Paul Zukofsky (b.
Brooklyn
, New York
, October 22, 1943) is an
American violinist and conductor known for his work in the field of
contemporary classical
music.
Zukofsky was born to the
Objectivist poet
Louis Zukofsky and Celia Thaew Zukofsky, and
is of
Lithuanian Jewish heritage
through his father. He studied violin with
Ivan Galamian. He won the
Young Concert
Artists International Auditions in 1965.
Zukofsky has worked with, performed, and recorded the works of such
20th century composers as
Milton
Babbitt,
Arthur Berger,
Easley Blackwood,
Henry Brant,
John Cage,
Elliott Carter,
George Crumb,
Morton
Feldman,
Philip Glass,
Peter Mennin,
Walter
Piston,
Wallingford Riegger,
Giacinto Scelsi,
Artur Schnabel,
Roger Sessions,
Ralph
Shapey,
Harvey Sollberger,
Stefan Wolpe,
Charles Wuorinen, and
Iannis Xenakis. He appeared as the character
of
Albert Einstein in the 1976
recording of Glass's opera
Einstein On the Beach (1976), and
gave the premiere of Glass's Violin Concerto (1987). Cage composed
his
Freeman Etudes - Books I and
II (Etudes I-XVII, 1977-1980) for Zukofsky.
Zukofsky has released 60 recordings, on the Sony, Camerata, CRI,
and CP
2 labels. He has also worked as a professor of
violin.
Zukofsky is the copyright contact for Louis and Celia Zufoksky and
is known for presiding over the removal of the Arnold Schoenberg's
archive from University of Southern California, and his ludicrous
interpretation of the fair use doctrine in United States copyright
law and his tight control of his parents' archive.
Writings
- Zukofsky, Paul (1976). "On Violin Harmonics." In
Perspectives on Notation and Performance ed. Benjamin
Boretz and Edward T. Cone (New York: Norton, 1976). Essays
reprinted from issues of Perspectives of New Music. The
Perspectives of New Music series. ISBN 0393021904. ISBN
9780393021905. ISBN 0393008096. ISBN 9780393008098.
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