Maximilian Dimoff is the principal bass of The Cleveland Orchestra. Mr. Dimoff was appointed as Assistant Principal bass of the San Antonio Symphony while still a student at Northwestern University. He was quickly promoted to the principal position and soon was performing in the summers after winning a position with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. Before coming to Cleveland Mr. Dimoff moved back to his hometown to play with the Seattle Symphony for three seasons. He is a former professor at The University of Michigan and is currently on the faculty at The Cleveland Institute of Music where he was Double Bass Department Head for seventeen years. He has appeared as soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra, as well as on tour at Carnegie Hall, in Europe and The Blossom Music Center. Mr. Dimoff performs on a double bass made by Antonio Mariani from 1651.
Class
March 10, 6 pm
Kresge Theater
Mr. Dimoff will critique the following students of the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio:
Brian Bera, Master of Music: Prelude from Bach’s First Cello Suite
Fernando Almeida, Advanced Music Studies: Exposition of the first movement of the Koussevitsky Double Bass Concerto; Verdi’s Otello Double Bass Soli; Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes, variation X; Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, #9
Daniel Ryan, Advanced Music Studies: Gigue from Bach’s Third Cello Suite; Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Mvt. 3, trio; Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, Mvt.1; Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, Mvt. 4
Nathan Graham, Advanced Music Studies: Exposition to the first Movement of the Andres Martin Concerto; Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Mvt. 3, scherzo and trio; Mozart’s Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 1; Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, Mvt. 1, Letter E
Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium 