Masterworks 3 Renewal – Four Seasons & Bolero

Joseph Giunta Conductor

One of America’s most distinguished, versatile and dynamic conductors, Joseph Giunta is a musician of international acclaim. He is recognized as an important American conductor for his innovative programming and for his compelling interpretations of traditional and new music. His musical depth combined with his boundless energy and contagious enthusiasm makes him one of the most respected and successful orchestra leaders in the United States.

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Maxwell Brown violin

Maxwell Brown is a violinist in Juilliard’s Pre-College where he studies with Catherine Cho. Through the Perlman Music Program, he additionally studies with Itzhak Perlman. His other primary teachers and mentors include Brian Lewis, Timothy Schwarz, and Shelley Beard Santore. Max has been honored to perform as a soloist- with orchestras including the Ambler Symphony, Carolina Philharmonic, Chicago Arts, Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Delaware Youth Symphony, Juilliard Pre-College String Orchestra, Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, Old York Road Symphony, Perlman Music Program, Rowan Strings Ensemble, St. Antoine Ensemble, Temple Youth Chamber Orchestra, Warminster Symphony, and Wilmington Community Orchestra; as part of the Delaware County Symphony Chamber Series; at Carnegie Hall, Juilliard’s Paul Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and the Kimmel Center, and at institutes including Heifetz, the Calidore String Quartet Seminar, Ithaca College’s Preludio Program, Northwestern University’s Bienen Institute, and the Perlman Summer Music School. 

Max has been the Overall Winner of the Walgreens National Concerto Competition Junior Open Division, second place winner of MTNA Nationals Junior Strings, second place winner of the International Lowell Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition, and a two-time semifinalist for the International Young Artists Concerto Competition. He has additionally won the Ambler Symphony Menges Award, Camerata Concerto Competition, Delaware Youth Concerto Competition, Irvine Conservatory, Long Island Conservatory of Music, Old York Road Young Artists Competition, Warminster Concerto Competition, and Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, among many others. He has been honored to twice receive the top Coastal Concerts scholarship and the Frankel and Glotzer awards, and to be the student performer for the 2023 ASTA Board Meeting, as well as one of two student performers for 2023 and 2024 ASTA masterclasses. He was thrilled to be selected as one of 12 student artists for Juilliard’s 2023 and 2025 Starling-DeLay Symposia.

Max has received masterclass instruction from renowned artist-teachers including Robert Chen, Emily Connolly, Patrick Connolly, Winifred Crock, Francesca dePasquale, Teri Einfeldt, Hal Grossman, Bela Horvath, Sirena Huang, Juliette Kang, Paul Kantor, Benny Kim, Soovin Kim, Katie Lansdale, Corin Lee, I-Hao Lee, Ryan Meehan, Violaine Melançon, Blair Milton, Dara Morales, Jeff Myers, Kurt Nikkanen, Hirono Oka, Gerardo Ribeiro, Mark Rovetti, Tal Schifter, Stephen Sims, Janet Sung, and Almita Vamos. He is grateful to Jun Cho, Giancarlo Llerena, Lotus Cheng, Akiko Turley, Jennifer Nicole Campbell, and Angela Draghicescu for their piano collaborations. Through Coastal Concerts, Max had the opportunity to perform in advance of Amy Yang, and to share the stage with Elena Urioste. Through the Flow Music Leadership Academy, Max was honored to collaborate with David Michael Wolff. Through NPR’s From the Top, Max was excited to collaborate with Peter Dugan for the Silver Jubilee Show 456. Recently, Max was honored to perform at a Perlman Music Program Gala that celebrated Itzhak Perlman’s 80th birthday. 

An avid fiddler, Max has won numerous youth and adult contests, and is a two-time youth champion of the world’s oldest and largest fiddlers convention at Galax, VA, where also he has placed 2^nd in the adult contest. His fiddle teachers have included Andrew Vogts and Bruce Molsky, and he has received masterclass instruction from Darol Anger. Max also has studied guitar with Christopher Braddock and Mark Unruh and was named the 2021 Maryland State Flatpicking Guitar Champion. Max has been a featured performer on the main stage of festivals such as Waterford and Delaware Valley Bluegrass and has shared the stage with renowned artists including Del McCoury and David Grisman, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Mark Schatz and Bryan McDowell, The New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters, Trout Fishing in America, the Steep Canyon Rangers, and The Beach Boys.

Max is passionate about supporting other young musicians including by volunteering with the MELODY program and coaching his little sister, River. When he’s not making music, Max can be found reading, drawing cartoons, horseback riding, playing soccer, and spending time with his family and friends.