Paula Robison
Donna Hieken Flute Chair
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One of the world's foremost wind soloists, Paula Robison has appeared with orchestras and in recital in major concert halls and music festivals in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Far East, at the United Nations, and at the White House. At age 20, she was invited by Leonard Bernstein to be a soloist with the New York Philharmonic. Robison joined the Young Concert Artists roster and became the first American to win First Prize at the Geneva International Competition. She has been profiled on CBS-TV's "Sunday Morning," in The New York Times, Musical America, People, Virtuoso, and Ovation magazines and has performed on television's "Live from Lincoln Center," "Christmas at the Kennedy Center," "The Today Show," and "The Tonight Show." Robison was a founding member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and for 10 years was codirector of chamber music at the Spoleto Festivals in Italy and Charleston, S.C. Robison has commissioned works for flute and orchestra by Leon Kirchner, Toru Takemitsu, Oliver Knussen, Kenneth Frazelle, and Robert Beaser. She and guitarist Eliot Fisk gave the world premiere of George Rochberg's Muse of Fire, commissioned by Carnegie Hall for its centennial celebration.
Paula Robison occupies a teaching chair endowed in 2005 by Charles "Chuck" and Donna Hieken, with matching funds from the Nicholas Family Challenge.
Publications: The Paula Robison Flute Warmups Book, The Andersen Collection (European American Music Publishers), Paula Robison Flute Masterclass: Paul Hindemith (Schott), The Sidney Lanier Collection (Universal Edition).
B.S., The Juilliard School. Studies with Marcel Moyse and Julius Baker. Recordings on Arabesque, MusicMasters, Musical Heritage Society, Marlboro Recording Society, CBS Masterworks, Sony Classical, Vanguard, Omega.
Related links:
www.paularobison.com