Duo Gurfinkel
Alexander & Daniel Gurfinkel - Clarinets
(Born 1992)
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Twin brothers Alexander and Daniel started their clarinet and music education in the year 2000. In 2004, at the age of 12, they were invited by maestro Zubin Mehta to the solo position at the annual concert for young musicians with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performing Krommer's Double Concerto under the maestro's baton.
In 2010 - 2011 Season, Duo Gurfinkel are invited to play again with M° Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic as well as with the international orchestra of Zagreb Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, Vienna Tonkünstelr Orchestra, Kiev (Ukraine) and the Israel Symphony Orchestra
Duo Gurfinkel's engagements include performances in Switzerland (Mendelssohn Concerto for Two Clarinets) at the "Moscow Meets The Friends" festival, with the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra under Maestro Vladimir Spivakov and Los Angeles under the hospice of Zubin Mehta and in 2007 with Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists at the Tchaikovsky Hall, in Ekaterinburg and the Capella Istopolitana at the Rheingau Festival.
In summer 2007 they won the first prize for Chamber Music at the Duxbury USA Festival
Last concert tours and engagements included among others a concert tour to the USA (Detroit, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles), Hong Kong, Ukraine, Slovenia, Italy, Russia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Croatia, Austria, South Africa and Israel.
Alexander and Daniel Gurfinkel performed at the most prestigious Israeli concert halls and many others, as well as Hanover, Germany, Russia, Monterey, Mexico, Los Angeles, USA and more. In Israel they are often invited by the Israel Broadcast and Television channels.
Clarinet Duo Gurfinkel keeps family tradition of three generations. Their grandfather Arkady Gurfinkel was well known clarinet player, teacher and arranger. Their father, Michael Gurfinkel is among leading clarinet players in Israel. He is the Principal Clarinetist at Israel Symphony Orchestra (and Israeli Opera), an outstanding chamber music player and performs with various ensembles in Israel and abroad.
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Updated: March 2010.
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Zur at ArtPro.
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Clarinet Trios
J. S. Bach - Concert in D-moll
L. Beethoven - Variations "La ci darem la mano"
W. Mozart -
Divertimento on themes from "Don Giovanni" and "The Marriage of Figaro",
"La clemenza di Tito" (K 621)
R. Mozes- Fantasia "Fiddler on the Roof"
G. Rossini - Overture to "The Barber of Seville"
G. Handel - "Passacaglia" - (arr. by R. Feigelson)
Brahms (Stolzman)- Sonata No 1 & 2 for two clarinets
R. Mozes - Kleizmer Suite 3"
N. Paganini - Caprice No.24 (arr. by E. Levitas) 4"
F. Poulenc - Sonata for 2 clarinets
C. M. von Weber - Grand Duo for two Clarinets
A. Reznik - Pearls of Progy & Bess
G. Rossini - Air "Una Voce Poco Fa" from "Barber
of Seville"
Duets (with Piano)
Alamiro Giampieri- “Capriccio Variato IL CARNEVALE DI VENEZIA” - (arr. R. Mozes)
Baermann Carl - Duo Concertante Op 33
Bruch Max- 4 pieces for 2 Clarinets and piano
Mendelssohn - Konzertstück 1 & 2
Sarasate- Navarra (arr. M. Gurfinkel)
Prokofiev/Levitas - Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Ponchielli - Grand Duo
Saint-Saens - Rondo Capriccioso (Arr. R. Feigelson)
Bizet / Sarasate - Fantasia Carmen (arr. Pigovat)
Tchaikovsky - The Seasons
With Orchestra
Baermann - Duo Concertante Op 33 with symphony orchestra (Original)
Backofen - Concertante, Opus 10
for two Clarinets and orchestra (Original)
Bizet - "Carmen" Fantasia (arr. Pigovat) with chamber orchestra
Bock Jerry /Levitas - Fiddler on the roof (clarinets on the roof)
Bruch - Concerto for two clarinets
Gershwin –Rhapsody in blue -for two clarinets and symphony orchestra.(arr. Alexander Povolotzky)
Giampieri- “Capriccio Variato IL CARNEVALE DI VENEZIA” - (arr. R. Mozes)
Gronich - Mosaic (for three Clarinets) and chamber orchestra (Original)
Hoffmeister - Concerto Eb Major (Original)
Krommer - Concerto 0p .35 (Original)
Krommer - Concerto 0p.91 (Original)
Levitin Yuri - Concerto for two clarinets and symphony orchestra (Original)
Mendelssohn - Konzertstück 1 op .113 (Original) 9"
Mendelssohn - Konzertstück 2 op.114 (Original) 11"
Mozart - Divertimento on themes from "Don Giovanni" and "The Marriage of Figaro"
Palmer - It Takes Two - concerto for two clarinets and orchestra (Original)
Ponchielli - Grand Duo (Original)
Prokofiev/Levitas - Suite from Romeo and Juliet
Saint- Saens - Rondo Capricioso
Sarasate-Navarra
Stamitz - Concerto for 2 clarinets (Original)
Tchaikovsky - The Seasons
Weber - Grand duo Concertante (strings Fl/Ob/Fg/2 Hn) 20"
Updated March 2009
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N. Paganini - Caprice No.24 (arr. by E. Levitas) - Audio recorded 2003
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