Sharon Kam

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Sharon Kam (born 1971 in Israel) belongs to young generation fo classical clarinet virtuosos. The fundamentals for another development of her carreer lie in the win of the ARD International Music Competition in 1992. In 1991 she was also nominated for Davidoff Prize.

[edit] Biography

She was the pupil of Eli Eban and Chaim Taub. Kam is also a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, where she studied with Charles Neidich. She made her debut with orchestra at the age of 16 with Israel Philharmonic and conductor Zubin Mehta, later performed with orchestras as Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. In 2003 she made her debut at the Salzburg Festival, where she was reengaged also for 2005 and 2006. Itamar Golan, Israeli pianist, was her artistic partner (cooperated on recital CD) and she also regularly collaborates with colleagues as Heinrich Schiff, Lars Vogt, Christian Tetzlaff, Marie-Luise Neunecker, Antje Weithaas, Gustav Rivinius, Tabea Zimmermann, Ludmila Peterková and Leonidas Kavakos, as well as with the Tokyo, Artemis, Artis, Kuss, and American String Quartets. In 1998 she was awarded with german Echo klassik Prize "Instrumentalist of the Year" for recording of Weber clarinet concertos. Gregor Bühl, renowned german conductor, is her husband. She lives in Germany.

[edit] Selected recordings

THE ROMANTIC CLARINET (Rietz: Klarinettenkonzert op. 29, Bruch: Konzert für Klarinette, Viola & Orchester op. 88, Weber: Klarinettenquintett op. 34 arr. für Streichorchester) 2007.
MOZART GALA FROM PRAGUE / CLARINET CONCERTO (Don Giovanni: Overture, K.527, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K.622,

Symphony No.38 in D major, K.504 "Prague") 2006.

WORKS FOR CLARINET AND ORCHESTRA (Mendelssohn: Two Concert pieces for Clarinet, basset-horn and Orchestra, op. 113 and op.114, Spohr: Concerto Nr. 4 in e minor, Weber: Concertino op. 26, Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations) 2005.
SHARON KAM - ARTIST PORTRAIT 2003.
AMERICAN CLASSICS (Copland: Concerto for clarinet, Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs, Gould: Derivations for clarinet and Band, Shaw: Concerto for clarinet, Gershwin: Summertime, They All Laughed, The Man I Love, I Got Rhythm) 2002.
MOZART AND KROMMER CONCERTOS (Mozart- Clarinet Concerto, Krommer- Clarinet Concerto)