Clarinetist, IGOR BEGELMAN ‘s virtuosity and imagination have been praised by critics as a “remarkable display of music making” and have earned him an impressive list of awards, engagements, and honors. The recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, Mr. Begelman has appeared as soloist with major orchestras in the U.S. and abroad, including the Houston Symphony, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and I Musici de Montreal, among many others. His recital appearances have included engagements throughout Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Israel, as well as recitals in such distinguished venues as Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, Boston’s Faneuil Hall, Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Lincoln Center, and the 92nd Street Y. Equally accomplished as soloist and chamber musician, his appearances have taken him to the Caramoor, Ravinia, Marlboro, Tanglewood, and Schleswig-Holstein festivals. An active educator, Mr. Begelman has been giving regular master classes throughout the U.S. He has been a professor of Clarinet at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the Director of the Woodwind Program at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and also teaches at Brooklyn College and Sarah Lawrence College. Raised in Kiev, Ukraine, Igor Begelman received a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School of Music and a Bachelor’s degree from The Manhattan School of Music. His affiliation with the Piatigorsky Foundation allows him to teach and perform classical music in less traditional settings.