- James Strauss (flutist)
James Strauss (b.
November 29 ,1974 Recife ,Pernambuco ) is a Brazilian virtuosoflautist and musicologist. He is an internationally known performer whose virtuosity has drawn comparisons toJascha Heifetz andVladimir Horowitz .Biography
He began taking violin lessons from his father when he was 4 years old, but switched to the flute a few years later. He graduated from the
Paris Conservatory with Pierre Yves Artaud, Maurice Pruvot, and Lazslo Hadadi. Concurrently he studied Flute withJean-Pierre Rampal . His career as a flute soloist started in 1991 with his performance with the Festival Orchestra of the 23rd Music Festival inCampos do Jordão , conducted byJúlio Medaglia .In 1999, he moved to
Finland , and began looking forPiotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky 's legendary "Flute Concerto", of which Rampal had seen a page in the 1960s in theSoviet Union . He eventually found three pieces of the original composition (one inSt. Petersburg , one in Finland, one inKlin ) and reconstructed from them the Concertstück for Flute, TH 247, now catalogued as a posthumous work by Tchaikovsky.Appearances
Strauss has performed with leading symphony and chamber orchestras in Japan, Israel, Central and Western Europe, and Scandinavia. He has also performed at venues including the Châtelet in
Paris ,Tokyo 'sSuntory Hall ,NJPAC inNew Jersey ,Sala São Paulo inSão Paulo , and at festivals inFrance ,Brazil , theUnited States ,Argentina andIsrael . In January 2007, he appeared at the Orchestra Hall in Miami,Ohio with the Oxford Chamber Orchestra.Commissioned concertos
René Gerber, Solfa Carlile, Dimitri Cervo, Daisuke Soga, Kenny Choy, João Linhares,
Philip Czaplowski , Antonio Ribeiro and Glenn Roger Davis have composed commissioned concertos for him, more are currently being composed.Flute
His 14-carat gold flute was made by the
Powell Flutes team.Discography
Strauss has released two CDs with the
Israeli Virtuosi , and four more in 2007 with repertoire ranging fromAntonio Vivaldi to modern Brazilian music. He has also recorded the 24Paganini Caprices, arranged for flute.*James Strauss Plays Beethoven James Strauss, flute; Regina Glasunova, piano; Miyo Umezu, Violin; Olli Varonen, cello
*Raiders of the lost Tchaikovsky (CD/DVD ) Heitor Villa-Lobos, Haydn, Paganini, Ponce, A. Tchaikovsky, P. Tchaikovsky, Dinicu, Rimsky Korsakov January 31st recording of The Oxford Chamber Orchestra conducted by Ricardo Averbach.
*Made in Brazil James Strauss, flute; Israeli Virtuosi; Ada Pelleg, conductor
*Tchaikovsky Flute Concerto James Strauss, flute; Israeli Virtuosi; Ada Pelleg, conductor
*Portrait (CD sample 1999, Point Classics) Vivaldi · Ribeiro · Gluck · Liebermann · Mercadante · Debussy · Randall
James Strauss , flute; Orquestra de Camara Theatro São Pedro, Capriccioso Chamber Orchestra, Antunes CâmeraHonors
*UFAM Concours International de flute, first prize, 1998
*UFAM Concours International de Chamber Music, first prize, 1999
*Concours International de flute de la Ville de Lempdes, first prize, 1997
*Concours International de flute Morangis, first mention, 1997External links
*Official|http://www.jamesstrauss.com
Persondata
NAME = Strauss, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = classical flutist from Brazil
DATE OF BIRTH = November 29, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH = Recife, Brazil
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