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CONCERT
Friday June 6, 2008
Closing Concert

Jalisco Philarmonic
Héctor Guzmán, Music Director
Ingolf Turban, Violin

Teatro Degollado
20:30 P.M.

Program:

Overture to “Der Freischütz” Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
[9 min]
I-Adagio-Molto vivace

Concerto for violin and Orchestra in E minor. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
[30 min]
I-Allegro molto appassionato
II-Andante
III-Allegretto non tropo- Allegro molto vivace

Intermission

Symphony N° 2 in D major. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
[44 min]

I-Allegro non troppo
II.Allegreto grazioso-Presto ma non assai
IV-Allegro con spirito

INGOLF TURBAN, violín

The Washington Times appointed him 'German genius', acclaiming his '... disarming debut'. At that time, Ingolf Turban was already looking back on his solo debut with Sergiu Celibidache and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra as well as on engagements all around the world. During his career, he has been performing in the prestigious European and US concert halls, working with around sixty orchestras and the most renowned maestri.

This is how his repertoire has been continuously growing, covering all major opuses of the Baroque, Classic, and Romantic era. Moreover, Ingolf Turban devotes himself to the rarely staged musical works of composers such as Joseph Achron, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Karl-Amadeus Hartmann, and Ludwig Thuille.

Ingolf Turban is a passionate interpreter of Niccolò Paganini's oeuvre, having already recorded many of his compositions. His commitment in giving his audience also an understanding of Paganini's composer's genius is a success.

This exceptionally enthralling repertoire let Ingolf Turban's  discography increase considerably, with the 30th CD recording upcoming. Many of the CDs are first recordings which have been awarded the most illustrious prizes and have set "wholly new standards", according to the specialised press.

At the beginning of 2005, Ingolf Turban founded the chamber orchestra 'I VIRTUOSI DI PAGANINI'.

In March 2006 Ingolf Turban debuted with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in New Yorks Avery Fisher Hall.

Ingolf Turban is Professor at the Munich College of Music.
Ingolf Turban was born to a pianist mother and a music-loving physician father. He is enrooted in his Munich home town, where he lives with his family.

.... Then the German violinist Ingolf Turban, in his Philharmonic debut, was the soloist for Paganini's First Violin Concerto. A noted exponent of Paganini, Mr. Turban dispatched the volleys of virtuosic violin writing with fearlessness and joy, impressively ....

... Guest soloist for the evening was the young German violinist, Ingolf Turban in a performance of the Wieniawski Concerto No.2.... His performance displayed sensitivity and style...Turban and the orchestra combined to produce a most satisfying exploration of this emotionally rich piece...

Ingolf Turban
The stage was bare lastnight at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre: no piano, no chair, not even a music stand. Into this austerevenue stepped German violinist Ingolf Turban, who held sway with only his fiddle for a marvellous evening of unaccompagned violin music... On the whole Turban´s command of the work was masterful.

German Genius makes a disarming debut
...Tall and trim, brimming with boyish charm and good looks, Turban played the Concerto in A Major by Glazunov - an inconsequential exercise in virtuosity that is nonetheless a welcome change from the overplayed old chestnuts of the violin repertory....

 Maazel & Turban, Dazzling the NSO

...Without even the support of the NSO Turban did it all in his solo encore, playing Paganini´s Variations on "Nel cor più non mi sento" for an audience that was suitably agog for the better part of 10 minutes. First came the delicate harmonics and the devilish double trills; then with his bow hand at his side, Turban plucked and pitched notes simultaneously with his left hand at breakned speed. The NSO´s string players were as impressed by his dexterity as the soon-to-be-on-ist-feet audience...
Turban had his chance to win the hearts of all present in Glazunov´s Violin Concerto - a gem of piece, and one of Glazunov´s few compositions played with any frequency. Turban didn´t squander the opportunity. From the opening of the Moderato, he established a compelling presence with sure, sweet intonation....

Héctor Guzmán
Conductor

Maestro Héctor Guzmán is nowadays respected internationally as one of the most outstanding Mexican musicians and is now Conductor of the Symphonic orchestras at Plano, Irving and San Angelo in the United States.  In 2004, he won the International Contest ‘Seven Conductors for a Baton’, and was officially named Conductor of the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, confirming his place as one of the most important and outstanding podium figures for Mexico and the world.

He has been Guest Conductor of the important Symphonic orchestras in Mexico: OFUNAM, Xalapa, State of Mexico, Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra, Monterrey, the Mexico City Philharmonic, and the National Symphonic Orchestra.  He has also conducted orchestras in Dallas, San Antonio, Wheeling; the Dominican Republic National Symphony Orchestra, the Collegium Orchestra at Lichtenstein Palace  in the Prague Music Academy at the Check Republic, the Japan Philharmonic, the Amadeus Orchestra, the Milan Classical Orchestra in Italy and the Murcia Symphonic in Spain among others.  In 2005 he made his operatic debut   with the opera The Barber of Seville, and in 2007 conducted the premiere in Mexico of the Spanish version of ‘Frida’, a very successful opera.
 
Born in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Guzmán studied in Mexico National Conservatory with Víctor Urbán, to continue later to the Southern Methodist University and the Northern Texas University under the celebrated Robert Anderson.  He won the Manuel M. Ponce and the Conservatory Soloists contests.  In 1978 he obtained for Mexico the second place in the most important organ competition in the world, the ‘Grand Prix de Chartres’ in France.  Anshel Brusilow of the Philadelphia Orchestra has guided him in orchestra conducting as well as Helmuth Rilling  from the Oregon University, Carlo Maria Giulini for the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Italia, and the late great Eduardo Mata, his intimate friend.

Recognized for his international work, he has received prizes such as the Lira de Oro in Mexico, the Meadows Award, the ‘Director par Excellence’ granted by the Technological De Vry Institute in the United States and the 2005 Medal to Artistic Merit, the highest decoration granted by the Government of the State of Mexico through the Music Conservatory at the State of Mexico.  He was awarded the Candelario Huizar Artistic Merit Medal 2006, granted by his birth state, Zacatecas.  In 2004, Héctor Guzmán was named Distinguished Citizen by the North American Association ‘Sons of the American Revolution’ for his artistic world wide level contribution.  In 2000 he was included in the book ‘Great Musicians of the XX Century’, edited by the Biographical Cambridge Institute. In April 2007, Irving City and the Deputies Chamber for the State of Texas granted Maestro Guzmán a special recognition for the international level of his Artistic Career, and in 2008 he received the Mozart Medal from the Austrian Embassy, top recognition in Mexico for academic music excellence.

Jalisco Philarmonic Orchestra

In 1915, under the initiative of Maestro José Rolón, a group of musicians from Jalisco started offering symphonic and camera concert music to Guadalajara audiences, thus establishing the starting point for what in the future would be the Guadalajara Symphonic Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Guadalajara). The orchestra was managed by the Concert Society (Sociedad de Conciertos) between 1915-1924, which had a director’s board, was sponsored by private institutions and received the State Government subsidy, interrupted in 1923 and this caused the disappearance of the organisation. Nevertheless, the musicians continued working to prevent the Orchestra from being completely obliterated, and obtained economical support from Governor José Guadalupe Zuno. It must be mentioned that Don Pedro González Peña was completely devoted to the Orchestra up to 1939.

In February 1942, while Guadalajara was celebrating its 4th Centennial, Maestro Leslie Hodge was on holiday there, and when he heard classical music played by some musicians, he approached them, willing to get acquainted encouraging them to constitute a formal orchestra. He was invited to organize it and conduct it, but at that moment he already had other commitments, promising to return after the end of World War II, and in view of this offering, the Friends of Music Association (Asociación de Amigos de la Música) requested from the Governor, Marcelino García Barragán to guarantee the survival of the orchestra until Mr. Hodge returned, and thus he became the first conductor of the Guadalajara Symphonic Orchestra. This sponsorship was sustained until 1950, year on which an association was constituted, Conciertos Guadalajara, A.C. (Guadalajara Concerts, A.C.), which sponsored the Guadalajara Symphonic Orchestra with state, municipal and private institutions funding.

The Guadalajara Symphonic Orchestra became part of the Arts Department in the State of Jalisco in 19971, which since then, has taken care of its artistic level and economic concerns.

Directors working with the orchestra have recognized it as adaptable and versatile, averaging 60 yearly appearances among concerts, opera and ballet. It has been conducted by famous musicians, such as Leslie Hodge, Abel Eisenberg, Helmut Goldman, Eduardo Mata, Kenneth Klein, Hugo Jan Huss, Francisco Orozco, Manuel de Elías, José Guadalupe Flores, Guillermo Salvador and Luis Herrera de la Fuente. Some of the soloists have been Paul Badura-Skoda, Claudio Arrau, Jörg Demus, Henryk Szering, Plácido Domingo; Alfred Brendel, Bernard Flavigny, Jean Pierre Rampal, and Narciso Yepez, among others.

The Guadalajara Symphonic Orchestra changed its name in 1988, giving birth to the Jalisco Philharmonic (Filarmónica de Jalisco). It was intended that the whole State of Jalisco would receive its benefits. Every member of the orchestra has been selected for the quality of auditions given by aspiring interpreters, selecting its members among the very best to guarantee uniformity in sound and technical perfection of performance each of them should have. This allows us to consider that the Jalisco Philharmonic can gallantly measure up to all kinds of repertoire, including the most ambitious modern compositions. Héctor Guzmán has been the new conductor in charge of the Jalisco Philharmonic since May 2004.

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