|
Hometown:
Petaluma, CA
Education: Interlochen Arts Academy graduated 1989,
then 2 years
at the Curtis Institute of Music 1989-91
Joined the Orchestra: Sept. 1991
Greatest accomplishment: learning how to perform my
best for
200 concerts a year (it's taken 10 years!)
Favorite movie: Cinema Paradiso
Who would play you in a movie: Winona Ryder (costarring
David
Duchovny and Sting)
Most memorable moment in Orchestra: St. Matthew Passion
with Robert Shaw
Inspiration: the beauty of music--I never get tired
of it. Also my
heroes, Maria Callas, Glenn Gould, and
Jean-Pierre Rampal.
Best-kept secret: I want my MTV
Favorite foods: sushi, coffee, and martinis
Hobbies: traveling, gardening, and walking with my
dog
Bad habit: chronic procrastination
Three things always found in your refrigerator: milk,
white wine,
and peanut butter
Most influential teacher: Julius Baker for his fabulous
sound,
and Keith Underwood who taught me how to
breathe.
How would you define luxury: a week at the Post Ranch
Inn in
Big Sur, California
Books at bedside: Sunset magazine, Steinbeck's The
Grapes
of Wrath, Salinger's The Catcher in the
Rye (I've read it at least
20 times)
What keeps you up at night: not much (I like to sleep)
Favorite piece of music: anything by JS Bach
Place you'd most like to be stranded: Sonoma, California
A native
of Sonoma County, California, Christina Smith began her flute
studies when she was seven. She has appeared as soloist with
many orchestras in northern California, including the San
Francisco Symphony at the age of 15. In 1989, she entered
the Curtis Institute of Music to study with Julius Baker and
Jeffrey Khaner.
Ms. Smith was appointed principal flutist of the Atlanta Symphony
in 1991, fulfilling her lifelong dream to play in a great
orchestra. She has appeared as soloist several times with
the ASO, in concertos of Mozart, Ibert, Rodrigo, and Nielsen.
Prior to attending the Curtis Institute, she graduated from
Interlochen Arts Academy in 1989, where she won the Academy's
highest honor, the Young Artist Medal. In the same year, she
was an awardee in the NFAA's National Arts Recognition and
Talent Search, and appeared in recital at the United Nations.
She has performed at the Blossom, Tanglewood, and Marlboro
music festivals, and regularly appears in recitals, chamber
music, and master classes throughout the Southeast.
Ms. Smith's solo appearances recently have include
d performances with the American Sinfonietta, the Atlanta
Symphony, and the Columbus Symphony, with which she performed
the world premiere of James Oliverio's Flute Concerto. She
has also recorded two chamber-music works of Charles Knox.
In her free time, she enjoys teaching privately as well as
running, sewing, and traveling to the west coast.
|
