Albert Laszlo
Encyclopedia
Albert Laszlo was formerly the principal bass of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra
and currently faculty of The Juilliard School
College and Pre-College Divisions as well as the College-Conservatory of Music (University of Cincinnati
).
at Juilliard as well as a fellowship student of Eugene Levinson
at the Aspen Music School. He served as the principal bass of both the National Chamber Orchestra and I Soloisti, both of New York. In 1985, he became the principal bass of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and has also appeared as a featured soloist with the CSO. Since 1992, he has performed chamber music with members of the CCM faculty both in Cincinnati and Merkin Hall in New York. He joined the Aspen Music Festival artist-faculty in 1994 where he serves as co-principal bass of the Aspen Festival Orchestra and performs chamber music with other members of the Aspen artist-faculty. He also appears frequently in recitals with his wife, pianist Patricia Wood.
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
The Columbus Symphony is an American symphony orchestra based in Columbus, Ohio. The oldest performing arts organization in the city, its home is the Ohio Theatre. The orchestra's current President and Chief Creative Officer is Roland Valliere...
and currently faculty of The Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
College and Pre-College Divisions as well as the College-Conservatory of Music (University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
).
Biography
At the age of 12, Laszlo began early training on the violin and began bass studies. He studied cello with George Neikrug and Stephen Kates and was a scholarship student of Homer MenschHomer Mensch
Homer Mensch was a prominent classical bassist who was a former member of the Pittsburgh Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the New York Pops, and the NBC Symphony...
at Juilliard as well as a fellowship student of Eugene Levinson
Eugene Levinson
Eugene Levinson is currently the principal double bassist of the New York Philharmonic and teaches at the Juilliard School. According to Book 1 of the New Method for Double Bass , Levinson, who was born in Kiev, began to study music at the age of nine. He graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory,...
at the Aspen Music School. He served as the principal bass of both the National Chamber Orchestra and I Soloisti, both of New York. In 1985, he became the principal bass of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and has also appeared as a featured soloist with the CSO. Since 1992, he has performed chamber music with members of the CCM faculty both in Cincinnati and Merkin Hall in New York. He joined the Aspen Music Festival artist-faculty in 1994 where he serves as co-principal bass of the Aspen Festival Orchestra and performs chamber music with other members of the Aspen artist-faculty. He also appears frequently in recitals with his wife, pianist Patricia Wood.