MACIEJ ZOLTOWSKI CHOSEN Catskill Symphony Search Decides On Polish Conductor By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In the end, The Catskill Symphony Orchestra chose Maciej Zoltowski. “In advance of the first rehearsal, Maciej asked for a roster and he studied it,” said Diane Williams, CSO board chair. “One musician told me that pleased him so much that Maciej knew his name when he called on him.” The selection of Maciej, the former managing and artistic director of…
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Polish Conductor Will Take Podium As CSO Conductor After Three Auditions, Musicians Choose Maciej By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Maciej Żółtowski, the former managing and artistic director of the Radom Chamber Orchestra in Poland, has been named the Music Director designee of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, search committee chair Laurie Zimniewicz announced. “We think Maciej has a great vision for growing the orchestra in style and skill,” said Zimniewicz. “The musicians had great things to say…
ELBOW HURT, ZOLTKOWSKI SHINES Conductor Contest Raises CSO Turnout By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Though the new music director of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra won’t be named until after the New Year, the board of directors already has plenty to celebrate. “We had nearly a full house for all three shows,” said Diane Williams, board chair. “We saw an uptick in season subscriptions too, because season ticket-holders were invited to all of the pre-show talks the…
Arm Healed, 3rd Candidate Conducts Tchaikovsky At CSO…
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Żółtowski To Conduct With Left Hand 3rd CSO Candidate Slips On Ice, Dislocates Elbow ONEONTA – The show must go on. Walking back from his interview with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra board, Maciej Żółtowski, the final of the three contenders for the music director of the CSO, slipped on the ice on the SUNY Oneonta campus and dislocated his right elbow, according to Laurie Zimniewicz, chair of the search committee. An EMT assisted Żółtowski back to the Red Dragon Building,…
3RD CONTESTANT FROM POLAND CSO Prospect To Focus On Tchaikovsky Works Editor’s Note: Maciej Żółtowski, the third candidate to become the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s next conductor, will perform at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 16, at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom. Tickets at door or via https://catskillsymphony.net/ This article appears in this week’s Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal, on newsstands now. By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For Maciej Żółtowski, conducting is a kind of enchantment.…
