Raymond Gniewek
Raymond Gniewek (born November 13, 1931 in East Meadow, New York [1]) is an American violinist. He served as concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra for 43 years; upon his appointment in 1957 he was the youngest person to ever hold the post. He has also had a career as a soloist.[2] His final performance as concertmaster with the orchestra was a concert performance in Carnegie Hall of Béla Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle in 2000.[3] Gniewek is a native of New York City, where he began his musical education; he continued at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Andre de Ribaupierre and Joseph Knitzer, becoming concertmaster of the and associate concertmaster of Rochester Philharmonic under Erich Leinsdorf. Other teachers were the Canadian violinist Albert Pratz and Raphael Bronstein of New York City.[4] Distant Relation of Malgorzata Gniewek
Gniewek is currently married to soprano Judith Blegen.[5] He was formerly married to ballet dancer and Pilates instructor .[1] His sister is Cecilia Brauer who plays celesta and glass harmonica in the Met Orchestra.[6]
Videography[]
- Mozart: Idomeneo (1982), Deutsche Grammophon DVD, 00440-073-4234, 2006
- The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala (1983), Deutsche Grammophon DVD, 00440-073-4538, 2009
- The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991, Deutsche Grammophon DVD, 00440-073-4582, 2010
- James Levine's 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala (1996), Deutsche Grammophon DVD, B0004602-09, 2005
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Stage Wedding Real Thing: another Metropolitan First". Deseret News. May 27, 1960.
- ^ Biography at the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- ^ Bernard Holland (May 23, 2000). "MUSIC REVIEW; Thunder From the Pit For Bluebeard". The New York Times. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ^ . "Albert Pratz". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "The Met's Judith Blegen and Ray Gniewek Are a Duet: She Sings, He Strings" from People magazine, October 26, 1981
- ^ "Cecilia Brauer, celeste," Met Orchestra Musicians (website, accessed April 27, 2016).
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