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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Uniquely gifted and creative violin virtuoso Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg continues to bring joy to audiences whether from the stage, the TV screen, or the cyber world of the internet. Innovative, sharp and witty, she is truly an artist whose impact on the world of classical music is as deep as her love for the art. In the 2007-08 season, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg tours the West Coast with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra as well as with the New Century Chamber Orchestra, and performs with the New Jersey, Houston, Oregon, York, Baltimore and Colorado Symphony Orchestras. Highlights this season also include recitals with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and a Louisiana Residency. During her first ever residency, Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg performs with the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans and with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, presents master classes, performs a recital with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, and has numerous “in-school” appearances, which, in addition to the performance aspect, focus on interacting with the students. A powerful and innovative presence on the recording scene, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg continues to enrich the collection of her record label NSS Music, which she started in 2005. The label already features Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg’s “Merry” (a compilation of Christmas favorites, performed by Nadja and friends), “Nadja” (Tchaikovsky and Assad, Violin concertos), “Live” (Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Anne-Marie McDermott), as well as Anne-Marie McDermott’s “Bach”, and John Cerminaro’s “John Cerminaro, A Life of Music.” Coming this year will be NSS Music’s first jazz album, entitled “Love, All That It Is,” featuring The Clarice Assad Trio. An ever-evolving and creative project, NSS Music will continue to bring forth unique performances from many musical genres. Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg’s exceptional artistry is paired with a great musical intelligence, which along with her unique sense of humor have served her well in numerous environments—on camera, in a commercial for Signet Bank, hosting a Backstage/Live from Lincoln Center program for PBS, appearing in the PBS/BBC series The Mind, even talking to Big Bird on Sesame Street. She was the subject of the 2000 Academy Award-nominated film, Speaking In Strings, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Released in theaters nationwide and subsequently premiered on HBO’s Signatures channel in 1999, this intensely personal documentary on her life is available on VHS and DVD through New Video. The CD of music from the film was released in 1999 by Angel/EMI. Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg has also appeared on ABC’s prime time comedy Dharma & Greg in 2001, and she has been interviewed and profiled onCBS’ 60 Minutes, 60 Minutes II, and Sunday Morning; CNN’s Newsstand; NBC's National News and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; A & E's Artist of the Week with Elliot Forrest; Bravo's Arts & Minds and The Art of Influence; PBS' Live from Lincoln Center, The Charlie Rose Show, and City Arts. On the publishing front, Nadja: On My Way, her autobiography written for children discussing her experiences as a young musician building a career, was published by Crown Books in 1989. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg’s professional career began in 1981 when she won the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition. In 1983 she was recognized with an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and in 1988 was Ovations Debut Recording Artist of the Year. In 1999 she was honored with the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize, awarded to instrumentalists who have demonstrated “outstanding achievement and excellence in music.” In May of that same year, Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg was awarded an honorary Masters of Musical Arts from the New Mexico State University, the first honorary degree the University has ever awarded. An American citizen, Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg was born in Rome and emigrated to the United States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music. She later studied with Dorothy DeLay at The Juilliard Schooll. Websites: Recommended recordings:
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