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Jonathan Leshnoff

Jonathan Leshnoff (born September 8, 1973) is an American classical music composer. [ 1 ] Early life and education Jonathan Leshnoff was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Sus...

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Jonathan Leshnoff (born September 8, 1973) is an American classical music composer.[1]

Early life and education

Jonathan Leshnoff was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Susan and Steven Leshnoff; his mother was an artist, and his father an engineer. For his undergraduate studies, Leshnoff attended Johns Hopkins University and Peabody Conservatory concurrently, earning bachelor's degrees in Anthropology and Music Composition, respectively. He went on to receive a Master’s of Music from Peabody, then received his Doctorate of Music from the University of Maryland. Leshnoff was raised observing Conservative Judaism. During his student years at Johns Hopkins, he delved deeper into his beliefs and began to practice Orthodox Judaism.[2][3]

Career

Leshnoff lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where he composes and is a professor of music at Towson University. He has composed scores of works, including four string quartets, four oratorios, twelve concerti, and four symphonies. His compositions have been performed by more than eighty orchestras worldwide including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, among many others. Leshnoff's compositions have also been premiered by soloists including violinist Gil Shaham, violist Roberto Díaz, cellist Johannes Moser, guitarist Manuel Barrueco, and pianist Joyce Yang.[1]

Entre los encargos recientes más destacados se incluyen su Concierto para clarinete (2015), el oratorio Zohar (2015), el Concierto para violín n.º 2 (2017) y su Concierto para piano de 2019. El Concierto para clarinete fue encargado conjuntamente por la Orquesta de Filadelfia y la Orquesta Sinfónica de Santa Bárbara , y se estrenó en abril de 2016 en Filadelfia con el clarinetista principal Ricardo Morales bajo la dirección musical de Yannick Nézet-Séguin . Zohar fue encargado conjuntamente por el Carnegie Hall y la Orquesta Sinfónica de Atlanta , se estrenó bajo la dirección de Robert Spano en abril de 2016 y posteriormente fue grabado por dicha agrupación. La Orquesta Sinfónica de Dallas y la Orquesta Sinfónica de Harrisburg encargaron conjuntamente el segundo concierto para violín de Leshnoff, y Dallas estrenó la obra con el solista Alexander Kerr en mayo de 2018 en el último concierto de Jaap van Zweden como director musical de esa orquesta. Posteriormente , Noah Bendix-Balgley y la Orquesta Filarmónica de Oklahoma City grabaron una obra para el sello Naxos en 2023. En noviembre de 2019, Joyce Yang estrenó su Concierto para piano [ 1 ] con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Kansas City y el director musical Michael Stern ; posteriormente, fue lanzado por el sello Reference Recordings.

Aunque gran parte de su obra es orquestal, Leshnoff ha compuesto para numerosos conjuntos de cámara y bandas sinfónicas. La Banda de la Infantería de Marina de los Estados Unidos le encargó una Sinfonía para Vientos para conmemorar el 225 aniversario de dicha agrupación en 2023; [ 4 ] previamente había grabado una transcripción del Concierto para Clarinete de Leshnoff en su álbum Arioso de 2017. [ 5 ] La Banda de la Armada de los Estados Unidos , la Banda de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos , la Banda de la Escuela de Música Frost y la Banda Sinfónica de la Universidad de Towson también han interpretado sus obras para banda.

Leshnoff ha impartido clases en la Universidad de Towson durante más de veinte años sobre temas como orquestación, historia de la música contemporánea, emprendimiento musical y teoría. En 2013, recibió el Premio Regente del Sistema Universitario de Maryland a la Excelencia Académica, que reconoce a un miembro selecto del profesorado del sistema universitario de Maryland por su destacada trayectoria editorial. El compositor ha confiado todos sus manuscritos al archivo de colecciones especiales de la Biblioteca Cook de Towson. [ 6 ]

Premios y reconocimientos

In late 2019, a Nashville Symphony album featuring Leshnoff's works, including his fourth symphony (commissioned by that orchestra in collaboration with the Violins of Hope), was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Compendium.[7] In an independent study, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra found Leshnoff to be among the ten most performed living composers internationally (tied for 7th) among American orchestras in the 2015–2016 season.

Selected works

Leshnoff's catalog includes roughly eighty works to date, including four symphonies, fourteen concerti, and five oratorios.[8] Many of his scores are available from the music publisher and distributor Theodore Presser Company.

  • Symphony No. 1, Forgotten Chants and Refrains (2004)
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 (2005)
  • Double Concerto for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra (2007)
  • Rush (2008)
  • Starburst (2010)
  • Concerto for Two Percussionists and Orchestra (2011)[9]
  • Hope, oratorio (2011)
  • Cello Concerto (2012)
  • Symphony No. 2, Innerspace (2014)
  • Zohar, oratorio (2015)[10]
  • Chamber Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2015)
  • Symphony No. 3 (2015)[11]
  • Clarinet Concerto, Nekudim (2015)
  • Symphony No. 4, Heichalos (2017)[12]
  • Violin Concerto No. 2 (2017)
  • Piano Concerto (2019)[13]
  • Of Thee I Sing, for chorus and orchestra (2020)
  • Symphony for Winds (2023)

Discography

References

  1. 123"Jonathan Leshnoff". Towson University. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ↑"Transcending The Music". Baltimore Jewish Times. December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  3. ↑"Recordings by Jonathan Leshnoff | Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  4. ↑"Aspire: "The President's Own" at 225". United States Marine Band. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  5. ↑"Arioso". United States Marine Band. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  6. ↑"Jonathan Leshnoff". Towson University. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  7. ↑Feiler, Alan; Merwin, Ted (November 25, 2019). "Baltimore-Based Composer Jonathan Leshnoff Nominated for a Grammy". JMORE. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  8. ↑"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑Garcia, Jacob Adam (April 7, 2020). "A Comprehensive Study of Three Compositions for Percussion by Composer Jonathan Leshnoff, "Run" (2003), "…without a chance" (2003), and "Concerto for Two Percussionists and Orchestra" (2011), including a Structural and Aesthetic Analysis". UNT Digital Library. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  10. ↑"Composer Jonathan Leshnoff brings music, mysticism to Strathmore". Washington Jewish Week. March 16, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  11. ↑Neas, Patrick (May 15, 2016). "Composer Jonathan Leshnoff explores the depths of war in world premiere symphony". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  12. ↑Unger, Mike (January 10, 1995). "Fall 2019 – TU Magazine". Towson University. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  13. ↑"KC STUDIO: Kansas City Symphony Presents World Premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff's Piano Concerto". Kansas City Symphony. November 8, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

Further reading

  • "Interview with Jonathan Leshnoff, Classical Music Reviews: March 2021". MusicWeb-International. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  • Official website
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