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Serebrier José

Adler, Samuel

Albert, Adrienne

Amlin, Martin

Arnauts, Dimitri

Bacri, Nicolas

Baksa, Robert

Balter, Marcos

Beal, Jeff

Bilotta, John

Borisova-Ollas, Victoria

Bullard, Janice Maille

Bunch, Kenji

Carter, Elliott

Chamberlain, Nicole

Chyrzynski, Marcel

Clarke, Ian

Coleman, Valerie

Connesson, Guillaume

Costa Roldán, Eduardo

Cueto, Daniel

Dalbavie, Marc-André

Daugherty, Michael

Dehnhard, Tilmann

Desenne, Paul

Dorff, Daniel

Egger, Fabian Johannes

Eggert, Kenneth

Firšt, Nenad

Furrer, Beat

Garrop, Stacy

Ghidoni, Armando

Gibb, Charles

Hailstork, Adolphus

Harberg, Amanda

Hersh, Howard

Hoover, Katherine

Igudesman, Aleksey

Ittzés, Gergely

Kernis, Aaron Jay

Khoury, Houstaf

Kukal, Ondřej

León, Tania

Lias, Stephen

Liebermann, Lowell

Lindberg, Christian

Linthicum-Blackhorse, William

Louke, Phyllis Avidan

Magalif, Eugene

Mitchell, Jonathan

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Pattillo, Greg

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Petrič, Ivo

Price, William

Pritsker, Gene

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Ran, Shulamit

Rea, Stephanie

Rotaru, Doina

Rozman, Anže

Schocker, Gary

Schwantner, Joseph

Sciarrino, Salvatore

Seif, Sami

Serebrier, José

Skipworth, Lachlan

Sollberger, Harvey

Somma, Victor

Uébayashi, Yuko

Vasks, Pēteris

Widmann, Jörg

Witt, Carl

Woolf, Randall

Yi, Chen

Concerto for flute "Pitangus Sulphuratus"

By Serebrier José

José Serebrier: Concerto for flute "Pitangus Sulphuratus" was written in 2005 and significantly revised in 2007. The Concerto is dedicated to flutist Sharon Bezaly.
The title "Pitangus Sulphuratus" is the scientific name for the Great Kiskadee, a boisterous flycatcher bird native to South and Central America.
True to its avian namesake, the concerto features brilliant, chirping, and "pyrotechnic" flute passages that mimic birdsong. It belongs to Serebrier's period of exploring personal and nature-themed subjects, combining his Uruguayan roots with modern orchestral textures.
This work served as the core for the later, expanded Flute Concerto with Tango (2008), which added the Tango Inconclusivo and Final Tango movements to the original "Pitangus Sulphuratus" structure.

Sharon Bezaly

Richard Tognetti (conductor), Australian Chamber Orchestra, 2012, BIS / PLATOON

Pitangus Sulphuratus

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Serebrier José

José Serebrier (1938) is a prolific Uruguayan conductor and composer, recognized as one of the most recorded classical artists, having 37 Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, and becoming a central figure in international orchestral life.
Born in Montevideo to Russian and Polish parents, he conducted his first concert at age 11.
After moving to the U.S. to study at the Curtis Institute of Music, he became the associate conductor for the legendary Leopold Stokowski at the American Symphony Orchestra. Stokowski famously called him "the greatest master of orchestral balance." He also served as composer-in-residence for the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell.
Serebrier has conducted nearly every major orchestra in the world. He is particularly renowned for his interpretations of Leoš Janáček, Alexander Glazunov, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
He has released over 300 recordings. Notable projects include the complete symphonies of Glazunov and Dvořák, and a celebrated series of Stokowski transcriptions.

His music is known for its "vivid orchestral colors," "lyrical intensity," and "virtuosity." While often incorporating modern techniques, his work remains deeply rooted in a sense of drama and rhythm. Many of his works, such as the Flute Concerto with Tango (2008), reflect his South American heritage, blending traditional Latin rhythms with sophisticated Western orchestral structures.
His works are published primarily by Peermusic Classical and C.F. Peters, and he remains a sought-after guest conductor for his technical precision and unique historical connection to the "Golden Age" of conducting.