David Dolan (pianist)
David R. Dolan (born 25 November 1955) is a concert pianist, researcher and educator. He devotes an important part of his career to the revival of the art of classical improvisation. Professor of classical improvisation and its application on creativity in performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he is Head of the Centre for Creative Performance and Classical Improvisation.[1]He also teaches at the Yehudi Menuhin School.
Background and Studies
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 (University of Paris and Hebrew University of Jerusalem examined parallels between emotional expression in speech and musical improvisation. Later research has focused on classical improvisation and its impact on creativity, as well as communication and expression in performance.
Career
David has performed in many of the world's leading 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.
David has been giving 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
- Centre for Classical Improvisation and Creative Performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- 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
- ^ Alter, Alexandra (Nov 28, 2008). "Making Up the Classics". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ 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.
