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Miriam Fried, violinist, won the Paganini In-
ternational Competition and was the first
woman to win the prestigious Queen Eliza-
beth Competition.
Jeffrey Mutter, violin, serves as first violin-
ist for the Oxford String Quartet and concert-
master for the Esternach Festival in
Luxembourg.
Philip Setzer, violinist, is a founding mem-
ber of the Emerson String Quartet, one of the
premier chamber ensembles in the world.
Paul Biss, violin/viola, is a faculty member at
Indiana University.
Barbara Westphal, viola, is the winner of the
only prize for solo viola in the 1983 Munich
Competition, and is a former member of the
Delos String Quartet.
David Finckel, cello, performs with the Emer-
son String Quartet.
Paul Katz, cello, is a founding member of the
Cleveland Quartet.
Eugene Istomin, piano, has performed as
part of a trio with Isaac Stern and Leonard
Rose and with virtually all of the world's great
orchestras. His recordings have won numer-
ous rewards.
Ruth Laredo is a native Detroiter who reg-
ularly appears on great stages throughout the
world.
James Tocco, piano, is a Detroit native and
is in constant demand as a soloist, chamber
musician and pedagogue.
Wu Han, piano, has appeared at the Marl-
boro, Ravinia, Saratoga, Aspen, Santa Fe and
La Jolla festivals, among others. •
Jonathan Biss, piano, is winner of both the
Indianapolis and Bloomington Symphony con-
certo competitions (1994).
Peter Oundjian, conduCtor, makes his Great
Lakes Chamber Music Festival debut con-
ducting Detroit Chamber Winds.
John Corigliano, composer-in-residence, has
won global critical and popular acclaim for his
compositions.
St. Lawrence String Quartet won the
Fourth Banff String Competition, and has per-
formed at the Paris Opera and Kennedy Cen-
ter.
Detroit Chamber Winds, comprised of mu-
sicians from the Detroit Symphony and Michi-
gan Opera Theatre orchestras, has performed
extensively throughout the United States.
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The winners of the Catherine Filene Shouse Chamber Music Instit
Corigliano Quartet from Bloomington, Ind.; eighth blackbird from Sh
Ohio; Masala String Quartet from Cincinnati, Ohio; Veronika String
uate students at Miami of Ohio University; and the duo of Eleonore Willi frci
land and Barbara Binet from Belgium.
The program is made possible by
a two-year grant from the
Catherine
Filene
Shouse Foundation.
Tuition, meals and
lodging are provided
by the Great Lakes
Chamber Music Fes-
tival.
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Because the music fills a household with a strong Jew-
ish identity, Biss experiences deep emotions when travel-
ing to Israel.
"Not just performing in Israel — but being in Israel—
has special meaning," the young pianist said. "It's almost
like a second home for me. There is a very nice rapport with
the audience, and the time I spend there definitely is im-
portant because of my religious background."
Biss says he feels no generation gap while playing with
senior artists, his parents or others.
"The best advice my parents gave me was not to take
things too seriously," he explained. "From having serious
musicians as parents, I learned quite early that it reall
ought to feel like a privilege to be able to perform this gl
rious music, and I've never forgotten that." ❑
Temple Beth El is at 14 Mile and Telegraph. Kirk in
the Hills is on Long Lake Road, one mile west of Tele-
graph. St Hugo of the Hills Church is at Opdyke and
Hickory Grove roads. Subscription tickets are avail-
able. Individual ticket prices vary by concert. Informa-
tion and tickets for the Great Lakes Chamber Music
Festival, which runs June 7-21, can be obtained by call-
ing (810) 362-6171.
Conductor
Peter Oundjian,
a longtime
violinist with the
Tokyo String
Quartet, makes
his Great Lakes
Camber Music
Festival debut
conducting
Detroit
Chamber Winds.