| Miriam Abramowitsch With radiant tone and dramatic power, Miriam Abramowitsch is acknowledged as a leading interpreter of both classic and contemporary song in at least ten languages. The San Francisco Chronicle stated that she “…has the rare internal stuff of which the fine Lieder singer is made.” Ms. Abramowitsch performs richly varied recital programs, including a Schubertiade and an all 20th century German program with songs by Alma Mahler, Berg, Eisler, Webern, Zemlinsky and Kurt Weill. In 1998 she sang the world premiere of David Del Tredici’s Chana’s Story with the composer at the piano. This work, on poetry by Chana Bloch, was commissioned for Ms. Abramowitsch by Marie Damrell Gallo. The enthusiastic reception of its first performance called for its New York premiere in 1999 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Previously she was featured in a performance of Schoenberg’s famed Pierrot Lunaire for its 75th anniversary, presented at the University of Southern California’s Schoenberg Institute. The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner called her an “exceptionally gifted singer-speaker”, and another of her numerous performances of Pierrot Lunaire prompted the San Francisco Chronicle to state that “her affinity is exceptional; no one does it more effectively.” Based in California, Ms. Abramowitsch regularly performs as guest soloist with numerous contemporary music groups such as the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, the Monday Evening Concerts series in Los Angeles and Composers, Inc. She sang the title role in the world premiere of Charles Wuorinen’s opera The W of Babylon with the San Francisco Symphony’s New and Unusual Music series. Other premieres include works by Ralph Shapey, Ursula Mamlok, Gerhard Samuel, Harold Blumenfeld, Tom Cipullo and many others. In addition to the song literature, Ms. Abramowitsch has a large and varied orchestral repertoire, from the classic works of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Handel and Verdi to Mahler, Stravinsky, Durufle and Berlioz. Ms. Abramowitsch and Mr. Barth have been performing together for seventeen years. Their recording of Schubert’s Winterreise, using a Viennese fortepiano from 1820, is available on the Music & Arts label. Other recordings of Ms. Abramowitsch on the Music & Arts label include David Del Tredici’s Chana’s Story, with Mr. Del Tredici at the piano, and songs of Darius Milhaud. Miriam Abramowitsch lives in the East Bay and teaches in her Berkeley studio and at Mills College. O1C Performances: Miriam Abramowitsch Miriam Abramowitsch & Kumaran Arul |
