ARTISTS
Alon Goldstein, Artistic Director
Alon Goldstein is one of the most original and sensitive artists of his generation, admired for his musical intelligence and dynamic personality. Alon’s artistic vision and innovative programming have made him a favorite with audiences and critics alike throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. He made his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Israel Philharmonic under the baton of Zubin Mehta, and returned a few seasons ago with Maestro Herbert Blomstedt in Beethoven Concerto No. 1. In recent seasons Mr. Goldstein has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco, Baltimore, St. Louis, Houston, Vancouver, Kansas City and North Carolina Symphonies, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and orchestras on tour in Paris, Russia, Romania and Bulgaria.
His 2016-2017 season begins with appearances at Music@Menlo performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Trio No. 2 with Paul Watkins and Elmar Olivera. Over the course of the season, he will be performing with the Costa Rica National Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Budapest Philharmonic, Delaware Symphony, Ann Arbor Symphony, El Paso Symphony, Fairfax Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony, Savannah Philharmonic and Bucharest Philharmonic in Romania. He will also be heard in solo recitals and with the Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio, Tempest Trio, Fine Arts Quartet and Ariel String Quartet in chamber music concerts throughout the world including appearances in Mexico, Central America and across the United States.
A passionate advocate for music education, his recent teaching engagements have included posts at The Steans Institute of the Ravinia Festival and The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, in addition to extended educational residencies across the country. In the fall of 2015, Naxos released his recording of Mozart Piano Concertos No. 20 and No. 21 with the Fine Arts Quartet to enthusiastic reviews.
Alon Goldstein is one of the most original and sensitive artists of his generation, admired for his musical intelligence and dynamic personality. Alon’s artistic vision and innovative programming have made him a favorite with audiences and critics alike throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. He made his orchestral debut at the age of 18 with the Israel Philharmonic under the baton of Zubin Mehta, and returned a few seasons ago with Maestro Herbert Blomstedt in Beethoven Concerto No. 1. In recent seasons Mr. Goldstein has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco, Baltimore, St. Louis, Houston, Vancouver, Kansas City and North Carolina Symphonies, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and orchestras on tour in Paris, Russia, Romania and Bulgaria.
His 2016-2017 season begins with appearances at Music@Menlo performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Trio No. 2 with Paul Watkins and Elmar Olivera. Over the course of the season, he will be performing with the Costa Rica National Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Budapest Philharmonic, Delaware Symphony, Ann Arbor Symphony, El Paso Symphony, Fairfax Symphony, Rogue Valley Symphony, Savannah Philharmonic and Bucharest Philharmonic in Romania. He will also be heard in solo recitals and with the Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio, Tempest Trio, Fine Arts Quartet and Ariel String Quartet in chamber music concerts throughout the world including appearances in Mexico, Central America and across the United States.
A passionate advocate for music education, his recent teaching engagements have included posts at The Steans Institute of the Ravinia Festival and The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, in addition to extended educational residencies across the country. In the fall of 2015, Naxos released his recording of Mozart Piano Concertos No. 20 and No. 21 with the Fine Arts Quartet to enthusiastic reviews.
Leonid Yanovskiy
Russian born violinist, violist and conductor, Leonid Yanovskiy is the Professor and Director of Strings and Orchestra at the University of West Florida, Pensacola. He is the concertmaster of the Pensacola and Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestras, Principal Violinist with the Washington Square Festival, NYC, and Co-Director of the Gulf Coast Virtuosi Chamber Music Ensemble. Dr. Yanovskiy graduated from the Moscow Gnessin Academy of Music, Russia; the Rutgers University, NJ; and the Fontenbleau Conservatoire Americaine, France. Among his teachers were Arnold Steinhardt and Michael Tree of the Guarneri Quartet, Olivier Charlier of the Paris Conservatory, and Valentin Berlinsky of the Borodin Quartet.
Yanovskiy taught violin and chamber music at the Moscow Gnessin College and Academy of Music and was a Teaching Assistant at Rutgers. At the University of West Florida, students of Dr. Yanovskiy are winners of national orchestra auditions, as well as national, regional, and state solo and chamber music competitions. His students have successfully entered the Encore and Meadowmount Schools of Music, as well as graduate programs at the Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music, Florida State University, University of North Texas, University of Maryland, and others.
Yanovskiy was Principal Violinist with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra Northern Crown, Goliard Chamber Ensemble, NYC, and Chamber Orchestra Philadelphia Virtuosi. He was a violinist with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the American Symphony. Under the baton of Abbado, Botstein, Mackerras, Menuhin, Norrington, Previn, Shaw, Zinman, and others, Yanovskiy appeared on the stages of the Carnegie, Avery Fisher, Alice Tully, Chicago Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Halls, the Kennedy Center and Metropolitan Opera. Yanovskiy has performed recitals throughout the United States and in Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Korea, and Russia. In 2012, The New York Times described his playing as “…a luminous performance; a sumptuous, vibrato-rich tone and a kind of energy that made the fast movements dance.” In 2015 – 2016, Yanovskiy is scheduled to perform solo recitals in Tallahassee, Chicago, and at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York.
Boyan Bonev
Award winning cellist Dr. Boyan Bonev, a native of Bulgaria and music professor at the University of West Florida, is the featured soloist for the NFSO’s September 19, 2015 Season Opening concert.
Boyan holds Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Florida State University, and Bachelor of Music degree from the National Music Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. His cello teachers include Gregory Sauer, David Bjella, Lubomir Georgiev, Anatoli Krastev, Venzeslav Nikolov, and Tatcho Tatchev. Bonev has participated in master classes with Janos Starker, Lynn Harrell, Jon Kimura Parker, Andres Diaz, Felix Wang, Christopher Rex, Norman Shetler, Carsten Eckert, Christoph Richter, Robert Cohen, and Michail Homitzer. He has performed in a number of prestigious music festivals and conferences in Europe and USA such as College Music Society Southern Regional Conference and Florida Music Educators' Association Conference in Tampa, FL, "Varga Celebration" in Greensboro, NC, "Seven Days of Opening Nights" and Festival of New Music in Tallahassee, FL, "Musica Nova" and "New Bulgarian Music" in Sofia, Bulgaria, "Varna Summer" in Varna, Bulgaria, "Apolonia" in Sozopol, Bulgaria and "March Music Days" in Rousse, Bulgaria.
An active performer of solo and chamber music, Bonev has performed recitals across the United States and Europe. He was featured as a soloist of the University of West Florida Chamber Orchestra, the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra and the Stara Zagora Symphony Orchestra, and performed at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall. Bonev is a prize winner from the Bulgarian National Competition for Singers and Instrumentalists and the International Competition "Music and Earth". He is also a recipient of the Radio Stara Zagora National Award for Outstanding Concert and Artistic Achievements and the Florida State University Graduate Teaching Assistantship.
Currently, Bonev teaches cello, double bass and chamber music at the University of West Florida. Prior to joining the faculty at UWF, he taught cello and double bass at the Albany State University and Darton College.
Bonev is on the faculty of the Florida State University Summer Music Camps and taught cello and chamber music as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Florida State University.
Award winning cellist Dr. Boyan Bonev, a native of Bulgaria and music professor at the University of West Florida, is the featured soloist for the NFSO’s September 19, 2015 Season Opening concert.
Boyan holds Doctor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Florida State University, and Bachelor of Music degree from the National Music Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. His cello teachers include Gregory Sauer, David Bjella, Lubomir Georgiev, Anatoli Krastev, Venzeslav Nikolov, and Tatcho Tatchev. Bonev has participated in master classes with Janos Starker, Lynn Harrell, Jon Kimura Parker, Andres Diaz, Felix Wang, Christopher Rex, Norman Shetler, Carsten Eckert, Christoph Richter, Robert Cohen, and Michail Homitzer. He has performed in a number of prestigious music festivals and conferences in Europe and USA such as College Music Society Southern Regional Conference and Florida Music Educators' Association Conference in Tampa, FL, "Varga Celebration" in Greensboro, NC, "Seven Days of Opening Nights" and Festival of New Music in Tallahassee, FL, "Musica Nova" and "New Bulgarian Music" in Sofia, Bulgaria, "Varna Summer" in Varna, Bulgaria, "Apolonia" in Sozopol, Bulgaria and "March Music Days" in Rousse, Bulgaria.
An active performer of solo and chamber music, Bonev has performed recitals across the United States and Europe. He was featured as a soloist of the University of West Florida Chamber Orchestra, the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra and the Stara Zagora Symphony Orchestra, and performed at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall. Bonev is a prize winner from the Bulgarian National Competition for Singers and Instrumentalists and the International Competition "Music and Earth". He is also a recipient of the Radio Stara Zagora National Award for Outstanding Concert and Artistic Achievements and the Florida State University Graduate Teaching Assistantship.
Currently, Bonev teaches cello, double bass and chamber music at the University of West Florida. Prior to joining the faculty at UWF, he taught cello and double bass at the Albany State University and Darton College.
Bonev is on the faculty of the Florida State University Summer Music Camps and taught cello and chamber music as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Florida State University.
