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ABOUT THE ARTIST Ryan Bancroft
Ryan Bancroft first came to international attention in 2018 when he won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the prestigious Malko Competition for Young Conductors . In the 2020-21 season , Bancroft became Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales , and this season marks Bancroft ’ s first as Artist in Association of the Tapiola Sinfonietta .
Bancroft has made debuts with orchestras including the BBC , Swedish Radio , Danish National , Toronto , Atlanta , and Cincinnati symphony orchestras ; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra ; and Seattle Symphony . With a passion for contemporary music , he has also performed with the Nieuw Ensemble ; assisted Pierre Boulez in a performance of his Sur Incises ; and premiered works by Sofia Gubaidulina , John Cage , and James Tenney .
Bancroft studied trumpet at the California Institute of the Arts , alongside additional studies in harp , flute , cello , and Ghanaian music and dance . He studied orchestral conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and is a graduate of the prestigious Nationale Master Orkestdirectie .
Tracy Silverman
Lauded by BBC Radio as “ the greatest living exponent of the electric violin ,” Tracy Silverman ’ s groundbreaking work with the 6-string electric violin defies musical boundaries . A leader in the progressive string community , his Strum Bowing Method has been adopted by players and teachers all over the world .
Formerly first violinist with the innovative Turtle Island String Quartet , Silverman was named one of 100 distinguished alumni by The Juilliard School . He has performed as a soloist with many of the world ’ s finest orchestras and is the subject of several
Ryan Bancroft
Tracy Silverman
electric violin concertos composed specifically for him by Pulitzer winner John Adams , Terry Riley , Nico Muhly , and Kenji Bunch , as well as the composer of three of his own electric violin concertos .
A longstanding advocate for post-classical string playing , Silverman believes “ strings must evolve or they will perish .” His approach embraces the 400-year legacy of string playing while also speaking in the native tongue of our own contemporary popular musical culture .
Media highlights include a solo Tiny Desk Concert , Performance Today , CBS Sunday Morning , and A Prairie Home Companion .
Silverman is the author of The Strum Bowing Method : How to Groove on Strings , an in-demand clinician internationally , and on the string faculty at Belmont University in Nashville , TN .
Junction Trio
SUNDAYS @ 5:30PM
JAN 23 DANISH STRING QUARTET
Works by Britten , Charpentier , Adams , Blumenfeld , Schubert
FEB 13 JUNCTION TRIO
Works by Christopher Trapani , Ravel , Brahms
MAR 6 SASHA COOKE MEZZO-SOPRANO KIRILL KUZMIN PIANO
Works by Timo Andres , Christopher Cerrone , Gabriel Kahane , Missy Mazzoli , Nico Muhly , Huang Ruo , Caroline Shaw
MAY 1 SHEKU KANNEH-MASON CELLO ISATA KANNEH-MASON PIANO
Works by Beethoven , Shostakovich , Bridge , Britten
MAY 15 PACIFICA QUARTET KAREN SLACK SOPRANO
Works by Prokofiev , James Lee III , Beethoven
JUN 12 MAHAN ESFAHANI HARPSICHORD Works By Ferrari , Andriessen , Bach , Pachelbel , Scarlatti
Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Experience the Performance Again A livestream of this performances is available for a limited time . A BSO Sessions episode , featuring an interview with Ryan Bancroft , will be released on January 12 and is available through the 2021 – 22 season .
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