Isaac Stern will visit Williams College on Monday, April 17, as part of its Mt. Hope Distinguished Visitors Series. He will hold a master class for students of string instruments and participate in a conversation for the public with Fay Vincent '60. The master class at 4 p.m. and the conversation at 5 p.m. are open to the public. The events will be held at Chapin Hall.
Parking is limited and people are urged to plan accordingly.
Stern is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost violinists of this century. He made his orchestral debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 1936, and throughout his more than 60 years as a professional musician, he has appeared on the world's most prestigious concert stages, guided the careers of countless young musicians and devoted himself to the advancement of the arts nationally and internationally. He is one of the most recorded musical artists of our time, with more than 100 recordings of over 200 works by 63 composers to his credit. He has premiered violin works by Bernstein, Penderecki, Rochberg, Schuman, Dutilleux, and Peter Maxwell Davies, has given the first American performances of works by Bartok and Hindemith, and with the exception of the Schuman work, has recorded all of these. Additional career highlights include work for feature films and television.