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Cecylia Arzewski

Cecylia

Concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from1990-2008. 

Cecylia Arzewski previously was a member of the Boston Symphony for 17 years. Joining the Boston Symphony in 1970, she became the youngest tenured violinist in the history of the Orchestra, and rose to the position of Assistant Concertmaster. In 1987, she joined the Cleveland Orchestra as Associate Concertmaster for three years before coming to Atlanta. Over the course of her distinguished orchestral career, prior to arriving in Atlanta, Ms. Arzewski has performed under the great batons of: William Steinberg; Eric Leinsdorf; Eugene Ormandy; Leonard Bernstein; Kurt Masur; Bernard Haitink; Claudio Abbado; Sir Colin Davis; Sir Simon Rattle; Christoph von Dohnanyi; Yoel Levi; Lorin Mazel; and James Levine

Born in Krakow, Poland, Ms. Arzewski began her violin studies at the age of five. After moving with her family to Israel in 1957, she studied at the Tel Aviv Conservatory with Odeon Partos. Subsequent teachers have included Ivan Galamian at Juilliard and Meadowmount and Joseph Silverstein, a major influence, at the New England Conservatory of Music. Ms. Arzewski has also been coached by Josef Gingold and Jascha Heifetz.

Ms. Arzewski was an award winner at the International Bach Competition 1978. That year she performed an unaccompanied Bach solo recital at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Arzewski has also appeared as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Boston Pops. She toured Europe on two occasions playing the Mozart D major and Stravinsky Violin Concertos. Ms. Arzewski has also performed chamber music with many great artists such as Emanuel Ax and Andre Watts.

Experience

• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra   Concertmaster, 1990-2008

Atlanta,GA USA   Yoel Levi and Robert Spano, Music Directors

• Cleveland Orchestra  Associate Concertmaster, 1987-1990

Cleveland, Ohio, USA  Christoph von Dohnany, Music Director

• Boston Symphony Orchestra  Assistant Concertmaster, 1978-1987

Boston, MA USA  Seiji Ozawa, Music Director

• Boston Symphony Orchestra  First Violin Section – 1970 – 1978

Boston, MA USA  William Steinberg,Seiji Ozawa, Music Directors

SOLO CONCERTO APPEARANCES WITH THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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• Wieniawski Concerto Op. 22, No. 2 in D minor, 1990
• Mendelssohn Concerto Op. 64 in E minor, 1992
• Berg Violin Concerto, 1993
• Bach Double Violin Concerto, BVW 1043 with Iona Brown performing and

conducting, 1993

• Conus Violin Concerto, 1994
• Mozart Concerto in D Major, K. 218, 1995
• Bartok Violin Concerto, 1996
• Mozart Symphonie Concertante in E Flat Major, K 365 – with Pinchas Zukerman

performing and conducting, 1996

• Bach Double Violin Concerto, BVW 1043 with Joseph Silverstein performing and

conducting, 1996

• Beethoven Triple Concerto, Op. 56, 1997
• Beethoven Concerto Op. 61 in D Major, 1998
• Stravinsky Violin Concerto, 1999
• Brahms Violin Concerto, 2000
• Earl Kim, Violin Concerto, 2001
• Brahms Double with Sarah Santabrogio, 2002
• Hartmann, Violin Concerto, 2002
• Prokofiev Violin Concerto, #2, Op. 63. 2003

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Other Concerto Appearances

• Cleveland Orchestra

Conus, Violin Concerto, 1990

• Boston Pops

Wieniawski, Concerto Op. 22, No 2 in D minor

Mozart, Concerto in D Major, K 218

Conus, Violin Concerto

Mendelssohn, Concerto Op. 64 in E minor

• Carnegie Hall

Recital Debut, 1978

Bach, Sonatas for Unaccompanied Violin

Three Concertmasters Concert, 2002

Chamber Music Appearances

Boston, New York City, Cledvbeland, Atlanta, Lieges Paris with artists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Emanuel Ax, Andrew Watts, Joseph Silverstein, Philippe Entremont, Iona Brown, Lois Shapiro

Awards and Prizes

1978 Bach Competition, Washington D.C.

Education and Training

1953- Violin studies began at age five in native Krakow, Poland – E. Kawalla 1957-1960: Tel Aviv Conservatory with Odeon Partos 1960-1967: Ivan Galamian at Juilliard School of Music and Meadowmount 1967-1975: Joseph Silverstein at the New England Conservatory of Music Other:

• Joseph Gingold (chamber music)
• Paul Makanowitsky (Sonata classes)
• Jasha Heifetz (coaching)

Recordings

Solo Recordings:

• BACH: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006 (BRIDGE: BRIDGE9358A-B - 2CD mid-price)
  
• Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
  
• Mahler, Symhonies #2, 4, 5, 8, 10
  
• Stravinsky, Pulcinella
  
• Shostakovich, Symphony #10
  
• Gustav Holst, The Planetrs
  
• Ravel, Daphne and Chloe
  
• Schoenberg, Verklarte Nach, Pellease und Melissande
  
• Vaughan Williams, Sea Symphony
  

Other Recordings:

• Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
• Beethoven, Overtures
• Rossini, Overtures
• Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
• Prokofiev, Symphonies #1 and #5
• Simbelius, Symphonies #1, 2, 5
• Haydn Creation
• Hindemith, Mathis der Maler
• Mendellsohn, Symphony #4 and Misummer Night’s Dream
• Brahms, Serenade #1 and Variations on a Theme by Haydn
• Dvorak, Slavonic Dances
• Barber CD with Sylvia McNair
• CD with Andre Watts – Saint-Saens and Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos