Festival Program - American Music Festivals

Sunday
Monday
April 3, 2016
4PM
April 4, 2016
7PM
Lincolnwood
Chamber
Orchestra
Chicago
Pro
Musica
Copernicus Center - 5216 W. Lawrence, Chicago
Albert Igolnikov
John Bruce Yeh
Philip Simmons
General Sponsor:
Anastasiya Roytman
Pavel Roytman
Main media sponsors:
Consulate
General
of Hungary
Chicago
Presented by American Music Festivals in partnership with the Illinois Society for Arts and Music Promotion among Youth
Sir Georg Solti, original name György Stern Solti (born October 21,
1912, Budapest, Hungary—died September 5, 1997, Antibes,
France), Hungarian-born British conductor and pianist, one of the most
highly regarded conductors of the second half of the 20th century. He
was especially noted for his interpretations of Romantic orchestral and
operatic works.
Solti studied at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with Béla
Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. At 18 he joined the coaching staff of the
Budapest Opera and made his conducting debut there in 1938. A Jew,
he found safety in Zürich at the outbreak of World War II, but his alien
status prevented him from conducting professionally. He won the
Geneva International Piano Competition in 1942. After the war he became music director of the
Bavarian State Opera in Munich (1946–52), the Frankfurt Opera (1952–60), and the Royal Opera
at Covent Garden (1961–71). He assumed British citizenship in 1972 and was knighted that same
year.
From 1969 to 1991 he was music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, reestablishing that
orchestra’s international reputation. He was chief conductor of the Orchestra of Paris (1972–75) and
acted as musical adviser to the Paris Opéra from 1971 to 1973. He served as the principal conductor
and artistic director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1979 to 1983.
As a conductor Solti was best known for his dynamic and deeply felt interpretations of operas,
symphonies, and other large-scale works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven,
Franz Schubert, Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, and Gustav Mahler. He was particularly notable for
his sharp attention to musical detail and his ability to evoke a wide range of tonal colours from
an orchestra. He made many highly praised recordings from the late 1940s as both conductor and
solo performer. In 1958–65 Solti made the highly acclaimed first complete set of recordings of Richard
Wagner’s opera cycle, The Ring of the Nibelung (Der Ring des Nibelungen), which was released in
1966. During his career Solti won 32 Grammy Awards, more than any other performer in recording
history. His Memoirs (also published as Solti on Solti; written with Harvey Sachs) appeared in 1997
shortly after his death.
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Written by: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica
Photo of Maestro Solti: Allen Warren
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SIR GEORG SOLTI MEMORIAL FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Sunday, April 3, 4PM
Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra
Philip Simmons, Founder and Music Director
Opening remarks: Amb. Dr. Ferenc Szebényi, Consul General of Hungary, Chicago
Romanian Folk Dances……………………………………………………Bela Bartok (1881-1945) arr. Arthur Willner
Jocul cu bata
Braul
Pe loc
Buciumena
Porga Romanesca
Maruntel
Maruntel
Angelus……………………………………………………………………………………..........Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Violin Concerto in D minor……………………………………………………………….Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770)
Allegro
Grave
Presto non troppo
Albert Igolnikov, violin
"Dudele"………………………………………….……………,….. …………...Leo Low (1878-1960) arr. Berl Portnoy
Pavel Roytman, baritone
"Morro, Ma Prima in Grazia" from A Masked Ball…….………...Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) arr. Philip Simmons
Anastasiya Roytman, soprano
"Das ist die Liebe" from Gypsy Princess…,…………………….Emmerich Kalman (1882-1953) arr. Ilya Levinson
Anastasiya Roytman, soprano
Pavel Roytman, baritone
INTERMISSION
Clarinet Quintet………………………………………….…………………………Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Allegro
John Bruce Yeh, clarinet
Divertimento No. 1, op. 20..…………………………….…………………………………….Leo Weiner (1885-1960)
Tempo di Csardas
Vivace
Allegretto Moderato
Tempo di Marcia
Presto.
Chaconne………………………………………….….………………Tomaso Vitali (1663-1745) arr. Albert Igolnikov
Albert Igolnikov, violin
Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra Members
Violin 1
David Taylor, concertmaster
Cornelius Chiu
Nicholas Orbovich
Azusa Tashiro
Kinga S, Misner
Laurel Lai
Simeon Tsanev
Karla Galva
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Violin 2
Hermine Gagne
Mihaela Ionescu
Michele Wynton
Linda Velekis
Nina Saito
Chicako Miyata
Iordanka Kissiova
Arthur Masyuk
Viola
Diane Mues
Robert Fisher
Emma Strohbusch
Kevin Lin
David Betyas
Noel Rubio
Cello
Arkady Orlovsky
Daniel Katz
Alexa Muhly
Ronald Chambers
Tony Porter
Bass
Robert Kassinger
Michael Hovnanian
Monday, April 4, 7PM
Chicago Pro Musica
Albert Igolnikov and John Bruce Yeh, Co-founders
Opening Remarks: John Bruce Yeh
Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50………………………………………,………..Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Pezzo elegiaco (Moderato assai – Allegro giusto)
Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
Albert Igolnikov, violin
Arkady Orlovsky, cello
Tamara Orlovsky, piano
INTERMISSION
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115………………………………………………..Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Allegro
Adagio
Andantino
Con moto
Albert Igolnikov, violin
Hermine Gagne violin
Charles Pikler, viola
Daniel Katz, cello
John Bruce Yeh, clarinet
Chicago Pro Musica was honored with the 1986 Grammy Award for Best New Classical Artist, the only
ensemble in the history of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences ever to achieve this distinction. For 30
years the ensemble has continued to feature virtuoso musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The
Chicago Tribune has called them "one of the most versatile and artistically accomplished [ensembles] on the
American chamber music scene." They regularly perform at Chicago Symphony Center and have appeared
throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, Japan and Russia. In 2012, they performed a special concert in
the Glinka Philharmonic Hall in Saint Petersburg, in memory of Yevgeny Mravinsky, long time Music Director of
the Leningrad Philharmonic.
BIOGRAPHIES
Albert Igolnikov came to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1979 from the
Soviet Union with a music background gained entirely there. He was named
assistant principal of the orchestra's' second violin section in 1989. He served as
assistant concertmaster for three of the 20 years he spent with the Leningrad
Philharmonic Academic Symphony, under Yevgeny Mravinsky, and was first
violinist of a quartet comprised of members of the Leningrad Orchestra. His
formal education included six years of study at the Leningrad Conservatory with
Julian Eidlin, a pupil of Leopold Auer. Mr. Igolnikov emigrated to the United
States in June 1979, and gave his first performance in America one month later
at the Soviet Emigré Music Festival in Carnegie Hall. He lived in New York for a
short time before joining the CSO. Since his arrival in Chicago, Albert Igolnikov
has been active in local chamber music circles and has performed regularly on
the CSO Chamber Music series. He is a founding member of the New Russian
Trio and Chicago Pro Musica, which received a 1986 Grammy © Award as Best
New Classical Artist for its debut recordings. He has toured the United States,
Europe, Australia, Japan and Russia with both ensembles. Mr. Igolnikov has been featured as a recitalist on
WFMT. He also has appeared as soloist with the CSO on subscription concerts in Bach's Concerto for Two
Violins (with Jennie Wagner) under Sir Georg Solti (1986) and in Rimsky-Korsakov's Fantasia on Russian
Themes under Daniel Barenboim (1995). Mr. Igolnikov plays a violin made by Guadagnini, of Turin, in 1780.
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John Bruce Yeh joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1977, the first Asian
musician ever appointed to the CSO, and is now the longest-serving clarinetist in
CSO history. Having joined the CSO at the invitation of Sir Georg Solti as
Clarinetist and Solo Bass Clarinetist, John is currently Assistant Principal and Solo
E-flat Clarinet of the orchestra. He served the CSO as Acting Principal Clarinet
from 2008-2011, and has also performed as guest principal of The Philadelphia
Orchestra and the Seoul Philharmonic in Korea. A prize winner at both the 1982
Munich International Music Competition and the 1985 Naumburg Clarinet
Competition in New York, Yeh continues to solo with orchestras around the globe.
An enthusiastic champion of new music, John Bruce Yeh is the dedicatee of new
works for clarinet by numerous composers, ranging from Ralph Shapey to John
Williams. His more than a dozen solo and chamber music recordings have earned
worldwide critical acclaim. Recently released by Naxos is a disc titled "Synergy," of
single and double concertos with clarinet featuring John, his wife Teresa, and his
daughter Molly. Yeh is director of Chicago Pro Musica, which received the Grammy
Award in 1986 as Best New Classical Artist. With clarinetist Teresa Reilly, erhu virtuoso Wang Guowei, and pipa
virtuoso Yang Wei, Yeh recently formed Birds and Phoenix, an innovative quartet dedicated to musical
exploration by bridging Eastern and Western musical cultures. John is on the artist-faculties of Roosevelt
University's Chicago College for the Performing Arts and Midwest Young Artists in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. He is
the proud father of Jenna Yeh, 30, a culinary artist and wine specialist in Chicago; Molly Yeh, 26, a percussionist
and award-winning blogger in Minnesota; and the 9-year old Mia Reilly-Yeh.
Soprano Anastasyia Roytman is a New York resident, and a graduate of the
Manhattan School of Music (NY) and the Gnessin Academy (Moscow, Russia).
Ms. Roytman has performed on some of the world's most prestigious stages,
including Carnegie Hall, the Bolshoi Theatre and the International House of
Music in Moscow (Russia), Mozarthaus in Vienna (Austria), and the Seoul
Performing Arts Center (Korea).
Baritone Pavel Roytman is a native of
Nikolaev, Ukraine. He studied piano playing
and conducting at the Kaliningrad
Rachmaninov Music College and later at
Petrozavodsk Glazunov State Conservatory,
both in Russia. After emigrating to the USA, he
received a Bachelor's Degree in Voice
Performance from De Paul University and a
Master's Degree in Musicology at Northwestern University. Cantor Roytman
received a 1st prize in the category of Voice/Cantorial Singing in the 2nd
Annual Golden Hanukkiah Competition held in Berlin. 2004. He is currently
Hazzan at Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah in Wilmette, IL.
Philip Simmons has conducted in 20 countries, performing at Carnegie Hall,
Chicago Symphony Center, the Musikverein, Saint Petersburg's Philharmonic
Hall, and the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He is Artistic Director
of American Music Festivals, Founder and Music Director of the Lincolnwood
Chamber Orchestra, and Resident Conductor of the Orchestra of the Hawaiian
Islands. Mr. Simmons has conducted dozens of concerts at the Copernicus
Center, including performances with the LCO, Lake Shore Symphony, and on the
Chicago Summer Silent Film Festival. His recordings include "Impressions of
Saint Petersburg" (dedicated to Maestro Yuri Temirkanov, 2000), music of
Alexander Tcherepnin (2003), and the soundtrack to "Moonlight" (2013). In 1989
he attended the conducting seminar at Tanglewood Music Center, the last year it
was coached by Leonard Bernstein. Philip was a conducting student of Michael
Morgan, who at the time was Assistant Conductor to Maestro Solti with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Dynamic! A dazzling virtuoso! A master musician of astonishing ability! Everywhere she
goes Tamara Orlovsky receives rave reviews and standing ovations. Performing in Bonn
Germany with Chicago Pro Musica, a newspaper described her performances as a
"Musicalishe Furor". Harold Schonberg from New York Times called her "an amazing
pianist" after one of her performances. Russian born and educated, Mrs. Orlovsky was a
prodigy and gave her first public recital at the age of six and her first symphony
appearance at the age of ten. Mrs. Orlovsky has performed as a soloist with Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Symphony Orchestra, Volgograd Philharmonic, Springfield
Symphony, Richmond Symphony, Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony, South
Bend Symphony, Carmel Symphony, Kokomo Symphony, Greenville Symphony,
Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony in China, Pleven Philharmonic in Bulgaria and
Tschaikovsky Festival Orchestra for 18 years. She has performed solo and chamber
recitals in the USA and Europe including Carnegie Hall. Mrs. Orlovsky has taught as
professor of piano at Indiana University, Indiana Central University, Huntington College, Special Music School in
Leningrad (Russia). She recorded 3 CDs.
Arkady Orlovsky became principal cellist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1978.
He earned his doctorate from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in the Russian city of his birth
where he studied with Mstislav Rostropovich. Before immigrating to the United States, he
served as principal cello with the Kirov Opera in St. Petersburg and the Rome Opera in Italy.
With the ISO, he has appeared often as soloist covering the entirety of standard cello
repertoire. Mr. Orlovsky served as Music Director and Conductor of the Columbus (IN)
Symphony Orchestra and the Russian Festival Orchestra. He was a faculty member at Butler
University and has directed the chamber music series at Zionsville United Methodist Church.
Mr. Orlovsky is a faculty member of the Summit Music Festival in Purchase, New York and
has appeared at Bargemusic with his concert pianist wife Tamara Orlovsky. He has also
recorded two compact discs of chamber works with her and toured the United States.
Charles Pikler joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a violinist in 1978 under Sir
Georg Solti and was appointed principal violist by Maestro Solti in 1986. He studied piano
with his parents and violin with Ben Ornstein, Bronislaw Gimpel and Roman Totenberg. He
holds a degree in mathematics with honors from the University of Minnesota. Pikler began his
career as a violinist with the Minnesota Orchestra in 1971, later becoming a member of the
Cleveland Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic. He has been featured as a soloist with the
CSO under Sir Georg Solti and Sir Andrew Davis, as well as with other American and foreign
orchestras. He served as concertmaster of the Chicago Chamber Orchestra under Dieter
Kober, the Sinfonia Orchestra of Chicago, the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest, and
the River Cities Philharmonic, Northbrook Symphony, among others. Pikler has performed in
several chamber ensembles, including the Chicago Symphony String Quartet. He has been a
guest artist with the Daniel String Quartet in Holland, Vermeer Quartet of DeKalb, Louisville String Quartet, and at
the Bay Chamber Concerts in Rockland, Maine. He recorded Easley Blackwood’s chamber music with the
composer for Cedille Records and was featured as soloist on the Sewanee Symphony’s recording of Berlioz’s
Harold in Italy under Victor Yampolsky. Pikler is on the faculty at Northwestern University. He coaches the viola
section of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, as well as other ensembles at the Midwest Young Artists program
including its chamber orchestra, I Solisti, of which he is Founder and Music Director.
A Chicago native, Daniel Katz joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2011, having
been appointed by Music Director Riccardo Muti. Prior to joining the CSO, Daniel was a
regular substitute with the CSO and the Cleveland Orchestra, and was also a member of
the Grant Park Orchestra. Daniel received a Master's Degree from The New England
Conservatory, with distinction in performance and academic honors, where he studied
with Laurence Lesser, and a Bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University, where
he studied with Marc Johnson. Other teachers have included Paul Katz, Richard Hirschl,
and Gilda Barston. He is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at
Northwestern University, under the guidance of Hans Jensen. Daniel has participated in
a number of major festivals, including Tanglewood, Verbier, Sarasota, and Norfolk. He
has also been heard in live broadcasts of solo and chamber music on WFMT Chicago. A dedicated teacher, Daniel
maintains a private studio, and is an Artist faculty member at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt
University.
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Hermine Gagné was born in Montréal, Canada. She began studying violin at the age of 4 with Jacqueline S. David. She
entered the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal at 9 years old and graduated with honors in 2000. While pursuing a
master’s degree under Kathleen Winkler at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, she was awarded the Sallie
Shepherd Perkins Prize for the Highest Achievement in Music. In addition, she received scholarships from the Canadian
Council for the Arts and was loaned the 1717 Windsor-Weinstein Stradivarius violin from 2003 to 2006. Gagné made her
solo debut at the age of 16 with the Montréal Symphony Orchestra. During her time studying in Montréal, she was a
member of the Foresome Quartet (1997–2000), which received the grand prize of the Canadian Music Competition. She
also collaborated with some of Québec’s leading performance ensembles, such as Les Violons du Roy, La Pietà and the
Orchestre symphonique de Laval. Hermine Gagné was appointed to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2003. In addition,
she performs on both the Orchestra’s chamber music and educational series around the Chicago area. She recently
performed Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Parkdale United Church Orchestra in Ottawa.
David Taylor joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as Assistant-Concertmaster in 1979. Born in Canton, Ohio, he first
studied violin with his father beginning at the age of four and later continued his studies with Margaret Randall and Rafael
Druian at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He later studied with Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School,
where he received both bachelor and master’s degrees. He became a member of the Cleveland Orchestra in 1974 as a
first violinist. With the Chicago Symphony he has made numerous solo appearances, including performances with Sir
Georg Solti. He also has served as Acting-Concertmaster of the Saint Louis Symphony and was the Concertmaster of the
Milwaukee Symphony. He has also served as temporary Concertmaster of the Seattle and Dallas Symphonies. David was
the Concertmaster of the ArsViva Chamber Orchestra. As a lover of chamber music he often performs in recitals and solo
performances in the Chicagoland area, at Ravinia and on WFMT. He is a also a frequent soloist with the regions local
orchestras. He teaches privately, at the Moody Bible Institute and at Roosevelt University. A frequent coach of orchestral
violinists he has students in orchestras across the United States and Japan. David lives in downtown Chicago and is
married to another violinist, Michelle Wynton
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Violinist Cornelius Chiu has a versatile career as a chamber and orchestral musician as well as a soloist. He is a protégé
of the famed pedagogue Josef Gingold and graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in music performance with
highest distinction from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. While at Indiana he was awarded a performer’s
certificate as well as a fellowship. His other teachers while at Indiana were Franco Gulli, Yuval Yaron, and Nelli
Shkolnikova. He received noteworthy distinction from Isaac Stern in master class and studied chamber music with Janos
Starker, Rostislav Dubinsky, Miriam Fried, Menahem Pressler, and Gyorgy Sebok. He served as concertmaster of the
Indiana University Symphony Orchestra and won the school violin competition resulting in his performance with them.
Cornelius was a winner of the Indianapolis Young Musicians Competition, The National Arts and Letters Competition, The
Baltimore Music Club Competition, The Irving Klein International String Competition as well as a finalist in the Julius
Stulberg Competition, The Seventeen Magazine General Motors National Competition, and semifinalist in the UNISA
International competition. He has performed as soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Washington
Chamber Symphony Orchestra and the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, and debuted at the Kennedy Center in 1993.
Prior to 1996, when he was invited by Daniel Barenboim to join as a first violinist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
Cornelius had won positions in both the Dallas symphony and the Chicago Lyric Opera. In 2007 and 2008 he was invited
by Myung Whun Chung to participate in the Asian Philharmonic Orchestra, a cultural exchange of Asian musicians from
around the world. An avid chamber musician Cornelius’ interest in this area began after winning the Kuttner Quartet
Competition at Indiana. He has performed at the Recontres Musicales and St. Nazaire Festivals in France, the Ensemble
Villa Musica in Germany, and the Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival. He yearly performs with his colleagues in the
CSO Chamber Music Series and with his wife Inah forms the Corinah Duo which has performed and been broadcast
nationally. Also, on a yearly basis he performs duo recitals with his brother Frederic Chiu, a successful concert pianist and
recording artist. A dedicated teacher Cornelius has taught a private studio for over twenty years and has been on the
faculty of the Music Institute of Chicago and the Wheaton Conservatory of Music. He currently is a faculty member at
Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Chicago area native Diane Mues has been a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since her appointment by Sir
George Solti in 1987. Prior to that, she enjoyed a position as assistant principal viola in the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra.
A student of Milton Preves at DePaul University, Diane has participated in various chamber music venues throughout
Chicago.
Rob Kassinger has been a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1993. Prior to Chicago, Rob was a
member of New Orleans Symphony, and played Assistant Principal Bass for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. An active
chamber musician, Rob has performed with Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, the Orion Ensemble, Music of the
Baroque, and Daniel Barenboim. He can be heard on Maestro Barenboim’s recording “Brazilian Rhapsody” on Teldec. His
experience as a Jazz performer includes appearances with artists such as Branford Marsalis, Charlie Rouse, and the
Woody Herman Orchestra. He is also in demand as a bass guitarist, performing frequently with Liquid Soul and his band
NYCO, whose albums “Two” and “Realize” are available from iTunes. As an educator, Rob is Professor of Double Bass at
DePaul University. He also serves frequently as Master Clinician and Coach for the East/West Divan, Canton International
Summer Music Academy, International Society of Bassists, and the Arizona Bass Players Festival, to name a few. Rob is
grateful to have studied with wonderful teachers: Frank Carroll, Homer Mensch, Stuart Sankey and Bruce Bransby. He
lives in Chicago with his wife, violinist Carmen Kassinger, and their two daughters.
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The Presenters:
American Music Festivals is a nonprofit committed to cultural exchange and promoting American music
around the world. In Chicago it is the presenter of the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra, which recently
celebrated its 25th Anniversary. American Music Festivals collaborates with like-minded civic, educational, and
other performing arts and cultural organizations to present programs which feature diversity and inclusivity.
The Sir Georg Solti Memorial Festival in Chicago is being presented in partnership with
the Illinois Society for the Promotion of Arts and Music among Youth, providing
cultural access to underprivileged students and young musicians throughout
Chicagoland.
Alex Babich is the Executive Director of the Sir Georg Solti Memorial Festival and
Executive Director and Project Coordinator of the Illinois Society for the Promotion of
Arts and Music among Youth. This organization is collaborating with American Music
Festivals on all aspects of the Sir Georg Solti Memorial Festival. Mr. Babich is also
president of the AMEPC, and General Partner of Lingua Communications Translations
Services.
About our General Sponsor:
Julie Smolyansky became the youngest female CEO of a publicly held firm when she
took over Lifeway Foods at age 27. Since that time, Julie has bolstered the
company’s growth trajectory with innovative product development and marketing
strategies, boosting annual revenues to over $130 million by 2015. Lifeway’s products
are now sold in grocery stores throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada and the
UK. She was recently named to Fortune business ‘40 under 40,’ Fortune’s 55 most
influential women on Twitter, Fast Company’s Most Creative People In business 1000
and serves as a member of the United Nations Foundation Global Entrepreneurs
Council. Julie is the founder of Test400k, a nonprofit dedicated to ending the backlog
of 400,000 untested rape kits in the United States. She has produced several
documentaries, including “Honor Diaries,” “The Homestretch” and “The Hunting
Ground.” She lives in Chicago and is the mother of two girls.
Platinum Sponsor:
Special thanks to the Copernicus Foundation for providing underwriting for the use of
Copernicus Center facilities.
Gold Sponsor:
Consulate General of Hungary, Chicago
Silver Sponsors:
Children’s Land Learning Center
Law Office of Jason Sager and Associates
Fresh Farms International Market (Niles, Wheeling and Chicago, IL)
Sponsors:
Loeber Motors
The Offices of Dr. Steven Stryker, MD
Villa Gabriella Organic
Co-sponsors:
Polish-Hungarian World Federation
Polish American Chamber of Commerce
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Media sponsors of the SIR GEORG SOLTI MEMORIAL FESTIVAL:
WFMT
Reklama
United 4 Good Radio
Reklama Radio
Benefactors:
Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah
State Representative Lou Lang
Steven and Peggy Fabos
Patrons:
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Friends:
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schack
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hunter
Volunteers:
Ida Ioffe
Rakhil Veksler
Bella Roytman
Galina Grebelsky
David Javid
Ellen Levine
Special Thanks to:
Jon Weber, Director of Learning Programs, The Negaunee Music Institute, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Jeff Waraksa, Arts Education Specialist, Department of Arts Education, Chicago Public Schools
Village of Lincolnwood and Lincolnwood Parks and Recreation
Chicago Sister Cities International
WorldChicago
Northwest Arts Connection
American Music Festivals
Philip Simmons, Artistic Director
Jennifer Schack, Executive Director
Anatol Lysenka, Associate Conductor
Ilya Levinson, Composer in Residence
Michele McGovern, Artist in Residence
Samir Hadzalic, Outreach Director
Marc Alberts, Public Relations
Jon Leavitt, Operations Manager
4354 W. Pratt
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
224-456-23999
www.americanmusicfestivals.com
Illinois Society for Arts and Music
Promotion among Youth
Alex Babich, Executive Director
Philip Simmons, Honorary President
2915 W. Devon Suite 101
Chicago, IL 60659
312-816-8628
fax 847-673-1669
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