Zukofsky, Paul, 1943-

Collection, 1978-1996: 1 folder (52 leaves, 1 book, 1 periodical issue)

Paul Zukofsky--American violinist and conductor. He was director of the Arnold Schoenberg Institute (1992-1996). He has conducted the first Icelandic performances of Schoenberg's Opp. 5, 16, 21, 24, and arrangement of Brahms' Piano Quartet, and coached the first Icelandic performances of Opp. 10 and 26.

Contents entire collection removed at the request of the donor, given to the USC Music Library, 25 July 1997

clippings (15 items: 1986-1996)
1.Barnes, Fred. "Feeding the beast at the White House" Wall Street Journal (23 October 1995): A14.
2.Griffiths, Paul. "Magnificent problems: new productions of Schoenberg's challenging works for the stage" The New Yorker (71/44 (15 January 1996): 84-85.
3.Hogen-Esch, Tom. "Academy elects faculty members: recent election honors work and contributions in arts, sciences" Summer Trojan 125/3 (31 May 1995): [1p.].
4.Kozinn, Allan. "Louis Krasner, violinist and teacher, dies at 91" New York Times (5 May 1995): B8.
5.Pálsson, Ríkarð Örn. "Óbærilegur léttleiki tónlistarinnar" Lesbók Morgunblaðsins (17 September 1994): 7-8.
6."Proud to be new" The Economist (12 November 1994): 116.
7.Redmond, Michael. "Colonial Symphony certainly does not bore" The Star-Ledger (6 October 1986): 27.
8.Rimer, Sara. "Handling of 1989 wife-beating case was a 'terrible joke,' prosecutor says" New York Times (18 June 1994): 10.
9.Schiff, David. "Schoenberg, alive (gasp!) and well" New York Times (16 January 1994): H25.
10.Swed, Mark. "Giving Schoenberg a chance" Wall Street Journal (16 February 1990): [1p.].
11.Swed, Mark. "A Stockhausen rarity" Wall Street Journal (western edition) 129/42 (30 August 1993): 9.
12.Stevenson, Karen M. "Marginal eccentric, boring music" Wall Street Journal (16 September 1992): [1p.].
13.Sullivan, Meg. "Two faculty named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences" University of Southern California Chronicle 14/30 (8 May 1995): [1p.].
14.Zakariasen, Bill. "Real music man" Daily News (10 December 1987): 55.
15.Zukofsky, Paul. "Understanding Cage, 'inventor of genius'" Wall Street Journal (8 October 1992): 15.
museum catalog (1 item: 1995)
1.Arnold Schoenberg: regards (Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, 28 septembre - 3 décembre 1995). Paris: Musées, 1995. periodical (1 item: 1993) 1.Duisburger Journal 17 (April 1993). -- Includes: "3. Internationaler Schönberg-Kongreß 'Arnold Schönberg--Erneuerer der Musik' (Grußwort von Ministerin Anke Brunn zur Eröffnung; Ausstellung 'Begegnung mit Arnold Schönberg') (pp. 23-27).
programs (27 items: 1978-1995)
1.1978: Manhattan School of Music, Hubbard Recital Hall. -- Contents: Pierrot lunaire, op. 21. -- Chamber Music Ensemble; Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Pforzheimer Hall, New York, NY, 8:00 pm, 31 March 1978. -- Also includes Brahms' Clarinet quintet.
2.1978: 1978 Zukofsky seminar, Reykjavík. -- Contents: String quartet no. 1, op. 7. -- Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Reykjavík College of Music, Iceland, 21-31 August 1978. -- Also includes works by Stravinsky, Webern.
3.1978: Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík, Tónleikar í Menntaskólanum v/Hamrahlíð fimmtudaginn 31. ágúst 1978. -- Contents: String quartet no. 1, op. 7. -- Rut Ingólfsdóttir; Helga Hauksdóttir; Sesselja Halldórsdóttir; Auður Ingvadóttir; Gunnar Egilson; Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Reykjavík College of Music, Iceland, 31 August 1978. -- Also includes works by Copland, Ives, Stravinsky, Varèse.
4.1979: 1979 Zukofsky seminar, Reykjavík. -- Contents: Kammersymphonie no. 1, op. 9; Pierrot lunaire, op. 21. -- Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Reykjavík College of Music, Iceland, 20-31 August 1979. -- Also includes works by Bartók, Cage, Stravinsky, Webern.
5.1980: 1980 Zukofsky seminar, Reykjavík. -- Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Reykjavík College of Music, Iceland, 18-30 August 1980.
6.1981: Colonial Symphony, thirtieth season programs. -- Contents: Verklärte nacht, op. 4. -- Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Madison Junior School auditorium, Madison, NJ, 11 February 1981. -- Also includes works by Beethoven, Copland, Ives, Mozart, Satie, Strauss, Varèse.
7.1981: 1981 Zukofsky seminar, Reykjavík. -- Contents: 5 Orchesterstücke, op. 16. -- Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Reykjavík College of Music, Iceland, 17-29 August 1981. -- Also includes works by Bartók, Hindemith, Ligeti, Mahler, Messiaen, Varèse.
8.1984-1985: Kammersveit Reykjavíkur, 11. Starfsár, 1984-1985. -- Contents: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4; Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Schoenberg). -- Rut Ingólfsdóttir, violin; Szymon Kuran, violin; Helga Þórarinsdóttir, viola; Robert Gibbons, viola; Inga Rós Ingólfsdóttir, violoncello; Arnþór Jónsson, violoncello; Sigrún Gestsdóttir, voice; Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- 1. tónleikar, Þriðjudaginn, Áskirkju, Iceland, 8:30 pm, 27 November 1984 (op. 4); 3. tónleikar, sunnudaginn, Menntaskólanum við Hamrahlíð, Iceland, 7:00 pm, 10 March 1985 (Mahler). -- Also includes works by Bach, Berg, Brahms, Juran, Sveinsson.
9.1985: Lincoln Center/stagebill, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts/May 1985. -- Contents: Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene, op. 34. -- Contemporary Music Ensemble (personnel listed in program); Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 8:00 pm, 3 May 1985. -- Also includes works by Halffter, Messiaen.
10.1985: 1985-1986 season, the Juilliard School. -- Contents: String quartet concerto. -- Juilliard String Quartet (Robert Mann, violin; Earl Carlyss, violin; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Joel Krosnick, violoncello); Contemporary Music Ensemble (personnel listed in program); Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- New York, NY, 8:00 pm, 31 October 1985. -- Also includes works by Sessions, Stravinsky.
11.1986: Colonial Symphony 1986-1987 season; Paul Zukofsky, music director and conductor; Juilliard String Quartet, Thursday, October 2, 1986, 8:30 pm, Junior School Auditorium, Madison, New Jersey. -- Contents: String quartet concerto. -- Orchestra personnel listed in program. -- Also includes Beethoven's Symphony no. 6.
12.1987: Kammersveit Reykjavíkur, 13. Starfsár, 1986-1987. -- Contents: Serenade, op. 24; Quintet, op. 26. -- John Speight, voice; Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Askirkju, Iceland, 8:30 pm, 12 March 1987. -- Also includes works by Albinoni, Bach, Corelli, Manfredini, Poulenc, Ravel, Shostakovich, Villa-Lobos, Webern.
13.1987: Kammersveit Reykjavíkur, Schönbergkvöld, Stjórnandi: Paul Zukofsky. -- Contents: Serenade, op. 24; Quintet, op. 26. -- John Speight, voice (op. 24); Einar Jóhannesson, clarinet (op. 24); Sigurður I. Snorrason, bass clarinet (op. 24); Martin Smith, mandolin (op. 24); Þórarinn Sigurbergsson, guitar (op. 24); Rut Ingólfsdóttir, violin (op. 24); Guðmundur Kristmundsson, viola (op. 24); Arnþór Jónsson, violoncello (op. 24); Blásarakvintett Reykjavíkur (Bernharður Wilkinson, flute; Daði Kolbeinsson, oboe; Einar Jóhannesson, clarinet; Hafsteinn Guðmundsson, bassoon; Joseph Ognibene, horn) (op. 26); Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Askirkju, Iceland, 8:30 pm, 12 March 1987. -- Also includes works by Albinoni, Bach, Corelli, Manfredini, Poulenc, Ravel, Shostakovich, Villa-Lobos, Webern. -- 2 copies.
14.1987: Lincoln Center/stagebill, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts/December 1987. -- Contents: Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5. -- Juilliard Orchestra (personnel listed in program) and Contemporary Ensemble (personnel listed in program); Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 8:00 pm, 8 December 1987. -- Also includes Debussy's Nocturnes.
15.1988: Lincoln Center/stagebill, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts/April 1988. -- Contents: Violoncello concerto. -- Joel Krosnick, violoncello; Juilliard Orchestra (personnel listed in program); Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 8:00 pm, 12 April 1988. -- Also includes works by Hindemith, Riegger.
16.1988: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Æskunnar, Tónleikiar, Laugardaginn 1 okt. 1988, kl. 1400 í Háskólabíói, stjórnandi: Paul Zukofsky. -- Contents: Brahms' Piano quartet, op. 25 (arr. Schoenberg). -- Orchestra personnel listed on program. -- Also includes Brahms' Variations on a theme of Haydn, op. 56. -- 2 copies.
17.1988: Lincoln Center/stagebill, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts/October 1988. -- Contents: Serenade, op. 24. -- Kenneth Bell, bass; Juilliard 20th-Century Ensemble (personnel listed in program); Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 8:00 pm, 25 October 1988. -- Also includes Feldman's For Samuel Beckett.
18.1989: Lincoln Center/stagebill, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts/April 1989. -- Contents: Pierrot lunaire, op. 21. -- Juilliard 20th-Century Ensemble (personnel listed in program); Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 8:00 pm, 14 April 1989. -- Also includes Bartók's Music for strings, percussion and celesta.
19.1989: Lincoln Center/stagebill, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts/November 1989. -- Includes works by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Webern.
20.1990: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Æskunnar, stjórnandi: Paul Zukofsky, Tónleikiar í Háskólabíói, 7. janúar kl. 1400. -- Contents: Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5. -- Orchestra personnel listed on program.
21.1990: Lincoln Center/stagebill, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts/January 1990. -- Contents: Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5; Variations on a recitative, op. 40. -- Leonard Raver, organ; Juilliard Orchestra (personnel listed in program); Paul Zukofsky, conductor. -- Focus!: the world of Arnold Schoenberg, program vi, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, 8:00 pm, 2 February 1990. -- Also includes Babbitt's Relata I.
22.1991: Myrkir '91 músíkdagar. -- Contents: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4. -- Le sextour á cordes de Lille (Thanos Adamopoulos, violin; Eric Hobberecht, violin; Jean-Marc Lachkar, viola; Thomas de Rafael, viola; Berthe Rigo, violoncello; Jean-Christophe Lannoy, violoncello). -- Miðvikudagur, Iceland, 8:00 pm, 13 February 1991. -- Also includes works by Berg, Boulez, Eríksdóttur, Ferrari, Grímsson, Ingólfsson, Jóhannsson, Jolivet, Leifs, Liszt, Mache, Maros, Másson, Nordal, Nørgård, Ohana, Olafsson, Pablo, Ragnarsson, Saariaho, Sigurbjörnsson, Sveinsson, Thien Dao, Tómasson, Xenakis.
23.1991: Myrkir músíkdagar, í Reykjavík, 9.-16. febrúar 1991. -- Contents: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4. -- Le sextour á cordes de Lille. -- Isl. óperunni, miðvikud, Iceland, 8:00 pm, 13 February 1991. -- Also includes works by Berg, Boulez, Eríksdóttur, Ferrari, Grímsson, Ingólfsson, Jóhannsson, Jolivet, Leifs, Liszt, Mache, Maros, Másson, Nordal, Nørgård, Ohana, Olafsson, Pablo, Ragnarsson, Saariaho, Sigurbjörnsson, Sveinsson, Thien Dao, Tómasson, Xenakis.
24.1992: Summergarden: the Museum of Modern Art, Sculpture Garden, open free, Fridays and Saturdays, July 3 - August 29, 6 to 10 p.m., Concerts each evening at 7:30 p.m., 14 West 54 Street, New York, Paul Zukofsky, Artistic Director, A special collaboration with The Juilliard School. -- Includes works of John Cage.
25.1995: The Los Angeles Division of the Academic Senate of the University of California presents Vyacheslav V. Ivanov, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures as the Seventy-eighth Faculty Research Lecturer speaking on "Indo-European migrations: a linguistic reconstruction of pre-history" at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, 1995, Schoenberg Auditorium. -- Includes a list of past lecturers (including Schoenberg for 1941).
26.1995: Manhattan Chamber Sinfonia; Paul Zukofsky, conductor; Saturday evening, May 6, 1995 at 8 pm, Kathryn Bache Miller Theater, Columbia University. -- Contents: Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene, op. 34. -- Personnel listed in program. -- New York, NY. -- Also includes works by Feldman, Haydn, Stravinsky.
27.1995: Autumn Serenade: the First International Chamber Music Festival, program, 21.-22. September 1995, Chamber Music Hall, Yerevan. -- Contents: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4. -- Serenade (chamber orchestra); Steven Isserlis, violoncello. -- Armenia. -- Also includes works by Bach, Blok, Grieg, Haydn, Schumann, Tavener.

Music cited

Programs: Opp. 4, 5, 9, 10, 16, 21, 24, 26, 34, 37, 40, String quartet concerto, Violoncello concerto, arr. of Brahms Op. 25
Clippings: Opp. 4, 5, 17, Moses und Aron, String quartet concerto