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Starobin, David (b. 1951- USA)

Thursday, 15 September, 2005

Biography

David Starobin's performances and recordings have earned the native New Yorker prominence in the world of classical music. Composers including Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Poul Ruders, Gunther Schuller and Milton Babbitt have dedicated new works to him, producing a repertoire of more than three hundred new pieces. Starobin has performed these works throughout the world, collaborating with ensembles including The New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Emerson Quartet, Guarneri Quartet, Copenhagen Radio Orchestra and Odense Symphony Orchestra.

David Starobin's solo recordings have received honors from journals ranging from Guitar Player to Gramophone. His CD, "Newdance", received a Grammy nomination as "Best Classical Solo Recording", and won the Association for Independent Music's "Indie Award" for best classical CD of 1999. In 1981, David Starobin founded Bridge Records, Inc.. Starobin's work for Bridge as guitarist, producer and executive producer has earned Mr. Starobin five Indie Awards and eleven Grammy nominations.

David Starobin began his guitar studies at age 7, with the Puerto Rican guitarist Manuel Gayol, later working with Albert Valdes Blain, and Aaron Shearer at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. While a student at Peabody, Starobin worked closely with pianist Leon Fleisher, and was a frequent participant in the Marlboro Music Festival. Among his many honors are a Harvard University Fromm Grant, for "his commitment to the music of our time"; a Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Grant; and Peabody Conservatory's "Distinguished Alumni Award". Between 1993 and 2004, Starobin was the chairman of the guitar department at the Manhattan School of Music, where he holds the school's "Andres Segovia Chair". He previously headed guitar departments at Brooklyn College, Bennington College, The North Carolina School of the Arts, and at the State University of New York at Purchase.

[This biography is copied from: http://www.bridgerecords.com/ds_artist.htm]

Albums

Recordings by David Starobin on Bridge:

BRIDGE 9166 Les Plus Belles Pages: Music of Fernando Sor
BRIDGE 9144 New Music with Guitar, Vol. 6
BRIDGE 9136 Poul Ruders: Guitar Concertos and Solos
BRIDGE 9122 Poul Ruders Edition, Vol. 3
BRIDGE 9111 The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 4
BRIDGE 9107 Sor & Giuliani
BRIDGE 9097 Mario Davidovsky: Flashbacks
BRIDGE 9095 George Crumb: 75th Birthday Album
BRIDGE 9093 Gunther Schuller: Solo and Chamber Works
BRIDGE 9084 David Starobin: Newdance
BRIDGE 9071 David Starobin: Guitar Concertante
BRIDGE 9069 George Crumb: Quest
BRIDGE 9057 Poul Ruders: The Christmas Gospel
BRIDGE 9055 The Great Regondi, Vol. 2
BRIDGE 9044 Elliott Carter: Eight Compositions
BRIDGE 9042 New Music with Guitar, Vol. 5
BRIDGE 9039 The Great Regondi, Vol. 1
BRIDGE 9037 Poul Ruders: Psalmodies
BRIDGE 9029 Mauro Giuliani: Solo Guitar Music
BRIDGE 9022 New Music with Guitar, Vol. 4
BRIDGE 9020 Tod Machover: Flora
BRIDGE 9009 New Music with Guitar, Vol. 1-3
BRIDGE 9004 David Starobin: A Song from the East

Other recordings by David Starobin:

GHA 126.022 David Starobin: Romantic Guitar
Rhino 70563 Legends of Guitar
Sony 47298 Marlboro 40th Anniversary: Boccherini Quintets
New World 80318 Colgrass, Druckman/Leonard Slatkin
Mel Bay21218DVD Starobin Plays Sor and Giuliani

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