Claremont Duo Concert

SALISBURY, MD--The Claremont Duo, guitarist Peter Ernst and cellist Maxine Neuman, perform in Holloway Hall’s Great Hall at Salisbury University on Wednesday, February 13, at 7 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited.

Neuman’s solo and chamber music career spans North America, South America, Europe and Japan. A grant recipient from the Rockefeller and Ford foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts, and a two-time Grammy Award winner, her biography appears in “Who’s Who in the World.” In addition to the Claremont Duo she is a founding member of the Crescent Sting Quartet, the Vermont Cello Quartet, Breve and the Walden Trio.

Her long list of recording credits includes Deutsche Grammophon, Columbia, Angel, EMI, Nonesuch, Biddulph, CRI, Orion, Leonarda, Argo, Opus One, SONY/Virgin, AMC, Vanguard, Musical Heritage, Northeastern and CBS World Records.

Ernst is widely recognized and celebrated for his interpretations of solo and chamber music, including
repertoire from the Renaissance to the present as well as folkloristic music from South America. Among the many awards he has received are prizes at the German National Youth Competition “Jugend musiziert” as well as international prizes in both solo and chamber music competitions in Germany, Italy, France and Spain. He has toured throughout Europe, Japan, the Middle East and the U.S.

In addition to the Claremont Duo he regularly performs with guitarist Karin Scholz as Duo Bergerac, with flutist Barbara Rosnitschek and with Argentinian charango virtuoso Diego Jascalevich. He has recorded seven CDs.

SU’s Office of Cultural Affairs and Museum Programs sponsor the Claremont Duo’s performance. For more information call the SU Public Relations Office at 410-543-6030. For a complete listing of cultural events at Salisbury University this spring, please go to www.salisbury.edu/calendar/.