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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2014 Contact: Katherine E. Johnson (212) 875-5718; [email protected]

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ANNOUNCES 2014–15 SEASON OF FREE INSIGHTS AT THE ATRIUM EVENTS AT THE DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM

Topics To Range from NIELSEN to the SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE to The PHILHARMONIC’s STAGING of HONEGGER’s JOAN OF ARC AT THE STAKE

Speakers To Include Music Director Alan Gilbert, Artist-in-Residence Lisa Batiashvili, Principal Anthony McGill, Violinist Leila Josefowicz, , Members of the Silk Road Ensemble, and Cast Members of the Philharmonic’s Staging of Honegger’s Joan of Arc at the Stake

The New York Philharmonic has announced the 2014–15 season’s free Insights at the Atrium series. All held at the David Rubinstein Atrium and beginning at 7:30 p.m., these events combine discussion, often with live performance and video, to explore themes of the season.

 “Perspectives on Nielsen: A Conversation with Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill,” January 7, 2015 Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill and Program Annotator James M. Keller discuss Danish composer and The Nielsen Project, which culminates when Mr. McGill performs Nielsen’s Clarinet , led by Music Director Alan Gilbert (January 8–10 and 13, 2015).  “An Evening with Lisa Batiashvili,” February 3, 2015 The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Lisa Batiashvili speaks with New York Philharmonic Vice President, Artistic Planning, Edward Yim, about her partnership with the New York Philharmonic as well as her musical upbringing in advance of her performances of Barber’s Concerto (February 5–7, 2015).  “Traversing Time and Trade: Fifteen Years of the Silkroad,” February 18, 2015 Members of the Silk Road Ensemble illuminate the music traditions that inspire them in advance of the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma’s performances with the Philharmonic, led by Alan Gilbert, celebrating its 15th anniversary (February 19–21, 2015).  “Artist and Muse: John Adams and Leila Josefowicz,” March 23, 2015 The composer and violinist speak about their collaboration on Scheherazade.2 — Dramatic Symphony for violin and , written for Ms. Josefowicz, in anticipation (more)

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of its World Premiere by the New York Philharmonic, led by Alan Gilbert (March 26–28, 2015). Ms. Josefowicz will also perform John Adams’s with pianist John Novacek.

 “Joan of Arc at the Stake: Drama in Music,” June 1, 2015 Music Director Alan Gilbert and cast members of the New York Philharmonic’s staged production of Honegger’s Joan of Arc at the Stake reflect on the dramatic in particular as well as about storytelling through music, in advance of the production (June 10–13, 2015).

For more information, visit nyphil.org/insights.

Insights at the Atrium Speakers

“Perspectives on Nielsen: A Conversation with Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill” (Jan. 7, 2015) Anthony McGill joined the New York Philharmonic as Principal Clarinet, The Edna and W. Van Alan Clark Chair, in September 2014. Previously principal clarinet of The Metropolitan Orchestra beginning in 2004, he is recognized as one of the world’s finest solo, chamber, and orchestral musicians. He has appeared as soloist at with many including the MET Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, and New York String Orchestra. He has also recently performed with the Baltimore, New Jersey, San Diego, and Memphis symphony orchestras and Orchestra 2001. As a chamber musician Mr. McGill has appeared throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia with quartets including the Guarneri, Tokyo, Brentano, Pacifica, Shanghai, Miró, and Daedalus. He has also appeared with Musicians from Marlboro and at The Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Music Society, and University of Chicago Presents. His festival appearances have included Tanglewood, Marlboro, Mainly Mozart, Music@Menlo, and Santa Fe Chamber Music. He has collaborated with pianists Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, , and , as well as violinists Gil Shaham and Midori. On January 20, 2009, he performed with , Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. He has appeared on Performance Today, MPR’s Saint Paul Sunday, and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. In 2013 with his brother Demarre, he appeared on NBC Nightly News, the Steve Harvey Show, and on MSNBC with Melissa Harris-Perry. In demand as a teacher, Anthony McGill serves on the faculties of The , Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, Bard College Conservatory of Music, and Manhattan School of Music, and has given master classes throughout the United States, Europe, and South Africa.

James M. Keller has been the New York Philharmonic’s Program Annotator, The Leni and Peter May Chair, since 2000 and also serves as the program annotator of the . In the 2008–09 season he was the Philharmonic’s Scholar-in- Residence. His book Chamber Music: A Listener’s Guide was published in 2011 by Oxford University Press, and during the past year also became available as an e-book and an Oxford paperback. His many articles include contributions to Leonard Bernstein at Work: His Final Years, 1984–1990 (Amadeus Press), Leonard Bernstein: American Original (HarperCollins), George Crumb and the Alchemy of Sound (Colorado College Music Press), and the Encyclopedia (more) Insights at the Atrium / 3 of New York City (Yale University Press). He was a writer-editor on staff at for ten years, and he was honored with the ASCAP–Deems Taylor Award for his writing in Chamber Music magazine, for which he serves as contributing editor. His recent projects include serving as curator of the exhibition Singing the Golden State, spotlighting historical popular music about California, which ran throughout 2012 at the Society of California Pioneers in San Francisco before embarking on a multiyear tour of that state’s regional museums. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he is the award-winning critic-at-large for The Santa Fe New Mexican, the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi.

“An Evening with Lisa Batiashvili” (Feb. 3, 2015) As the 2014–15 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic, Lisa Batiashvili will make three orchestral appearances — featuring by Brahms, Barber, and Bach as well as a U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission written for her by ; an appearance on CONTACT!, the new-music series; and a recital, presented in association with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, with pianist Paul Lewis. This season the Georgian violinist also serves as artist-in-residence for Hamburg’s NDR Symphony Orchestra, where she and her husband, François Leleux, give the World Premiere of Escaich’s Concerto for Violin and , led by Alan Gilbert, before giving the work’s U.S. Premiere with the New York Philharmonic. Other 2014–15 season engagements include Filarmonica della Scala and Berlin Staatskapelle, both led by ; Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, led by ; The Philadelphia Orchestra’s European tour, led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Rotterdam Philharmonic’s Gergiev Festival; and concerts with Mr. Leleux at the Salzburg Festival and in Amsterdam’s televised annual Prinsengracht concert. Ms. Batiashvili frequently works with the , Dresden Staatskapelle, Berlin Staatskapelle, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and other major orchestras worldwide. Her chamber music appearances this season include recitals with Mr. Lewis in Boston, Philadelphia, and Toronto, as well as New York, and Schubert’s Trout Quintet alongside Mr. Lewis and Lawrence Power at Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw and London’s Wigmore Hall. Lisa Batiasvhili records exclusively for Deutsche Grammophon, and her most recent release is dedicated to works by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach, featuring François Leleux, Emmanuel Pahud, and the Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra. Past recordings include Brahms’s with Dresden Staatskapelle, led by Christian Thielemann (also available on DVD) and Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No.1 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen. A student of Ana Chumachenko and Mark Lubotski, Lisa Batiashvili gained international recognition at age 16 as the youngest-ever competitor in the Sibelius Competition. She lives in Munich and plays a Joseph Guarneri “del Gesu” violin from 1739, generously loaned by a private collector in Germany.

Edward Yim is Vice President of Artistic Planning for the New York Philharmonic. In this capacity, he works closely with Music Director Alan Gilbert and Philharmonic President and Executive Director Matthew VanBesien on programming, artistic planning, and engaging guest artists. Prior to joining the New York Philharmonic, Mr. Yim was director of artistic planning for the Philharmonic. Leading a team that worked across a wide range of musical genres — including classical, , world music, and popular entertainment — he created artistic (more) Insights at the Atrium / 4 programming for more than 200 concerts per season for the , both at (where he was involved in planning the inaugural seasons) and at the Hollywood Bowl. He later served as director of artistic planning for New York City Opera and senior vice president and director of the conductors and instrumentalists division of IMG Artists North America. He is a graduate of the League of American Orchestra’s Management Fellowship Program. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Mr. Yim holds an A.B. degree in government from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University. He serves on the board of New Music USA.

“Traversing Time and Trade: Fifteen Years of the Silkroad” (Feb. 18, 2015) The Silk Road Ensemble draws together distinguished performers and from more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Since 2000, when the ensemble was formed under the artistic direction of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, these innovative artists have eagerly explored contemporary musical crossroads. Its approach is experimental and democratic, founded on collaboration and risk-taking, and on continual learning and sharing among a kaleidoscope of cultures and art forms. Members explore one another’s traditions, celebrating the multiplicity of approaches to music from around the world. They also develop new repertoire that responds to the multicultural reality of global society. The Silk Road Ensemble has performed throughout Asia, Europe, and North America and has recorded five albums, one of which, Off the Map, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2011. The Silkroad’s 15-year mission to promote innovation and cross-cultural understanding through the arts is showcased in a new CD, A Playlist Without Borders, and DVD, The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma: Live From Tanglewood, released in September 2013 by Sony Masterworks. The Silkroad (formerly Silk Road Project) is a nonprofit arts and educational organization with a vision of connecting the world’s neighborhoods by bringing together artists and audiences around the globe. Founded by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998 to promote innovation and learning through the arts, the Silkroad takes inspiration from the historic Silk Road trading routes as a modern metaphor for multicultural and interdisciplinary exchange. Under the artistic direction of Mr. Ma and the leadership of CEO and Executive Director Laura Freid, the Project presents performances by the Silk Road Ensemble, engages in cross-cultural exchanges and residencies, leads workshops for students, and partners with cultural institutions to create educational materials and programs. It has been involved in commissioning and performing more than 60 new musical and multimedia works from international composers and arrangers.

“Artist and Muse: John Adams and Leila Josefowicz” (March 23, 2015) The works of composer, conductor, and creative thinker John Adams span more than three decades and include some of the most performed contemporary classical works, among them , , , Symphony, Short Ride in a Fast Machine, and the Violin Concerto. His stage works, all created in collaboration with director , include (1987), (1991), El Niño (2000), Doctor Atomic (2005), (2006), and the Passion oratorio The Gospel According to the Other Mary (2012). Among Mr. Adams’s recent works are his Concerto, written for Timothy McAllister; , written for the Los Angeles Philharmonic; and for and orchestra, based on fragments of late Beethoven quartets, commissioned for the San Francisco Symphony’s 100th anniversary. Mr. Adams has received (more) Insights at the Atrium / 5 honorary doctorates from Harvard University, Northwestern University, Cambridge University, and The Juilliard School. A provocative writer, he is author of the acclaimed autobiography and is a frequent contributor to Book Review. As a conductor, Mr. Adams appears with the world’s major orchestras in programs combining his own works with a wide variety of repertoire ranging from Beethoven and Mozart to Ives, Carter, Zappa, , and Ellington. He has conducted ensembles such as the Houston, Toronto, and New World symphony orchestras; New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras; and the Orquesta Nacional de España in . Mr. Adams is currently creative chair of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Recent recordings include the Deutsche Grammophon release of The Gospel According to the Other Mary featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic, City Noir and Saxophone Concerto with the St. Louis Symphony, the Grammy Award–winning album featuring Harmonielehre and Short Ride in a Fast Machine with the San Francisco Symphony, and the Nonesuch DVD of The ’s production of Nixon in China conducted by the composer. Alan Gilbert made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in 2008 leading John Adams’s Doctor Atomic; the DVD and Blu-ray of this production received the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. The recording of the World Premiere of On the Transmigration of Souls — a work co-commissioned and performed by the New York Philharmonic — received the Pulitzer Prize for Music as well as three Grammy Awards in 2005, including for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. In March 2015 the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert and with Leila Josefowicz as soloist, will give the World Premiere of Scherezade.2 — Dramatic Symphony for violin and orchestra.

Violinist Leila Josefowicz is the chosen interpreter of several of today’s leading composers, including John Adams, , Thomas Adès, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. In recognition of her advocacy and commitment to the music of today, she was named a 2008 MacArthur Fellow. Violin concertos have been written for her by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Steven Mackey, , and Luca Francesconi, whose concerto Duende – The Dark Notes Ms. Josefowicz performed in its World Premiere in February 2014 with Susanna Mälkki and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. She first performed Salonen’s Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by the composer, before subsequent performances throughout Europe and North America, including with the New York Philharmonic. She premiered Matthews’s Concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra before performing it with the Orchestre National de Lyon and the BBC and Finnish Radio symphony orchestras. She performs the World Premiere of John Adams’s Scheherazade.2 — Dramatic Symphony for violin and orchestra with the New York Philharmonic, which co-commissioned the work, led by Alan Gilbert in March 2015. Subsequent performances are scheduled with the Cincinnati and Atlanta symphony orchestras in April and May, respectively, both conducted by the composer. Other engagements in the 2014–15 season include concerts with ’s Tonhalle Orchestra with Esa- Pekka Salonen and Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra with James Gaffigan, and a recital at London’s Wigmore Hall in March 2015. Recent highlights include performances with the BBC, Boston, Chicago, Swedish Radio, Finnish Radio, RAI National, Melbourne, and Lucerne symphony orchestras, and the London Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Milan’s Teatro alla Scala. Leila Josefowicz has released several recordings, notably for Deutsche Grammophon, Philips/Universal, and Warner Classics and was featured on Touch

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Press’s acclaimed iPad app, The Orchestra. Her latest recording, of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014.

As The Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic, Carol J. Oja presents Insights at the Atrium events and conducts research in the Philharmonic Archives. Dr. Oja is William Powell Mason Professor of Music at Harvard University, where she is Chair of the Department of Music and also on the faculty of the graduate program in American Studies. Her newest book, Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War, was recently published by Oxford University Press. Dr. Oja’s Making Music Modern: New York in the 1920s won the Lowens Book Award from the Society for American Music and an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. Her other books include Aaron Copland and His World (co-edited with Judith Tick); Colin McPhee: Composer in Two Worlds; A Celebration of American Music: Words and Music in Honor of H. Wiley Hitchcock; and American Music Recordings: A Discography of 20th-Century U.S. Composers. Carol J. Oja has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College, the National Humanities Center, NEH, and the Mellon Faculty Fellows Program at Harvard. She is past- president of the Society for American Music.

Pianist John Novacek regularly tours the Americas, Europe, and Asia as solo recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist. His New York appearances have included Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and 92nd Street Y, and he has performed in the leading halls in Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Abroad he has appeared in Paris, London, and throughout Japan. His frequent festivals engagements have included New York City’s Mostly Mozart, Aspen, Caramoor, Chautauqua, Ravinia, BBC Proms (England), Braunschweig, Lucerne, Menuhin, and Verbier festivals. Often heard on radio broadcasts worldwide, Mr. Novacek has also appeared on television, including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Entertainment Tonight, and CNN International. He has collaborated with the likes of Joshua Bell, Leila Josefowicz, Yo-Yo Ma, and Truls Mørk, and tours as a member of the trio Intersection. Mr. Novacek has given numerous world premieres and worked closely with composers John Adams, John Harbison, Jennifer Higdon, George Rochberg, John Williams, and John Zorn. A top-prize winner at the Leschetizky and Joanna Hodges International Piano Competitions, among others, John Novacek earned his bachelor of music degree from California State University, Northridge, and master of music degree from Mannes College of Music. His own compositions and arrangements have been performed by the Pacific Symphony, The 5 Browns, Concertante, Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo, Harrington String Quartet, Ying Quartet, Millennium, Quattro Mani, and The Three . He has recorded more than 30 CDs, encompassing solo and chamber music by composers ranging from Bach to contemporary and original scores. Mr. Novacek’s discography — on the Philips, Nonesuch, Arabesque, Warner Classics, Sony/BMG, Koch International, Universal Classics, Ambassador, Pony Canyon, Four Winds, Arkay, Virtuoso, and EMI Classics labels — includes Road Movies, (2004 Grammy nomination for “Best Chamber Music Performance”), Americana (Gramophone magazine’s “Editor’s Choice”), and Recital (a five-star chamber choice in BBC Music magazine).

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“Joan of Arc at the Stake: Drama in Music” (June 1, 2015) Music Director Alan Gilbert began his New York Philharmonic tenure in September 2009, the first native New Yorker in the post. He and the Philharmonic have introduced the positions of The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence, The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in- Residence, and the Artist-in-Association; CONTACT!, the new-music series; and the NY PHIL BIENNIAL, an exploration of today’s music by a wide range of contemporary and modern composers inaugurated in spring 2014. As New York magazine wrote, “The Philharmonic and its music director Alan Gilbert have turned themselves into a force of permanent revolution.” In the 2014–15 season Alan Gilbert conducts the U.S. Premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Clarinet Concerto, a Philharmonic co-commission, alongside Mahler’s First Symphony; La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema; Verdi’s Requiem; a staging of Honegger’s Joan of Arc at the Stake, featuring Oscar winner Marion Cotillard; World Premieres; a CONTACT! program; and Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. He concludes The Nielsen Project — the multi-year initiative to perform and record the Danish composer’s symphonies and concertos, the first release of which was named by The New York Times as among the Best Classical Music Recordings of 2012 — and presides over the EUROPE / SPRING 2015 tour. His Philharmonic-tenure highlights include acclaimed productions of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre, Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd starring and Emma Thompson, and Philharmonic 360 at Park Avenue Armory; World Premieres by Magnus Lindberg, John Corigliano, Christopher Rouse, and others; Bach’s B-minor Mass and Ives’s Fourth Symphony; the score from 2001: A Space Odyssey alongside the film; Mahler’s Second Symphony, Resurrection, on the tenth anniversary of 9/11; and eight international tours. Conductor laureate of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and principal guest conductor of Hamburg’s NDR Symphony Orchestra, Alan Gilbert regularly conducts leading orchestras around the world. His 2014–15 appearances include the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, The Metropolitan Opera, and The Philadelphia Orchestra. He made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut conducting John Adams’s Doctor Atomic in 2008, the DVD of which received a Grammy Award. Renée Fleming’s recent Decca recording Poèmes, on which he conducted, received a 2013 Grammy Award. His recordings have received top honors from the and Gramophone magazine. Mr. Gilbert is Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at The Juilliard School, where he holds the William Schuman Chair in Musical Studies. In May 2010 Mr. Gilbert received an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from The Curtis Institute of Music and in December 2011, Columbia University’s Ditson Conductor’s Award for his “exceptional commitment to the performance of works by American composers and to contemporary music.” In 2014 he was elected to The American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

* * * Insights at the Atrium is presented in partnership with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.

* * * Lisa Batiashvili is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence.

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* * * Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Tickets Insights at the Atrium events are free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Subscribers, Friends at the Affiliate level and above, and Patrons may secure guaranteed admission by emailing [email protected]. Space is limited.

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INSIGHTS AT THE ATRIUM 2014–15 SEASON All Events Take Place for Free at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center (Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets) Events To Include:

“PERSPECTIVES ON NIELSEN: A CONVERSATION WITH PRINCIPAL CLARINET ANTHONY MCGILL”

Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill, speaker New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller, moderator

The Philharmonic’s largest recording project in recent years — The Nielsen Project, a multi-year focus on Denmark’s beloved composer — culminates with the Clarinet Concerto. Meet the Philharmonic’s new Principal Clarinet, Anthony McGill; find out why every music lover should know Carl Nielsen; and help kick-off the 150th anniversary of Nielsen’s birth.

“AN EVENING WITH LISA BATIASHVILI”

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

New York Philharmonic The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Lisa Batiasvhili, speaker New York Philharmonic Vice President, Artistic Planning, Edward Yim, moderator

Ahead of her performances of Barber’s Violin Concerto, Artist-in-Residence Lisa Batiashvili reflects on her collaboration with the Philharmonic, the repertoire she’s bringing to New York, and her musical upbringing.

“TRAVERSING TIME AND TRADE: FIFTEEN YEARS OF THE SILKROAD”

Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Members of the Silk Road Ensemble

Meet members of the Silk Road Ensemble and the global music traditions and ages that inspire them. What can we learn from cultures far removed from our own, and what does it sound like when the Philharmonic collaborates with them?

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“ARTIST AND MUSE: JOHN ADAMS AND LEILA JOSEFOWICZ”

Monday, March 23, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

Composer John Adams, speaker Violinist Leila Josefowicz, speaker New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence Carol J. Oja, moderator John Novacek, piano

The composer and violinist speak about their collaboration on Scheherazade.2 — Dramatic Symphony for violin and orchestra, written for Ms. Josefowicz, in anticipation of its World Premiere by the New York Philharmonic, led by Alan Gilbert (March 26–28.) Ms. Josefowicz will also perform John Adams’s Road Movies with pianist John Novacek.

“JOAN OF ARC AT THE STAKE: DRAMA IN MUSIC”

Monday, June 1, 2015, 7:30 p.m.

New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert, speaker Cast members tba

The season concludes with a spectacular fusion of visual, dramatic, and musical elements in a staged production of Honegger’s dramatic oratorio Joan of Arc at the Stake. Music Director Alan Gilbert and members of the cast discuss the inner-workings of a composition that defies categorization, and the importance of storytelling through music.

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