Famous Performers (Conductors and Singers). Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов дирижерских факультетов музыкальных вузов

Министерство культуры Российской Федерации Нижегородская государственная консерватория им. М. И. Глинки Кафедра иностранных языков

Т. Г. Бухарова, И. А. Юсупова

FAMOUS PERFORMERS

Conductors and Singers

Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов дирижерских факультетов музыкальных вузов

Издательство Нижегородской консерватории Нижний Новгород 2018

Conductors

UNIT 1

Fabien Gabel (conductor)

Recognized internationally as one of the stars of the new generation, Fabien Gabel is a regular guest of major orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia. He has been music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra since September 2013.

Born in Paris and a member of a family of accomplished musicians, Fabien Gabel began studying trumpet at the age of six. Later he studied in the Paris conservatoire, which awarded him a First Prize in trumpet in 1996, and at the Musik Hochschule of Karlsruhe. He went on to play in various Parisian orchestras under the direction of prominent conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle and Bernard Haitink.

Fabien had first attracted international attention in 2004 winning the Donatella Flick competition in London. It led to his appointment as the London Symphony Orchestra’s assistant conductor for the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons. Since then, the LSO has engaged him regularly as a guest conductor.

He made his professional conducting debut in 2003 with the Orchestre National de France and has since returned frequently. He now regularly conducts this orchestra in subscription concerts in Paris and recently recorded a French opera aria CD with them and mezzo Marie-Nicole Lemieux.

In 2014–2016 Fabien Gabel also performed with the Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Seoul Philharmonic.Orchestras he has guest conducted also include the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra and others.

Fabien Gabel has worked with soloists like Emmanuel Ax, Christian Tetzlaff, Alina Pogostkina, Johannes Moser, Xavier de

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Maistre, or singers like Jennifer Larmore, Danielle de Niese and Nathalie Dessay.

I. Fill in the gaps with derivatives of the words in brackets:

1.Recognized __________ (international) as one of the stars of the new _______ (generate), Fabien Gabel is a regular guest of major orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia.

2.He has been music _______ (direct) of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra since September 2013.

3.Born in Paris and a member of a family of accomplished ______

(music), Fabien Gabel began studying trumpet at the age of six.

4.He went on to play in various Parisian orchestras under the direction of prominent _______ (conduct) such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle and Bernard Haitink.

5.Fabien had first attracted international attention in 2004 winning the Donatella Flick __________ (compete) in London.

6.It led to his ________ (appoint) as the London Symphony Orchestra’s __________ (assist) conductor for the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons. Since then, the LSO has engaged him regularly as a guest _____(conduct).

7.He made his ________ (profession) conducting debut in 2003 with the Orchestre National de France and has since returned

________ (frequent).

8.He now ________ (regular) conducts this orchestra in ________

(subscribe) concerts in Paris and ________ (recent) recorded a French opera aria CD with them and mezzo Marie-Nicole Lemieux.

9.Fabien Gabel has worked with _____ (sing) like Jennifer Larmore, Danielle de Niese and Nathalie Dessay.

II. Use the appropriate verb form to fill each of the gaps:

1.Born in Paris and a member of a family of ________ (accomplish) musicians, Fabien Gabel ______ (begin) studying trumpet at the age of six.

2.Later he _______ (study) in the Paris conservatoire, which

________ (award) him a First Prize in trumpet in 1996, and at the Musik Hochschule of Karlsruhe.

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3.He _____ (go) on to play in various Parisian orchestras under the direction of prominent conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle and Bernard Haitink.

4.Fabien had first _______ (attract) international attention in 2004 winning the Donatella Flick competition in London. I

5.It _____ (lead) to his appointment as the London Symphony Orchestra’s assistant conductor for the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons.

6.Since then, the LSO ______ (engage) him regularly as a guest conductor.

7.He _____ (make) his professional conducting debut in 2003 with the Orchestre National de France and has since ________ (return) frequently.

8.He now regularly ________ (conduct) this orchestra in

subscription concerts in Paris and recently (_______ (record) a French opera aria CD with them and mezzo Marie-Nicole Lemieux.

9.In 2014-2016 Fabien Gabel also ________ (perform) with the Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Seoul Philharmonic.

10.Orchestras he has guest conducted also _______ (include) the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra and others.

11.Fabien Gabel ______ (work) with soloists like Emmanuel Ax, Christian Tetzlaff, Alina Pogostkina, Johannes Moser, Xavier de Maistre, or singers like Jennifer Larmore, Danielle de Niese and Nathalie Dessay.

III. Fill in the missing prepositions where necessary:

1.Recognized internationally one _______ the stars _______ the new generation, Fabien Gabel is a regular guest _______ major orchestras _______ Europe, North America and Asia.

2.Born _______ Paris and a member _______ a family _______

accomplished musicians, Fabien Gabel began studying trumpet

_______ the age _______ six.

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3.Later he studied _______ the Paris conservatoire, which awarded him a First Prize _______ trumpet _______ 1996, and _______ the Musik Hochschule _______ Karlsruhe.

4.He went _______ _______ play _______ various Parisian orchestras _______ the direction _______ prominent conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle and Bernard Haitink.

5.Fabien had first attracted international attention _______ 2004 winning the Donatella Flick competition _______ London.

6.It led _______ his appointment _______ as the London Symphony Orchestra’s assistant conductor _______ the 2004–2005 and 2005– 2006 seasons.

7.He made his professional conducting debut _______ 2003

_______ the Orchestre National de France and has since returned frequently.

8.He now regularly conducts this orchestra _______ subscription concerts _______ Paris and recently recorded a French opera aria CD _______ them and mezzo Marie-Nicole Lemieux.

9._______ 2014–2016 Fabien Gabel also performed _______ the Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and so on.

10.Fabien Gabel has worked _______ soloists like Emmanuel Ax, Christian Tetzlaff, Alina Pogostkina, Johannes Moser and others.

IV. Fill the gaps with the words below:

appointment, attention, engaged, for, generation, had, member, music, musicians, on, opera, others, performed, regular, returned, seasons, six, stars, various, which

1.Recognized internationally as one of the _______ of the new

_______, Fabien Gabel is a _______ guest of major orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia.

2.He has been _______ director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra since September 2013.

3.Born in Paris and a _______ of a family of accomplished

_________, Fabien Gabel began studying trumpet at the age of

_______.

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4.Later he studied in the Paris conservatoire, _______ awarded him a First Prize in trumpet in 1996, and at the Musik Hochschule of Karlsruhe.

5.He went _______ to play in _______ Parisian orchestras under the direction of prominent conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle and Bernard Haitink.

6.Fabien _______ first attracted international _______ in 2004 winning the Donatella Flick competition in London.

7.It led to his _______ as the London Symphony Orchestra’s assistant conductor ______ the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 ______.

8.Since then, the LSO has _______ him regularly as a guest conductor.

9.He made his professional conducting debut in 2003 with the Orchestre National de France and has since _______ frequently.

10.He now regularly conducts this orchestra in subscription concerts in Paris and recently recorded a French _______ aria CD with them and mezzo Marie-Nicole Lemieux.

11.In 2014–2016 Fabien Gabel also _______ with the Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and other prominent orchestras.

12.Orchestras he has guest conducted also include the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra and _______.

V.Fill the gaps with suitable fragments:

a)and a member of a family of accomplished musicians

b)royal Scottish National Orchestra

c)since September 2013

d)the LSO has engaged him regularly as a guest conductor

e)which awarded him a First Prize in trumpet in 1996

f)with soloists like Emmanuel Ax

g)with the Oslo Philharmonic

h)as Pierre Boulez

i)with the Orchestre National de France and has since returned frequently

j)as one of the stars of the new generation

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Recognized internationally (1) _______, Fabien Gabel is a regular guest of major orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia. He has been music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (2)

_______.

Born in Paris (3) _______, Fabien Gabel began studying trumpet at the age of six. Later he studied in the Paris conservatoire, (4)

_______, and at the Musik Hochschule of Karlsruhe. He went on to play in various Parisian orchestras under the direction of prominent conductors such (5) _______, Sir Colin Davis, Riccardo Muti, Simon Rattle and Bernard Haitink.

Gabel was appointed as the London Symphony Orchestra’s assistant conductor for the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons. Since then, (6) _______.

He made his professional conducting debut in 2003 (7) _______. In 2014–2016 Fabien Gabel also performed (8) _______, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Seoul Philharmonic. Orchestras he has guest conducted also include the London Symphony Orchestra, (9) _______, Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra and others.

Fabien Gabel has worked (10) _______, Christian Tetzlaff, Alina Pogostkina, Johannes Moser, Xavier de Maistre, or singers like Jennifer Larmore, Danielle de Niese and Nathalie Dessay.

VI. Mark the following statements true or false:

1.Fabien Gabel is a regular guest of major orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia.

2.He has been music director of the London Symphony Orchestra since September 2013.

3.He was born in Paris as a member of a family of accomplished musicians.

4.Fabien Gabel began studying trumpet at the age of six.

5.The Paris conservatoire awarded him a First Prize in conducting in 1996.

6.Fabien had first attracted international attention in 2004 winning the Donatella Flick competition in London.

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7.It led to his appointment as the London Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor.

8.Since then, the LSO has never engaged him as a guest conductor.

9.He now regularly conducts the Orchestre National de France in subscription concerts in Paris.

10.Fabien Gabel often collaborates with famous orchestras and soloists all over the world.

VII. Answer the following questions on the text:

1.How long has Fabien Gabel been music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra?

2.Is he the only musician in his family?

3.When did he begin studying music?

4.Which prize was he awarded in the Paris Conservatoire?

5.When did Fabien first attract international attention?

6.When did he start working with the LSO as assistant conductor?

7.Do they still invite him as a guest conductor at present?

8.Which orchestra does Fabien Gabel regularly conduct in subscription concerts in Paris?

9.Does he perform with other celebrated orchestras worldwide?

10.Which soloists has he also worked with?

VIII. Retell the text about Fabien Gabel.

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UNIT 2

Teddy Abrams (conductor)

An unusually versatile musician, Teddy Abrams is a widely acclaimed conductor, as well as an established pianist, clarinetist, and composer. Abrams is never tired to reach new audiences and bring classical music into increasingly diverse communities. He actively collaborates with such organizations as the Louisville Ballet, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Speed Art Museum, and the Folger Shakespeare Library.

Abrams studied conducting with Michael Tilson Thomas, Otto-Werner Mueller and Ford Lallerstedt at the Curtis Institute of Music, and with David Zinman at the Aspen Music Festival. He was the youngest conducting student ever accepted at both institutions.

Abrams performed as a keyboardist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, won the 2007 Aspen Composition Contest, and was the Assistant Conductor of the YouTube Symphony at Carnegie Hall in 2009. He has worked at the La Mortella music festival in Italy and at the American Academy in Berlin. Teddy was a proud member of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra for seven seasons, and graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music, having studied piano with Paul Hersh.

From 2008 to 2011 Abrams was Assistant Conductor of the New World Symphony (NWS) and conducted many performances, including subscription concerts and numerous other full and chamber orchestra events.

An accomplished pianist and clarinetist, Abrams has appeared as a soloist with a number of orchestras — including play-conducting the Ravel Piano Concerto with the Jacksonville Symphony in 2013. He has performed chamber music with the St. Petersburg String Quartet. Dedicated to exploring new and engaging ways to communicate with a diverse range of audiences, Abrams co-founded the Sixth Floor Trio in 2008. Together, they founded and direct GardenMusic, the music

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