Leonard Slatkin mourns his cellist brother, Fred
RIPThe cellist Fred Zlotkin, principal of New York City Ballet orchestra for half a century and a regular with the New York Philharmonic, has died suddenly at 75.
He was due to have a catch-up meeting with Leonard this weekend.
Our condolences to the family.
This was Fred’s bio:
A winner at the Geneva Music Competition, Fred Zlotkin performed solo engagements with l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Minnesota Orchestra, New York City Ballet, National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and St. Louis Symphony. He was a member of the Lyric Piano Quartet and appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Aspen Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, and Minnesota Sommerfest. For 50 years, he served as solo cellist of the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center, and he performed regularly with the New York Philharmonic. He recorded for film and with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, and Neil Young. Zlotkin studied with Gregor Piatigorsky, Leonard Rose, and Channing Robbins. He earned his doctorate from The Juilliard School. His recording of Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello, with full ornamentation, has been hailed as “one of the most gratifying Bach performances on record.” A former faculty member of Manhattan School of Music, Queens College, Hoff-Barthelson Music School, and Brooklyn College of Music, he has served as Music Director of the Montauk Chamber Music Society. For over 15 years, Zlotkin has performed at Ground Zero during the annual reading of the names of the deceased from 9/11. In 2002 he recorded Korngold’s Cello Concerto with his brother and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and he performed the same work with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. At New York City Ballet, he has performed Walton’s Cello Concerto (Peter Martins, choreographer), Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations (Christopher Wheeldon, choreographer), and Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata (Melissa Barak, choreographer) in addition to numerous other solo and chamber music works.
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