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词条 Henry Mazer
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  1. Biography

  2. Recordings

  3. Awards

  4. In Literature

  5. Personal life

  6. Museums

  7. Further reading

  8. Archives

  9. References

{{Expand Chinese|亨利·梅哲|date=May 2017}}{{Infobox musical artist
| honorific_prefix = Maestro[1]
| name = Henry Mazer
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| native_name = Henry Simon Mazer[2]
| native_name_lang =
| image = HenryMazer.gif
| image_size = 250px
| alt = Henry Mazer
| birth_name =
| alias = 亨利·梅哲[2]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|07|21}}[4][1]
| birth_place = Pittsburgh[4][1]
| origin =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|08|01|1918|07|21}}[4][9]
| death_place = Taipei[9][2]
| genre = Classical music[2][13]
| occupation = Conductor, recording artist,[2][13]music educator[2]
| years_active = 1948–2002[2][13]
| label = Jingo (金革唱片) (zh)[19]
| associated_acts = Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra[13]
}}Henry Simon Mazer[2] ({{Birth date|1918|07|21|}} – {{Death date|2002|08|1|}}),[3][4] was an American and later Taiwanese conductor, recording artist[13] and music educator[2] who was the founding principal conductor[5] and music director of Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra from 1985 until suffering a stroke in February 2001.[4][6] Prior to his move to Taiwan, he was the conductor and associate conductor of major American symphonies including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.[4] He contributed greatly to the refinement of the performances of classical music in Taiwan, leading local musicians to gain recognition overseas.[7] There is a cultural center dedicated to him in Taipei.[8]

Biography

Born in Pittsburgh, Mazer was educated at Duquesne University and at the Carnegie Institute of Technology.[4][9] Mazer chose conducting for his career early-on in his life, and became the protégé of renowned conductor Fritz Reiner. At Reiner's recommendation, Mazer conducted the

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra in West Virginia from 1948–1958 and the Florida Symphony Orchestra in Orlando from 1958–1965. In 1966, Mazer was named Associate Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Four years later, he received a last-minute invitation to stand-in with the Symphony when its conductor, William Steinberg, was taken ill. Held at New York City's Carnegie Hall, the concert brought Mazer to the attention of Sir Georg Solti, who later asked him to be his Associate Conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a position he held for the next 15 years. During that time, he performed with internationally acclaimed musicians such as Arthur Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Andrés Segovia, Rudolf Serkin, Robert Casadesus, and Marian Anderson.[10][13]

Mazer conducted hundreds of subscription concerts for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, often substituting for Solti on short notice.[4] Although initially described alongside Solti as the "new breed of virtuosi,"[11] not every review was positive: following his move to Taiwan, one Chicago critic described his performances as "dull readings."[12] Mazer, however, would end up with no shortage of fans.[13] In Chicago, however, he had seemed overshadowed by Solti, but was seen as dedicated and highly competent,[4] taking on more avant-garde works neither Solti nor others would touch.[4][13] Taiwan would be different.[13]

Mazer was first approached about coming to Taiwan as a guest conductor during his term with the Chicago Symphony and agreed to visit the island for four concerts in the summer of 1985.[14] After the success of the concerts, Mazer took on the challenge of developing a new orchestra in Taiwan – Taipei Sinfonietta (the former Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra). "I could not help develop the Chicago Symphony Orchestra any further, whereas in Taiwan I could see plenty of development potential", he said.[13][10]

In 1990, Mazer brought the orchestra to perform in the United States and Canada. Music critic William Russo wrote: "The Sinfonietta is one of the finest groups of musicians I have ever heard". Gradually, such impressive reviews overseas would succeed in opening eyes back in Taiwan. During its image-building campaign abroad, the orchestra also toured Europe over the next couple of years, playing in Lyons, Brussels, and Antwerp. But the highlights of the various European concerts was their performance in Musikvereinssaal, home to Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Following the performances, music critics in Austria dubbed the orchestra a "wonder of Taiwan." After the Vienna trip, Mazer's orchestra enjoyed a surge in popularity back home in Taiwan. In addition, several CDs released by the orchestra met with brisk sales.[13][10]

The most recent overseas tour was in 1995 to New York and Boston. After the performance at the Boston Symphony Hall, Mazer received the greatest review of his career when Boston Globe music critic Richard Dyer compared him to America's beloved Leonard Bernstein. "The way the Taipei Sinfonietta plays is a real tribute to Mazer's musicianship. They play with a glowing sound, a precision of intonation, an absolute unanimity of impulse, and a rare commitment," he added.[15]

Despite the international recognition,[16] Mazer lead a very simple life while he was in Taiwan. He got along well with his Chinese musicians, some of whom he worked with for a decade and were regarded as his own children. Mazer said he found Chinese musicians to be more disciplined than those in the West, and thus more satisfying to work with.[17][13] "This wonderful island has given me the best musical experience of my life."[18][10][19]

Recordings

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  • 1950 - Henry Mazer conducting the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra in "pops" favorites of the Ohio Valley. / 1950 / 12" Vinyl / Blackcrest Records[20]
  • 1962 – Infinite Journey, Wernher von Braun / Johann Sebastian Bach / Bach Festival Choir / Florida Symphony Orchestra / Various Artists[21]
  • 1992 – TPO Live 1: Music With Mazer [https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/27e18245-dfe6-4f91-a0c3-847a597b6480], various composers / Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra[22]
  • 1994 – TPO Live 4: Maestro Henry Mazer [https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/286f5c52-96ef-472f-8e58-359ab1d6800d], various composers / Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra[23]
  • 2003 – TPO Live 16 [https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/f283223f-faa4-441a-894b-a520e89f0974], various composers / Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra[24]

Awards

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In addition to awards and international critical acclaim for his music and recordings,[18] Mazer was noted in Chicago for his contribution to children's concerts,[25][26][27] including the CSO's Petites Promenades Concert Series,[28][29][30] which held several performances each year, sometimes in collaboration with Lady Solti[31][32] and composer Irwin Fischer.[33][26][34] Mazer had already been actively involved in youth musical education in Orlando through the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra while conducting the Florida Symphony Orchestra.[35] In Chicago, Mazer was put in charge of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's educational program[4] and received press attention when asked to "revitalize" the CSO's youth concerts, working with Chicago's Junior League to raise funding for musical education.[36] In addition to holding "miniconcerts" and lecturing in the Chicago Public Schools,[36] Mazer helped bring "unprepared ghetto children" to concerts.[37] Mazer won a Special Award for Music Education in 1986 from then-Chicago Mayor Harold Washington.[38]

In Literature

Mazer makes an extended appearance in Sir Yehudi Menuhin’s then-widely read autobiography Unfinished Journey.[17][39]

Personal life

In Taiwan, through "steely strength"[18] the energetic Mazer insisted on walking despite a serious injury and operation that "would have an ordinary person confined to a wheelchair forever."[18] Although Mazer would be survived by several children from his marriage,[4] Mazer lived alone in Taiwan after the death of his wife.[18]

Museums

The Taipei Philharmonic and Henry Mazer Music and Cultural Center in Zhongzhen District in Taipei was built in Mazer's memory. The lower level is dedicated to exhibits on the conductor. Visitors can view Mazer's former belongings, photographs, and listen to Mazer's music and videos on vinyl, CD, and DVD in listening rooms.[8][40]

Further reading

{{Wikiquote}}{{wikiquotelang|zh|亨利·梅|Henry Mazer}}
  • Chicago Tribune obituary[4]
  • "Never Boring: an essay on Henry Mazer" (The China Post Obituary and related Blogspot article)[18][17]
  • Zhu Hezhi, Conductor Henry Mazer: a life dedicated to Taiwan, 2003 {{ISBN|9576078563}} (full-length trade press biography in Chinese)[41]
  • Henry Mazer at Chinese Wikipedia (Significantly longer Chinese-language article)
  • [https://csoarchives.wordpress.com/tag/henry-mazer/ Henry Mazer-related articles on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Rosenthal Archives Blog]

Archives

  • [https://cso.org/about/rosenthal-archives/rosenthal-archives-services/ CSO Music Directors section, Rosenthal Archives at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra] 24+ linear feet[42]
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Archives[43]
  • Miscellaneous additional public and private archives[44][45]

References

1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Henry MAZER|url=http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/henry-mazer/|website=Altmeyer Obituary Archive|accessdate=20 May 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Henry MAZER|url=http://obituaryarchive.altmeyer.com/obituary/henry-mazer/|website=Altmeyer Obituary Archive|accessdate=20 May 2017}}
3. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/postgazette/obituary.aspx?n=henry-mazer&pid=436089|title=Henry Mazer's Obituary on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=2002-02-09|access-date=2017-05-28|via=Legacy.com}}
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-08-04/news/0208040372_1_associate-conductor-subscription-concerts-chicago-symphony-orchestra|title=Henry Mazer, 84: Longtime CSO associate conductor|date=August 4, 2002|work=Chicago Tribune|last1=von Rhein|first1=John|accessdate=21 May 2017}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.erpmusic.com/artists/orchestras-choirs/tpo|title=TAIPEI PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA|access-date=2017-05-28|language=en-gb}}
6. ^{{Cite news|last=Delacoma|first=Wynne|date=2002-08-03|title=CSO conductor Henry Mazer dies|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1447648.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102613/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1447648.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2012-11-05|work=Chicago Sun-times|volume=|pages=|via=Highbeam}}
7. ^http://www.tspo.org.tw/eng_index.htm
8. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://www.travel.taipei/en/attraction/details/468|title=Taipei Philharmonic and Henry Mazer Music and Cultural Center|website=Taipei Travel|language=en|access-date=2017-06-23}}
9. ^{{cite journal|title=Henry Mazer|journal=Marquis Whos Who|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/henry-mazer/oclc/5567286586&referer=brief_results}}
10. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=Mazer's career as conductor blossoms in Taiwan|url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=14680&CtNode=122|date=August 11, 1996|work=Taiwan Today|accessdate=21 May 2017|last1=Chen|first1=Andrea|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008041648/http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=14680&CtNode=122|archivedate=8 October 2011|df=}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=Thursday, May 23, 1974 Page 29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/161364917/|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware|date=May 23, 1974}}
12. ^{{cite news|last1=Polkow|first1=Dennis|title=Solti Showing Off|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/solti-showing-off/Content?oid=873425|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=Chicago Reader|date=February 23, 1989}}
13. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Right-Place-Time-Chicago-Symphony/dp/0253349141|title=The Right Place, The Right Time!: Tales of Chicago Symphony Days|last=Peck|first=Donald|date=2007-07-20|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=|isbn=9780253349149|edition=First|location=Bloomington, IN u.a.|pages=7|language=English}}
14. ^{{Cite news|last=Marsh|first=Robert|date=1986-05-11|title=The legacy of Henry Mazer // CSO artistic standards must not be compromised for any man or purpose|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3765447.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102642/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3765447.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2012-11-05|work=Chicago Sun-Times|volume=|pages=|via=Highbeam}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Taipei Sinfonietta: Bright sound, rare commitment|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8347164.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102635/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8347164.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=November 5, 2012|date=October 10, 1995|work=Boston Globe|accessdate=21 May 2017|last1=Dyer|first1=Richard}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=http://tspo.blogspot.com/2006/03/taipei-sinfonietta-philharmonic.html|title=Taipei Sinfonietta & Philharmonic Orchestra: TAIPEI SINFONIETTA & PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA|access-date=2017-06-23}}
17. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://henry-mazer.blogspot.com|title=Never Boring: an essay on Henry Mazer|website=blogspot.com|last1=Wille|first1=Rolf-Peter|accessdate=20 May 2017}}
18. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 {{cite news|last1=Wille|first1=Rolf-Peter|title=Henry Mazer: Never boring|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/2002/08/07/29432/henry-mazer.htm|accessdate=21 May 2017|work=The China Post|date=August 7, 2002}}
19. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/02/07/0000193728|date=February 7, 2003|title=A Memorial for Maestro Henry Mazer - Taipei Times|access-date=2017-07-20|work=Taipei Times}}
20. ^{{Cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/cdc66b29-45f2-41ac-b256-073efb349c0b|title=Release group "Henry Mazer conducting the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra in "pops" favorites of the Ohio Valley." by Henry Mazer,Wheeling Symphony Orchestra - MusicBrainz|website=musicbrainz.org|language=en|access-date=2017-06-23}}
21. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Florida-Symphony-Orchestra-And-Bach-Festival-Choir-Journey-To-Infinity-/release/3812613|title=Florida Symphony Orchestra And Bach Festival Choir – Journey To Infinity|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}
22. ^1 [https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/27e18245-dfe6-4f91-a0c3-847a597b6480 MusicBrainz] musicbrainz.org 2017
23. ^1 [https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/286f5c52-96ef-472f-8e58-359ab1d6800d MusicBrainz] musicbrainz.org 2017
24. ^[https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/f283223f-faa4-441a-894b-a520e89f0974 MusicBrainz] musicbrainz.org 2017
25. ^{{cite news|last1=Delacoma|first1=Wynne|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3767430.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105101713/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3767430.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=November 5, 2012|title=Conductor Mazer to retire in style|accessdate=20 May 2017|publisher=Chicago Sun Times|date=May 23, 1986}}
26. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Fischer|first1=Marion|last2=Getz|first2=Robert|title=Irwin Leroy Fischer|url=http://www.injofferings.com/Irwin%20Fischer.htm|website=injofferings.com|accessdate=20 May 2017}}
27. ^{{cite news|last1=Reich|first1=Howard|title=Concerts provide forum for Chicago musical prodigies|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1981/05/22/page/49/article/kids/index.html|accessdate=20 May 2017|work=Chicago Tribune|date=May 22, 1981}}
28. ^{{cite news|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/harvey-star-tribune-feb-27-1977-p-29/|accessdate=20 May 2017|publisher=Harvey Star Tribune|date=February 27, 1977|title=February 27, 1977 – Page 29}}
29. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/54516359/|accessdate=20 May 2017|work=Suburbanite Economist|date=October 3, 1974|title=Thursday, October 3, 1974, Page 50}}
30. ^{{cite news|title=Kids Put on Folk Festival|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1981/05/16/page/30/article/kids-put-on-folk-festival|work=Chicago Tribune|date=May 16, 1981}}
31. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1978/ip780906.html|title=Petites Promenades- IP September 1978|website=www.lib.niu.edu|access-date=2017-05-29}}
32. ^{{Cite journal|url=http://people.com/archive/for-lady-valerie-opera-is-childs-play-her-major-role-is-orchestrating-sir-georgs-life-vol-9-no-21/|title=For Lady Valerie, Opera Is Child’s Play: Her Major Role Is Orchestrating Sir Georg’s Life – Vol. 9 No. 21|date=1978-05-29|work=PEOPLE|access-date=2017-05-30|language=en-US|volume=9|issue=21|last1=Breu|first1=Giovanna}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=http://nisorchestra.org/media/season-and-events/16-17/NWI%20Symphony%20Commemorative%20Booklet%2040th%20Anniv.%201980-1981--CRA111-1-1.pdf|title=Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra 20th Anniversary}}
34. ^{{cite web|url=https://cso.org/globalassets/about/rosenthal-archives/pdfs/world_premieres.pdf|title=CSO Rosenthal Archivals on CSO Music Premiers}}
35. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/224208311/|title=The Orlando Sentinel from Orlando, Florida on September 14, 1965 · Page 4|work=Newspapers.com|access-date=2017-06-23|language=en}}
36. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1973/03/25/page/D8/article/music-to-captivate-young-minds|title=Music to captivate young minds (March 25, 1973)|access-date=2017-06-23}}
37. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Music-Makers-Deena-Rosenberg/dp/0231039530|title=The Music Makers|last=Rosenberg|first=Deena|last2=Rosenberg|first2=Bernard|date=1979-10-15|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-03953-6|edition=1St|location=New York|language=English}}
38. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite book|last1=Hezhi|first1=Zhu|title=Conductor Henry Mazer|date=2003|isbn=9576078563}}
39. ^{{cite book|last1=Menuhin|first1=Yehudi|title=Unfinished Journey: Twenty Years Later|date=1997|publisher=Fromm Intl|isbn=0-88064-179-7|page=327}}
40. ^{{Cite web|url=http://taipeigo.blogspot.com/2015/10/taipei-philharmonic-and-henry-mazer.html|title=Taipei Philharmonic and Henry Mazer Music and Cultural Center 臺北愛樂暨梅哲音樂文化館|access-date=2017-06-23}}
41. ^{{cite book|last1=Hezhi|first1=Zhu|title=Conductor Henry Mazer|date=2003|isbn=9576078563}}
42. ^{{cite web|title=CSO Rosenthal Archives Search Tips|url=https://cso.org/globalassets/about/rosenthal-archives/pdfs/rosenthal_archives_scope_theodore_search_tips.pdf|website=Chicago Symphony Orchestra|accessdate=20 May 2017}}
43. ^{{Cite web|url=https://archive.pittsburghsymphony.org/handle/pso/26591|title=In Memoriam: John F. Kennedy (Passacaglia) – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Archives|last=|first=|date=|website=Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Archives|access-date=}}
44. ^{{cite web|url=http://archives.nypl.org/controlaccess/189444?term=Mazer%2C%20Henry|accessdate=20 May 2017|title=New York Public Library Archives}}
45. ^{{cite web|url=http://archives.jacobspillow.org/index.php/Detail/entities/3894|accessdate=20 May 2017|title=Jacobs Pillow Archives}}
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