15. 10. 2013
Sharon Kam in Zlin
17. 10. 2013 at 19.00 hours, Congress Centre
Weber Clarinet Concerto
C. M. von Weber: Oberon, overture
C. M. von Weber: Concerto No. 1 for Clarinet and Orchestra, in F Minor, Op. 73
F. Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26
F. Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 in A, Op 90, "Italian"
Sharon Kam - clarinet
Vojtěch Spurný– conductor
Talking About Music with Jaromír Javůrek - a pre-concert talk at 18.00 hours in the Congress Centre's Small Auditorium
The opportunity to hear the world-famous clarinettist Sharon Kam is one of the highlights of our festival this year. Born in Israel and now living in Germany, her work ranges from the traditional clarinet repertoire to music of the present day. She made her debut at the age of 16 with the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, and studied later at the Juilliard School Of Music. She is a winner of the ARD International Competition in Munich and several others. To mark Mozart's 250th birthday, she performed a concert at the Estates Theatre in Prague broadcast live in 33 countries.
Vojtěch Spurný brings his masterful conducting expertise to both traditional classical and contemporary music-making. He studied flute and piano at the Prague Conservatoire, opera production, conducting and harpsichord at the AMU Prague Academy of Music, and interpretation of ancient music and harpsichord at the Hogeschool de Kunsten, Utrecht. Known as an opera conductor, he also works regularly with several leading Czech orchestras, and is intensively involved in concerts featuring period keyboard instruments.
You performed allready few times in Czech republic, do you remember how many times ? Did you cooperate with czech artists ?
I have played very often in Czech Republic and performed with many orchestras and artists, for instance Czech Philharmonic (we also recorded a cd with Krzysztof Penderecki), Czech radio, with clarinetist Ludmila Peterkova , in the festival in Brno and in czeski and with the Prazak quartet.
How many clarinettes do you have and which one is favourite one ?
I own 9 clarinets, a Bassett-clarinet and an alto sax. I have a new Bb clarinet, which I love and I also love playing Mozart on my Bassett-clarinet!
Do you teach as well ?
Yes. I give private lessons and teach master classes 2 times a year. I am thinking of taking on a professorship soon!
How is for you to coordinate familly life and concert life top artist ?
It takes much organization and a great husband, like mine, who can really take care if all the kids when I am away. He is a conductor and is often not home himself, so we try to fit our schedules to make sure at least one of us is home at all times. There are exceptions, of course, but most of the times it works out. Also, I only perform about 50 concerts a season and try to avoid traveling far away, in order to not be away for more than a few days at a time. For me, it is unthinkable not to have a family. They are my life. My career is very inportant to me, but it is my work and cannot be my whole life.
What is /was/ for you the top experience in your music life ? What are your music dreams ?
Perhaps playing Mozart concerto at the Salzburg festival. But my dreams are never really fulfilled- I am always dreaming on...
Which concerts do you have scheduled in near future ?
I have a cd release tour in November, with my new program 'Opera!', which is a whole evening of vocal arias, transcribed for clarinet and orchestra. It is a very emotional and technically difficult program, but I love every minute of it! Of course there are many other Mozart and weber concertos, chamber music and recital programs.
