Teaneck—Eugenia Zukerman, internationally renowned flutist, will be the speaker at the next General Meeting of the National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County Section. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 19, at 12:30 p.m., at Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road. Light refreshments will be served. Entrance fee is $10 for members, $20 for non-members, payable at the door.
A true “Renaissance woman,” Zukerman maintains an international concert calendar, while pursuing a multi-faceted career that includes distinguished work as an arts administrator, author, educator, internet entrepreneur, and journalist. Zukerman will be speaking about her many activities in her talk entitled “A Patchwork Life” and will be playing a few pieces for solo flute.
In demand from New York to China as an orchestral soloist, chamber musician, and recitalist, Zukerman has enjoyed musical collaborations with such luminaries as Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, and James Galway. As soloist, she has performed with many of the world’s finest orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic; the Tokyo, China, and Los Angeles Philharmonics; and the National Symphony in Washington.
A creative and dynamic administrator, Zukerman spent 13 years as Artistic Director of the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, which developed an international profile through annual residencies of the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma, and Lang-Lang.
Recognized with an Emmy nomination as an important broadcast journalist, Zukerman was an Arts Correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, where her interview subjects included James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Dame Maggie Smith, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Daniel Barenboim, and Isaac Stern. She has also appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CBS’s Morning Show, The Charlie Rose Show, and numerous PBS specials. She founded ClassicalGenie, an internet company that provides video content to music schools, artists, managers, and orchestras for use on their websites. She is the author of several books, including the New York Public Library’s Award-winning non-fiction book “In My Mother’s Closet”, and two novels,” Deceptive Cadence and Taking The Heat”.
Zukerman supports causes such as Classical Action: Performing Arts Against AIDS. She is a Young Concert Artists Award-winning flutist, and received their Lifetime Honor Award in 2006. Other awards include a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Open University of Israel in NYC, a Woman of Achievement Award from the National Hadassah Organization, and the Exceptional Achievement Award from The Women’s Project. She received a Bachelor’s of Music from The Juilliard School and an Honorary Doctorate from Knox College in Illinois, and is an adjunct faculty member at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Music. A Massachusetts native, Miss Zukerman makes her home in New York City and in upstate New York.
“We are delighted that Eugenia Zukerman will be the speaker at our May meeting,” said Gladys Laden, Co-President of NCJW BCS. “It will be fascinating to hear about her many achievements, and her musical pieces on the flute will be an added treat.”
Members, family, friends, and the general public are all welcome. For more information, please visit www.ncjwbcs.org.
NCJW is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.
By Elizabeth Halverstam
