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Yale Cellos to perform 'Parisot' concerto at Carnegie Hall

The music emanating from Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, April 14, won't be the blues, but there will be one true-Blue offering in the program being performed by the Yale Cellos that evening.

The Eli musicians will present the New York premiere of "Parisot: Concerto for Multiple Cellos," a piece written in honor of longtime Yale faculty member Aldo Parisot by his colleague Ezra Laderman, a former dean of the School of Music. Parisot himself will direct the Yale Cellos in the performance, which will take place at 8 p.m. in Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall, 154 West 57th Street in New York City.

In addition to the Laderman concerto, the program will include J.S. Bach's "O Jesus Christ! Je t'implore" and "Sarabande," Tomaso Albinoni's "Adagio," excerpts from Antonio Vivaldi's "The Seasons (Winter)" and Heitor Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1."

Tickets for the concert are $15 ($8 for students) and are available through the Carnegie Charge (212) 247-7800 or the Carnegie box office.

Laderman's "Parisot" concerto made its premiere at the School of Music in the spring of 1997. The composer writes, "The five movements are named after cellists whom I greatly admire." In addition to Parisot, these cellists include Gregor Piatigorsky, Pablo Casals, Emanuel Feuermann and Janos Starker. "Each section is reactive to the different qualities I perceived in these performers, resulting in musical material unique to each movement and treated in a different way," explains Laderman, noting that "Parisot brings joy and vitality to everything he touches. His playing is dangerous; he is a risk taker ... taking you to the brink and emerging triumphant."

Long acknowledged as one of the world's master cellists, the Brazilian-born Parisot made his professional debut at age 12. His career as both a performer and teacher has taken him throughout the world. He has appeared with the major orchestras of the world, and premiered numerous works for the cello, many written especially for him by such prominent composers as Villa-Lobos.

In addition to Yale, where he is an adjunct professor, Parisot currently serves on the faculty of the Juilliard School and the Banff Center in Canada. Since 1977, students from all over the world have come to Brazil to attend the Aldo Parisot International Course and to take part in the cello competition that bears the musician's name. Parisot has also given master classes in China and Israel, and has participated in festivals throughout Europe. His numerous awards throughout the years include gold medals from Lebanon and Brazil, and the United Nations Peace Medal. In addition to his musical work, Parisot has also received acclaim as a graphic artist. His abstract works have been shown at exhibits in Poland, Boston, New York and New Haven.

Laderman is professor of composition at the School of Music, where he served as dean 1989-95. He wrote the music to the Academy Award-winning films "The Eleanor Roosevelt Story" and "Black Fox," among other commissioned works, and his opera "Marilyn" made its premiere at the New York City Opera.