MICHAEL DAVIDMAN and KIP ZIMMERMAN IN CONCERT

As part of our popular Concerts in the Garden series, the Coudert Institute is delighted to present MICHAEL DAVIDMAN (piano) along with KIP ZIMMERMAN (oboe) at Villa dei Fiori. Join us for an extraordinary afternoon of beautiful and inspiring chamber music. Performing along with Michael Davidman, piano, and Kip Zimmerman, oboe will be Abi Fayette, violin, Paul Laraia, viola and Francis David Carr, cello. Music of Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, Howells and Loeffler.

MICHAEL DAVIDMAN

Michael Davidman began piano lessons at age five at the Greenwich House Music School, and continued piano studies with Efrem Briskin at the Manhattan School of Music.  At age thirteen, he was chosen  by  Lang  Lang's  management  to  perform  in  the  2010  Lang  Lang  masterclass  at Manhattan  School  of  Music. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree under the guidance of Robert McDonald at the Curtis Institute of Music, and his Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School with renowned pianists Jerome Lowenthal and Stephen Hough. A  dedicated  and  disciplined  young  musician,  Michael  has  gone  on  to  win  numerous  piano competitions,  including  2021  American  Pianists  Association  finalist  award;  winner  2019 Juilliard  Gina  Bachauer  Competition;  first  prize  2018  New  York  International  Piano Competition  chamber  ensemble;  first  prizes  in  both  soloist  and  concerto  categories  at  the 33rd Ithaca College of Music Piano Competition; Grand Prize at the LISMA Foundation 9th International  Music  Competition;  and  first  place  in  the  2011  Mary  Smart  International Concerto  Competition.  Michael  also  received  a  four  year  scholarship  from  the  Chopin Foundation of the United States.

An  exceptional  presence  on  the  concert  stage, Michael  has  repeatedly  earned  glowing reviews in the press. As  soloist,  he  has  performed  with  the  Philadelphia  Orchestra,  Indianapolis  Symphony Orchestra,  Symphonicity,  Monterey  Symphony,  Millikin-Decatur  Symphony  Orchestra, Yonkers  Philharmonic  Orchestra,  Ithaca  College  Orchestra,  Manhattan  School  of  Music Philharmonic   Orchestra,   Summit   Music   Festival   Orchestra,   Bronx   Arts   Ensemble Orchestra,  New  York  Concerti  Sinfonietta,  Doctor’s  Orchestra  of  NY,  the  NY  Chamber Orchestra  and  the  West  Point  Band.  He  has  performed  as  soloist  and  chamber  player  at Alice  Tully  Hall  in  Lincoln  Center,  Carnegie  Recital  Hall,  the  Kimmel  Center,  Sandler Center,  Symphony  Space,  Merkin  Concert  Hall,  given  recitals  in  Spain  at  the  Burgos International  Music  Festival,  in  Italy  at  Teatro  Alfieri,  in  St.  Petersburg  Russia  with  the International  Academy  of  Music,  and  at  numerous  music  festivals,  including  the  Norfolk Chamber  Music  Festival  (Yale),  the  Music  Academy  of  the  West,  Kneisel  Hall,  Summit Music,  and  Music@Menlo. 

An  opera  enthusiast  from  a  very  young  age,  Michael  delights  in  uploading  historical  and rare opera recordings to his YouTube channel called PucciniMD and in accompanying opera singers on special occasions on "opera night" at a New York City restaurant. Learn more about Mr. Davidman through his website...

KIP ZIMMERMAN

Kip Zimmerman attended the University of Colorado at Boulder where he was awarded the institution’s inaugural Sher Distinguished Musician Scholarship for his “ability to inspire,” as cited by the dean. He is a recent graduate of the Curtis Institute and currently pursuing a graduate degree from New England Conservatory with John Ferrrillo.

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A finalist in the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2019 Principal Oboe audition, the 2016 winner of the International Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition and a prizewinner at the National Young Arts Foundation, Zimmerman has been recognized at home and abroad for his musical performance, appearing in the section of the Philadelphia Orchestra and as a featured soloist with numerous ensembles in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. As a member of the 2015 National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, Zimmerman performed in Carnegie Hall and seven major concert venues in China. His previous teachers include Richard Woodhams, Peter Cooper,  Cindy Behmer, and Elizabeth Koch Tiscione.

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