Jonathan Haas, hailed by Ovation magazine as "the Paganini of the timpani." He performed the only solo timpani recital at Carnegie Hall in 1980, and made his debut as an orchestral soloist under Maxim Shostakovich with the New York Chamber Orchestra. His repertoire spans from Edgar Varese to Frank Zappa, and he premiered the Philip Glass Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists in 2000. He has taught on the faculty of New York University, Juilliard Pre-College, Peabody Conservatory, and the Aspen Music Festival.

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