KARL HERMAN, Principal Clarinetist of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Carnegie-Mellon University as a student of Jerome Levine, and received his Master of Music degree with Honors from the New England Conservatory of Music, studying with Peter Hadcock of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Since joining the NJSO in 1979, Mr. Herman has performed with many other ensembles based in the New York area. These have included the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur, Yuri Temirkanov, Valery Gergiev, Leonard Slatkin and André Previn; the Concordia Chamber Orchestra; American Composers Orchestra; and the American Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia.
Other ensembles with which Mr. Herman has performed include American Ballet Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, New York City Opera National Company, Joffrey Ballet, and the Prism Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Herman has attended and performed at the Adare Festival in Ireland, the Cape May Festival, Craftsbury Chamber Music Festival and toured with the Aspen Wind Quintet.
Mr. Herman has also been a frequent concerto soloist with the NJSO and other ensembles, performing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Strauss Duet-Concertino, John Harbison Double Concerto and the Debussy Premier Rhapsody. In the 1997-98 season, Mr. Herman performed the Copland Clarinet Concerto, with Hugh Wolff conducting the NJSO for the first time since becoming Music Director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Mr. Herman teaches privately and is on the faculties of Princeton University and William Paterson University. He may be contacted by email at: Erikarl@aol.com. |
