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orchestras. Few conductors bring such musicianship and engagement to the world’s great podiums —from Berlin, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv, to New York, Chicago and Sydney. He has also appeared at some of the great annual gatherings of music and music-lovers: from the BBC Proms and the Prague Spring Festival, to the Edinburgh Festival and the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Mozart Festival, where he was Artistic Director from 2003 to 2005. Oundjian was Principal Guest Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 2006 to 2010 and Artistic Director of the Caramoor International Music Festival in New York between 1997 and 2007. Since 1981, he has been a Visiting Professor at the Yale School of Music and was awarded the university’s Sanford Medal for distinguished service to music in 2013. Peter Oundjian last appeared with the BSO in January 2019, conducting works of Mozart and Brahms. Music in the Garden! BRAHMS VIOLIN CONCERTO Jonathan Carney BSO Concertmaster Jonathan Carney is in his 18 th season with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra after 12 seasons in the same position with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Born in New Jersey, Carney hails from a musical family with all six members having graduated from The Juilliard School. After completing his studies with Ivan Galamian and Christine Dethier, he was awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship to continue his studies in London at the Royal College of Music. After enjoying critically acclaimed international tours as both concertmaster and soloist with numerous ensembles, Carney was invited by Vladimir Ashkenazy to become concertmaster of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1991. He was also appointed concertmaster of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in 1994 and Come enjoy live music in the garden with your friends while you learn about what Keswick’s Wise & Well Center For Healthy Living will offer this Spring and Summer. Wine and lite fare will be provided. the Basque National Orchestra in 1996. Recent solo performances have included concertos by Bruch, Korngold, Khatchaturian, Sibelius and Nielsen, as well as the Brahms Double Concerto and Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, which was featured as a live BBC broadcast from London’s Barbican Hall. He has made a number of recordings, including concertos by Mozart, Vivaldi and Nielsen; sonatas by Brahms, Beethoven and Franck; and a disc of virtuoso works by Sarasate and Kreisler with his mother Gloria Carney as pianist. New releases include Beethoven’s “Archduke” and “Ghost” trios, the cello quintet of Schubert and a Dvořák disc with the Terzetto and four Romantic pieces for violin. Carney is passionate about music education and currently serves as Artistic Director for the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras. He is also an artist-in-residence at the Baltimore School for the Arts, one of the country’s MAY 30 TH 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Music + Friends + Wine = A Good Time! Interested? Contact us at: [email protected] or call us at 410.662.4363 Located across from the Rotunda on the Keswick Campus 700 W 40th St. Baltimore, MD 21211 M AY– J U N 201 9 / OV E R T U R E 15