- Paul Zukofsky
Paul Zukofsky (b.
Brooklyn ,New York ,October 22 ,1943 ) is an American violinist and conductor known for his work in the field ofcontemporary classical music .Zukofsky was born to the Objectivist poet
Louis Zukofsky and Celia Thaew Zukofsky, and is of Lithuanian Jewish heritage through his father. He studied violin withIvan Galamian .Zukofsky has worked with, performed, and recorded the works of such 20th century composers as
Milton Babbitt ,Arthur Berger , Easley Blackwood,Henry Brant ,John Cage ,Elliott Carter ,George Crumb ,Morton Feldman ,Philip Glass ,Peter Mennin ,Walter Piston ,Wallingford Riegger ,Giacinto Scelsi ,Artur Schnabel ,Roger Sessions ,Ralph Shapey ,Harvey Sollberger ,Stefan Wolpe ,Charles Wuorinen , andIannis Xenakis . He appeared as the character ofAlbert Einstein in the 1976 recording of Glass's opera "Einstein On the Beach " (1976), and gave the premiere of Glass's Violin Concerto (1987). Cage composed his "Freeman Etudes - Books I and II" (Etudes I-XVII, 1977-1980) for Zukofsky.Zukofsky has released 60 recordings, on the Sony, Camerata, CRI, and CP2 labels. He has also worked as a professor of violin.
Writings
*Zukofsky, Paul (1976). "On Violin Harmonics." In "Perspectives on Notation and Performance" ed. Benjamin Boretz and Edward T. Cone (New York: Norton, 1976). Essays reprinted from issues of "Perspectives of New Music". The "Perspectives of New Music" series. ISBN 0393021904. ISBN 9780393021905. ISBN 0393008096. ISBN 9780393008098.
External links
* [http://wm03.allmovie.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=41:62079~T1 All-Music biography]
* [http://www.musicalobservations.com/recordings/index.html Paul Zukofsky recordings]
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