David Winkler

David Winkler (USA) earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree (composition) from Columbia University in New York City in 1980.  Previous studies took place at the Conservatorio Cherubini in Florence, Italy and University of California at Los Angeles where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree.
 
He has served on the faculties of Columbia University, the Lincoln Center Institute and was a jurist for the Vakhtang Jordania International Conducting Competition were he also gave master classes (2001-2003, Kharkiv, Ukraine).
 
In October 2008, Naxos International released a new CD of his symphonic music which includes the “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra” and “Elements Concerti”, a four movement concerto for Violin and String Orchestra.
 
He recently completed a new one-act opera, "Pullman Car Hiawatha" based on the play by Thornton Wilder - the first ever operatic adaptation of that play from 1930.
 
His list of works includes six operas, three symphonies, various symphonic works and concertos with orchestra, numerous concertos with string orchestra, chamber music, choral music and song cycles.
 
Over the past several years he has received commissions and premieres from a variety of orchestras and ensembles in the USA, Europe, South America and Asia.

Upcoming Premieres include:
 
“The Four Worlds of Tiwanaku”, September 15,16 2010: Symphony in Four Parts, The National Symphony Orchestra of Bolivia, La Paz, David Handel Music Director

"Double Concerto No. 2" for Violin  Piano and String Orchestra, July 13,  2010 Blouin Founation, London, England: Anastasia Khitruk, violin, Olga Balakeets, Piano,  Russian Chamber Orchdestra of London

Nov 16,  2011, The National Gallery, Washington, D.C.
“Warhol Appassionata” commissioned by the Verdehr Trio in celebration
of the Warhol Exhibit at the National Gallery.
 
“Symphony America” commissioned by The Alabama Symphony (Birmingham, AL) probable premier time period, the  2011-2012 season.
Soprano, Baritone soli, chorus and symphony orchestra.
 
Recent premieres include:
 
New York Philharmonic Ensembles at Merkin Hall, January 10,  2010, “Piano Quartet No. 3”, world premiere:
 
“Double Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra” at the Long Island Mozart Festival, Old Westbury Gardens, May 16,  2010: Daniel Boico conducting, Anna Rabinova and Dmitri Berlinsky soloists.
 
“String Quartet No. 3”, April 30,  2010, The Voxare String Quartet, Milbank
Chapel, Columbia University, New York City.
 
“Concerto for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra” for Dimitri Berlinsky and the International Chamber Soloists, February 28, 2010 at the University of Michigan at East Lansing

"Duettino" for Viola and Cello, May 30, 2010 Coe Hall, Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, New York
 
Other recent premieres include:
 
“Double Concerto for Cello, Piano and Symphony Orchestra”, Sept 26 and 29, 2009 Nat’l Symphy Orch. of Ukraine – Kiev and Lviv; Natalia Khoma cello, Volodymyr Vynnytsky piano, soloists, Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor.
 
“Piano Trio No. 2”, May 31, 2009 Kosciuszko Foundation, NYC, Anna Rabinova violin, Qiang Tu cello, Tatiana Goncharova piano
 
“Concerto Green”, Double Concerto for piano and violin soli with String Orchestra premiered September 1, 2008 for the Long Island Mozart Festival conducted by Daniel Boico, recorded February 2009.
 
"Trio Concertante” premiered in April 2008 in  Dubai, UAE with grammy nominee Anastasia Khitruk violinist, and Tchaikovsky Cello Competition winner Sergey Antonov.
 
Other commissions and premieres include those by:
 
The Symphony Un Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; National Symphony Orchestra of Bolivia, The Korean Broadcasting System, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, Queen's Chamber Band, Houston Grand Opera, and Kharkov Philharmonic (Ukraine) The Long Island Mozart Festival (NY, USA).
 
Previous commissions also include those from The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (in celebration of their 25th Anniversary) , and the Aspen Music Festival (in celebration of Dorothy Delay’s 75th Birthday) .
 
David Winkler has received a Leonard Bernstein Composer Fellowship, a Fromm Foundation Commission, the BMI Young Composer Award and a special ASCAP award.
 
Mr. Winkler has been composer in residence with the Aspen Music Festival, the Banff Centre, Opera/Omaha (1996 and 1997), the Chautauqua Opera and the Lincoln Center Institute.
 
He has also received a fellowship grant by the New York Foundation for the Arts (2001)to support the creation of a variety of new symphonic works; and a commission grant by the New York State Council on the Arts to create new choral works. 
 
David Winkler has served as the Executive and Artistic Director of Chamber Players International and the Long Island Mozart Festival since 1998.