Juilliard ensemble conducted by 21 year-old Paul Polivnick while a violin and conducting student there.

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony #1

A moving work by Bill Kraft setting excerpts of inspired speeched by JFK on the subjects of racial tolerance and the importance of art to our nation's well being. Paul Polivnick, conductor with the Czech Phiharmonic Chamber Orchestra

Kennedy Portrait

A powerful and exciting work by Russell Peck for percussion trio and orchestra recorded by Paul Polivnick and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

The Glory and the Grandeur

This is a double concerto for violin, cello and orchestra by the living  French composer, Thierry Ecscaich. It was recorded live at Festival Presences in Paris by Renaud and Gautier Capucon, soloists with L'Orchestre National de Lille, Paul Polivnick conducting.

Miroir D'Ombres

This is a live performance by the UCLA Young Artists Piano Quartet of a Hadyn Piano Quartet in C,  Dohnanyi Serenade for String Trio and the first two movements of Brahms Piano Quartet in A. The performers were Kathleen Lenski, violin, Paul Polivnick, viola, Jeffrey Solow, cello and Mona Golabek, piano. We were all about 25 years old. I have many friends around the world who only know me as a conductor so I thought I'd post something so they can hear me play! This was when I was the Conductor of the Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles (my first post), a member of this group and the L. A. Chamber Orchestra under Neville Marriner. It's some really intense, take no survivors playing! Enjoy.

JC Bach, Dohnanyi Trio, Brahms A major  mvts. 3 and 4

UCLA Young Artists Piano Quartet

Here's another blast from the past--Kathleen Lenski on violin, me on viola and Jeff Solow on cello from around 1974. The first minute and a half has some audio problems but the rest is fine. Check out the maniacal finale which starts at 17:20. It's insane! What a tempo and energy. Kathie and I had been students of Oscar Shumsky together at Juilliard and we moved to Los Angeles upon graduation to start our professional life. She was from Ojai, CA and wanted to go back and I had just won the post of Conductor of the Debut Orchestra of L.A. Jeff was a student of Piatigorsky and in 1973 the wonderful composer, Paul Chihara invited us to form the UCLA Young Artists Piano Quartet with MOna Golabek on the faculty there.  I learned a lot during this period from the many concerts and recordings we made and also from being a member of the L.A. Chamber Orchestra under Neville Marriner.

Beethoven String Trio

Hello! I'm an American conductor with an international career. To date I have conducted over 80 orchestras in Europe, North American and Asia, held several Music Director posts and recorded a great deal for a variety of companies. Currently I am the Music Director of the New Hampshire Music Festival.

Paul Polivnick

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