The Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute was a summer training program held in Los Angeles, California for conservatory aged orchestral instrumentalists and conductors. It ran from 1982 to 1991 under the auspices of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

History

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute was founded by

Ernest Fleischmann Ernest Martin Fleischmann (December 7, 1924 – June 13, 2010) was a German-born American impresario who served for 30 years as executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which he upgraded to become a top-ranked orchestra. A talented mu ...

and Leonard Bernstein, with Bernstein and Daniel Lewis serving as artistic directors. Subsequent artistic directors have included

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Sir Charles Groves Sir Charles Barnard Groves CBE (10 March 191520 June 1992) was an English conductor. He was known for the breadth of his repertoire and for encouraging contemporary composers and young conductors. After accompanying positions and conducting v ...

, André Previn,

Lukas Foss Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Career Born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922, Foss was soon recognized as a child prodigy. He began piano and theory lessons with J ...

, and finally

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(1988–1992). Most of the faculty were musicians from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, but also included many other prominent musicians, including

Vladimir Spivakov Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov (Russian: Влади́мир Теодо́рович Спивако́в; born 12 September 1944) is a Soviet and Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra. Spi ...

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (born January 10, 1961) is an Italian and American classical violinist and teacher. Early life and education Salerno-Sonnenberg was born in Rome, Italy. Her father left when she was three months old. She emigrated with ...

Erich Leinsdorf Erich Leinsdorf (born Erich Landauer; February 4, 1912 – September 11, 1993) was an Austrian-born American conductor. He performed and recorded with leading orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States and Europe, earning a ...

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Leonard Slatkin Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor, author and composer. Early life and education Slatkin was born in Los Angeles to a Jewish musical family that came from areas of the Russian Empire now in Ukraine. His fat ...

, and

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, among others. The Institute was notable for the amount of daily, hands-on instruction students received from faculty, even when compared to other similar summer programs, such as

Tanglewood Tanglewood is a music venue in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the ...

. Lynn Harrell said, "Not only do the students have an almost daily open working situation with Philharmonic players, but they'll have the opportunity to join them in performance t_the_Hollywood_Bowl.html" ;"title="Hollywood_Bowl.html" ;"title="t the Hollywood Bowl">t the Hollywood Bowl">Hollywood_Bowl.html" ;"title="t the Hollywood Bowl">t the Hollywood Bowl... To sit next to experienced orchestra musicians and play with that kind of immediacy is worth a thousand words. There's a give-and-take here on many levels." In December 1991, Fleischmann announced that the 1992 Institute would be cancelled due to budget cuts by the Philharmonic.

Notable alumni

Conducting Fellows

* Gisele Ben-Dor * Thomas Dausgaard * Paavo Järvi * Yakov Kreizberg * Jahja Ling * Keith Lockhart * David Alan Miller * Keith Lockhart * Eiji Oue * Stefan Sanderling * Toshiyuki Shimada * Michael Stern (conductor), Michael Stern * Mario Venzago * Leif Bjaland * William Eddins

Strings

* Carolyn Waters Broe * Tatjana Mead Chamis (Associate Principal Viola,

Pittsburgh Symphony The ''Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra'' (''PSO'') is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. History The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an Americ ...

) * Ben Hong (Associate Principal Cello, Los Angeles Philharmonic) * Ingrid Hutman (Viola, Los Angeles Philharmonic) * Eric Lee (Associate Concertmaster,

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Kennedy may refer to: People * John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th president of the United States * John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), (born 1951), US Senator from Louisiana * Kennedy (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with t ...

) *Charles Bingham, Solista Bilbao Symphony Orchestra since 1995- current. * Josefina Vergara (Principal Second Violin,

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) is an American chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. LACO presents its Orchestral Series concerts at two venues, the Alex Theatre in Glendale and UCLA's Royce Hall. History James Arkatov, a ...

) * Glen Wanner (Assistant Principal Bass,

Nashville Symphony The Nashville Symphony is an American symphony orchestra, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The orchestra is resident at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. History In 1920, prior to the 1946 founding of the Nashville Symphony, a group of amateur an ...

)

Woodwinds

* Sue Heineman (Principal Bassoon, National Symphony) * Marni Hougham, (English horn, Minnesota Orchestra) * Susan McGinn (Principal Flute,

Honolulu Symphony The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, formerly known as Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, was founded in 1900. It is the second oldest orchestra in the USA west of the Rocky Mountains. The orchestra now plays at Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall and the Hawaii Th ...

) * Theodore Soluri, (Principal Bassoon,

Dallas Symphony The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is an American orchestra based in Dallas, Texas. Its principal performing venue is the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in the Arts District of downtown Dallas. History The orchestra traces its origins to a ...

) * Philip Dikeman, (Former Acting Principal Flute, Detroit Symphony, Associate Professor Vanderbilt University) * Michael Lisicky, (Oboe,

Baltimore Symphony The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore SO has its principal residence at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, where it performs more than 130 concerts a year. In 2005, it bega ...

) * Nancy Ambrose King, (Professor of Oboe, University of Michigan) * Lee Livengood, (Bass clarinet,

Utah Symphony The Utah Symphony is an American orchestra based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The orchestra's principal venue is Abravanel Hall. In addition to its Salt Lake City subscription concerts, the orchestra travels around the Intermountain West serving c ...

)

Brass

* Elizabeth Cook-Shen (former Horn, Los Angeles Philharmonic) * Dai Zhonghui (Principal Trumpet, National Symphony Orchestra of China) * Matthew Guilford (Bass Trombone, National Symphony) * Brian Rood (Trumpet,

Kansas City Symphony The Kansas City Symphony (KCS) is a United States symphony orchestra based in Kansas City, Missouri. The current music director is conductor Michael Stern. The Symphony performs at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, located at 1601 Br ...

) * David Washburn (Principal Trumpet,

)

References

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