Emil Altschuler

One of America's finest up and coming virtuoso violinists, Emil Altschuler, performs at a world class standard and possesses a commanding stage presence. He holds degrees from The Juilliard School and The Yale School of Music. Master violinist, Erick Friedman, wrote of him: “…a very gifted violinist who possesses the talent and capability to become a truly outstanding violinist of his generation…and sound and accuracy of intonation that are truly extraordinary."

His brilliant technique and vigorous performance energy has received ovations in venues such as Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Helen Von Ammon’s Emerging Artist Series, The Aspen Music Festival, and Italy’s Castello di Galeazza. As a featured soloist, he has appeared with the Aspen Young Artist’s Orchestra, the Binghamton Philharmonic and the Binghamton University Chamber Orchestra.

Emil performs regularly with Belgian guitarist Jérôme Mouffe in the AM Duo interpreting Spanish, Tango, and contemporary works alongside classical masterpieces. The Hardwick Gazette raves of them “coordination was spectacular, with sensitive phrasing and a depth of feeling in their touch” and The Armenian Weekly says “musicians who are also artists.” Most recently, he has teamed up with Ukranian pianist Artem Belogurov.

As a recording artist he has released his debut album “Emil Altschuler – Violin,” arranged with his brother Josiah Altschuler, with a gypsy jazz style guitar accompaniment. Recently, he was selected by renowned author and violin pedagogue Janice Tucker Rhoda to record ‘The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1’ for publisher Carl Fischer Music. He is also a featured artist on his brother’s first album ‘Murder Ballads and Love Songs for Cello and Voice.’ His latest project to be recorded this season includes works by contemporary composer Tony Schemmer. This past summer he taught at University of New Hampshire’s Summer Youth Music School. He currently teaches at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education and the New School of Music in Cambridge, MA.

Reviews:

“…a very gifted violinist who possesses the talent and the capability to become a truly outstanding violinist of his generation…and sound and accuracy of intonation that are truly extraordinary.”

 -Erick Friedman, concert violinist, Prof. Yale School of Music

“Violinist Emil Altschuler…playing is impeccable, with careful blending of timbres, exquisite phrasing and liberal doses of pizzazz when required.”

 -Dr. Robert Wyatt, Director of Music, Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA

“…coordination was spectacular, with sensitive phrasing and a depth of feeling in their touch”

-David K. Rodgers, The Hardwick Gazette

“…musicians who are also artists.”

 -The Armenian Weekly

“String Shift – Pretty much nothing sounds better to us right now than the idea of sitting in a Parisian night-club, sipping a vermouth cassis, and taking in a show by Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and his Quintette du Hot Club de France. But since that’s never going to happen (unless some enterprising mad scientist decides to put together the “My First Time Machine” kit that Santa brought) we’ll settle for the next best option: a performance by violinist Emil Altschuler and guitarist Jérôme Mouffe on guitar. They’ll be laying down their takes on classical works, Spanish folk music, and mountain songs at Hunneman Hall in the Brookline Public Library. (Speaking of mountain songs: if you like a little modern-day gothic freak mixed into your folk music, head to Myspace to hear Altschuler’s terrifying, lurching, American primitive-style cover of Primus’s “Over the Falls” with his side project Ill Brutto.)”

-Shaula Clark, The Boston Phoenix, Editor’s Picks

“Altschuler and Mouffe's performance of Piazzolla at the Gardner was the highlight of the evening; their playing combined the sensuality, elegance, and edginess balanced with refinement that make Piazzolla's music so beautiful.”

 -Peyman Farzinpour, Music Director and Conductor of the Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra

Artem Belogurov

Artem Belogurov’s lively and expressive performances delight audiences in the US and Europe. His extensive repertoire ranges through three centuries of solo and chamber works. He has given numerous solo and chamber recitals in the USA and Europe, performing at well-known venues, such as the Harvard Music Association, Slosberg Recital Hall at Brandeis University, Pickman Concert Hall at Longy School of Music, Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory, Rice University, and the University of North Texas. He performed in the Piano Future! Festival and played the Boston premiere of Elliot Carter’s Catenaires for piano. He also appeared in 2009 on the WGBH radio station live broadcast with cellist Bong-Ihn Koh. In 2008 and 2010 Artem toured Russia and Ukraine, performing solo and chamber music, was praised for his “grace, elegance, and high artistry” (Odesskie Izvestiya), and, in the summer of 2010, appeared on ART TV in Odessa, Ukraine. The same summer found him performing and giving masterclasses in Limerick, Ireland.

He has a particular interest in music of the Viennese Classical and contemporary periods. Audiences revel in his witty and stylish performance of the former; his dedication to the latter has led to his collaborating and performing with composers such as Julia Werntz, Michael Gandolfi, Matti Kovler, Elliot Carter, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Beat Furrer.

In 2007, Artem attended the Aspen Music Festival, and in 2009 the Tanglewood Music Festival, on full scholarships, where he studied with Emanuel Ax, Claude and Pamela Frank, Garrick Olssohn, and others. In 2010, he studied with Robert Levin at the Sommerakademie of the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He has participated in masterclasses with Christian Teztlaff, Alexander Lonquich, Vladimir Feltsman, James Levine, and Andras Schiff.

Artem received his early training at the Stolyarsky School of Music in Odessa, Ukraine, majoring in music theory, piano performance, and composition. In 2009, he received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston, where his primary teachers were Gabriel Chodos, Patricia Zander, and Victor Rosenbaum. He is currently a student of Peter Serkin.

His current projects include collaborations with composers Tony Schemmer and Matti Kovler, and performances with violinist Emil. He is also engaged on a number of recordings, both of solo and chamber repertoire. As well as performing on modern piano, Artem is actively pursuing his interest in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century pianos.