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Beth Schneider, faculty soundSCAPE violin studies Beth Ilana Schneider-Gould has been described as "a prodigious talent, poised and introspective, and very impressive" by the Los Angeles Times. Making her soloist debut at the age of 16 with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Beth has since performed throughout the United States including the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, and Europe with Sir George Solti and the Schleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra. |
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She has performed chamber music with many renowned artists including Lynn Harrell and Yefim Bronfman, has worked under conductors including David Zinman, Neeme Jarvi, Simon Rattle, Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin and Christoph Dohnanyi, and has performed at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, the Sarasota Chamber Music Festival, the Meadowmount School of Music, ENCORE, Music '98 at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.
A graduate of Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Arizona, her primary teachers have included Linda Cerone, Victor Danchenko, Eugene Gratovich, Conny Kiradjieff, Andreas Reiner, Mark Rush, and Nelli Shkolnikova. Chamber coaches have included Henry Meyer from the Lasalle String Quartet, Paul Katz from the Cleveland String Quartet and Phillip Setzer from the Emerson String Quartet. Beth is a former member of the San Antonio Symphony and a former lecturer of violin, viola and chamber music at Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus.
Established in 1994, Duo46 (a.k.a. Beth Ilana Schneider, violin and Matt Gould, guitar) has been heard around the world --live, radio, television, webcasts-- and their intriguing mix of music has taken them to Austria, Cyprus, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Turkey, and the United States with notable appearances at The Guitar Foundation of America Festival (with Manuel Barrueco, David Tanenbaum and Paul Galbraith), Syros International Guitar Festival (Greece), the Cortona Chamber Music Festival (Italy) and Kennedy Center. And with a substantial library of commissioned music and almost five-hundred original compositions for violin and guitar, Duo46 captivates audiences with their repertoire and artistry.
Awards include a Barlow Commissioning Grant with composer Geoffrey Gordon and sponsorship by the American Composer Forum through its Encore program with composer/guitarist/bassist John Mayrose, supporting the repeat performances of new works. Highlights for this season include debut performances in Argentina, Canada and Chile, and a return appearance at the Guitar Foundation of America Festival in Los Angeles. While at home in Phoenix, Arizona, Matt and Beth enjoy sharing their knowledge and experiences with students at the Paradise Valley Community College.