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Among the most distinguished classical artists of his generation, clarinetist JON MANASSE is internationally recognized for his inspiring artistry, uniquely glorious sound and charismatic performing style. Jon Manasse’s current season is highlighted by return performances with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and debuts with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Erie Philharmonic, The Chappaqua Orchestra, Montana’s Missoula Symphony Orchestra and Oregon’s Rogue Valley Symphony. With pianist Jon Nakamatsu, he continues to tour throughout the United States as half of the acclaimed Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo During the 2009-2010 season, Jon Manasse gave the world premiere performances of Lowell Liebermann’s Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Neal Gittleman - performances that were recorded for commercial CD release. Subsequent performances included those with the symphony orchestras of Evansville, Juneau, Las Cruces, North State (CA), Roanoke and the University of Massachusetts. Jon Manasse is also principal clarinetist of the American Ballet Theater Orchestra and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. In 2008 he was also appointed principal clarinetist and Ensemble Member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City. As one of the nation's most highly sought-after wind players, has also served as guest principal clarinetist of the New York Pops Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and New Jersey, Saint Louis and Seattle Symphony Orchestras, under the batons of Gerard Schwarz, Zdenek Macal, Jerzy Semkow, Robert Craft and Hugh Wolff. For several seasons, he was also the principal clarinetist of the New York Chamber Symphony. Mr. Manasse has been a guest clarinetist with the New York Philharmonic in concerts conducted by Valery Gergiev and André Previn, and, during the 2003-04 season, served as the principal clarinetist of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, performing under the batons of Artistic Director James Levine and, among others, Andrew Davis, Valery Gergiev and Vladimir Jurowski. In addition to the premiere performances of Lowell Liebermann’s Clarinet Concerto, which was commissioned for him, Jon Manasse has also presented the world premieres of James Cohn's Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra at the international ClarinetFest '97 at Texas Tech University and, in 2005, of Steven R. Gerber’s Clarinet Concerto with the National Philharmonic. Jon Manasse and his Duo partner, the acclaimed pianist Jon Nakamatsu, serve as Artistic Directors of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, an appointment announced during summer 2006. |
| BAERMANN Adagio BOLCOM Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra BUSONI Concertino for Clarinet & Small Orchestra, Op.48 BRUCH Concerto for Clarinet & Viola, Op. 88 COHN, James Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra, Op.62 (1988) Concerto #2 for Clarinet & String Orchestra, Op. 75 ("Evocations") COPLAND Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra (1948) CORIGLIANO Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra (1977) DEBUSSY Premiere rapsodie (orchestrated 1911) FINZI Concerto in c for Clarinet & Strings, Op.31 FRANCAIX Concerto GERBER, Steven R. Concerto GERSHWIN 3 Preludes (arr. J.Cohn for clarinet & strings) HINDEMITH Concerto (1947) |
LIEBERMANN Concerto for Clarinet, Op. 110 (world premiere, November 2009) MOZART Concerto in A, K.622 NIELSEN Concerto, Op. 57 (1928) PISTON Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra (1967) ROSSINI Variations in C (1809) SHAW, Artie Concerto for Clarinet (1940) SPOHR Concerto # 1 in c, Op. 26 Concerto # 2 in E-Flat, Op. 57 Concerto # 3 in f Concerto # 4 in e Variations on a Theme of Danzi, Op. 81 STAMITZ Concerto # 3 in B-Flat Concerto # 11 in E-Flat STRAUSS Duet-Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon, Strings & Harp (1947) WEBER Andante & Rondo ungarese in c Concertino in E-Flat, J. 109 Concerto # 1 in f, J. 114 Concerto # 2 in E-Flat, J. 118
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MOZART: CLARINET CONCERTO IN A, K. 622 SPOHR: CLARINET CONCERTO #2 IN E-FLAT, Op. 57 with Gerard Schwarz/Seattle Symphony harmonia mundi CD: 907516 |
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BRAHMS - CLARINET SONATAS, Op. 120 with Jon Nakamatsu, pianist harmonia mundi CD: 907430 |
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LOWELL LIEBERMANN Quintet for Clarinet, Piano & String Trio with Elizabeth Kipper, violinist Matthew Dane, violist Thomas Heinrich, cellist David Korevaar, pianist KOCH CD: KIC-CD-7743 |
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STEVEN R. GERBER Clarinet Concerto with Vladimir Lande/St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony ARABESQUE CD: Z6803 |
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JON MANASSE PLAYS 3 CLARINET CONCERTOS Mozart: Concerto in A, K. 622 Nielsen: Concerto, Op. 57 Copland: Concerto with Kirk Trevor/Slovak Radio Symphony XLNT CD: 18011 |
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JAMES COHN-CONCERTOS AND POEMS Concerto #2 for Clarinet & Strings with Vakhtang Jordania/Latvian National Symphony XLNT CD: 18010 |
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JON MANASSE PLAYS CLARINET MUSIC FROM 3 CENTURIES Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581* Spohr: Fantasy & Variations, Op. 81* Gershwin-Cohn: 3 Preludes** Cohn: Clarinet Concerto, Op. 62** * with The Shanghai Quartet **with The XLNT Sinfonietta XLNT CD: 18009 |
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THE COMPLETE CLARINET MUSIC OF CARL MARIA VON WEBER Vol. I - chamber music with Samuel Sanders, piano; Manhattan String Quartet XLNT CD: 18004 |
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THE COMPLETE CLARINET MUSIC |
| "CLARINET PIECE WAS RARE JEWEL. Monday’s program was already strong, but a new concerto was a show-stopper. The Virginia premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s magnificent new clarinet concerto outshone everything else. When it came to superlatives, soloist Jon Manasse’s splendid performance pretty much sucked all of the oxygen out of the room. When the concerto cruised to a breathless finish and the standing ovation and shouts of bravo were echoing through the hall, it seemed clear that we had heard a piece that will remain in the repertoire for decades to come. But it will take a player of Manasse’s caliber to do justice to Liebermann’s work. This bravura work requires not merely a professional player, but a virtuoso." THE ROANOKE TIMES "A [Newport Music Festival] 'Schubertabend' offered another discovery, Jon Manasse, a sublime clarinetist. His playing completely overshadowed the singing in The Shepherd on the Rock, and afterward he and Dmitry Sitkovetsky led a deeply moving performance of the Octet for strings and winds." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "Manasse's work was a revelation. One comes to expect players in this festival to come to the stage with the full complement of stylistic knowledge and a formidable command of his/her instrument. In fare from the Brahms Trio for Clarinet, Piano and Cello to Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, Manasse's spotlight moments proved him a player of incomparable skill and technique, with a liquid tone over the entire range of the instrument and an almost metaphysical command of his instrument's overtone structure." TUCSON CITIZEN "Manasse’s clarinet sings through each phrase with agile eloquence and reveals the iridescent quality of the instrument. His playing on this new release [with Gerard Schwarz/Seattle Symphony] reminds us why Mozart and Spohr were so eager to write for this instrument. Beautiful tone and impressive technique can make the clarinet sing–almost as if we were hearing the human voice." MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO "For Copland's jazzy, sentimental Clarinet Concerto, Jon Manasse was a beguiling soloist, shaping the languid melodies of the first movement sweetly and zipping nicely through the up-tempo second movement." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "At the center was an absolutely first-rate clarinet soloist, Jon Manasse. He had the taste, the sound and the technique to project this most beguiling of wind instruments in one of its more beguiling repertory pieces [Mozart Clarinet Concerto]." THE NEW YORK TIMES "The renowned American clarinetist Jon Manasse and the Seattle Symphony offer renditions that are rich and warm yet fully transparent, perfectly balanced yet naturally expressive. Manasse’s exquisite sound and unmatched lyricism and control fit the Mozart Concerto like a glove, and music director Gerard Schwarz obliges with a delightfully supple orchestral palette. Manasse always has room for more volume at the right places, but few soloists have his remarkable command and expressive sincerity." "And there was a heavenly moment when clarinetist Jon Manasse fluttered above the duet like a cherub tumbling in the clouds of a Mannerist painting." |
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10/2/2010 (7:30pm) MISSOULA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
