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DAVID FINCKEL
& WU HAN Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. The talent, energy, imagination and dedication they bring to their multi-faceted endeavors as concert performers, recording artists, educators, artistic administrators and cultural entrepreneurs, go unmatched. Their duo performances take them to some of the most prestigious venues and concert series across the United States, including San Francisco Performances, Stanford Lively Arts, New York’s Lincoln Center, The Morgan Library & Museum, Town Hall, and 92nd Street Y, Washington’s Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institute, and Dumbarton Oaks, Wisconsin’s Union Theater, Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater, UCLA’s Performing Arts Series, the University of Chicago’s Mandel Hall, Princeton University Concerts, the University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium, the Cleveland Chamber Music Society, New Orleans Friends of Chamber Music, Santa Barbara’s UCSB Arts and Letters, and Aspen’s Harris Concert Hall. The duo’s international engagements have taken them to Mexico, Canada, the Far East, Scandinavia and continental Europe to unanimous critical acclaim. Highlights from recent seasons include their debuts in Germany and at Finland’s Kuhmo Festival, their presentation of the complete Beethoven cycle in Tokyo, and their signature all-Russian program at London’s Wigmore Hall. David Finckel and Wu Han’s wide-ranging musical activities also include the launch of ArtistLed, the first musician-directed and Internet-based recording company, which is celebrating its tenth year. All nine ArtistLed recordings have received critical acclaim and are available via the company’s website at www.artistled.com. The duo’s “Russian Classics” recording, featuring works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich, received BBC Music magazine’s coveted "Editor's Choice" award. The two most recent additions to the ArtistLed catalogue feature David Finckel’s recording of the Dvorák Concerto and Augusta Read Thomas’s Ritual Incantations (world premiere recording), and Wu Han's first full-length solo recording for the label, "Russian Recital," featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and Scriabin. David Finckel and Wu Han have served as Artistic Directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2004. They are also the founders and Artistic Directors of Music@Menlo, a chamber music festival in Silicon Valley that has garnered international acclaim since its inception in 2003. Prior to launching Music@Menlo, Wu Han and David Finckel served for three seasons as Artistic Directors of SummerFest La Jolla. For many years, David Finckel and Wu Han taught alongside the late
Isaac Stern at Carnegie Hall and the Jerusalem Music Center. They
appeared annually on the Aspen Music Festival’s Distinguished
Artist Master Class series, and in various educational outreach
programs across the country. David Finckel and Wu Han reside in
New York with their fourteen-year-old daughter Lilian.
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