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NEW CD AVALABLE FROM SEPTEMBER 14!

In early April 2007 Sharon Kam travelled to Warsaw in order to record a new CD including deferent clarinet concertos by Carl Maria von Weber, Max Bruch and Julius Rietz. Sharon discovered The Rietz concerto earlier this year and it immediately became her favourite. Since this concerto is basically unknown, finding the score was quite difficult. After almost giving up the search, a Swiss amateur conductor came to the rescue with a score he had digitalized himself.. Now, Sharon Kam is working on getting this work published. Since placing the concerto on her website as part of her repertoire, she regularly receives requests for the score.

The recordings for the new CD took place in Warsaw, home of the famous Sinfonia Varsovia. Sharon Kam has already performed several times with this orchestra and was taken each time by the ensemble's highest quality of playing.

It is quite obvious who her favourite conductor is: of course her husband Gregor Bühl. Together they produced her recent, most successful CDs, which have been awarded the German Music Critics' Prize and the "ECHO Klassik" award for Best Instrumentalist of the Year.

But yet another family member took part in this production: Ori Kam, Sharon Kam's younger brother. He plays the viola solo part in Max Bruch's Double Concerto. Ori studied in New York with Pinchas Zukerman and has been living in Berlin for some time.

The choice of orchestra and the recording location, the auditorium of the state broadcasting services of Warsaw, turned out to be perfect. In just four days of intensive work, the emotional atmosphere of the music had been captured in audio perfection. At the end, all concerned, especially Sharon Kam, were very happy with the result. The Romantic Rietz concerto and the orchestral version of the Weber Quintet go wonderfully well with Max Bruch's Double Concerto. Special mention must be made to the harmonious music-making of brother and sister. But the only real surprise on this CD is, however, the almost unknown concerto by Mendelssohn contemporary Julius Rietz- an unexpected Romantic gem.

REPERTOIRE

Julius Rietz (1812-1877)
Concerto for clarinet and orchestra in G minor, op. 29

1.Allegro Agitato
2.Adagio
3.Allegro Vivace



Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Concerto for clarinet, viola and orchestra in E minor, op. 88

1.Andante Con Moto
2.Allegro Moderato
3.Allegro Molto

Carl Maria von Weber (1768-1826)
Quintet for clarinet und String quartet in B flat major, op. 34 (Version with string orchestra)

1.Allegro
2.Fantasia: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
3.Menuetto: Capriccio Presto
4.Rondo: Allegro Giojoso


Available from September 14th, 2007

MOZART 2006 LIVE ON TV AND DVD!

As part of the 24 hour Mozart project, Sharon Kam performed in a live television broadcast of the Mozart clarinet concerto
from the Estates Theatre in Prag. In this theater Mozart's friend and inspiration, the clarinetist Anton Stadler,
premiered the clarinet concereto on October 16, 1791. Stadler used his self-constructed instument,
a Basset Clarinet, which is an extended clarinet with 4 additional halftones, going down to a written low C, sounding A.



Sharon Kam used a Basset Clarinet for this concert. You can view the video by pressing the following links:

If you are having trouble viewing these files (they are very large) please try the links HERE

Mozart- Concerto for clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K.622- 1. Allegro

Mozart- Concerto for clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K.622- 2. Adagio

Mozart- Concerto for clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K.622- 3. Rondo: Allegro




This production is released on DVD.   BUY IT NOW

SHARON KAM RECIEVES THE ECHO KLASSIK 2006 PRIZE!

Once more, Sharon Kam receives the ECHO Klassik prize „instrumentalist of the year“, this time for her great achievement as clarinettist on the album "Works for clarinet & Orchestra" on the label edel classics.

This virtuoso program contains Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Two Concert Pieces for Clarinet, Basset Horn and
Orchestra, op. 113 and op. 114, Louis Spohr's Concerto Nr. 4 in e minor, Carl Maria von Weber's Concertino op. 26
and Gioachino Rossini's Introduction, Theme and Variations.

With Johannes Peitz, basset clarinet and the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig, conducted by Gregor Buehl.

Click HERE to read a review and listen to some excerpts. BUY IT NOW