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Ilana Zaks, violin Resume
Education:
2016-2020 New England Conservatory Undergraduate degree in Violin Performance with Prof. Donald Weilerstein, full merit scholarship
(And briefly with Ian Swensen and Frank Huang)
2016-2020 Liberal Arts Minor New England Conservatory
Masterclasses with:
Augustin Hadelich
Michael Stern
Alon Goldstein
Hagai Shaham
Soovin Kim
Benjamin Zander
Joel Krosnick
Vivian Weilerstein
Peter Salaff
Nicholas Kitchen, David Stern, Katharina Wolff, Dominique Labelle
Grish Goryachev
Festivals
2019:
-Perlman Music Program Chamber Workshop
Performed with Roger Tapping, received coachings with Peter Salaff, Vivian Weilerstein, Merry Peckham. -International Heifetz Institute (studied with Ani Kavafian, Mark Kaplan, Elmar Oliveira, Ilya Kaler and Philippe Quint, Philip Setzer, David Geber, David Stern)
2018 Keshet Eilon String Mastercourse (Studied with Shmuel Ashkenazi, Ilya Kaler, Vadim Gluzman, Paul Rozcek)
2013-2017: Summer/Winter Perlman Music Program “Littles”
(Studied with Itzhak Perlman, Catherine Cho, Sean Lee, Elena Mazor and Li Lin)
Orchestral experience:
2012-2016: member of Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
2016-2020: New England Conservatory Philharmonia and Symphony
2019: Heifetz Institute Baroque Orchestra
2019-2020 Boston Philharmonic Section violinist
2019-2020 Boston Symphony Orchestra Collegiate Ambassador
Chamber Music Experience:
2016-2020 New England Conservatory: Coached by Nicholas Kitchen, Kris Tong, Jerome Mouffe, Mai Motobuchi, Yeesun Kim, Merry Peckham, Eli Epstein, Donald Palma, Lucy Chapman, Paul Katz, Carol Ou, Paul Biss.
(String Quartets and Guitar Duo)
2013-2017: Perlman Music Program, coachings with Merry Peckham
(quartets and string quintet)
2019: Heifetz Institute, Quartet (coached by Phillip Setzer, David Geber and Borromeo Quartet) and Baroque Orchestra (led by David Stern)
Soloist with Orchestra:
Brockton Symphony (2011)
Cape Cod Symphony (2011)
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra (2011)
Boston Civic Symphony (2011-present)
Symphony Pro Musica (2012-present)
Wellesley Symphony (2012-present)
Arlington Philharmonic (2012)
New England Philharmonic (2012)
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (2012-2015)
Rhode Island Youth Philharmonic (2013)
Pioneer Valley Symphony (2014)
Thayer Symphony Orchestra (2014)
Austin Symphony Orchestra (2014)
Rhode Island Philharmonic (2015)
Teaching experience:
One-on-one private lessons with children ages 10-18 (2012-present)
? Violin and Viola Teacher at Needham Music and Dance (Winter
2019-present)
? HeifetzPEG teacher (Summer 2019)
? Music theory Teaching Assistant at New England Conservatory (Spring 2019-Spring 2020)
? Chamber music coachings at New England Conservatory 2018-present
Competitions:
1st prize winner of Arlington Concerto
Boston Civic Competition
New England Philharmonic
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
3rd prize winner of 2012 MTNA
Brockton Symphony
Wellesley Symphony
Finalist at 2014 Yehudi Menuhin Competition Junior division
Winner of New England Conservatory Grant 2019
Concert Artists Guild Semi-finalist October 2019
2019-2020 Community Performance Partnerships Fellow at NEC--piano trio
2020 BMOP Concerto competition winner
Commissions
March 2019: Lila Quillin “The Persistence of Memory” for violin and percussion. Premiered with Harvard University Dancers
March 2019: Isaac Blumfield “Enthymeme” for violin and percussion
May 2019: Benjamin Yee Paulson “Noah's Dove" for violin and Percussion
May 2019: Austin Smith “Ruminations" for violin and percussion
Above are part of the Visual Album Persistence of Memory
Albums
November 16th 2019, Debut Visual album self release: Persistence of Memory
Film
January 2020: Persistence of Memory release on Prime.
April 2020 Flying forward: Celebrating women in the visual and performing arts
Productions
2019: Produced a 3 hour Junior Recital at New England Conservatory performed two commissions (with dancers), premiered two works, improvised with a Jazz pianist.
2019: Premiered Lera Auerbach ‘Suite For Lonely violinist’ with a dancer and gymnast at the Heifetz Institute.
September 2019: Participant in Celebrity Series Concert for One project.
March 2020: The History of Tango through dance and Fashion multi-disciplinary performance featuring premieres for violin and guitar.
April 2020: Flying Forward: Celebrating women in the Visual Arts performance and documentary screening.
Fall 2020: performance of Kati Agócs' Violin Concerto with BMOP, featuring commissioned works from the 2019 debut album Persistence of Memory
Ilana Zaks, violin Resume
Education:
2016-2020 New England Conservatory Undergraduate degree in Violin Performance with Prof. Donald Weilerstein, full merit scholarship
(And briefly with Ian Swensen and Frank Huang)
2016-2020 Liberal Arts Minor New England Conservatory
Masterclasses with:
Augustin Hadelich
Michael Stern
Alon Goldstein
Hagai Shaham
Soovin Kim
Benjamin Zander
Joel Krosnick
Vivian Weilerstein
Peter Salaff
Nicholas Kitchen, David Stern, Katharina Wolff, Dominique Labelle
Grish Goryachev
Festivals
2019:
-Perlman Music Program Chamber Workshop
Performed with Roger Tapping, received coachings with Peter Salaff, Vivian Weilerstein, Merry Peckham. -International Heifetz Institute (studied with Ani Kavafian, Mark Kaplan, Elmar Oliveira, Ilya Kaler and Philippe Quint, Philip Setzer, David Geber, David Stern)
2018 Keshet Eilon String Mastercourse (Studied with Shmuel Ashkenazi, Ilya Kaler, Vadim Gluzman, Paul Rozcek)
2013-2017: Summer/Winter Perlman Music Program “Littles”
(Studied with Itzhak Perlman, Catherine Cho, Sean Lee, Elena Mazor and Li Lin)
Orchestral experience:
2012-2016: member of Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
2016-2020: New England Conservatory Philharmonia and Symphony
2019: Heifetz Institute Baroque Orchestra
2019-2020 Boston Philharmonic Section violinist
2019-2020 Boston Symphony Orchestra Collegiate Ambassador
Chamber Music Experience:
2016-2020 New England Conservatory: Coached by Nicholas Kitchen, Kris Tong, Jerome Mouffe, Mai Motobuchi, Yeesun Kim, Merry Peckham, Eli Epstein, Donald Palma, Lucy Chapman, Paul Katz, Carol Ou, Paul Biss.
(String Quartets and Guitar Duo)
2013-2017: Perlman Music Program, coachings with Merry Peckham
(quartets and string quintet)
2019: Heifetz Institute, Quartet (coached by Phillip Setzer, David Geber and Borromeo Quartet) and Baroque Orchestra (led by David Stern)
Soloist with Orchestra:
Brockton Symphony (2011)
Cape Cod Symphony (2011)
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra (2011)
Boston Civic Symphony (2011-present)
Symphony Pro Musica (2012-present)
Wellesley Symphony (2012-present)
Arlington Philharmonic (2012)
New England Philharmonic (2012)
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (2012-2015)
Rhode Island Youth Philharmonic (2013)
Pioneer Valley Symphony (2014)
Thayer Symphony Orchestra (2014)
Austin Symphony Orchestra (2014)
Rhode Island Philharmonic (2015)
Teaching experience:
One-on-one private lessons with children ages 10-18 (2012-present)
? Violin and Viola Teacher at Needham Music and Dance (Winter
2019-present)
? HeifetzPEG teacher (Summer 2019)
? Music theory Teaching Assistant at New England Conservatory (Spring 2019-Spring 2020)
? Chamber music coachings at New England Conservatory 2018-present
Competitions:
1st prize winner of Arlington Concerto
Boston Civic Competition
New England Philharmonic
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
3rd prize winner of 2012 MTNA
Brockton Symphony
Wellesley Symphony
Finalist at 2014 Yehudi Menuhin Competition Junior division
Winner of New England Conservatory Grant 2019
Concert Artists Guild Semi-finalist October 2019
2019-2020 Community Performance Partnerships Fellow at NEC--piano trio
2020 BMOP Concerto competition winner
Commissions
March 2019: Lila Quillin “The Persistence of Memory” for violin and percussion. Premiered with Harvard University Dancers
March 2019: Isaac Blumfield “Enthymeme” for violin and percussion
May 2019: Benjamin Yee Paulson “Noah's Dove" for violin and Percussion
May 2019: Austin Smith “Ruminations" for violin and percussion
Above are part of the Visual Album Persistence of Memory
Albums
November 16th 2019, Debut Visual album self release: Persistence of Memory
Film
January 2020: Persistence of Memory release on Prime.
April 2020 Flying forward: Celebrating women in the visual and performing arts
Productions
2019: Produced a 3 hour Junior Recital at New England Conservatory performed two commissions (with dancers), premiered two works, improvised with a Jazz pianist.
2019: Premiered Lera Auerbach ‘Suite For Lonely violinist’ with a dancer and gymnast at the Heifetz Institute.
September 2019: Participant in Celebrity Series Concert for One project.
March 2020: The History of Tango through dance and Fashion multi-disciplinary performance featuring premieres for violin and guitar.
April 2020: Flying Forward: Celebrating women in the Visual Arts performance and documentary screening.
Fall 2020: performance of Kati Agócs' Violin Concerto with BMOP, featuring commissioned works from the 2019 debut album Persistence of Memory