SIN Entertainment 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. ,....4.)NMACCW:MM:eg"=:•Vaft• rkk• , •44. 'N\AA AND THE WINNERS AR • k, • 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. Cl- 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.