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c i s u M Making Beautiful San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Halifax (Nova Scotia) and has appeared recently at world-renowned venues such as New York’s Zankel Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall. Violin concertos have been written especially for Josefowicz by composers including John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Colin Matthews and Steven Mackey. Scheherazade.2 by Adams was given its world premiere by Josefowicz in 2015 with the New York Philharmonic. In 2014, Josefowicz gave the world premiere of Luca Francesconi’s concerto Duende–The Dark Notes, which was also written for her, with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Susanna Malkki before performing it with Malkki and the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms in 2015. Recent highlights include engagements with the Berlin Philharmonic; Tonhalle- Orchester Zürich; Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; and the Tokyo Metropolitan, St. Louis, San Francisco and Minnesota symphony orchestras. In summer 2017, Josefowicz appeared at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall and London’s Royal Albert Hall at the BBC Proms with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. She appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra in December 2016, performing Adams’ Scheherazade.2 in London, Paris and Dijon. Josefowicz has released several recordings, notably for Deutsche Grammophon, Philips/Universal and Warner Classics and was featured on Touch Press’ acclaimed iPad app, The Orchestra. Her latest recording, featuring Scheherazade.2 with the St. Louis Symphony conducted by David Robertson, was released in 2016 and nominated for a Grammy Award. Josefowicz’s recording of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014. at Howard County’s Premier Retirement Community Residences are 99% reserved. Be the first to join the Priority List for the first that become available! 9000 Fathers Legacy Ellicott City, MD 21042 410-465-2005 | www.MillersGrant.org REAL ESTATE SALES MySymphonyHomes.com Buy or Sell a Home | Make Baltimore A Better Place I Will Make A Charitable Contribution Of Your Choice Mark Huang REALTOR®/BSO BASSIST Direct: 443.801.5011 Office: 443.746.2088 [email protected] Leila Josefowicz last appeared with the BSO in November 2013, performing Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Marin Alsop, conductor. Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. M A R –A P R 201 9 / OV E R T U R E 13