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Saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras and ensembles throughout the world, including the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and New York Philharmonic under the direction of Maestro Kurt Masur, Jerusalem Symphony, Dresden Staatskapelle, Taipei and Taiwan Symphonies, New World Symphony, BBC Concert Orchestra, Marlboro Festival, Portland String Quartet, and Moscow Autumn, a Russian new music festival. Mr. Radnofsky made his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York premiere of Gunther Schuller’s Concerto with the National Orchestral Association. The world premiere of the Schuller was also given by Radnofsky, with the Pittsburgh Symphony, with both of theperformances conducted by the composer. David Amram’s Concerto, Ode to Lord Buckley, is also dedicated to Radnofsky, who premiered the work with the Portland Symphony under Bruce Hangen’s direction. Radnofsky has performed on numerous occasions for the Boston Symphony, thrice soloist with Boston Modern Orchestra Project (Hovhaness, Olivero, Gandolfi Concerti), with conductor Gil Rose, and twice with Boston Classical Orchestra, with conductor Steven Lipsitt. He has been a frequent soloist with conductors John Mauceri and John Williams with the Boston Pops in Franz Waxman’s Suite for Saxophone, 'A Place in the Sun'. Of his 100+ commissions, American composers who have written for Radnofsky include Schuller, Amram, James Yannatos, Michael Gandolfi, Michael Colgrass, Donald Martino, Ezra Sims, Chris Theofanidis, Michael Horvit, John McDonald, Larry Bell, Roger Bourland, Allen Johnson, Elliott Schwartz, Pasquale Tassone, Armand Qualliotine and an innovative commission of Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Harbison for a Sonata, premiered Dec. 3, 1995 by forty-three saxophonists in different locations around the globe in an effort organized by Radnofsky, entitled World-Wide Concurrent Premieres, Inc. (WWCP). Mr. Radnofsky is Founder of WWCP, and has created a network of musicians commissioning today’s finest composers. Yang Yong, Christian Yufra, Juan Ruiz, Jaime Fatas, Shih-Hui Chen, Andy Vores, Lei Liang, Vincent Plush, BarisPerker and Jakov Jakoulov have also written for Radnofsky, and all while celebrating over thirty years of teaching, with concerts in Istanbul, Rome, Taipei, Havana, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Mexico City, Montreal, Caracas, Manchester, UK, Beijing, Shanghai, and elsewhere. In 2017-18 Radnofsky premiered Osnat Netzer’s Concerto with the Bach, Beethoven and Brahms Society Orchestra under Steve Lipsitt’s direction, and the orchestral version of David Amram’s ‘Greenwich Village Portraits,’ with The Orchesra of Indian Hill under Bruce Hangen; while in 2016-17 Radnofsky and violinist Elmira Darvarova premiered 'Three Lost Loves,' (the fourth work composer David Amram has written for\commissioned by Ken Radnofsky), with pianist Thomas Weaver, with their recently formed 'Amram Ensemble.' 2015-2016 offered premieres of more new works by Jakov Jakoulov and Yang Yong, performances on NY Philharmonic Chamber Series; 2014-15 the premiere of David Amram's 'Greenwich Village Portraits' for saxophone and piano, in NY and Boston, recitals in Shanghai, Bejing, Xian, Tanglewood, and performances with Chatauqua and Dearborn Symphonies. Concurrent with his US performing and teaching, Radnofsky designed and implemented a saxophone program for Venezuela with saxophone professor Claudio Dioguardi, as well as teaching in Brazil, Turkey, and frequently in Israel, Taiwan and China. Radnofsky is committed to outreach on an international scale. His editorial on such was published in the Christian Science Monitor. He is President of the Boston Woodwind Society, an organization dedicated to fostering the development of talented young woodwind players, and co-founder with Michael Couper, of RCEditions (woodwind music publishing house). Current solo CD releases include David Amram’s ‘So in America (Afretto 1801), ‘Ode to Lord Buckley' (NewportClassic Recordings), Debussy Rhapsody with the New York Philharmonic (Teldec13133/Apex), Radnofsky.com (Boston Records 1043), Fascinatin’ Rhythms (Boston Records 1044), Gandolfi 'Fantasia', 'From the Institutes of Groove,' (BMOP/sound 1028), Donald Martino’s Saxophone Concerto (New World 80529-2) and Elliott Schwartz ‘Mehitabel’s Serenade' (Albany-Troy 646)-both with NEC orchestra and cond. Richard Hoenich, Michael Colgrass' Dream Dancer (Mode 125) with NEC Wind Ensemble and cond. Charles Peltz), and soloist with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, in Franz Waxman’s 'A Place in the Sun,' under John Mauceri’s direction (Philips 4321092). Kenneth Radnofsky’s principal teachers were Joseph Allard, Jeffrey Lerner, David Salge, Steven Hoyle, Terry Anderson, and Duncan Hale. He is Professor of Saxophone at New England Conservatory, as well as teaching at Boston University and Longy School of Bard College. He is a Selmer Artist. For more information please visit his website at: www.KenRadnofsky.com
Kenneth Radnofsky has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras throughout the world, including the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur, Jerusalem Symphony with Gisele Ben-Dor and Boston Pops with John Williams. Radnofsky gave the world premiere of Gunther Schuller’s Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony (composer conducting). David Amram's Concerto, 'Ode to Lord Buckley,' was premiered with the Portland Symphony, under Bruce Hangen's direction, as well as 3 other works dedicated to him from Amram, including a new Trio entitled ‘Three Lost Loves,’ for Violin, Saxophone and Piano written for his Amram Ensemble' (with Elmira Darvarova and Thomas Weaver). Of the 100 plus works he has commissioned, Radnofsky has also premiered the works of Michael Colgrass, John Harbison, Donald Martino, Michael Gandolfi, Betty Olivero, James Yannatos, Baris Perker, Jakov Jakoulov, Osnat Netzer, Elliott Schwartz, Michael Horvit and Yang Yong, to name a few. He is President of the Boston Woodwind Society, providing assistance to woodwind students, and Founder/President of World-Wide Concurrent Premieres and Commissioning Fund, Inc. He teaches at New England Conservatory, Longy School of Bard College, Boston University, and world-wide. He is a Selmer Artist. For more information, including recordings, please visit his website at: www.KenRadnofsky.com
Kenneth Radnofsky has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras including the Leipzig Gewandhaus and New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur, Jerusalem Symphony with Gisele Ben-Dor, and Boston Pops with John Williams. Radnofsky premiered Gunther Schuller’s Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony (composer conducting), and David Amram's Concerto with the Portland Symphony, under Bruce Hangen. The 100 plus works he has commissioned also include Colgrass, Harbison, Martino, Gandolfi, Olivero, Yannatos, Perker, Jakoulov, Schwartz, Yang, Netzer and Bell. He is President of the Boston Woodwind Society, teaches at New England Conservatory, Longy School, Boston University, co-founded the Amram Ensemble, and is a Selmer Artist. website at: www.KenRadnofsky.com Publicity Photos
Equipment YOU ARE THE SAXOPHONE-The equipment is not the key; it is making the instrument an extension of your own thoughts feeling, intellect, and transforming and transmitting them directly through your own physiology, unimpeded by the instrument, which should be an extension of YOU. Selmer best represents those ideals, to me.
WORKS DEDICATED TO, PREMIERED OR COMMISSIONED BY KENNETH RADNOFSKY
Osnat Netzer Concerto ‘Luce Cantabile’ 2017 Goran Daskalov Macedonian Dance 2012
John McDonald Saxophone Quartet #2 2012
Juan Ruiz 'Lejanias' and 'Avenida La Playa' for Saxophone and cello 2011 John McDonald Reunion In Solos And Duets: Flute And Alto Saxophone, 2011
Christian Yufra 'Desesperacion, Ayelen, Huellas en el Camino, La Fresca, Amanecer,'
for Saxophone, Flute and Piano (and Bombo Leguero) 2010
Betty Olivero 'Kriot' for Saxophone and Orchestra 2008 Gil Shohat Quintet for Saxophone and String Quartet 2008 Lei Liang 'Yuan' for Saxophone Quartet 2008* Michael Gandolfi Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra 2005 Eric Sawyer Quartet for saxophones 2004* John Morrison Quartet for saxophones 2004* Fran Trester Quartet for saxophones 2004* John McDonald Quintet for Saxophone and String Quartet 2004* Shih-Hui Chen 'Plum Blossoms' for Saxophone and Piano 2004* Dana Brayton ‘Coyote Dreams’ for Saxophone and Orchestra 2004 Pasquale Tassone Five Movements for Alto-Saxophone and Piano 2004 Curtis Hughes ‘Myopia 2’ for Saxophone Ensemble 2004 Felipe Lara Quartet for Saxophones 2004 Stan Hoffman ‘Hymn to the Sun’ for Saxophone Ensemble 2003 Armand Qualliotine ‘Love Feast of the Fireflies’ for Soprano Sax and Piano 2003 John McDonald Capriccetti for Saxophone and Piano 2002 Gunther Schuller Duo Concertante for Cello and Piano 2002* Colin Stack ‘Several Shades of Reflection’for Saxophone Ensemble 2002 Elliott Schwartz ’Mehitabel’s Serenade’ for Saxophone and Orchestra 2001 John McDonald Prologue in the Form of a Qaddish 2001 Michael Colgrass ‘Dream Dancer’ for Saxophone and Wind Orchestra 2001* John McDonald ‘Barrier Music’ for Saxophone, Cello and Piano 2000 Shih-Hui Chen ‘Twice Removed’ for Solo Saxophone 2000 Lei Liang ‘Extend’ for Saxophone and Guanzi 2000 Andy Vores ‘Night Life’ for Saxophone, Cello and Piano 2000 Jakov Jakoulov ‘The Snow Queen’ for 12 hands, 2 Pianos 1999* Michael Colgrass 'Chameleon' for Solo Saxophone 1999 Donald Martino ‘Piccolo Studio’ for Solo Saxophone 1999 David Amram ‘Prologue and Scherzo’ for Solo Saxophone 1999 Gunther Schuller Sonata for Saxophone and Piano 1999* Jakov Jakoulov Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra 1999 Jakov Jakoulov ‘Bernstein Anniversary’ for Saxophone and Piano 1999 Yang Yong ‘Beyond the Mountains’ for Saxophone and Orchestra 1998 Armando Qualliotine Terzetto for Saxophone, Cello and Piano 1998 Pasquale Tassone Divertimento for Saxophone and Piano 1998 Michael Horvit ‘Land of Dreams’ for Saxophone, Voice and Choir 1998* Yehudi Wyner Trio for Horn, Cello and Piano 1997* Frank Ticheli ‘Blue Shades’ for Clarinet and Band 1997* Jaime Fatas ‘Flamenco sin Limites’ for Solo Saxophone 1997 Larry Thomas Bell Trio for Saxophone, Cello, and Piano ‘Mahler in Blue Light’ 1996 John Harbison Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano ‘San-Antonio’ 1995* Vincent Plush ‘Gershwin on Folly Island’ for Saxophone Solo and cd 1994 Christopher Theofanidis Concerto ‘Netherland’ 1993* Georgy Dmitriev Concerto ‘Labyrinth’ 1992 Lee Hoiby 'Three Women' for Soprano Voice, Saxophone and Piano 1987 Donald Martino Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra 1987 Morton Subotnick Concerto for Electric Saxophone (and acoustic) & Orchestra 1987 Milton Babbitt ‘Whirled Series’ Sonata for Saxophone and Piano 1987 Allen Johnson ‘Nightsong’ for Saxophone and Piano (or Chamber Orchestra) 1986 Matthew Marvuglio ‘Improvisations on Summertime’ for Solo Saxophone 1986 Roger Bourland Quintet for Soprano Saxophone and String Quartet 1985 Gunther Schuller Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra 1984 Roger Borland ‘Far in the Night’for Soprano Sax, Bassoon and Str. Orch. 1983 Ezra Sims Sextet 1982 Ezra Sims Solo for Saxophone 1981
Alan Hovhaness Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and String Orchestra 1981
David Polansky ‘Madness in 3 Episodes’ for Solo Saxophone 1981 Shirish Korde ‘Spiral qfwfq’ for solo bass clarinet 1981 David Amram Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra 1981 Thomas Oboe Lee 'Sourmash 2' for Saxophone and Piano 1981
*Indicates World-Wide Concurrent Premieres Commission, Radnofsky, Founder and President
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