RICHARDSON, Texas (Oct. 23, 2003) – The much-acclaimed Clavier Trio, which has had a mutually rewarding
academic and artistic partnership with The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) for the past three
years, will perform in concert as part of UTD’s popular Classical Series Sunday, Nov. 9,
at 7:30 p.m., in the Conference Center on campus.
The Clavier Trio features violinist and
UTD faculty member Arkady Fomin, a member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and artistic director
of the New Conservatory of Dallas, cellist Peter Steffens, also of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra,
and pianist David Korevaar, a member of the Prometheus Piano Quartet and professor at the University
of Colorado at Boulder.
The chamber music program will feature a
work by American composer Lowell Liebermann, Trio Op. 32; music by Beethoven, Trio Op.
70 No. 1, nicknamed "Ghost"; and Felix Mendelssohn’s Trio Op. 66 in C minor.
“We are very excited to have Arkady
Fomin and the Clavier Trio in residence at the University of Texas at Dallas as a part of our on-going
commitment to excellence in both our performing arts season and our instructional program in the
arts,” said Kathryn Evans, associate dean of UTD’s School of Arts and Humanities. “Mr.
Fomin has been a critical part of the growth of the instrumental program at UTD. In addition to conducting
the UTD Camerata, he will also sponsor two concerts of young artists this spring from the Conservatory.
It is inspirational to watch these talented young people attend concerts here and also perform themselves."
In addition to appearing in the concert
on Nov. 9, Fomin will perform again at UTD next March in Mostly Duos with Barbara Theim,
cello, and David Korevaar, piano, in a concert of the music of Chopin, Kodaly, Martinu and Brahms.
That concert will be at 8 p.m. on March 1 in the Jonsson Performance Hall (JO 2.604). The Clavier
Trio will perform again at UTD on April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the UTD Conference Center in a program
titled “Russian Passion” featuring Shostakovich’s Trio Op. 67 in E minor and Tchaikovsky’s Trio
Op. 50 in A minor.
Fomin has been instrumental in bringing
fresh talent from the Metroplex to the community’s attention though his New Conservatory of
Dallas, which will host two concerts next spring in the UTD Jonsson Performance Hall (JO 2.604).
Violinist Chloe Trevor will perform on March 21 at 3 p.m., and Next Generation, a showcase
of the Conservatory’s best young musicians, will be presented on April 18 at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the Clavier Trio concert are $15 for general admission, $10 for students, and free
at the door to UTD students with a valid identification. Ticket office hours fro advance purchase are
from 2 to 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. To purchase tickets using Visa, MasterCard or Discover, please call
972-883-2982.
Arkady Fomin
Arkady Fomin, violinist, was born in Riga, Latvia, and received his musical training at the Latvian State
Conservatory with Voldemar Sturestep. As a chamber musician and soloist, Fomin has collaborated with
Pinchas Zukerman, Yefim Bronfman, Emanuel Borok, Schlomo Mintz, Atar Arad, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and
the late Stephen DeGroot, among others. His concert schedule has taken him to Russia, Latvia, Estonia,
Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Austria, Japan and throughout the United States including Carnegie Hall
in New York. In addition to his duties as a violinist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fomin is founder
and artistic director of the New Conservatory of Dallas and artistic director of the Conservatory Music
in the Mountains in Durango, Colorado. In 2002, Mr. Fomin began his affiliation as Artist in Residency
at Colorado State University. His association with The University of Texas at Dallas has been long and
distinguished. In 1980, he was honored as recipient of the Cowlishaw Artist-in-Residence Award at The
University of Texas at Dallas for artistic achievement and contributions to the City of Dallas. Fomin
is a member of the faculty at UTD and performs on an 1860 JB Vuillaume violin.
About UTD
The University of Texas at Dallas, located
at the convergence of Richardson, Plano and Dallas in the heart of the complex of major multinational
technology corporations known as the Telecom Corridor, enrolls about 13,700 students. The school’s
freshman class traditionally stands at the forefront of Texas state universities in terms of average
SAT scores. The university offers a broad assortment of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree
programs. For additional information about UTD, please visit the university’s web site at www.utdallas.edu.