Mar
11
2022
Events
Violinist Benjamin Beilman
Friday, Mar 11, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2022
LOCATION: CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR
TIME: 7:30 PM
PRICE: NO CHARGE BUT TICKETS REQUIRED
TICKET RELEASE: 2/25 @ 9 AM
Benjamin Beilman has won praise both for his passionate performances and deep rich tone which the Washington Post called “mightily impressive,” and The New York Times described as “muscular with a glint of violence.” In 2018-19 Beilman will appear with Symphony Orchestras in Oregon, Cincinnati, North Carolina, and Indianapolis, and Orchestra St. Luke’s. He also play-directs both the Vancouver Symphony and the New Century Chamber Orchestra. Abroad, Mr. Beilman performs with the Cologne Philharmonie, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Iceland Symphony, and Nagoya Philharmonic in Japan.
“Demons,” a new work written for Beilman and pianist Orion Weiss by Frederic Rzewski and commissioned by Music Accord, was premiered in 2018 at Baltimore’s Shriver Hall Concert Series, the Boston Celebrity Series and later presented in recital with the Gilmore Festival and Grand Teton Festival. Beilman and Weiss will continue to perform the work in recital during the 2018-19 season at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and Spivey Hall. Other upcoming recital appearances include Wigmore Hall, Kennedy Center, Philadelphia’s Perelman Theater, and Carnegie Hall.
Mr. Beilman garnered worldwide attention following his First Prize wins in both the 2010 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the 2010 Montréal International Musical Competition. He went on to receive a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, an Avery Fisher Career Grant and a London Music Masters Award, and an exclusive recording contract with Warner Classics.
In 2016 he released his first disc for the label, titled Spectrum, featuring works by Stravinsky, Janáček, and Schubert. Beilman studied with Almita and Roland Vamos at the Music Institute of Chicago, Ida Kavafian and Pamela Frank at the Curtis Institute of Music, and Christian Tetzlaff at the Kronberg Academy. He plays the “Engleman” Stradivarius from 1709 generously on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.
Tickets are available through the Town of Kiawah Island’s Arts Council.