William Fedkenheuer, first violin
Highlights
Highlights
Join the FSQ for
The Complete String Quartets
of Ludwig van Beethoven
Fall 2008
The Fry Street Quartet & Robert Winter
Concert Cycle: October 2-4 & 9-11, 2008 Presented by The Caine School of the Arts College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Utah State University
“The seventeen string quartets of Beethoven are to chamber music what the plays of Shakespeare are to drama and what the self-portraits of Rembrandt are to portraiture.”* Beethoven's quartets go beyond even his symphonies in the scope of his output, and provide an incredible overview of his creative development.
Any Beethoven Cycle is a rare event, but here in Logan, Utah the Caine School of the Arts is thrilled to present this Beethoven Cycle performed by the Fry Street Quartet alongside lectures with renowned scholar/pianist/media author Robert Winter, as well as additional lectures, demonstrations, and supplementary events for an unforgettable journey into the world of Beethoven. Mark your calendars now!
* The Beethoven Quartet Companion , Robert Winter and Robert Martin (University of California Press 1994), Introduction, pg. 1.
For more information about tickets and the Cycle visit: http://caineschool.usu.edu/artsandlectures.aspx
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About FSQ: William Fedkenheuer, first violin
Matching “elegance and refinement with a fire in the belly” (Boston Globe) performances by internationally acclaimed violinist William Fedkenheuer are “passionately intelligent and intelligently passionate” (Boston Globe). Winner of the Lincoln Center Martin E. Segal Award, the Canadian native has distinguished himself as a versatile artist with performances as soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician.
Mr. Fedkenheuer’s touring in the US has included performances at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall Presents, San Francisco Performances and the National Gallery. Abroad, he has performed at the American Academy in Rome, Fountainbleu, Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, the Taipei National University of the Arts and in Austria, at the famed Esterhazy Castle during the Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt.
Mr. Fedkenheuer began his studies at age four at the Conservatory of Music at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His performing career was launched at age seven as the youngest member of the world-renowned Calgary Fiddlers, performing for audiences of thousands around the globe, and earning national acclaim as the Fiddling Champion of Canada in his early teens. Making his solo violin debut with the Calgary Philharmonic in 1994, Mr. Fedkenheuer went on to receive a Bachelor of Music degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music under the tutelage of Kathleen Winkler and continued his graduate studies with Miriam Fried at Indiana University.
Previously on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Mr. Fedkenheuer currently teaches on the faculty of the Caine School of the Arts at Utah State University as first violinist of the Fry Street Quartet. An active hiker and chef, Mr. Fedkenheuer resides in Logan, Utah with his wife, violinist Yi Ching Fedkenheuer and their dog Archibald. Mr. Fedkenheuer performs on a bow by H.R. Pfretzschner, and a Nicolò Gagliano violin nicknamed “Gunther.”
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