Born of American parents, raised in Europe, Asia, and the United
States, trained in Vienna, New York, and Paris, Craig GOODMAN has
chosen France as his home base. His artistry has attracted praise
from Yehudi Menuhin and Henri Dutilleux and others for its vocal
clarity and its wide range of stylistic expression.Flute studies were primarily with Marcel Moyse and Thomas Nyfenger; theory, composition and conducting at Yale University and with Narcis Bonet in Paris. Also worked with Jean-Pierre Rampal, James Galway and Maxence Larrieu, Leonard Bernstein, Celebedache, and numerous chamber music artists. His debut as solo flutist was at the Vienna Konzerthaus. He tours and performs regularly as soloist in France, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland, Russia and in the US; live concerts, radio and television broadcasts, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center ... In addition to performing the classical flute repertoire, he often premieres new works written for him, and sometimes performs with non-classical musicians. He also conducts and composes music, working closely with choreographers. In addition to his active concertizing, Craig GOODMAN is currently artistic director of the Thy Masterclass Kammermusikfestival in Denmark. He is professor at the National Conservatory in Strasbourg, and much sought after for masterclasses (La Schola Cantorum and the Sorbonne in Paris, Danish Royal Academy of Music, Moscow Conservatory, Rutgers and Yale Universities ...) Mr. Goodman has won numerous honors and awards; UNESCO, the Juilliard School, Menuhin Foundation, Anne Marie Carl Nielsen Foundation, Who¹s Who in International Music ... Critical Acclaim for Craig Goodman a wonderful artist , and a real musician -- Yehudi Menuhin my warmest praise for your remarkable works and interpretations ... such range ... and so interesting to listen to. -- Henri Dutilleux, Paris His tone is superlative, his phrasing beautiful, and his feeling for the music he plays is very deep. -- Samuel Baron Craig Goodman is an exceptional flutist possessing a prodigious technique and large palate of colors and styles. -- Thomas Nyfenger one of the finest flutists I have ever had the good fortune to meet -- Michel Debost completely natural, like Gaubert, magical. -- Marcel Moyse ...your musical ideas are indeed a wonderful celebration -- Ansel Adams an impressive mosaic of expression, and GOODMAN plays with great conviction, brio, intelligence and subtlety -- Traversières, magazine of the French flute association sparkling and full of life -- Luzerner Tagblatt, Switzerland absolutely solid, but also exquisite musical artistry -- TIBIA, Germany rose from height to height culminating in an impassioned final movement which one wished could go on quite a bit longer -- Newsday, New York enchanting, with both lightness and depth -- La Republique, France Debussy's Syrinx was stylistically excellent, and Goodman delighted in an expansive yet fine reading, dressed in the sweetest poetry. -- Music and Concerts, Paris His Bach is a masterpiece of interpretation.... his Debussy and Ibert enchant with their large palette of colors, ... his Berio, a mini-archipelago of lyrical passion. -- Ruch Muzyczny, Warsaw noble and warm , in the tradition of the goldern age of French flute playing ... and his own work, 5 Haiku elevates the spirit ... -- The Record Geijutsu, Tokyo Events New chamber music series in Strasbourg, France at the College Doctoral Européen in France http://edc.u-strasbg.fr Learn more about the Thy Masterclass Kammermusikfestival in Denmark. www.thymasterclass.dk Craig Goodman will be giving masterclasses at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland this February, and in the US in March. Pièces uniques Craig Goodman's audio CD, Pièces uniques, is available from FLUTE WORLD. e-mail: flutes@fluteworld.com Contact Details For information about recordings, concert schedules or masterclasses with Craig GOODMAN, please contact: Dorte ASTRUP 12, QUAI DES PECHEURS F-67000 Strasbourg FRANCE or, send an e-mail message to  .This page was last modified on Monday, 16-Mar-2009 07:47:20 Eastern Daylight Time. 
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