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David Dolan was born in Israel where he studied piano with Prof. Sonia Valin and composition and improvisation with [[Haim Alexander | Haim Alexander]] at the [[Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance]], obtaining his B. Mus., First Prize, as well as the "Artist Diploma - Summa Cum Laude". He then studied with [[Leon Fleisher]] at the [[Peabody Institute]] in Baltimore and with [[Claude Frank]] in New York. In 1977 he took part in [[Arthur Rubinstein | Arthur Rubinstein's]] master class in Jerusalem.<ref> http://aldwell.com/eventcontent_DavidDolan.htm </ref> His PhD work examined parallels between emotional expression in speech and musical improvisation. Later research has focused on creativity, communication and expression in performance. |
David Dolan was born in Israel where he studied piano with Prof. Sonia Valin and composition and improvisation with [[Haim Alexander | Haim Alexander]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Abramson|first1=Glenda|title=Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture|date=2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415298131|page=11|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=L_FhfTvzjygC&pg=PA11&dq=david+dolan+piano&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Q_52Va3qF8m0sQGiiIHQCg&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=david%20dolan%20piano&f=falsel|accessdate=9 June 2015}}</ref> at the [[Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance]], obtaining his B. Mus., First Prize, as well as the "Artist Diploma - Summa Cum Laude". He then studied with [[Leon Fleisher]] at the [[Peabody Institute]] in Baltimore and with [[Claude Frank]] in New York. In 1977 he took part in [[Arthur Rubinstein | Arthur Rubinstein's]] master class in Jerusalem.<ref> http://aldwell.com/eventcontent_DavidDolan.htm </ref> His PhD work examined parallels between emotional expression in speech and musical improvisation. Later research has focused on creativity, communication and expression in performance. |
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David R. Dolan (born 25 November 1955) is a concert pianist, researcher and educator devoted to the revival of the art of classical improvisation. David is a professor at the Yehudi Menuhin School as well as at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he is head of the Centre for Creative Performance and Classical Improvisation. [1]
Early Life
David Dolan was born in Israel where he studied piano with Prof. Sonia Valin and composition and improvisation with Haim Alexander[2] at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, obtaining his B. Mus., First Prize, as well as the "Artist Diploma - Summa Cum Laude". He then studied with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore and with Claude Frank in New York. In 1977 he took part in Arthur Rubinstein's master class in Jerusalem.[3] His PhD work examined parallels between emotional expression in speech and musical improvisation. Later research has focused on creativity, communication and expression in performance.
Career
David has performed in many of the world's premier concert venues and festivals, such as the Wigmore Hall and the Royal Festival Hall in London, Auditorium Châtelet and Salle Pleyel in Paris, Concertgebouw and Dr. Anton Philipszaal in Holland, the Jerusalem Theater and Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Israel. He has made live recordings and broadcasts for several European radio and TV stations.
He is frequently invited to give master classes and workshops at a number of music institutions, such as the Juilliard School,[4] the Royal College of Music in London, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, the New England Conservatory in Boston, the Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv Music Academies, Verbier Festival, the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, University of Auckland and University of Waikato in New Zealand, [5] Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and the Paris and Geneva Conservatories. David is an associate fellow in music at Clare Hall, Cambridge. Since 2011, David runs a programme of classical improvisation applied to performance at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in Melbourne based on annual intensive residencies.
External Links
Video describing MPR study on the effect of improvisation in classical performance[6]
References
- ^ http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_school/research/research_staff/department/37-research-and-knowledge-exchange-staff/423-david-dolan/
- ^ Abramson, Glenda (2004). Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture. Routledge. p. 11. ISBN 9780415298131. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ http://aldwell.com/eventcontent_DavidDolan.htm
- ^ www.wsj.com/articles/SB122781195665062021
- ^ http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/events/events-2014-1/2014/08/David-Dolan.html
- ^ Dolan, David (2013). "The improvisatory approach to classical music performance" (PDF). Music Performance Research. 6: 1-38. Retrieved 8 June 2015.