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Elbert Lechtman Steinberg – Biography BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES (From Deutsche Schalplatten, Berlin, inner booklet of CD DS-1035-2, 1994 Dmitry Schostakowitsch: Symphonie No. 5 d-moll op. 47 and Suite aus der Oper Lady Macbeth von Mzensk op. 114a. Available at http://www.bayermusicgroup.de/artnr/ds1035.htm or listen at http://www.allmusic.com/ AMG Artist ID Q 54652)
Elbert Lechtman Steinberg – Biography
His preoccupation with music as a transcendental expression of the human spirit was evident in him since early childhood. Born on July 16, 1959, began his musical studies playing the violin at age six. He learned to read music mainly on his own and by age ten started to write his first compositions. At age eighteen had his first published work in the United States and by age twenty six was appointed Musical Director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, the youngest conductor ever designated to that position. In those years, the music critic of La Nación, Costa Rica’s leading newspaper wrote: “Mr. Lechtman Steinberg and the orchestra climbed musical peaks perhaps never before reached in this country.” (Andres Sáenz, La Nación, May 28, 1986) I n 1978 studied Composition with León Schidlowski in Tel Aviv, Israel and a year later entered the composition class of Dr. Juan Orrego Salas, chairman of the Composition Department at Indiana University School of Music. That same year was awarded the first prize in the composition contest which the University sponsored with an international jury, was appointed assistant to Dr. Orrego Salas and assigned in charge of the Latin American Music Center, the world’s largest collection on contemporary Latin American Music, founded by Dr. Orrego Salas at Indiana University. This provided him with the opportunity to receive a scholarship which enabled him to continue his studies at Indiana University, from where he graduated with distinction in 1982. This set up provided him with the freedom to write as much as possible, to have all his works performed, and in most cases, to conduct his own works. A year and a half later, he completed his course work towards a Master’s Degree in Music, also with distinction. On a letter dated December 13, 1982, addressed to his college, Maestro Argeliers de León, Director of the Musical Department of Casa de Las Américas, La Havana, Orrego Salas writes: “The bearer, Elbert Lechtman Steinberg, has been one of the most gifted students of composition I have had in my many years of teaching at this university.”
Elbert Lechtman Steinberg – Biography
Despite the recognition he received in the United States, not satisfied with his own musical language in particular, and in general with the whole prospect of American Music, he went back to Schidlowski, an ex-temporary pupil of Schoenberg, with whom he analyzed the classical works of the Twentieth Century, and then to Vienna, searching for a vestige of the essential spring of the transcendental music of the century. It is there where he was exposed to the conducting school of Hans Swarowsky, and the first time conducting was an integral part of his needs as a musician. The search for a musical inner language had brought him to deeply study the architectural dimension of music and its innermost relation to the musical material and its expansion. This analytical conception could not, by any means, remain an intellectual process. It was necessary to bring the concepts to the conscience through performance, though; conducting became not just another tool at his disposal but a very necessary step which would permit the indispensable link between conception and perception. A fortunate encounter with Aldo Ceccato not only enabled him to work with him in Germany and Norway with the Norddeutsches Rundfunk Orchester, Hannover and the Musikselskabet Harmonien Orchestra, Bergen, but ultimately brought him to meet Ceccato’s teacher, Sergiu Celibidache, in whom he found a deep inspiration, both musically and intellectually, a profound and controversial personality, described in his own words as “… a Maestro, a teacher, a conductor … a musician who I greatly respect, towards whom I keep a healthy distance and great admiration …” During those years, along with his first professional engagements as a conductor, participated in many workshops and master classes with some of the most prominent musical personalities of its time: Berio, Pousseur, Boulez, Bernstein, Henze… In Israel, Mr. Shalom Ronly-Riklis, then assistant to the Music Director of The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra wrote in a letter dated March 3, 1985: “I have the pleasure of watching Elbert Lechtman Steinberg conduct various orchestras in Israel. I am convinced of his profound musicianship, and think very highly of his
Elbert Lechtman Steinberg – Biography
conducting ability, both in regard to technique and personal qualities. I also know that the musicians he conducted were very happy under his guidance and performances. In my opinion, Maestro Lechtman Steinberg would be an asset to any professional orchestra” It was Ronly-Riklis, the one who introduced him to Zubin Mehta, for whom he auditioned with The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and for whom he worked on many occasions preparing various orchestras in Israel during his absence. His extensive repertory, his ability to learn fast, combined with a profound musical responsibility and commitment, together with a rare fusion of humbleness and strictness, always seeking perfection, had brought him the love and respect of his colleges and the highest praise of public and critics. His unwillingness to compromise his musical principles had also brought him unavoidable difficulties, like when he had to leave the National Symphony of Costa Rica for political reasons, after a public polemic with a new young minister of culture, who found his programming too advanced. After living for some years in the United States, today he performs regularly with international acclaimed orchestras, Mostly in Europe, Israel and South America. (by Bruno Schoenberg, July 1994)
Elbert Lechtman Steinberg – Curriculum Vitae
ELBERT LECHTMAN STEINBERG
CONDUCTOR/COMPOSER
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ELBERT LECHTMAN STEINBERG
Musician
Composer
Symphony Orchestra Conductor
ACADEMIC
EDUCATION
MUSICAL COMPOSITION PRIVATE STUDIES
1994: León Shidlowsky Tel Aviv, Israel
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
1979 – 1983 Bloomington, Indiana USA
Bachelor of Music completed “with distinction”.
Master of Music coursework completed “with distinction”.
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY: Rubin Academy of Music
1978: León Shidlowsky Tel Aviv, Israel
UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
1977: San José, Costa Rica
INSTITUTO DR. JAIM WEIZMAN
1972 – 1976: Secondary School
1966 – 1971: Primary School
STUDIES IN
INSTRUMENTAL
CONDUCTING
MUNICH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
1982 – 1985: Múnich, Germany
Sergiu Cellibidache
NORD DEUTSCHER RUNDFUNK
ORCHESTER
Hamburg, Germany
Aldo Ceccato
Italy / Germany 1984 - 1985
INSTRUMENTAL
STUDIES:
VIOLIN
INDIANA UNIVERSITY INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES
1979 – 1983 Bloomington, Indiana USA
Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
1979 – 1983 Bloomington, Indiana USA
Violin Private Lessons
Joseph Gingold
Tadeuz Wronsky
Steve Starkman
UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
1977: San José, Costa Rica
Violin Private Lessons
Walter Field
NATIONAL YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
1972 - 1976: San José, Costa Rica Member
VIOLIN PRIVATE LESSONS
San José, Costa Rica Violin Private Lessons
1972 – 1976: Urs Bebie
1965 – 1971: Raúl Cabezas
POSITIONS
HELD
GALA “Gremio de Artistas Latinoamericanos”
Latin American Artists Guild Worldwide
Miami, Florida USA
Director
Entertainment Industry/Film/Music/Theater/TV
http://www.galaglobal.org/guild
Founder Director since 2013
THE SHUL OF BAL HARBOR
Music Director since 2010
Surfside Florida, USA
FUNDACIÓN ARMONÍA ENSAMBLE
ARMONIA ENSAMBLE FOUNDATION
Founder Musical Director since 1987
San José, Costa Rica
FESTIVAL DEL HEMISFERIO
Artistic Advisor and Musical Director Since 1989
Held on different countries in Latin America
ALBAN BERG CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PLAYERS
Musical Director Since 1988
GREATER MIAMI YOUTH SYMPHONY
Miami, Florida USA
Musical Director and Conductor
May, 1987 – November, 1989
ORQUESTA SINFONICA NACIONAL OSN
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
San José, Costa Rica
Director Titular
Musical Director and Conductor
November, 1985 – April, 1987
TEATRO MELICO SALAZAR
MELICO SALAZAR [OPERA]THEATER
San José, Costa Rica
Director November, 1985 – April, 1987
MATAN STRING ORCHESTRA
Israel Summer Camp
Conductor
Tel Aviv, Israel; Summer 1985
ASSISTANT TO DR. JUAN ORREGO-SALAS,
Chairman, Indiana University, Composition Department
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC CENTER LAMC
Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana
Assistant to the Director
September, 1980 – December, 1983
GUEST
CONDUCTING
Among the internationally acclaimed orchestras that Mr.
Lechtman Steinberg has conducted:
Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra of Emilia
Romagna
Parma, Italy
Bergen Symphony
Bergen, Norway
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Zlin, Czech Republic
Colombia Symphony Orchestra
Bogota, Colombia
Israel Philharmonic
Tel Aviv, Israel
Israel Youth Philharmonic
Tel Aviv, Israel
Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra
Tel Aviv, Israel
Matan String Orchestra
Tel Aviv, Israel
NordDeutsche RudfunkOrchestre NDR
Hannover, Germany
Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rubin Academy of Music Symphony
Tel Aviv, Israel
Symphony Orchestra of El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador
Wiener Musichochschule Symphony
Vienna, Austria
MUSIC
FESTIVALS AND
PROFESSIONAL
WORKSHOPS
Carnegie Hall
Professional Workshop
New York, USA
Pierre Boulez
Le Marteau Sans Maitre, May 9 - 14, 2001
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Salzau, Germany
Leonard Bernstein
July 05 - 10, 1987
Sergiu Cellibidache
July 17 - August 14, 1987
Seminar for Composers
Jerusalem, Israel
Luciano Berio
April, 1985
International Master Class for Young
Conductors
Musikselskabet “Harmonien”
Orchestra
Bergen, Norway
Aldo Ceccato
June 17 - 28, 1985.
International Master Classfur Junge
Dirigenten
Norddeutche Rundfunk Orchester
(North of Germany Radio Orchestra)
Hannover, Germany
Aldo Ceccato
August 27 – September 07, 1984
Musikseminar
Internationale Sommerkurse
Vienna, Austria
Karl Osterreicher
July 02 - July 20, 1984
Wiener Meisterkurse fur Musik
Vienna, Austria
Julius Kalmar
July 02 - 20, 1984
Cantiere Internazionale D’Arte
New Music Seminar
Montepulciano, Italy
Henri Pousseur
July, 1983
Accademia Musicale Chigiana
Corzo di Perfezionamiento Musicale
Sienna, Italy
Franco Donatoni
Hans Werner Henze
Franco Ferrara
July - August, 1982, 1983, 1984
Indiana University International
Seminar for Composers
Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Marlos Nobre (Brasil)
Lukas Foss (USA)
Milton Babbitt (USA)
June - July, 1981
EXPERIENCE IN
ISRAEL
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Tel Aviv, Israel
Audition for Zubin Mehta
Tchaikowsky: Overture Fantasy Romeo and Juliet 1985
Israel Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Tel Aviv, Israel
Audition for Shalom Ronly-Riklis
Nicolo Paganini; Concerto No.1 in D Major, op.6 for Violin and
Orchestra, Shira Rabin, violinist / Franz Liszt: Les Preludes, 1984
Following these auditions, at the request of Mr. Ronly-Riklis, was
invited to conduct various orchestras in Israel and rehearsed the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra for Mr. Zubin Mehta for his United States tour
with the Orchestra in the summer of 1985.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE
• Professor of Music, School of Music Faculty
University of Costa Rica
1985, 1987
• Violin and Chamber Music Coach,
MATAN, Israel (Israel Youth Summer Camp)
1985
• Associate Instructor,
Indiana University, School of Music
Bloomington, Indiana (USA.)
1980 to 1983
• Guest Lecturer, Seminar: Twentieth Century
Music
University of Costa Rica
May - June, 1981
• Professor of Music, Conservatorio Castella
Costa Rica, 1977
DISTINCTIONS Who’s Who
Cambridge Who’s Who Registry of Executives
Professionals and Entrepreneurs 2011-2012 Edition
B.C.T. Distinction
Awarded by B.C.T. Bank of Costa Rica
“in recognition for professional excellence and
dedication to the cultural development of Costa
Rica”
September 15, 1986
Cultural Person of the year
by Costa Rica’s leading newspaper La Nacion
“for excellence achieved as Musical Director and
Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of
Costa Rica” 1986.
Hubell Award
By ASCAP (American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers)
New York, 1982
First Prize
Indiana University Composition Contest
Chamber Music Category
With the work YESOD (per flauto solo) 1979
PUBLISHERS
OF HIS MUSIC
Indiana Music Center USA.
(Box 582 Bloomington, IN, 47402)
Frangipani Press, Tichenor Publishing Group
(P.O.Box 1998 Bloomington, IN, 47401)
Alfred Publishing Co, INC.
(16380 Roscoe Blvd. P.O.Box 10003, Van Nuys, CA 91410-
0003
RECORDINGS
Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin DSB
(Gustav Meyer Allee 25, D-1355 Berlin, Germany)
DMITRI SCHOSTAKOWITSCH (1906 – 1975 )
Symphonie No. 5 d-moll, op. 47
Suite aus der Oper Lady Macbeth van Mzensk, op. 114a
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Enharmonic Records
(322 Swain Ave. Bloomington, IN 47401, USA.)
The Music of ELBERT LECHTMAN (B. 1959)
CBS Indica
(P.O.Box 4093, San José 1000, Costa Rica)
The Music of JULIO FONSECA ( 1885 - 1950 )
MEMBERSHIPS,
SOCIETIES
Cambridge Who’s Who Registry
Life member since 2011
American Music Center
Member since 2009
American Symphony Orchestra League
Member since 1987
Conductors Guild
Member since 1987
Indiana University Alumni Association
Life member since 1980
Asociación de Autores de Obras Literarias Artísticas
Y Científicas de Costa Rica
(Association of Authors of Literary, Artistic and Scientific
Works Of Costa Rica); Member since 1979
Elbert Lechtman Steinberg – Photo Gallery
