Charles Neidich
Artistic Advisor
Charles Neidich is active not only as a soloist and collaborator in chamber music programs, performing with leading ensembles including the Saint Louis and Minneapolis Symphonies and the Juilliard and Mendelssohn String Quartets, but also as a composer and conductor, most recently fulfilling all three roles with the San Diego Symphony. Mr. Neidich has been active in restoring original versions of works and bringing them before the public, including those of Mozart, Weber, Copland and Schumann. He is also a leading exponent of new music, premiering works by Milton Babbitt, Elliott Carter, Ralph Shapey and Joan Tower among others. His recordings are available on the Sony Classical, Sony Vivarte, Deutsche Grammophon, Musicmasters, Hyperion and Bridge labels. In addition to the New York Woodwind Quintet, Mr. Neidich is a member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He is currently on the faculties of the Juilliard School, the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College (CUNY), the Manhattan School and the Mannes College of Music.