March 2008
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Marc Neikrug: Quintessence: Symphony No. 2 (World Premiere: New York Philharmonic Commission)
R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Jennifer Choi, violin • Hrabba Atladottir, violins
Dov Scheidlin, viola • Alex Waterman, cello
David Shively, guitar • Richard Carrick, guitar
With Helmut Lachenmann in attendance
Grido for string quartet
Salut für Caudwell for two guitarists
Free. tickets available a half hour before each event at the door. No advanced reservations.
March 11
Goethe-Institut, at 8:00 pm
Lecture / Demonstration by Helmut Lachenmann and Either/Or with open discussion
Goethe-Institut New York
1014 Fifth Avenue at 83rd Street
Martinů: Nonet, Op. 374
Stravinsky: Octet for Wind Instruments
Mozart: Quintet for piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452
Schubert: “Trout&38221; Quintet
The Academy is a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education.
Boston University Chamber Orchestra, Richard Cornell, conductor
Simon Estes, baritone • James Demler, baritone • Na Sun, violin
Todd Palmer, clarinet • and Elsbieta Brandys, flute
Martin Amlin: Three Songs of Nature (world premiere)
Melissa Mazzoli: These Worlds in Us (New York premiere)
Jonathan Newman: Concertino
Richard Cornell: Tracer (New York premiere) with digital video of images by Deborah Cornell
Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
Part of Boston University's InCite Arts Festival
New York City Opera Orchestra, Jane Glover, Conductor
Director & Choreographer: Mark Morris
Mhairi Lawson • Sarah Jane McMahon • Heidi Stober
Iestyn Davies • Steven Sanders • Daniel Mobbs
Alexander Tall
Sung in English with English supertitles
Librettos by Mark Campbell. Both works are scored for five singers and two pianos and will be presented in semi-staged performances.
Artists: soprano Lisa Vroman, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tenor Paul Appleby, baritone Patrick Mason and bass Matt Boehler, with pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett. New York Festival of Song commission and First Performance.
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Joseph Colaneri, conductor
Natalie Dessay • Giuseppe Filianoti
Mariusz Kwiecien • John Relyea
Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English
