Competition honors local patrons-of-the-arts
Violinists Angela Chan, Isabelle Durrenberger, and Emily Richardson, and cellist Julia Lee will compete in the finals of the sixth annual …
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Violinists Isabelle Durrenberger, Anna Okada and Emily Richardson, and cellist Julia Lee will compete in the finals of the sixth annual 2024 Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition on Thursday, Oct. 17, at Stony Brook University’s Staller Center Recital Hall.
In six short years, the Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition has become a truly international competition, attracting superb musicians from all over the world.
In addition to a cash award of $5000, the grand prize includes five paid performing engagements with some of the most prestigious baroque presenters in the country, including Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS), the Washington Bach Consort, Bach Choir of Bethlehem and Amor Artis.
The competition was established to honor Brightwaters residents Lillian and Maurice Barbash for their lifelong commitment to the arts. The couple served together on the boards of the South Shore Symphony and the Suffolk Symphony in the 1960s and helped start the Long Island Philharmonic in 1979. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary by commissioning a piece for cello and orchestra for Yo-Yo Ma (“Music for Cello and Orchestra,” by Leon Kirchner, premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1992), and their 45th anniversary by commissioning a piano concerto for Emanuel Ax (“Seeing,” by Christopher Rouse, premiered by the New York Philharmonic in 1999).
Lillian founded the Islip Arts Council in 1976. She led the council for 31 years and built it into one of the region’s leading presenters of classical music. Taking no salary and attracting broad support, she became beloved as Long Island’s First Lady of the Arts. Maurice and Lillian also created the Bay Shore Schools Arts Education Fund to enhance students’ direct participation in the arts.
The 2024 jurors are violinists Ingrid Matthews and Soovin Kim; violist Katherine Murdock; cellist Colin Carr; and harpsichordist Arthur Haas. The finals will be streamed live on the Violin Channel at https://theviolinchannel.com at 1 p.m.
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