Past Concert Highlights

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

with the Edison Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, October 15, 2006, 2:00 p.m.
at
The State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ

Come and hear the dynamic Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg as she performs the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major.

"A master musician at the height of her powers," violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg is celebrated worldwide as one of the most original and fearless artists on the concert stage today. Renowned for her electrifying performances, passionate interpretations and musical depth, she is sought after by today's greatest conductors and orchestras, as well as by fellow artists for collaborations in both classical and other genres. Acclaimed by the press in the performance and recording arenas, she is an artist whose talent "will make you hang breathlessly on every note."

Sensational and unmistakable, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg stands out in the field of classical music. Individual, passionate and powerful sound, a risk-taking persona and energetic presence are her trademarks. A musician, author, and teacher, Nadja is recognized as one of the world's preeminent violinists. Since 1981, when she burst onto the music scene as the youngest recipient ever of the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition, Nadja has remained in the media spotlight. A guest on NBC's The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson numerous times, Nadja has been featured on CBS' 60 Minutes, Nightwatch, and Sunday Morning, NBC's National News, and has been A&E's Artist of the Week with Elliot Forrest. She has also been featured on PBS' Live From Lincoln Center, Backstage/Lincoln Center, Journey, The Charlie Rose Show, City Arts, and Bravo's The Art of Influence, not to mention the PBS/BBC series The Mind, PBS' Sessions at West 54th, a PBS special presentation, "Dallas Symphony Orchestra: Music of Bernstein, Barber & Beethoven," and PBS' Children's Television Workshop's award winning program Sesame Street. In May 1999, CBS' 60 Minutes II aired a follow-up to their 1986 feature, highlighting the last 13 years of her career.

A highly acclaimed recording artist, Nadja's numerous classical recordings are released on the Angel/EMI Classic and Nonesuch labels. A sought-after artist who has performed with many of the world's greatest conductors and orchestras and at major international festivals, she has played at the White House in a command performance for the Arts & Humanities Awards. She has also collaborated with such artists as Mandy Patinkin, Joe Jackson, Judy Blazer, Janice Siegel, the Assad brothers, Mark O'Connor and Roger Kellaway.

Born in Rome, Nadja emigrated to the Unites States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music and later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Julliard School. In 1989, she wrote "Nadja: On My Way," an autobiography written for children, in which she shares her experiences as a young musician building a career. She is the recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize (1999) awarded to the instrumentalists who have demonstrated "outstanding achievement and excellence in music." She has been honored with an Avery Fisher Career Grant (1983), and in 1988 was Ovations Debut Recording Artist of the Year. She is in Who's Who of American Women and is also the recipient of an honorary Masters of Musical Arts from the New Mexico State University (May 1999), the first honorary degree the University has ever awarded.

"A breathtakingly daring and original artist." - The Washington Post

"Pure electricity - pure originality." - The Cincinnati Enquirer

"Undeniable virtuosity . . . spectacular fiddling . . . irresistable." - Chicago Sun,Times

"An important presence in the violin world." - The New York Times

"One of the few classical artists who must be experienced in person." - The Washington Post

"Big names sell but they don't always deliver. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg does both." - Denver Post

"Brilliant...a performer of splendid technical accomplishment and an artist of deep feeling informed by a subtle intelligence...a performer in full command of her gift." - The Vancouver Sun

"She will make you hang breathlessly on every note." Los Angeles Times

"Live performance doesn't get any better." Honolulu Star-Bulletin

"What she produces is pure electricity-and pure originality." The Cincinnati Enquirer