Proudly Introducing Grammy Award Nominee younger participants," she said. "We have to demonstrate to them that the beauty of chamber music is that you can hear every single sound of every instrument in an intimate setting that is far different from a symphony orchestra or a rock concert." Community And Artistic Support CMSD continues to have many Jewish supporters among its almost 300 paid subscribers. Other contributions include $258,000 worth of endowments from various foundations and corporate support from businesses including Comerica, Detroit Edison, BankOne and the Beztak Companies. Among the artists who have per- formed for the CMSD are Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, James Galway, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Richard Stoltzman, Ely Ameling, Alicia de Larrocha, Midori and Joseph Silverstein. Chamber ensembles have included the Guarneri String Quartet, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Beaux Arts Trio, the Juilliard String Quartet, I Musici, the Cleveland Quartet and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Another highlight was a 50th anniversary concert in 1994, where per- formers from around the world played a Beznos-inspired "musical chairs" game by exchanging places in one another's trios and quartets; the musicians even contributed their fees to CMSD. The group achieved national recog- nition last April when famed opera singer Jessye Norman gave a recital at a sold-out Detroit Opera House con- cert, again to raise funds for CSMD. Beznos also has instituted education- al initiatives. They include a series of lectures and discussions by national music authorities; master classes for advanced music students by renowned musicians who perform in the cham- ber's concerts, presented in conjunction with WSU's department of music; and an educational enrichment program of instruction and performance for young students by visiting musicians. In the 2000-2001 season, Brentano String Quartet will conduct the educa- tional enrichment program Feb. 1-2, just before its Feb. 3 performance, and will make a special trip to the area Oct. 10-13 for educational programs at five area elementary schools. Formed in 1992, the group feat icres Mark Steinberg and Serena Canin an violin, Misha Amory on viola and Nina Maria Lee on cello. ❑ Cantor David Montefiore "Cantor Montefiore, a strong tenor, has clarity and fervor with all the right musical instincts." New York Times OPENING ACT from page 76 very educated and will enjoy it." The other musicians are violist Kazuhide Isomura, a founding member; violinist Kikuei Ikeda, almost a founding member; and cellist Clive Greensmith, the newest addition, who replaced founding member Sadao Harada in 1999. "Our group is half Japanese and half not Japanese, and that makes us more international," says Kopelman, 53, experienced in international performances after 20 years with the Borodin String uartet based in Russia. Kopelinan's parents loved music and gave their son a violin and start- ed training when he was 5 years old. They wanted him to have a very dif- ferent life from theirs as his mother tried to put a year in Auschwitz behind her and his father worked as a tailor after escaping the Germans and becoming a prisoner in Russia. Kopelman went on to graduate from the Moscow Conservatory, win second prize in the Jacques Thibaud International Competition in Paris, perform with the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, serve as concert- master of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and teach at the Moscow Conservatory. "All my family moved to the United States together," says Kopelman, saddened by the loss of many relatives during World War II. "For the first three years, I was usu- ally out of the country playing with the Borodin Quartet. The group's management was in London." Kopelman's wife, Anna, and their daughter, Ellsaveta, are both pianists pursuing their own careers in America. "When we first came to the United States, we lived in a very Orthodox Jewish area in Brookly Kopelman says. "My mom and Anna's parents have gone to syna- gogue [regularly]. My wife and I have moved to the Bronx, and last year [for the holidays] we went to a synagogue close to us," Although Kopelman's career keeps him traveling, he still enjoys traveling when not required by work. "I like to see countries I have never seen before," he explains. "I always have been very interested in teaching chamber music and solo violin. The quartet has a residency at Yale University, and I teach there." ❑ Live in Concert with the Zamir Chorale of Metropolitan Detroit Performing works by Halevy, Copeland, Janowski and Helfman Sunday, September 16, 2000 4:00 p.m. 5075 W. Maple Road West Bloomfield (btwn Inkster at Middlebelt) 248-851-6880 www.cbahm.org Bet This concert has been generously underwritten by Olga at Paul Friedman, the Walter Litt Jewish Music Fund, and Friends of Congregation Beth Ahm. It is being offered at no charge to the public. Home of the finest Middle Eastern Cuisine. We've catered to kings & presidents ... and we're not kidding!!!! 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