Leila Josefowicz -Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantella
Leila Josefowicz-Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantella (1987) 9 y/o child violin prodigy Josefowicz was born in Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. While a young child her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she started studying violin at the age of three and a half using the Suzuki method. Her father, physicist Jack Josefowicz, and mother, biologist Wendy Josefowicz, learned with her. At five, she started formal lessons with Idel Low. At eight she began studies with the distinguished violin teacher Robert Lipsett at The Colburn School. Leila’s parents placed a high priority on a well rounded education and felt that it was important for her to stay in the public school system, rejecting home schooling, despite a very full schedule of music activities. At age 13 her family moved to Philadelphia so she could attend the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Jaime Laredo, Jascha Brodsky, Felix Galimir and Joseph Gingold. Leila also attended Julia R. Masterman School in Philadelphia while she studied at Curtis, completing her studies toward a Bachelor of Music degree and her High school diploma in the same year. Still in her teens, she played with the symphony orchestras in Europe, Asia and the USA, including Philadelphia, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Boston, Montreal and Toronto. Josefowicz made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1994 performing the Tchaikovsky Concerto with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. The same year …
From 1995 Album: “DJ Honda”….. DJ Honda’s Site: www.djhonda.com Katsuhiro Honda (本田勝裕, Hōnda Katsuhiro?, born 1965), better known as DJ Honda, is a Japanese hip hop DJ, turntablist, music producer, CEO, clothing line designer, and entrepreneur. DJ Honda moved to Tokyo when he was 17 years old to pursue his dream of playing in an American influenced rock band. He started a band called, “The Clique” as the vocalist and guitarist. However, the band struggled and DJ Honda was forced to seek additional employment. He began DJing at the popular nightclubs in a small nearby city, Shizuoka where he was first introduced to hip hop music and various turntable techniques, including scratching & beat juggling. Ultimately, DJ Honda landed premiere gigs in Tokyo’s largest clubs while perfecting his turntable techniques. By this time, he had created a popular name for himself as a DJ. DJ Honda also appeared on Tokyo radio stations and remixed popular tracks for local record companies. After entering New York City’s New Music Seminar’s Battle for World Supremacy in 1992 and placing runner up, DJ Honda made an international splash. After the success of this battle under his belt, DJ Honda decided to move to Los Angeles to make a buzz for himself in the US It was here where DJ Honda forged notable contacts such as Ice-T, Eazy-E, Tha Alkaholiks, Xzibit & many other West Coast talents. Sony Music Japan then approached DJ Honda for a recording contract where he eventually released two …