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Lawrence S. Gwozdz (; ; born April 1, 1953) is an internationally renowned American classical saxophonist. His artistic sensibilities have made him a champion of a broad array of compositions, from Baroque transcriptions to contemporary music. ==Biography== Born to Polish-American parents in Niagara Falls, New York, Gwozdz achieved an international reputation for his success in revealing the qualities inherent in the classic saxophone as intended originally by its inventor, Adolphe Sax. He was a pupil and longtime friend of saxophone pioneer Sigurd Raschèr. Gwozdz's concerts have included major cities in Asia, Europe and North America: Beijing, Chicago, Leipzig, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Prague, St. Louis, Warsaw, Zagreb, Zurich, and others. His festival appearances - the Yehudi Menuhin Festival, the International Chamber Music Festival of Le Touquet, Spoleto Festival USA - have received critical acclaim. His performance with I Solisti di Zagreb motivated the press to write, "Gwozdz uses his instrument with superiority and virtuosity" (Vjesnik). Gwozdz's Carnegie Hall debut was described in Musical America as an "extraordinary performance of contemporary music" with "the kind of timbre Adolphe Sax most likely had in mind ... always with subtlety and taste" (The New York Concert Review). On television, Gwozdz appeared with famed organist Diane Bish on ''The Joy of Music'', and has performed concerti and recitals on radio for the Dame Myra Hess series (Public Radio International), Czech Radio-Prague, Croatian Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, and other networks. Gwozdz is active in promoting, performing, and recording contemporary music. Various composers - Samuel Adler, Walter Hartley, Zdenek Lukas, Armand Russell, Robert Starer, Roger Vogel, John Worley, and others - have dedicated new chamber works to him. Gwozdz has also premiered full saxophone concertos by American composers Stephen Dankner, Alan Theisen, and Randall Snyder. Having been born with spina bifida, Gwozdz is also an advocate for arts for people with disabilities. Gwozdz is also known for his annotated translation of the book ''Das Saxophon'' by Jaap Kool from German into English. The book was published by Egon Publishers Ltd (Herts, England) in 1987. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lawrence Gwozdz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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