...was commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra and written for Mr. Smith, who gave the world premiere in May 2011. In November 2018, Mr. Smith performed the United States premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s Transir with The Cleveland Orchestra, and in February 2019, he soloed in Debussy’s Syrinx during a Cleveland Orchestra concert in Miami. Mr. Smith received a Grammy nomination in 2010 for his recording Air (on the Telarc label), and he’s recorded two discs with harpsichordist Jory Vinikour that feature the sonatas of J. S. Bach. He appeared on a Live from the Marlboro Music Festival recording, and he can... Read more »