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Matthew Lipman on Clarice Assad's 'Metamorfose'
Henry Kramer performs Maurice Ravel's Alborada del Gracioso from Miroirs

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01/11/2019 - Royal Northern College / Manchester, UK
01/18/2019 - Benaroya Hall / Seattle, WA
01/19/2019 - Benaroya Hall / Seattle, WA
01/20/2019 - Benaroya Hall / Seattle, WA
01/24/2019 - Rose Studio / New York, NY
02/16/2019 - Seoul Arts Center / Seoul, South Korea
02/22/2019 - Alice Tully Hall / New York, NY
02/23/2019 - Dorothy Young Center / Madison, NJ
03/07/2019 - The Soraya / Northridge, CA
03/09/2019 - Sanibel Congregational U.C.C. / Sanibel, FL
03/12/2019 - E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Center / Akron, OH
03/13/2019 - Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall / Interlochen, MI
03/15/2019 - Alice Tully Hall / New York, NY
03/17/2019 - Spivey Hall / Morrow, GA
03/19/2019 - Cabell Hall / Charlottesville, VA
03/25/2019 - Goddard House / New York, NY
03/31/2019 - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum / Boston, MA
04/16/2019 - Rheinland-Pfatz / Schloss Engers, Germany
05/01/2019 - Harris Theater / Chicago, IL
05/03/2019 - Alice Tully Hall / New York, NY
05/04/2019 - Performing Arts Center at Purchase / Purchase, NY
1 Bowen: Phantasy for Viola and Piano, Op. 54
2 Assad: Metamorphose: I. Crisalidas
3 Metamorpfose: II. Danca das Borboletas
4 Schumann: Marchenbilder, Op. 113 I. Nicht Schnell
5 II. Lebhaft
6 III. Rasch
7 IV. Langsam
8 Knox: Fuga libre
9 Shostakovich: Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33
10 Waxman: Carmen Fantasie
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Dmitri Shostakovich's long-lost Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, recently unearthed in the Moscow State Archives, receives its world-premiere recording on Matthew Lipman's Ascent, the acclaimed young American violist's solo debut album, featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy." Recipient of a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Lipman has created an album of uplifting and spiritually transcendent works for viola and piano, dedicated to his late mother.

  • Matthew Lipman interview with All Classical Portland
    Posted At: June 24, 2019 12:00 AM

    Matthew Lipman is a 2015 Avery Fisher Grant winner, has recorded with Rachel Barton Pine and Sir Neville Marriner. Since graduating from Juilliard, Lipman is now on the viola faculty at Sony Brook University and concertizes around the world. His debut CD, Ascent, is in tribute in part to his mother (d. 2014), and commissioned "Metamorfose" from Clarice Assad in her memory. In his conversation with progra...
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  • Matthew Lipman's 'Ascent' with 95.5KHFM: Albuquerque
    Posted At: June 4, 2019 12:00 AM

    Violist Matthew Lipman made his Cedille label debut with Ascent, an album featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy," including world-premiere recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's recently discovered Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, and Clarice Assad's Metamorfose, which Lipman commissioned. The album of imaginative, improvisational works for viola and pia...
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  • Matthew Lipman's 'Cadenza' with New Jersey's Classical Network
    Posted At: May 12, 2019 12:00 AM

    Violist Matthew Lipman made his Cedille label debut with Ascent, an album featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy," including world-premiere recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's recently discovered Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, and Clarice Assad's Metamorfose, which Lipman commissioned. The album of imaginative, improvisational works for viola and pia...
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  • Matthew Lipman chats with FM91-WGTE: Toledo
    Posted At: May 10, 2019 12:00 AM

    American violist Matthew Lipman, recipient of a 2015 Avery Fischer Career Grant, made his Cedille label debut with Ascent, an album featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy," including world-premiere recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's recently discovered Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, and Clarice Assad's Metamorfose, which Lipman commissioned. The alb...
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  • Set for The Franco Center in Lewiston, Henry Kramer chats with NEWS CENTER MAINE
    Posted At: May 9, 2019 12:00 AM

    When Henry Kramer moved to Maine, finding new friends was difficult. What he found instead, was solace in playing his father's piano. While his social life eventually improved, so did his playing - now, Kramer travels the world performing for thousands of people. When he isn't traveling, he's teaching the music he loves. "I never want my career path to be defined by one thing or the other, I ...
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  • Spokane Public Radio interview with Matthew Lipman
    Posted At: May 7, 2019 12:00 AM

    2015 Avery Fischer Career Grant recipient Matthew Lipman recently released his Cedille label debut with Ascent, an album featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy," including world-premiere recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's recently discovered Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, and Clarice Assad's Metamorfose, which Lipman commissioned. This imaginat...
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  • Matthew Lipman, Shirley Trissell perform Bach, Schumann, and Rebecca Clarke in WFMT: FB Live from Levin Performance Studio
    Posted At: May 3, 2019 12:00 AM

    Violist Matthew Lipman and pianist Shirley Trissell performed an FB Live on Thursday May 2 with music by Bach, Schumann, and Rebecca Clarke in WFMT's Levin Performance Studio. Hosted by Michael San Gabino, followers for the perf/chat chimed in  saying; "Bravo, Matthew. As always, your understanding of your instrument shines, as does your talent for unleashing it. 👏👏👏...
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  • Each piece a flight of fancy on Matthew Lipman's first solo recording, 'Ascent' / New Classical Tracks
    Posted At: May 1, 2019 12:00 AM

    Matthew Lipman recently released his first solo recording, Ascent. Each piece is a flight of fancy. The centerpiece is work that he commissioned in memory of his mother. It's called Metamorfose, by Clarice Assad. "It's in two parts and the first part is very clearly kind of a commentary on the grief process. It has motifs that are cycled throughout the piece, but in the first movement, they'r...
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  • Matthew Lipman chats with 89.7WCPE: Wake Forest
    Posted At: April 9, 2019 12:00 AM

    Matthew Lipman, recipient of a 2015 Avery Fischer Career Grant, recently made his Cedille label debut with Ascent, an album featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy," including world-premiere recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's recently discovered Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, and Clarice Assad's Metamorfose, which Lipman commissioned. This imaginativ...
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  • Matthew Lipman joins IdeaStation's Mike Goldberg for 'Breakfast Classics'
    Posted At: March 23, 2019 12:00 AM

    The viola is not the most popular instrument, but Matthew Lipman is doing his part to bring it front and center. The young and emerging artist recently released his solo debut album "Ascent." The recording blends a variety of repertoire, all imaginative, improvisational works for viola and piano. Matthew collaborates on the album with pianist Henry Kramer, who just received a 2019 Avery Fisher Career Gra...
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  • Cape Elizabeth pianist; Henry Kramer wins Avery Fisher Career Grant / Portland Press Herald
    Posted At: March 15, 2019 12:00 AM

    Henry Kramer is one of 5 recipients of the $25,000 Avery Fisher Career Grant. He didn't begin playing the piano until he was 11 years old, a relative late-comer to classical music. Thursday night, the gifted musician from Cape Elizabeth won an Avery Fisher Career Grant, a top prize in his field. Administered by Lincoln Center in New York, the award recognizes musicians poised for exceptional solo careers...
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  • Watch 2019 Avery Fisher Career Grants the the announcement live from The Greene Space on WQXR
    Posted At: March 14, 2019 12:00 AM

    At 6 pm on Thursday, March 14, watch the announcement of the 2019 Avery Fisher Career Grants live from The Greene Space at WQXR. The ceremony, hosted by WQXR's Elliott Forrest, features performances by this year's honorees who have been selected for their potential to have great careers as instrumentalists. Previous winners have included Yuja Wang, Jeremy Denk, Jonathan Biss, Alisa Weilerstein, G...
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  • Matthew Lipman chats with WGUC: Clef Notes
    Posted At: March 14, 2019 12:00 AM

    Matthew Lipman is considered one of today's leading young violists, and he recently released his debut solo album, Ascent, with Cedille Records in collaboration with pianist Henry Kramer. What a privilege it was when I received an invitation to chat with Matthew about how this album came to be.  The process of commissioning a new piece of music fascinates me. I asked Matthew to delve a little de...
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  • Matthew Lipman explores music filled with imagination and fantasy / WUOL: Louisville
    Posted At: March 14, 2019 12:00 AM

    Violist Matthew Lipman's debut, solo album "Ascent" explores music filled with imagination and fantasy. It's an album that has everything from York Bowen and Robert Schumann's now-standard works, a previously unknown impromptu by Dmitri Shosakovich, Franz Waxman's explosive Carmen Fantasie recorded for the first time with viola, and new music from Garth Knox and Clarice Assad. Lipman said: I definite...
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  • Matthew Lipman interview with 101KSFR
    Posted At: March 14, 2019 12:00 AM

    American violist Matthew Lipman, recipient of a 2015 Avery Fischer Career Grant, makes his Cedille label debut with Ascent, an album featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy," including world-premiere recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's recently discovered Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, and Clarice Assad's Metamorfose, which Lipman commissioned. In con...
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  • Matthew Lipman interviews with classical radio
    Posted At: February 28, 2019 12:00 AM

    American violist Matthew Lipman, recipient of a 2015 Avery Fischer Career Grant, makes his Cedille label debut with Ascent, an album featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy," including world-premiere recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's recently discovered Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, and Clarice Assad's Metamorfose, which Lipman commissioned. In con...
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  • Matthew Lipman - Ascent is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: February 13, 2019 12:00 AM

    Dmitri Shostakovich's long-lost Impromptu for Viola and Piano, Op. 33, recently unearthed in the Moscow State Archives, receives its world-premiere recording on Matthew Lipman's Ascent, the acclaimed young American violist's solo debut album, featuring, in the artist's words, "music enraptured by flights of fantasy." Recipient of a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Lipman has created an album of uplifting ...
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  • Violists have been the butt of jokes, but you won't be laughing at Matthew Lipman's 'Ascent' / STAGEANDCINEMA
    Posted At: February 4, 2019 12:00 AM

    For years, violas and violists have been the butt of some truly funny jokes. But you won't be laughing at violist Matthew Lipman, although he engendered a huge grin from me because of his latest CD, a truly remarkable collection of premieres and other works for viola and piano. One listen and you'll have a greater appreciation for this ridiculously maligned instrument. As with his turn-of-the-century...
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  • Matthew Lipman is VC YOUNG ARTIST
    Posted At: February 4, 2019 12:00 AM

    26-year-old American violist Matthew Lipman is firmly establishing himself as one of the new generation's outstanding young concert artists. A graduate of The Juilliard School and the Kronberg Academy, where he studied with Heidi Castleman and Tabea Zimmermann, Matthew is former prize winner at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and the Washington, Johansen and Stulberg International Strin...
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