- Jeremy Cushman
:"This article incorporates text from [http://www.jscushman.info http://www.jscushman.info] , which has been released into the
public domain ."Jeremy Stein Cushman (born 1990) performs internationally as a
violin soloist, with performances spanning four continents. He made his soloorchestra l debut at the age of eight with the Great Neck Philharmonic and, at the age of nine, was featured on the nationally televised CBSEarly Show withBryant Gumbel after winning the FAO/CBS international talent search. In 2002, he was selected to perform asMicrosoft 's Symbol of Potential for its annual convention in theNew Orleans Superdome where he received a standing ovation from the 14,000 attendees, leading to additional performances under Microsoft’s sponsorship. At the age of twelve, Cushman won the 2003New York City talent competition atManhattan ’s Heckscher Theatre. He also gave two performances atMadison Square Garden for audiences of 19,000 in the Knicks Kids Talent Search semi-finals and finals where he earned the title of "Most Talented Boy of 2002-2003". More recently, Cushman was flown by Swiss Orange Communications toZürich, Switzerland to give a benefit performance forUNICEF , performed as a soloist atLincoln Center 'sAvery Fisher Hall , and gave a solo recital to a full house at Manhattan’s Steinway Hall, which raised significant funds for the concert’s sponsor, the Variety Children’s Charity. He was also honored with a third appearance atMadison Square Garden when the Garden featured the best performers from years past. Cushman has appeared with a variety of acclaimedorchestra s including as a guest soloist with the New York Riverside Orchestra, the Queens Symphony Orchestra, the Queensborough Orchestra, the Great Neck Philharmonic, and as a repeat guest soloist with the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra. This past summer, he also touredLondon andScotland as concertmaster and soloist of the COS Young Symphonic Ensemble. Most recently, Cushman had the opportunity to perform at the opening of the L'Oréal Paris convention to exemplify the event's motivational theme "Exceed and Succeed." In April 2006, Cushman won the American Fine Arts Festival young performers competition, conducted in four states over several weeks, and earned the opportunity to perform atCarnegie Hall in May 2006. In June of 2006 he performed the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Scottsdale Symphony inArizona .Other past highlights include a performance for the Dance Theater of Harlem at a program hosted by
Arthur Mitchell , performing at the opening of the 2003 World Leadership Conference in Washington, providing the music for the opening night reception of Franco D'Alessandro's Off-Broadway play "Roman Nights" where he entertained such notables as Pia Lindstrom,Isabella Rossellini andPeter Bogdanovich , and participating in a special9/11 memorial ceremony hosted by Secretary GeneralKofi Annan at theUnited Nations . In addition, Cushman spent many years as the featured soloist for the Tarumi Violinists, an acclaimed youth ensemble, performing inCarnegie Hall , and theWhite House , at the official NYC and NYS celebrations ofIsrael 's 50th anniversary hosted, respectively, by Mayor Giuliani and Governor Pataki, and on concert tours ofJapan ,Taiwan ,Argentina andHong Kong . Cushman began his studies with inspirational teacher Yukako Tarumi at the age of five. He currently studies with renownedJuilliard professor Shirley Givens.Jeremy Cushman attended
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School , where he was ranked number one in his graduating class. He also attended the NYSSSA School of Orchestral Studies as concert master of the Symphony Orchestra. He is currently a freshman atHarvard College .External links
* [http://www.jscushman.info Jeremy Stein Cushman's Web Site]
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