Laura Klugherz

"possesses immense substance and vitality, authentic passion and generosity of spirit"

New York Post

"dramatic...emotional...evocative - rich, beautifully modulated tone...consistently striking"

New York Times

Laura Klugherz, Associate Professor of Violin and Viola here, made her Carnegie Hall debut to rave reviews in June, 1989 and has performed widely as a solo recitalist and chamber artist. In addition to teaching classes and giving private lessons, Ms. Klugherz is also director of the Colgate Chamber Players. She has been a recipient of many prizes, among them the Midland-Odessa Young Artist Award, the San Jose Symphony Young Artist Award, and the Juan Morales Prize of Madrid. After her studies as a Fulbright scholar in West Germany, she traveled widely as concertmaster/soloist of the Munich Chamber Orchestra, and performed worldwide.

Critics have acclaimed Ms. Klugherz as an exciting performer of Spanish music, both contemporary and traditional, and she has premiered several works of living Spanish composers both in Europe and the U.S. In conjunction with the completion of a catalog of Spanish contemporary violin/viola music under the auspices of a Fulbright Post-Doctoral Research Award, Ms. Klugherz was musical coordinator of a series of cultural broadcasts for Television Andalucia celebrating music, art and architecture of southern Spain during the summer of 1990. Radio and television broadcasts include performances for the Bavarian State Radio, the South African Broadcasting Association, National Public Radio, live television performances with Menahem Pressler and Raphael Hillyer for the Canadian Broadcasting Company, solo recital broadcast for Radio Catalonia, and as featured artist on WQXR's (NY) "Listening Room". After a tour of South America in 1992, Ms. Klugherz was invited to tour South America again as a Cultural Specialist for the U.S. Information Service. She has just returned from another trip to Chile, where she was Invited Professor of Fundacin Andes. In addition to conducting chamber orchestras and playing concerts, she held a special workshop for string teachers from throughout the country on pedagogical techniques.

Ms. Klugherz holds a Performers' Certificate from the Bavarian State Conservatory in Munich and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Texas.

Last Updated: April 24, 2001
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