Sharon Kam
| Sharon Kam | |
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| job | Solo clarinetist |
| Genres | Classical and modern music |
| Instruments | Clarinet and basset clarinet (French system) |
| Year of birth | 1971 (age 49) |
| Place of birth nationality | Haifa Israel German
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| education | Juilliard School of Music with Charles Neidich |
| Performances per year | about 30 |
| Years active | since 1987 |
| Prices | various awards from 1992 to 2006 |
| Recordings | numerous CDs, a DVD, video and audio recordings on YouTube, audio recordings also on Spotify and Deezer |
| CD labels | Berlin Classics, Orfeo |
| Agencies | Impresariat Simmenauer GmbH, Berlin
Press: Hasko Witte, Office for Artists, Hamburg |
| Website | https://www.sharonkam.com/ |
| Personal | Married to the conductor Gregor Bühl ; 3 children |
| residence | Hanover Germany
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Sharon Kam (born August 11, 1971 in Israel ) is a German solo clarinetist .
Life
After completing her music studies at the Juilliard School in New York , where she studied clarinet with Charles Neidich, she made her orchestral debut at the age of 16 with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Zubin Mehta . In 1992 she won the ARD International Music Competition , followed a year later by the Davidoff Prize. In 1998 she received the ECHO Klassik award as “Instrumentalist of the Year” for her CD recording of the Weber concerts with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under Kurt Masur , which she was awarded again in 2006. Her CD "American Classics", created in 2002 with the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Gregor Bühl , was awarded the German Record Critics' Prize.
Kam's interpretation of the Mozart Concerto for the 250th Birthday of Mozart (2006) in the National Theater in Prague was broadcast live on television in 33 countries and is available on DVD. In the same year she realized her dream of recording Mozart's clarinet concerto and quintet with the basset clarinet.
The artist performs worldwide with large orchestras such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the Berlin Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra . She was “ Artist in Residence ” at the Lake Constance Festival 2011.
Sharon Kam is also active in the field of chamber music and works regularly with artists such as Lars Vogt , Christian Tetzlaff , Daniel Müller-Schott , Enrico Pace , Leif Ove Andsnes , Carolin Widmann and the Jerusalem Quartet. It is a frequent guest at a number of festivals. She has premiered many works in the field of contemporary music, including Krzysztof Penderecki's Concerto and Quartet as well as concerts by Herbert Willi (at the Salzburg Festival ), Iván Erőd and Peter Ruzicka (in Donaueschingen ).
Sharon Kam has been married to the conductor Gregor Bühl since 1994 , has three children and lives with her family in Hanover .
Discography (excerpt)
Kam can be heard on over 20 CDs, which are featured with audio samples on their website.
There are no Blu-rays with Sharon Kam, and there is only one DVD, the Mozart quintet, played on a basset clarinet. The artist is represented with image and sound recordings on YouTube and with sound recordings on Spotify and Deezer.
Web links
- Web presence of the musician
- WDR 5 table talk on March 20, 2013 Moderation: Lothar Lenz
Individual evidence
- ↑ website
- ↑ Stefan Arndt: Mozart as a children's game , in: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of September 15, 2011, p. 6
- ↑ jpc.de: list, audio samples
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Came Sharon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Israel |