Jason Starr (filmmaker)

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Jason Starr

Nationality	American
Occupation	Filmmaker

Jason Starr is an American filmmaker, television producer and director based in New York City.

Overview

Jason Starr (born 1953) has directed symphony orchestra broadcasts and produced documentaries on a variety of cultural subjects, most notably classical music. Known for their philosophical character, Starr’s films often use an interdisciplinary approach to present a specific work of art in its biographical, cultural and historical context.

Documentary Films

PRELUDE Laurence Luckinbill, Dan Wagoner and Dancers and Emerson String Quartet. For BRAVO (1981)
FILMMAKERS Stan Brakhage, Linda Klosky and Robert Fulton. For Public Broadcasting System (1986)
WILDLIFE CINEMATOGRAPHER WOLFGANG BAYER For Public Broadcasting System (1987)
A MASTER’S CLASS Eugene Istomin and Isaac Stern. For A&E (1989)
BACKSTAGE/LINCOLN CENTER Emmanuel Ax, Alfred Brendel, Sarah Chang, Yo-Yo Ma, Kurt Masur, Renata Scotto, members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. For Public Broadcasting System (1994–96)
WHAT THE UNIVERSE TELLS ME: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF MAHLER’S THIRD SYMPHONY Stockard Channing, Glen Cortese, Peter Franklin, Howard Gardner, Thomas Hampson, Deborah Hertz, Catherine Keller, Henry-Louis de La Grange, Glen Mazis, Donald Mitchell, Edward Reilly, Morten Solvik. For Video Artists International (2004)
OF LOVE, DEATH AND BEYOND – EXPLORING MAHLER’S “RESURRECTION” SYMPHONY Constantin Floros, Peter Franklin, Neil Gillman, Thomas Hampson, Stephen Hefling, Catherine Keller, Neeme Järvi, Henry-Louis de La Grange, Susanne Mentzer, Donald Mitchell, Martha Nussbaum, Twyla Robinson, Morten Solvik. For Video Artists International (2011)

Concert Films for Television

ARS NOVA Emerson String Quartet, Gilbert Kalish, New York New Music Ensemble, Western Wind. For Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (1982)
THE BEETHOVEN CYCLE Guarneri String Quartet. For BRAVO, Pioneer LaserVision and Video Artists International. (1988)
GUSTAV MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 3 Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Glen Cortese. Mignon Dunn, Riverside Women’s Chorus, Riverside Boy’s Choir. For Video Artists International (1998)
GUSTAV MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 2 “RESURRECTION” Members of the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, New York Choral Artists, Neeme Järvi, Susanne Mentzer, Twyla Robinson. For Public Broadcasting System and Video Artists International. (2006)
NEEME JÄRVI 70TH BIRTHDAY JUBILEE Estonian National Symphony, Estonian National Men’s Choir, Kristjan Järvi, Maarik Järvi, Neeme Järvi and Paavo Järvi. For Estonian Public Broadcasting, Mezzo TV and Video Artists International. (2007)
ALPINE SYMPHONY Hague Philharmonic, Neeme Järvi, Pauline Oostenrijk. For TV West, Mezzo TV, Euro1080 and Video Artists International. (2008)
JONAH’S MISSION Estonian National Symphony, Estonian National Chorus and Boy’s Choir, Neeme Järvi. For Estonian Public Television and Video Artists International. (2009)
INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY COMPETITION (VIOLIN) Marinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Nikolay Alexeev, Chamber Orchestra of Mariinsky Theatre, Michael Francis. Kultura TV and live webcast. (2011)
DAS LIED VON DER ERDE and TOD UND VERKLÄRUNG, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Neeme Järvi, Paul Groves and Thomas Hampson. For RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Mezzo and 3sat. (2012)

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