Features, Publications, Presentations

Philip Ficsor, Editing for William Bolcom’s violin works Pastorale, Fancy Tales, Suite for Solo Violin, Hal Leonard Co., forthcoming

Philip Ficsor William Bolcom’s Works for Violin and Piano: A Performer’s Perspective (Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008).

Jerry Dubins interview of Philip Ficsor, “Philip Ficsor on American Double and The Bolcom Project.” Fanfare Magazine Vol. 31, no 5 (May/June 2008): 56-60.

Charles Donelan “Bold and Passionate” interview of Ficsor on American Double, Santa Barbara Independent, December 6, 2007. http://www.independent.com/news/2007/dec/06/philip-ficsors-american-double-and-em-bolcom-proje/

Marc Shulgold “Music for the People”, interview of American Double, Rocky Mountain News, October 12, 2007

http://m.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/Oct/12/music-for-the-people/

Philip Ficsor with American Double, interview by Christopher Hartl, WHRB: Cambridge, MA, February 22, 2008.

Philip Ficsor with American Double, interview by Charley Samson, Colorado Spotlight, KVOD-Denver, on-air broadcast October 8 and 9, 2007.

Scott Craig, “Speaking of Violins…,” Your Westmont, Montecito Journal, July 5-12, 2007, 24. http://www.montecitojournal.net/archive/13/26/1179/

Brett Johnson interview of Philip Ficsor, Ventura County Star, July 17, 2007. http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/jul/24/violinist-to-promote-cd-release-on-fall-tour/

Philip Ficsor with American Double, “Elements of Eclecticism: A survey of William Bolcom’s works for violin and piano”, Lecture/Recital presentation, College Music Society Annual Meeting, September 14, 2006

Areas of Interest: Performance and Research

Music for Violin and Piano by American Composers: Special emphasis on music of William Bolcom and Emma Lou Diemer

Scale methods and teaching approaches

The integration of Faith and Learning