NY PHIL BIENNIAL AT-A-GLANCE (as of April 10, 2014)

COMPOSERS

Daniel ACOSTA † Toshio HOSOKAWA John ADAMS HUANG Ruo Mark ANDRÉ Vijay IYER George BENJAMIN Michael JARRELL Luciano BERIO Chris KAPICA Oscar BETTISON György KURTÁG Pierre BOULEZ György LIGETI Ryan BROWN Franz LISZT André CAPLET Steven MACKEY Richard CARRICK Philippe MANOURY Elliott CARTER Bruno MANTOVANI Friedrich CERHA Colin MATTHEWS Elli CHOI † Eric NATHAN Nick CHOMOWICZ † Olga NEUWIRTH Ethan COHN † Jake O’BRIEN † Marc-André DALBAVIE Gérard PESSON Samantha DARRIS † Matthias PINTSCHER Zachary DETRICK § Milo PONIEWOZIK † Peter EÖTVÖS Eric PORETSKY † Morton FELDMAN Paola PRESTINI Daniel FELSENFELD Wolfgang RIHM Dai FUJIKURA Christopher ROUSE Julian GALESI §† Jay SCHWARTZ Helen GRIME Nina ŠENK HK GRUBER Johannes Maria STAUD Jack GULIELMETTI † Farah TASLIMA † Graydon HANSON † Galina USTVOLSKAYA Will HEALY † David WALLACE Michael HERSCH Julia WOLFE Heinz HOLLIGER Ryan WIGGLESWORTH Vito ZURAJ

† denotes Very Young Composer of the New York Philharmonic § denotes Kaufman Music Center Special Music School High School student

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Additional composers selected through the assistance of the EarShot National Orchestral Composition Discovery Network and from the American Composers Orchestra’s Underwood New Music Readings

COMPOSERS’ COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

Austria Romania China Russia France Slovenia Germany Switzerland Hungary United Kingdom Italy United States Japan Venezuela

WORLD PREMIERES

Oscar BETTISON Threaded Madrigals (New York Philharmonic Commission) Zachary DETRICK (SMSHS student) Beyond There Julian GALESI (SMSHS student) Vote for Sheriff HUANG Ruo Chamber Concerto No. 2, The Lost Garden (World Premiere of chamber orchestra version) Michael HERSCH Of Sorrow Born: Seven Elegies (New York Philharmonic Commission) Chris KAPICA Fandanglish (New York Philharmonic Commission) Eric NATHAN As Above, So Below (New York Philharmonic Commission) Paola PRESTINI Eight Takes (New York Philharmonic Commission) Christopher ROUSE Symphony No. 4 (New York Philharmonic Commission)

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U.S. PREMIERES

Mark ANDRÉ E2 on James Turrell’s Sky-Space Marc-André DALBAVIE Concertino Dai FUJIKURA silence seeking solace on Stephen Balkenhol’s Sphaera / Frau im Fels Helen GRIME Luna Heinz HOLLIGER Ostinato funèbre Toshio HOSOKAWA The Raven Michael JARRELL Adtende, ubi albescit veritas on Christian Boltanski’s Vanitas Philippe MANOURY Strange Ritual Bruno MANTOVANI Spirit of Alberti on Marina Abramovic’s Spirit of Mozart Turbulences Colin MATTHEWS Night Rides Olga NEUWIRTH Piazza dei Numeri on Mario Merz’s Ziffern im Wald Jay SCHWARTZ M on Markus Lupertz’s Mozart – Eine Hommage Nina ŠENK In the Absence on Erwin Wurm’s Gurken Johannes Maria STAUD Caldera on Anthony Cragg’s Caldera Ryan WIGGLESWORTH A First Book of Inventions Vito ZURAJ Insideout on Manfred Wakolbinger’s Connection

NEW YORK PREMIERES

George BENJAMIN Upon Silence George BENJAMIN Octet Ryan BROWN Four Pieces for Solo Piano Elliott CARTER Instances Peter EÖTVÖS DoReMi Steven MACKEY Dreamhouse Matthias PINTSCHER Reflections on Narcissus Julia WOLFE Anthracite Fields

2014 NY PHIL BIENNIAL PARTNERS

92nd Street Y The Museum of Modern Art Orchestra of St. Luke’s The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Juilliard School Gotham Chamber Opera Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Bang on a Can American Composers Orchestra Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School High School

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VENUES

Agnes Gund Garden Lobby at The Museum of Modern Art Avery Fisher Hall David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center DiMenna Center for Classical Music Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center Rose Theater at Lincoln Center Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center SubCulture

CONDUCTORS

Alan Gilbert Neal Goren Pablo Heras-Casado George Manahan Sandra Noreen Vasudevan Panicker Jayce Ogren Matthias Pintscher Dr. Jenny Undercofler Julian Wachner*

ENSEMBLES

American Composers Orchestra Bang on a Can All-Stars* Catch Electric Guitar Quartet* Face the Music Giants Are Small Gotham Chamber Opera The Juilliard School’s AXIOM ensemble New York Philharmonic Orchestra of St. Luke’s Special Music High School Students Synergy Vocals Trinity Choir*

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SOLOISTS

Joseph Alessi, trombone Fredrika Brillembourg, mezzo-soprano Kevin Burdette, bass Rinde Eckert*, vocalist Alessandra Ferri, ballerina Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano Carlton Ford, baritone Marino Formenti, piano Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet Eric Huebner, piano Evan Hughes*, bass-baritone Margaret Kampmeier, piano Sumire Kudo, cello Alexander Lewis, tenor Sivan Magen, harpist Elizabeth Mann, flute Midori, violin Brenda Patterson, mezzo-soprano Lauren Snouffer, soprano Alisa Weilerstein, cello Rebecca Young, viola Jennifer Zetlan, soprano Yulia Ziskel, violin

*denotes New York Philharmonic debut

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