Office: Robertson 124 Office Phone: 440/775-8033 Address: 77 W. College St. Oberlin, OH 44074 Visit also: Minnesota Public Radio Interview •Prospective Harp Applicant Information Page • www.ykharp.com Back to: Strings Division		Yolanda Kondonassis Assistant Professor of Harp Education: The Cleveland Institute of Music, B.M., 1986; M.M., 1989. Study with Alice Chalifoux. Interlochen Arts Academy, H.S. Diploma, 1982. Study with Joan Holland Performances: Extensive concerto and recital performances throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East; solo engagements with orchestras including The New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Florida Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Delaware Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Boston Chamber Orchestra, New World Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico, English Chamber Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic, among numerous others. Honors: Featured on CNN and PBS Television, NPR's All Things Considered; Recipient of two Solo Recitalists Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; winner, Affiliate Artists National Auditions, Darius Milhaud Prize, National Arts Recognition and Talent Search Competition, New York Philharmonic Young Artists Competition; first prize, Ima Hogg National Young Artists Competition, Naftzger Competition; top prize, Maria Korchinska International Harp Competition. Recordings: Scintillation (Telarc CD-80361) Works by Ravel, Debussy, Salzedo, Grandjany, and Gershwin "Kondonassis manages the feat of playing with discretion and taste while at the same time imparting a perceptible amount of personality to the music . . . delightful." -Fanfare Sample: Track 6: Fantaisie, by Marcel Grandjany (:20) 56k | ISDN Pictures of the Floating World (Telarc CD-80488) Works by Debussy, Tournier, Hasselmans, Miyagi, and Rochberg "This is a major release . . . Yolanda Kondonassis has made it to the top of the heap; [she] has awesome powers and a gratifying commitment to the work of living composers." -Fanfare Sample: Track 5: La Source, by Alphonse Hasselmans (:21) 56k | ISDN A New Baroque (Telarc CD-80403) Works by Bach, Handel, Pachelbel, Scarlatti, and Telemann "Good transcribing is an art unto itself and Kondonassis has mastered it . . . [she] brings so much intellect, taste, and technique to her harp that she could probably sway me with Yankee Doodle." -American Record Guide Sample: Track 9: Suite for Lute I, Prelude; Presto, by J. S. Bach (:20) 56k | ISDN Sky Music (Telarc CD-80418) Works by Debussy, Fauré, Rorem, Salzedo, and Hovhaness Named one of the "Ten Best Classical CDs of 1996" -New York Daily News Sample: Track 2: Impromptu, Op. 86, by Gabriel Fauré (:21) 56k | ISDN Vivaldi: Four Seasons (Telarc CD-80523) Yolanda Kondonassis, harp, with the Orchestra of Flanders. "Kondonassis' playing is little short of amazing throughout, elevating the project to something considerably more than a stunt." -- Barnes and Noble.com Sample: Track 6: Summer III. Presto, by Antonio Vivaldi (:21) 56k | ISDN     Music Of Hovhaness (Telarc CD-80530) Alan Hovhaness: Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra; Spirit of Trees; Upon Enchanted Ground; The Garden of Adonis; Sonata for Harp "Beautifully evocative...Yolanda Kondonassis makes the most out of everything."--Billboard Magazine Sample: Track 2: "Spirit of Trees," II. Canon: Allegro, by Alan Hovhaness (:22) 56k | ISDN Dream Season: The Christmas Harp (Telarc CD-80446) "Heavenly." -Stereo Review Mozart Concerto for Flute and Harp (Channel Classics CCS-10297) with Renée Krimsier, flute, and the English Chamber Orchestra Donald Erb: Sonata for Solo Harp (New World- 80537-2) Management: Exclusive international solo representation: ICM Artists, Ltd. 40 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 Composition/Publication representation: BMI, New York Teaching Appointments: Head, Harp Department, Oberlin Conservatory of Music Head, Harp Department, The Cleveland Institute of Music Professional Affiliations: American Harp Society World Harp Congress American String Teachers Association Chamber Music America Compositions and Published Work: Liquid Shadows for solo harp (Composed by Y. Kondonassis, recorded on Telarc CD-80488) Dream Season for harp and percussion (Composed by Y. Kondonassis, recorded on Telarc CD-80446) Weigl: Concertino for Harp and Woodwinds (edited by Y. Kondonassis and Thomas Wolf, Theodore Presser, pub.) Ravel: Pavane for a dead princess (transcribed by Y. Kondonassis, Lyon and Healy, pub.) Debussy: Bruyeres (transcribed by Y. Kondonassis, Lyon and Healy, pub.) Gershwin: Prelude No. 2 (transcribed by Y. Kondonassis, Lyon and Healy, pub.)