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• Conductor Maksim Kuzin To Lead Concert Of Music By Mozart, Elgar, Sibelius, Grieg, Barber And Kancheli In Rovno, Ukraine
• Maksim Kuzin has been named the new Music Director of the Music Theatre in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine.
• Conductor Maksim Kuzin To Present Festival Of Contemporary Music In Kiev, Ukraine
• Maksim Kuzin To Present Musical Dialogues: "Ukraine - USA" Concert In Kiev, Ukraine, Featuring Music By American Composers Lawrence Dillon And Judith Lang Zaimont
• Photos of Maksim Kuzin presenting new audio equipment to Kiev's Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine
• Selected by Symphony Magazine as one of their 2005 Emerging Artists
• Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor of the Youth Musical Theatre "MAXIMA" in Ukraine
• Staff Conductor of the Kiev State Academic Operetta Theatre
• Music Director of Kiev's Ricochet New Music Ensemble
• Summer 2004 appointment as Assistant Conductor for the Hot Springs Music Festival in Arkansas
• Frequent conductor of contemporary music concerts at Ukrainian international festivals such as "Kiev Musik-Fest 2002", "Youth Art Forum", "Musical Premiers of The Season"
• Performances with such orchestras as the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, the National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, the Ensemble of Soloists of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, the Symphony Orchestra of Opera and Symphony Conducting Department, and the Opera Studio Orchestra of the National Musical Academy of Ukraine.
• Website: http://www.jamesarts.com/kuzin/index.html

"Winning Latin American Spirit..."

• Delightful programs of Tangos, the music of Buenos Aires, and Zambas, the music of the Argentinian countryside
• Fascinating programs of insights into two different aspects of the flavors, colors and feelings of Argentinian music
• Bi-lingual programs available

"Handel's decisive style brought cohesive, blended sounds, precise attacks, and bold dynamics from the orchestra...in a performance that was polished, expressive and full of carefully shaped phrases throughout..."

• David Handel Reappointed Music Director of The Orquesta Sinfonica Uncuyo In Mendoza, Argentina
• Read a New Article About David Handel's Work In Bolivia In Forward
• Photo Album of David Handel Conducting the Orquesta Sinfónica de la UNCuyo of Mendoza, Argentina in Rehearsal and in Concert with Violinist Shlomo Mintz, Perfoprming Brahms' Violin Concerto
• David Handel and the Orquesta Sinfónica de la UNCuyo Announce Exchanges with the Nashville Symphony. Read an Article About the Exchange from InConcert Here
• David Handel and the Orquesta Sinfónica de la UNCuyo Announce Exchanges with the Nashville Symphony
• American Conductor David Handel Named Music Director Of The Orquesta Sinfonica Un Cuyo In Mendoza, Argentina
• Hear An Interview With American Conductor David Handel On National Public Radio About His Work With The National Symphony Of Bolivia
• Online Press Kit
• Music Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de la UNCuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. Read a Spanish-language article about his appointment here.
• Read a new article about Maestro Handel in the Miami Herald.
• Read a Spanish Language articles about the opening of the National Symphony Orchestra of Bolivia's new concert hall in La Paz in La Razon.
• New Spanish Language Article in Peru 21 here.
• Handel of the Andes - New Article in Michigan Today
• National Symphony Orchestra of Bolivia Secures Permanent Home in La Paz
• Orchestra Development And Institution Building Concerts, Seminars And Consultations Presented By David Handel
• Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Bolivia
• Learn more about Bolivia here.
• Recipient of the Decoration of Illimani for outstanding community service to the arts in Bolivia - since appointment as Music Director of NSO Bolivia, audience has increased more than 600%. Restructuring of institution has become model for other orchestras in Latin America. Read about it here.
• Read an article from IDBAmerica - "Tchaikovsky on the altiplano" here.
• Since serving as Kurt Masur's assistant conductor, has led orchestras throughout the world, including preview of young conducting talent with New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall
• Awarded conducting fellowship from Leipzig Gewandhaus
• One of few American conductors to have been invited to perform in Cuba in recent years
• Represented United States in Latin America and Central Asia as recipient of United States Information Agency awards and Cultural Ambassador through State Department Cultural Specialist Program
• Twice awarded fellowships with prestigious Fulbright Program
• Read David Handel's Bio in English, Spanish and German
• Online Press Kit