orchestral concerts and educational activities in the Berkshires.
1997-present Co-Artistic Director .	Waterville Valley Music Center, Waterville Valley, NH Chamber music performances and master classes.
1994-1995 Artistic Director .	Jefferson Music Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington DC. Performances and symposiums of music from Jefferson library in Monticello, VA.
1978-1985 Music Director .	International Madera Bach Festival, Madera, Portugal Performances of vocal and instrumental works by J.S. Bach.
1974-1977	Hebrew Arts School for Music and Dance, New York City. Director of Special Projects and Adult Division.

PRIZES AND HONORS

Marquis International Who’s Who in Performing Arts
National Board of Jewish Music
Winner:

Affiliated Artists Competition, New York City, 1981
Concert Artists Guild Competition, New York City 1970
Carnegie Hall Jeunesses Musicales International Competition, 1969
Special Prize of the Jury, International Violin Competition, Munich, 1969
Premier Prix de Virtuosite, Conservatory of Geneva, 1964
America-Israel Cultural Foundation Fellowship, 1965-70

EDUCATION

Violin: Studies with Isaac Stern (New York), Ivan Galamian (The Juilliard School), Joseph Gingold (Indiana University), Rene Benedetti (Paris Conservatory), Lorand Fenyves (Geneva Conservatory). Master classes with Joseph Szigeti, Nathan Millstein, Henryk Szeryng, Zino Francescatti.

Chamber music: Studies with Robert Mann and Felix Gallimir (The Juilliard School), William Primrose, Janos Starker and Menachem Pressler (Indiana University)

Conducting: Studies with Raphael Kubelik (Rome, Luzerne), Jorge Mester (The Juilliard School), Leonard Bernstein (Tanglewood, MA), William Vaccano (opera conducting at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)

1967-1970	Post graduate studies at the Juilliard School in New York
1965-1967	Post Graduate studies at Indiana University, Bloomington IN
1965-1965	Graduate Artist’s Diploma, Conservatory of Geneva, Switzerland. First prize with distinction (Masters Degree)
1962-1963	Paris Conservatory, France. First prize
1957-1962	Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv, Israel, Artist’s Diploma
1953-1956	Professional Music School in Lvov, Ukraine
Mr. Waldman is available for limited engagements as a violinist, conductor, clinician and as a teacher.