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MIMI STILLMAN, flutist
MIMI STILLMAN is one of the most highly
acclaimed flutists in the concert world today. “A magically
gifted flutist, a breath of fresh air” The Washington Post,“A
seasoned artist of spirited, unbridled virtuosity” New York
Concert Review, “Technically agile and imaginative in her
use of color” The New York Times, “A ball of fire in
person and on the stage” The Alexandria Journal.
A Yamaha Performing Artist, Ms. Stillman is internationally
acclaimed for performances as soloist with orchestras including
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Hilton
Head Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica Carlos Chávez (Mexico City),
Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Oklahoma City Philharmonic,
Texas Brazos Valley Symphony, Orchestra 2001, Ocean City Pops,
and Curtis Chamber Orchestra. She has appeared as recitalist and
chamber musician at venues including The Kennedy Center,
Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia Chamber Music
Society, Bard College, La Jolla Chamber Music Society, Isabella
Stewart Gardner Museum, Bay Chamber Concerts (ME), Verbier
Festival (Switzerland), and Festival delle Nazioni (Italy).
At 12, Ms. Stillman was the youngest wind player ever admitted
to the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Julius
Baker and Jeffrey Khaner and received her Bachelor of Music
degree in 1999. That same year she became the youngest wind
player ever to win the prestigious Young Concert Artists. She
has been awarded fellowships from the Earhart and Bradley
Foundations. In her role as Artistic and Executive Director of the Dolce Suono Ensemble, which she founded in Philadelphia in 2005, Mimi Stillman has presided over Dolce Suono’s establishment as a highly regarded and pioneering force in the music world. Dolce Suono Ensemble informs and enriches people’s lives through chamber music, with dynamic performances, innovative programming, the commissioning and performance of important contributions to the chamber music repertoire, and the engagement of diverse communities through educational and outreach events. Dolce Suono’s active commissioning program has led to the creation of 21 new works in six years. Commissioned composers include Richard Danielpour, Steven Mackey, Shulamit Ran, and Steven Stucky, and guest composers have included George Crumb and Ned Rorem. Dolce Suono Ensemble has garnered extensive praise in print, on radio and TV, and been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and other organizations. Ms. Stillman is a founding member of the Dolce Suono Trio, with her longtime duo pianist Charles Abramovic and cellist Yumi Kendall.
On her CD “MIMI,” she recorded her award-winning book of
arrangements of Debussy's songs, Nuits d'Étoiles: 8 Early
Songs (Theodore Presser). She has recorded for the EMI,
Albany, and Dolce Suono labels, with forthcoming CDs on the
Innova and DTR labels. Ms. Stillman is regularly featured in the
national press, as guest on NPR’s “Performance Today,” WGBH
Boston, WRTI Radio, and WHYY TV Philadelphia’s “On Canvas” show,
and is host and performer on the Musical Encounters TV show and
video “The Magic Flute.” She recorded the soundtrack for Kevin
Bacon's film “Loverboy.”
A multi-faceted artist, Mimi Stillman has made outstanding
contributions as educator, guest speaker, and arts entrepreneur.
She has taught masterclasses and performed recitals for the
National Flute Association, New England Conservatory, Eastman
School of Music, Flute Society of Washington, D.C., Texas Flute
Society, University of California, Music for All Festival, and
other universities and flute societies throughout the United
States. She received an MA in history and is a Ph.D. candidate
at the University of Pennsylvania. A published author on music
and history, she is a columnist for Flutewise Magazine (UK).
Orchestrally, Ms. Stillman has performed as substitute flutist
in The Philadelphia Orchestra, and has worked with conductors
including Sir Simon Rattle, Wolfgang Sawallisch, André Previn,
Kurt Masur, David Zinman, Christoph Eschenbach, Yuri Temirkanov,
Marin Alsop, and Robert Spano.
Ms. Stillman’s 2010-2011engagements include recitals and chamber
music for Bay Chamber Concerts (ME), Ocean Grove Summer Stars
Series (NJ), Music for All Festival, Cabrini College, Rosenbach
Museum, Hampton Roads Flute Faire, for the Virginia Arts
Festival at the Governor’s School for the Arts, and Dolce Suono
Trio engagements for the New York Flute Club, Market Square
Concerts, and Bucks County Performing Arts Center, the Young
Concert Artists Marathon at New York’s Symphony Space and Dolce
Suono Ensemble Presents series in Philadelphia, along with
touring engagements. |
