Biografia
Alex Klein
iniciou seus estudos na música aos 9 anos no Brasil. Um ano depois
ele fez sua estréia, assim começou a tocar profissionalmente.
Ele foi nomeado como Principal Oboé, da renomada Orquestra Sinfônica
de Chicago, pelo diretor de música Daniel Barenboim e colaborou com
alguns dos mais expressivos nomes do cenário da música.
Klein apresentou-se como solista com a Orquestra da Filadelfia, a Orchestra
de la Suisse Romande e em inúmeras ocasiões com a Sinfônica
de Chicago. Como músico de câmara Klein tem colaborado com
o Vermeer Quartet, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Christoph Eschenbach,
Daniel Barenboim e seus colegas da Sinfônica de Chicago: Larry Combs,
Dale Clevenger e Adolph "Bud" Herseth. Klein também é
músico pertencente ao Festival de Música de Câmara de
Santa Fé e Seattle.
Um dos
mais premiados oboístas na história com este instrumento,
Alex Klein foi o primeiro oboísta a receber o primeiro prêmio
do Concurso Internacional de Execução Musical em Genebra,
na Suíça, desde então só nomes, como o suíço
Heinz Holliger tinham sido honrados durante os últimos 30 anos. Klein
também recebeu o Primeiro Prêmio na Competição
Internacional de Oboe, de F. Gillet and Nova Iorque, onde recebeu muitas
honrarias acadêmicas.
Alex Klein tem sido recordista desde os 14 anos de idade e adquirido uma
extensa lista de trabalhos gravados em uma variedade de gêneros: de
música orquestrada até solos em concertos de música
de
Alex faz impecáveis
apresentações de solo em oboé, é membro da Orquestra
Sinfônica de Chicago.
O Brasileiro Alex Klein, rompeu fronteiras, hoje é um músico
do Planeta Terra.
câmara
a bossa nova. Klein é também ativamente envolvido no desenvolvimento
de seu instrumento, trabalhando em conjunto com a fábrica F. Lorée,
em Paris em um constante desenvolvimento de instrumentos superiores, e estendendo
as possibilidades técnicas e musicais do oboé, muitas vezes
através de novas composições, feitas especialmente
por ele.
É
membro da Sinfônica de Chicago e professor da seção
de oboé da Orquestra Cívica de Chicago, também professor
de oboé na Universidade de Roosevelt e Professor Associado de Oboe
na Universidade Northwestern.
Curriculum Vitae
| Endereço: 220 South Michigan Avenue. Chicago, IL 60604 | Nascido em Porto Alegre, Brasil, em 1964. |
| Fone: (312)294-3333 | Nacionalidade: Brazil |
| Email: kleina@chicagosymphony.org | Residência permanente: Estados Unidos |
| Formação | Graduações | Principal Formação | |
| 1987-1989 | Oberlin Conservatory of Music | Artist Diploma | Oboe performance |
| 1986-1987 | Curtis Institute of Music | Oboe performance | |
| 1984-1987 | Oberlin Conservatory of Music | Bachelor of Music | Oboe performance |
| 1982-1984 | São Paulo State University, Brazil | Composition and conducting | |
| 1979-1981 | Colégio Positivo | High School | Clinical Pathology |
| 1975-1978 | Colégio Positivo Júnior | Middle School | |
| 1971-1974 | Colégio Santa Maria | Elementary School | |
| 1970 | Colégio Martinus | Pre-school | |
| Seminários e participações | Área de Estudo | |
| 1990,1991 | Marlboro Music Festival | Chamber Music |
| 1985,1987, 1988 | Aspen Music Festival and School | Oboe |
| 1984 | Curitiba Music Workshop | Ch. Music, conducting |
| 1983 | Conducting
and Orchestra Seminar Early Music and Dance - Curitiba Music Workshop |
Conducting, early music |
| 1983 | Gramado Music Festival and School | Oboe |
| 1980,1981,1982 | Campos do Jordão Music Festival | Oboe |
| 1980 | 1st Festival of Choirs and Conducting Workshop | Conducting |
| 1980 | 1st Festival of Young Composers, São Paulo Univ. | Composition |
| 1979,1980 | Festival of Orchestras from Santa Catarina State | Oboe |
| 1979 | Latin American Contemporary Music Workshop | Composition |
| 1978 | 3rd Music Workshop of Prados | Oboe, composition |
| 1978 | 3rd Int. Music Festival of the São Paulo Univ. | Oboe |
| 1976,1980,1981 | International Music Festival of Brasília | Oboe, conducting |
| 1975, 1977 | International Music Festival of Curitiba | Oboe, Recorder |
| Instrução Privada com: |
| Oboe: James Caldwell (1984-89), Richard Woodhams (1986-87), John Ferrillo (1988), Kathryn Greenbank (1985, 1987), Richard Killmer (1985), Walter Bianchi (1980, 1982-84), William Bennett (1981), Stanley King (1982), Harold Emert (1978-1980), Luis Carlos Justi (1980-82), Salvador Masano (1975-77, 1978), Tsunemichi Nagamine (1976-78), Ingo Goritzky (1976), João Ramalho (1974-76). |
| Baroque Oboe and Early Music: James Caldwell (1985-86), Elder Parente (1983), Hans Herrman Ziel (1980). |
| Conducting: Michel Singher (1984-85), Jamil Maluf (1983), Rev. José Penalva (1981-82), Manoel Ivo Cruz (1981). |
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Premios
e Honrarias
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| 1993 | Recipient | Univ. of Washington Project Grant | Seattle, WA |
| 1989 | Winner | "Artistry in Oboe Performance Award" | Oberlin, OH |
| 1988 | First Prize | Concours Internationale d'Execution Musicale | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1988 | Winner | Aspen Music Festival Wind Competition | Aspen, CO |
| 1988 | Winner | "Josephine Wayne Hatfield Award" | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1988 | Winner | "Commemorative Medal of the Federal University of Paraná" | Curitiba, Brazil |
| 1988 | Second Prize | 2nd International Oboe Competition of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1987 | Winner | Philadelphia Orchestra Auditions | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1986 | Winner | "Best Interpreter of Czech Music Award" | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 1986 | Winner | Oberlin Conservatory Concerto Competition | Oberlin, OH |
| 1986 | Winner | "Artistry in Oboe Performance Award" | Oberlin, OH |
| 1986 | Winner | "Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts" | Oberlin, OH |
| 1986 | Winner | "Pi Kappa Lambda Artistic and Academic Achievement Award" | Oberlin, OH |
| 1986 | First Prize | Fernand Gillet International Oboe Competition Winston | Salem, NC |
| 1986 | First Prize | Lucarelli Int. Competition for Solo Oboe Players | New York City |
| 1984 | Winner | Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| 1984 | Winner | São Paulo State Symphony Young Artists Comp. | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 1983 | Winner | São Paulo Youth Symphony Concerto Comp. | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 1983 | Winner | São Paulo State Symphony Young Artists Comp. | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 1983 | First Prize | Piracicaba National Competition | Piracicaba, Brazil |
| 1983 | Winner | "Best Interpreter of Brazilian Music" Award | Piracicaba, Brazil |
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Ocupações
Profissionais
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| 2002-present | Fundação Cultura de Curitiba-PR - Brasil | Diretor de Música Clássica da Oficina de Música |
| 1998-present | Roosevelt University | Professor of Oboe |
| 1998-present | Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival | Performer |
| 1998 | Univ. of Michigan/Ann Arbor | Visiting Instructor of Oboe |
| 1995-present | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Principal Oboe |
| 1995-present | Northwestern University | Associate Professor of Oboe |
| 1994-present | Seattle Chamber Music Festival | Performer |
| 1993-1995 | Chamber Music Society of Seattle | Founder and Co-Artistic Director |
| 1991-1995 | Univ. of Washington School of Music | Assistant Professor of Oboe |
| 1993-1995 | Utah Music Festival | Oboe/Chamber Music Instructor |
| 1992-present | Marrowstone Music Festival | Oboe/Chamber Music Instructor |
| 1989-1991 | Oberlin Conservatory of Music | Teacher of Oboe |
| 1991 | Wind Performance Institute, Oberlin | Oboe/Chamber Music Instructor |
| 1990 | Wind Performance Institute, Oberlin | Oboe/Chamber Music Instructor |
| 1986 | Early Music Studio, Santa Úrsula University, Rio de Janeiro | Assistant Professor of Baroque Oboe |
| 1982-1984 | São Paulo City Youth Symphony | Oboist |
| 1980-1982 | Grupo Renascentista de Curitiba | Performer |
| 1980-1982 | Pro-Musica Choir of Curitiba | Assistant Conductor |
| 1977-1982 | Camerata Antiqua de Curitiba | Oboist |
| 1974-1981 | Curitiba Youth Symphony | Oboist |
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Gravações
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| Soloist, with Czech National Symphony Orchestra | |||
| 1999 | Franz Krommer | "Oboe Concerto N. 1 op. 37" (Freeman) | Cedille Records |
| 1999 | Franz Krommer | "Oboe Concerto N. 2 op. 52" (Freeman) | Cedille Records |
| 1999 | J. N. Hummel | "Introduction, Theme and Var." (Freeman) | Cedille Records |
| Soloist, with Chicago Symphony Orchestra | |||
| 2000 | R. Strauss | "Oboe Concerto" (Barenboim) | Not yet released (Teldec) |
| Soloist, with New Brandemburg Collegium | |||
| 1993 | A. Vivaldi | "Concertos (8) for Oboe and Strings" | MHS |
| 1997 | J. S. Bach | "Brandemburg Concertos #1 and #2" | Sony Classical |
| 1988 | G. F. Haendel | "Queen of Sheba Suite" | MCA Classics |
| 1988 | G. Ph. Telemann | "C Major Overture" | MCA Classics |
| 1988 | G. Ph. Telemann | "G Minor Overture" | MCA Classics |
| 1988i | T. Albinon | "Concerto for Trumpet, Three Oboes, Bassoon and Continuo" | MCA Classics |
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Outros
Solos e Trabalhos de Câmara
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| 2000 | Franz Schubert | "Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano" | Boston Records |
| 2000 | Franz Schubert | "The Shepherd on the Rock" | Boston Records |
| 2000 | Franz Schubert | "Sonatinas D. 385/386" | Boston Records |
| 2000 | J.S. Bach | "Partita in g minor BWV1013 | Boston Records |
| 2000 | G. Ph. Telemann | "12 Fantasies for Solo Oboe" | Boston Records |
| 2000 | J.S. Bach | Excerpts from Sonatas and Partitas | Boston Records |
| 1998 | Elliot Carter | "Quintet" | Cedille Records |
| 1998 | Elliot Carter | "Eight Etudes and a Phantasy" | Cedille Records |
| 1996 | H. Villa-Lobos | "Duo for Oboe and Bassoon" | Crystal Records |
| 1992 | A. Schoenberg | "Quintet" | MHS |
| 1988 | Luciano Berio | "Sequenza VII" | Musica Helvetica |
| 1988 | J-F. Zbinden | "Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra" | Musica Helvetica |
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Com
a Orquestra Sinfônica de Chicago
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| 2000 | R. Strauss | "Horn Concerto N. 1" (Barenboim/Clevenger) | Not yet released (Teldec) |
| 2000 | M. de Falla | "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" (Barenboim/Domingo) | Teldec |
| 2000 | M. de Falla | "The Three Cornered Hat" (Barenboim/Larmore) | Teldec |
| 1999 | R. Wagner | "Tanhauser, Prelude to Act III" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1999 | R. Wagner | "Parsifal. Prelude/Good Friday Spell" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1999 | R. Wagner | "Overture to Rienzi" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1999 | R. Wagner | "Meistersinger. Prelude Act III/Prize Song" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1999 | R. Wagner | "Siegfried Idyll" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1999 | Bela Bartok | "Violin Concerto N. 2" (Boulez/Shaham) | Deutsche Gramophon |
| 1999 | Bela Bartok | "Violin Rhapsodies 1, 2" (Boulez/Shaham) | Deutsche Gramophon |
| 1999 | J. Brahms | "Violin Concerto" (Barenboim/Vengerov) | Teldec |
| 1999 | A. Scriabin | "The Poem of Extasy, op. 54" (Boulez) | Deutsche Gramophon |
| 1999 | G. Mahler | "Symphony N. 1" (Boulez) | Deutsche Gramophon |
| 1999 | R. Strauss | "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (Boulez) | Deutsche Gramophon |
| 1999 | G. Mahler | "Totenfeier" (Boulez) | Deutsche Gramophon |
| 1999 | I. Stravinsky | "Symphony in C" (Solti) | Decca |
| 1999 | I. Stravinsky | "Symphony of Psalms" (Solti) | Decca |
| 1998 | G. Mahler | "Symphony N. 5" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1998 | P. Tchaikovsky | "Symphony N. 6, ‘Pathetique’" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1998 | G. Mahler | "Symphony N. 9" (Boulez) | Deutsche Gramophon |
| 1998 | M. Mussorgsky | "Khovanshchina Prelude" (Solti) | Decca |
| 1998 | M. Mussorgsky | "Songs and Dances of Death" (Solti/Aleksashkin) | Decca |
| 1998 | D. Shostakovich | "Symphony N. 15" (Solti) | Decca |
| 1997 | R. Wagner | "Die Meistersinger" Complete Opera (Solti) | Decca |
| 1997 | P. Tchaikovsky | "Symphony N. 4" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1997 | J. Brahms | "Double Concerto" (Barenboim/Perlman/Ma) | Teldec |
| 1996 | P. Tchaikovsky | "Symphony N. 5" (Barenboim) | Teldec |
| 1996 | J. Sibelius | "Violin Concerto" (Barenboim/Vengerov) | Teldec |
| 1996 | C. Nielsen | "Violin Concerto" (Barenboim/Vengerov) | Teldec |
| Com o Quinteto Vento de Curitiba | Company | ||
| 1997 | H. Villa-Lobos | "Quintet in form of Choros" | Private release |
| 1997 | Osvaldo Lacerda | "Quinteto (1988)" | Private release |
| 1997 | Radames Gnatali | "Suite for Wind Quintet" | Private release |
| 1997 | Julio Medaglia | "Suite of Popular Brazilian Dances" | Private release |
| 1997 | Henrique de Curitiba | "Dansing Suite (1996)" | Private release |
| 1997 | E. Nazareth | "Sarambeque" and "Atrevidinha" | Private release |
| Com o Conjunto de Música Contemporânea de Oberlin: | |||
| 1988 | Michael Daugherty | "Snap!" | Opus One |
| 1988 | Michael Daugherty | "Blue Like An Orange" | Opus One |
| 1989 | Michael Daugherty | "Firecracker" | Not yet released |
| 1988 | Nick C. K. Thorne | "Three Tales" | Not yet released |
| Camerata Antiqua de Curitiba: | |||
| 1982 | G. F. Haendel | "Foundling Hospital Anthem XVI" | Fund. Cult. de Curitiba |
| 1982 - | G. F. Haendel | "Concerto Grosso, op. 3, n. 2" | Fund. Cult. de Curitiba |
| 1982 | A. Vivaldi | "Gloria" | Fund. Cult. de Curitiba |
| 1980 | L. A. Pinto | "Te Deum Laudamus" | Fund. Cult. de Curitiba |
| 1980 | G. F. Haendel | "Psalm 112 'Laudate Pueri Dominum'" | Fund. Cult. de Curitiba |
| 1978 | Jean Hotteterre | "La Noce Champêtre" | Continental |
| Eventos Mais Importantes | |
| 2000 | J.S. Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin. Performed with and led by Itzhak Perlman, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. |
| 1999 | South American tour with Vermeer Quartet |
| 1999 | J. S. Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin. Performed with and led by Pinchas Zukerman, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. |
| 1998 | Soloist with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz conducting. At New York’s Lincoln Center. Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra. |
| 1997 | J. S. Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin. Performed with and led by Sergiu Luca. On period instruments. Cascade Head Music Festival. |
| 1996 | Solo debut with Chicago Symphony Orch. R. Strauss Oboe Concerto. D. Barenboim conducting. |
| 1995 | Appointed to Principal Oboe chair of Chicago Symphony Orchestra by Music Director Daniel Barenboim. |
| 1994 | Solo recital debut in Houston. Paganini Caprices n. 2, 10 and 16. |
| 1993 | Founded and Co-directed the Chamber Music Society of Seattle |
| 1992 | Recorded Bach’s Brandemburg Concertos on period instruments, led by Anthony Newman. |
| 1991 | Soloist, "700th Anniversary of Switzerland Celebration". F. Martin, Concerto for 7 winds, timpani and strings. Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Armin Jordan conducting. |
| 1990 | Performances at Marlboro Music Festival. |
| 1989 | Appointed to first teaching position. Oberlin Conservatory of Music. |
| 1988 | First Prize winner. Concours Internationale d’Execution Musicale. Geneva, Switzerland. |
| 1988 | Solo debut with Philadelphia Orchestra. R. Strauss Oboe Concerto. W. Smith conducting. |
| 1987 | New York solo recital debut. Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. |
| 1986 | Guest performance at 100th Anniversary of Modern Oboe. With oboist Humbert Lucarelli, at Carnegie Hall, New York. |
| 1986 | First Prize winner. 1st Lucarelli International Competition for Solo Oboe Players. At Carnegie Recital Hall, New York City. |
| 1986 | Soloist with Oberlin Chamber Orchestra. R. Strauss Oboe Concerto. Otto-Werner Mueller conducting. |
| 1984 | Solo performance at Oberlin College. Fritz Kreisler’s "Preaeludium and Allegro". |
| 1984 | Soloist with Porto Alegre Symphony. R. Strauss Oboe Concerto. Eleazar de Carvalho conducting. |
| 1978 | Featured soloist at final concert, 3rd Biennial Music Festival at São Paulo University. Eleazar de Carvalho conducting. |
| 1977 | Joins first professional ensemble: Camerata Antiqua de Curitiba. |
| 1975 | Solo Debut with Curitiba Youth Symphony. |
| 1974 | Began music studies. |
