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Juilliard415 Kristian Bezuidenhout, Harpsichord and Director

The presents Juilliard415 Kristian Bezuidenhout, Harpsichord and Director

Recorded on April 10, 2021 Peter Jay Sharp Theater

HENRY PURCELL Music of the Theater (1659-95) Overture to Dioclesian Hornpipe from King Arthur Rondeau Minuet from The Gordion Knot Untied First Act Tune from The Virtuous Wife Second Music from The Virtuous Wife Rondeau from The Indian Queen Chacony in G Minor

J.S. BACH Contrapunctus XIV from The Art of Fugue, arr. for flute, oboe, (1685-1750) and four-part strings Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 Allegro Adagio Allegro

GEORG PHILIPP Sonata à 5 for two violins, two violas, and basso continuo in TELEMANN G Minor, TWV 44:33 (1681-1767) Grave Allegro Adagio Vivace

1 Welcome to the 2020-21 Historical Performance season!

The Historical Performance movement began as a revolution: a reimagining of musical conventions, a rediscovery of instruments, techniques, and artworks that inspire and teach us, and a celebration of diversity in repertoire. It is also a conversation with the past, a past whose legacy of racism and colonialism has silenced and excluded too many voices from being heard. We do not seek simply to recreate what might have been but to imagine what should be. We embrace Juilliard's values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through voices heard anew and historical works presented with empathetic perspectives, and we reject discrimination, exclusion, and marginalization. We recognize that we study and work on the traditional homeland of those who preceded us (see Juilliard's land acknowledgement statement, below). We are committed to collaborations with scholars and performers from a diverse range of viewpoints and backgrounds, and we seek to share the music we love so much in active engagement with the community around us. We invite you to laugh if you feel so moved, to clap whenever you feel inspired, and to find solace and joy in this music as we continue the ongoing innovation of the Historical Performance movement.

Thank you for joining us!

This performance is made possible with support from the Celia Ascher Fund for Juilliard.

Juilliard’s full-scholarship Historical Performance program was established and endowed in 2008 by the generous support of Bruce and Suzie Kovner.

Juilliard’s livestream technology is made possible by a gift in honor of President Emeritus Joseph W. Polisi, building on his legacy of broadening Juilliard’s global reach.

Juilliard is committed to the diversity of our community and to fostering an environment that is inclusive, supportive, and welcoming to all. For information on our equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging efforts, and to see Juilliard's land acknowledgment statement, please visit our website at juilliard.edu.

2 Juilliard415

PURCELL Music of the Theater BACH Contrapunctus XIV Violin 1 Kelsey Burnham, Flute Majka Demcak Pablo O'Connell, Oboe Aniela Eddy Aniela Eddy, Violin Joseph Lorang Natalie Rose Kress, Violin Majka Demcak, Viola Violin 2 Cullen O'Neil, Cello Natalie Rose Kress John Stajduhar, Bass Shelby Yamin Kristian Bezuidenhout, Harpsichord

Viola Tsutomu Will Copeland BACH Harpsichord Concerto James Kang Tsutomu Will Copeland, Violin Joseph Lorang, Violin Cello Natalie Rose Kress, Viola Cullen O'Neil Charlie Reed, Cello Charlie Reed John Stajduhar, Bass Kristian Bezuidenhout, Solo Harpsichord Violone John Stajduhar TELEMANN Sonata à 5 Oboe Joseph Lorang, Violin Pablo O'Connell Aniela Eddy, Violin Tsutomu Will Copeland, Viola Harpsichord Natalie Rose Kress, Viola Kristian Bezuidenhout Cullen O'Neil, Cello Nicola Canzano John Stajduhar, Bass Kristian Bezuidenhout, Harpsichord

3 Meet Kristian Bezuidenhout

Kristian Bezuidenhout, one of today’s most exciting keyboard artists, is equally at home on the fortepiano, harpsichord, and modern piano. Born in South Africa in 1979, he began his studies in Australia, completed them at the Eastman School of Music, and now lives in London. After initial training as a pianist with Rebecca Penneys, he explored early keyboards, studying harpsichord with Arthur Haas, fortepiano with Malcolm Bilson, and continuo playing and performance practice with Paul O’Dette. Bezuidenhout first gained international recognition at age 21 after winning the first prize and audience prize in the Bruges Fortepiano Competition. He is a regular guest with the world’s leading ensembles including the Freiburger Barockorchester, Les Arts Florissants, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Orchestre des Champs Elysées, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, and has guest-directed (from the keyboard) , Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Tafelmusik, Collegium Vocale, Juilliard 415 with the Kammerakademie Potsdam, and Dunedin Consort. He has performed with artists including , Philippe Herreweghe, Frans Brüggen, , Giovanni Antonini, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Isabelle Faust, Alina Ibragimova, Rachel Podger, , , Mark Padmore, and Matthias Goerne. Bezuidenhout's award-winning discography on Harmonia Mundi includes the complete keyboard music of Mozart (Diapason d’Or de L’année, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, and Caecilia Prize); Mozart violin sonatas with Petra Müllejans; Mendelssohn and Mozart piano concertos with the Freiburger Barockorchester (ECHO Klassik); Beethoven and Mozart lieder; and Schumann’s Dichterliebe with Mark Padmore ().

4 Juilliard415

Since its founding in 2009, Juilliard415, the school’s principal period-instrument ensemble, has made significant contributions to musical life in New York and beyond, bringing major figures in the field of early music to lead performances of both rare and canonical works by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries. The many distinguished guests who have led Juilliard415 include Harry Bicket, William Christie, Monica Huggett, Nicholas McGegan, Rachel Podger, and . Juilliard415 tours extensively in the U.S. and abroad, having performed on five continents, with notable appearances at the Boston Early Music Festival, Leipzig Bachfest, and Utrecht Early Music Festival, where Juilliard was the first-ever conservatory in residence. Juilliard415 made its South American debut with concerts in Bolivia, a tour sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, and has twice toured to New Zealand.

With its frequent musical collaborator the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, the ensemble has performed throughout Scandinavia, Italy, Japan, Southeast Asia, the U.K., and India. In a concert with the , conducted by , Juilliard415 played a historic period-instrument performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah at the Leipzig Gewandhaus in Germany. Previous seasons have been notable for side-by-side collaborations with Les Arts Florissants at the Philharmonie de Paris and the Philharmonia Baroque in San Francisco as well as concerts directed by such eminent musicians as Ton Koopman, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Robert Mealy, and the late .

Juilliard415, which takes its name from the pitch commonly associated with the performance of (A=415), has performed major oratorios and baroque operas every year since its founding, including a rare fully staged production of Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie during the 2017-18 season. During the 2018-19 season, the ensemble presented Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at Opera Holland Park in London and the Royal Opera House of Versailles. The ensemble has also had the distinction of premiering new works for period instruments, most recently The Seven Last Words Project, a Holy Week concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine for which the ensemble commissioned seven leading composers, including Nico Muhly, Caroline Shaw, and Tania León.

While the 2020-21 season has curtailed touring and public performances, Juilliard415 has been able to collaborate with distinguished guest artists Rachel Podger, Nicholas McGegan, and Kristian Bezuidenhout and is featured in a made-for-video production of Handel’s Teseo.

The ensemble looks forward to resuming its full slate of activity in 2021-22, including a collaboration with Philharmonia Baroque in California, concerts in New York, Boston, and the Netherlands with the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, and performances throughout Germany with the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Next season also sees the return of Pablo Heras-Casado, Masaaki Suzuki, and William Christie as well as the New York debut of Elisa Citterio.

5 Historical Performance Administration

Robert Mealy, Director Benjamin D. Sosland, Administrative Director Rosemary Metcalf, Assistant Administrative Director Sophia Ennocenti, Schedule and Administrative Coordinator Masayuki Maki, Chief Tuner and Coordinator for Historical Keyboard Collection

Historical Performance Faculty

Violin Harpsichord Elizabeth Blumenstock Richard Egarr Robert Mealy Béatrice Martin Cynthia Roberts Peter Sykes

Cello Continuo Skills Phoebe Carrai Avi Stein

Viola da Gamba Core Studies Sarah Cunningham Thomas Forrest Kelly Robert Mealy Bass Peter Sykes Douglas Balliett Historical Theory/Improvisation Flute Peter Sykes Sandra Miller Charles Weaver

Oboe Secondary Lessons Gonzalo Ruiz Nina Stern (recorder) John Thiessen () Bassoon Todd Williams (horn) Dominic Teresi Artists in Residence Plucked Instruments William Christie Daniel Swenberg Richard Egarr Charles Weaver Rachel Podger

6 Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard Jazz Bruce Kovner, Chair Aaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director J. Christopher Kojima, Vice Chair Katheryn C. Patterson, Vice Chair Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts Joshua Black Greg Margolies Brian Zeger, Artistic Director Julie Anne Choi Stephanie Palmer McClelland Emily Wells, Director of Administration Kent A. Clark Christina McInerney Andrew Gaines, Director of Opera Activities Barbara G. Fleischman Lester S. Morse Jr. Mary Graham Rebecca Morse Lila Acheson Wallace Library and Doctoral Fellows Program Joan W. Harris Stephen A. Novick Jane Gottlieb, Vice President for Library and Information Resources; Matt Jacobson Susan W. Rose Director of the C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellows Program Edward E. Johnson Jr. Jeffrey Seller Jeni Dahmus Farah, Director, Archives Philippe Khuong-Huu Deborah Simon Alan Klein, Director of Library Technical Services Karen M. Levy Sarah Billinghurst Teresa E. Lindsay William E. “Wes” Stricker, MD Preparatory Division Laura Linney Yael Taqqu Weston Sprott, Dean Michael Loeb Reginald Van Lee Anthony McGill, Artistic Director, Music Advancement Program Vincent A. Mai Damian Woetzel Rebecca Reuter, Administrative Director, Music Advancement Program Ellen Marcus Camille Zamora Ekaterina Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic Affairs, Pre-College Anna Royzman, Director of Performance Activities, Pre-College TRUSTEES EMERITI Enrollment Management and Student Development June Noble Larkin, Chair Emerita Keith R. Gollust Joan D. Warren, Vice President (in memoriam) Sidney R. Knafel Barrett Hipes, Dean of Student Development Mary Ellin Barrett Nancy A. Marks Kathleen Tesar, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management Kenneth S. Davidson Elizabeth McCormack Alice Jones, Assistant Dean of Community Engagement and Joseph W. Polisi, President Emeritus Career Services Sabrina Tanbara, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Vanessa Valenzuela, Assistant Dean, International Advisement and JUILLIARD COUNCIL Student Diversity Initiatives Mitchell Nelson, Chair William Buse, Director of Counseling Services Rachel Christensen, Administrative Director, Alan D. Marks Center Michelle Demus Auerbach Terry Morgenthaler for Career Services and Entrepreneurship Barbara Brandt John G. Popp Katherine Gertson, Registrar Eric J. Friedman Grace E. Richardson Tina Gonzalez, Director of Financial Aid Brian J. Heidtke Mary K. Riew Camille Pajor, Director of Bias Response and Title IX Coordinator Peter L. Kend Jeremy T. Smith Todd Porter, Assistant Dean, Residence Life Younghee Kim-Wait Alexander I. Tachmes Howard Rosenberg MD, Medical Director Sophie Laffont Anita Volpe Dan Stokes, Director of Academic Support and Disability Services Jean-Hughes Monier Beth Techow, Administrative Director of Health and Counseling Services

Development EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Alexandra Wheeler, Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATION Katie Murtha, Director of Major Gifts Damian Woetzel, President Lori Padua, Director of Planned Giving Rebecca Vaccarelli, Director of Alumni Relations Office of the President Kim Furano, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations Ciaran Escoffery, Chief of Staff Robyn Calmann, Director of Special Events Ara Guzelimian, Special Advisor Toniya Katsarov, Director of Development Operations Kathryn Kozlark, Artistic Producer and Director for Creative Enterprise Christina Salgado, Director for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Public Affairs Belonging Initiatives Rosalie Contreras, Vice President of Public Affairs Benedict Campbell, Website Director Office of the Provost Susan Jackson, Editorial Director Adam Meyer, Provost Anna Sayer, Design Director Kirstin Ek, Associate Provost Mara Vlatkovic, Director of Marketing, Community Relations José García-León, Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment Amy Evans, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Office of the Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary John-Morgan Bush, Director of Lifelong Learning Lesley Rosenthal, Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Secretary Christine Todd, Vice President and CFO Dance Division Mark Shelton, Chief of Public Safety Alicia Graf Mack, Dean and Director of the Dance Division Adam Gagan, Director of Security Katie Friis, Administrative Director Cameron Christensen, Associate Vice President, Facilities Mario Alberto Zambrano, Associate Director Kent McKay, Associate Vice President for Production Richard Mannoia, Senior Director of Education and Strategy, K-12 Drama Division Programs and Initiatives Evan Yionoulis, Richard Rodgers Dean and Director of the Michael Kerstan, Controller Drama Division Irina Shteyn, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis Richard Feldman, Associate Director Nicholas Mazzurco, Director of Student Accounts/Bursar Katherine Hood, Managing Director Nicholas Saunders, Director of Concert Operations Tina Matin, Director of Earned Revenue Operations Music Division Kevin Boutote, Director of Recording and Classroom Technology Benjamin Sosland, Interim Dean and Director of the Music Division Bärli Nugent, Assistant Dean, Director of Chamber Music Administration and Law Joseph Soucy, Assistant Dean for Orchestral Studies Maurice F. Edelson, Vice President for Administration and Mario Igrec, Chief Piano Technician General Counsel Joanna K. Trebelhorn, Director of Orchestral and Ensemble Operations Carl Young, Chief Information Officer Dmitriy Aminov, Director of IT Engineering Historical Performance Clara Perdiz, Director of Client Services, IT Robert Mealy, Director Jeremy Pinquist, Director of Enterprise Applications Benjamin D. Sosland, Administrative Director; Assistant Dean Katie Germana, Director of Human Resources for the Kovner Fellowships Jennifer Wilcox, Director of Apprentice Program