Evelyn Rosenblatt Young Artist

Evelyn Rosenblatt

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This weekend’s concerts mark the annual Evelyn Rosenblatt Artist recognition created to honor a young soloist or conductor of exceptional promise who has an emerging national reputation. The 2022–23 Artist of Distinction is Andrew Staupe, this evening’s talented pianist. This annual recognition is endowed in perpetuity by Evelyn Rosenblatt and her family, who personally selected Andrew Staupe as this year’s honored artist. Previous Rosenblatt tributes have been awarded to pianists Lukáš Vondráček, Joyce Yang, Olga Kern, Yu Kosuge, Denis Matsuev, Cédric Pescia, and Denis Kozhukhin; violinists Inmo Yang, Stefan Jackiw, Veronika Eberle, Viviane Hagner, Scott St. John, Baiba Skride, and Will Hagen; cellists Narek Hakhnazaryan, Julie Albers, and Matthew Zalkind; and conductors Keri-Lynn Wilson, Andrew Grams, and Karina Canellakis.

The love of great music always played an important role in the life of Evelyn Rosenblatt. As a high school student, Evelyn took the train from Ogden to Salt Lake City every Saturday to study piano. Following her marriage to Joseph Rosenblatt in 1930, she hosted many of Utah Symphony’s musicians and guest artists in her home over the years. These include Leonard Bernstein, Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, Arthur Rubinstein, Beverly Sills, Glenn Gould, and Isaac Stern. The Rosenblatt sculptural plaque, designed to honor Evelyn Rosenblatt for her care and love of the Utah Symphony, is located in the lobby outside the First Tier Reception Room in Abravanel Hall. In 1997–98, Mr. and Mrs. Rosenblatt served as the first chairs of the Symphony’s Annual Fund Committee. In January 2000, the Rosenblatt family created the Evelyn Rosenblatt Young Artists Endowment to honor Mrs. Rosenblatt on the occasion of her 90th birthday. Mr. Rosenblatt passed away in May 1999, and Mrs. Rosenblatt in April 2004. Utah Symphony | Utah Opera gratefully thanks and recognizes Evelyn Rosenblatt.