Violin and Piano recital
Annie Yim, Piano

Sibelius Violin Concerto
Çukorova Philharmonic Orchestra
Boguslaw Dawidow

Sibelius Violin Concerto
Çukorova Symphony Orchestra
Boguslaw Dawidow

Dan Tepfer is a New York-based pianist and composer and one of the most formidable jazz musicians on the international stage — hailed as “brilliant” by The Boston Globe, “remarkable” by The Washington Post. Dan has developed a rare improvisational gift and a complex yet deeply melodic approach to music. He has performed the world over as a soloist and in a full orchestra, exploring a a personal aesthetic, a unif­ed artistic identity. After graduating in 2005 from Boston’s New England Conservatory, where he completed his masters under the guidance of Danilo Perez, Dan moved to New York and quickly became an in-demand player and composer.

Dan has also had the extraordinary privilege of an ongoing partnership with alto saxophonist and jazz luminary Lee Konitz. The two documented their rapport on the acclaimed 2009 Sunnyside CD Duos With Lee. They have appeared together live at the Village Vanguard and many other leading jazz venues.

Dan’s numerous awards include ­first prize and audience prize at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition, fi­rst prize at the 2006 East Coast Jazz Festival Competition, and fi­rst prize at the 2007 competition of the American Pianists Association. Dan has also been named a Cultural Envoy of the U.S. State Department, with recent travels to Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Czech Republic.

The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) is dedicated to reshaping the way music is created and experienced. With a flexible roster of 33 leading instrumentalists performing in forces ranging from solos to large ensembles, ICE functions as performer, presenter, and educator, advancing the music of our time by developing innovative new works and pursuing groundbreaking strategies for audience engagement. ICE redefines concert music as it brings together new work and new listeners. Since its founding in 2001, ICE has premiered over 500 compositions, the bulk of them by emerging composers, in venues ranging from New York’s Lincoln Center and Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art to galleries, bars, clubs, and schools around the world.

Great Noise Ensemble is a working embodiment of its mission to fight for the performance of new works and promote emerging talent in contemporary music. Born in 2005 when composer and conductor Armando Bayolo placed an ad on Craigslist.org seeking like-minded musicians passionate about contemporary music, Great Noise Ensemble has become one of the most important and adventurous ensembles in the District of Columbia’s new music scene. Since January 2006, Great Noise Ensemble has presented the world premieres of some 23 new compositions as well as regional premieres and rare performances of some of the major works of the last 25 years by composers like Steve Reich, John Luther Adams and Louis Andriessen.