Elizabeth Chang & Steven Beck
Biography Elizabeth Chang & Steven Beck
Elizabeth Chang
enjoys an international career as performer, teacher, and leader in the arts. Her performing career has taken her to 25 countries and her chamber music appearances have included collaborations with many of today's leading artists. She is professor of violin at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a member of the violin faculty of the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School, and Artistic Director of Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. Previously she served on the faculties of New York University and Rutgers University. She has embraced leadership roles in the arts and is founder and director of numerous festivals, including the Five College New Music Festival, UMass Bach Festival and Symposium, Lighthouse Chamber Players, and Long River Concerts. Ms. Chang has a long-standing commitment to the performance of the music of our time and has commissioned over 50 works for violin, violin and piano, and violin duo. She is a graduate of Harvard University and was the recipient of the Presidential Scholar in the Arts Award.
Steven Beck
A recent New York concert by pianist Steven Beck was described as “exemplary” and “deeply satisfying” by The New York Times. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School. Mr. Beck made his concerto debut with the National Symphony Orchestra. His annual Christmas Eve performance of Bach’s Goldberg Variations at Bargemusic has become a New York institution. As an orchestral musician he has appeared with the New York Philharmonic and Orpheus. Mr. Beck is an experienced performer of new music, having worked with Elliott Carter, Pierre Boulez, Henri Dutilleux, Charles Wuorinen, George Crumb, George Perle, and Fred Lerdahl. He is a member of The Knights, the Talea Ensemble, Quattro Mani, and the Da Capo Chamber Players. His discography includes George Walker’s piano sonatas for Bridge Records, and Elliott Carter’s Double Concerto on Albany Records. He is a Steinway Artist and is on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
