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07-19 Varese 2:Gp 3.qxt 7/13/10 11:35 AM Page 1 Sponsor Welcome to Lincoln Center Festival 2010. We have searched the world to bring you some of the best the performing arts have to offer. Over the 18 days of this month’s Festival, we present 45 performances by artists and ensembles from 12 countries, and expand our venues to include a new site on Governors Island. The Lincoln Center Festival opened with the Smoking Orchestra are hugely successful in North American premiere of Musashi, a lavish their homelands but have only recently burst Noh-inspired drama. Yukio Ninagawa directs the onto the international scene. Both make their late Hisashi Inoue’s reworking and revitalization U.S. debuts at the Festival last week. of a traditional Japanese tale based on the life of a real samurai warrior. Two dynamic directors gave new life to classics from literature and film at our newest perfor- We take an unprecedented look at the complete mance venue. An industrial warehouse on work of 20th-century musical maverick Edgard Governors Island was the dramatic backdrop for Varèse with a two-night retrospective. A true the North American premieres of Peter Stein’s pioneer, Varèse longed to “liberate sound” to marathon adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel reflect in music the immense technological The Demons and Toneelgroep Amsterdam’s changes of the last century, and the forces of Teorema, based on the film by Pier Paolo the New York Philharmonic, International Con- Pasolini and directed by Ivo van Hove. temporary Ensemble, So¯ Percussion, Musica Sacra, and the Oratorio Society reveal his suc- It is always a pleasure to present innovative cess. With the Festival debut of Germany’s work from the world of dance, and wonderful to Wuppertal Opera and the North American pre- welcome back the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane miere of Salvatore Sciarrino’s La porta della Dance Company. Bill has never been one to shy legge, we continue to celebrate composers who away from difficult subjects, and his Fondly Do break with convention. A master of harmonics We Hope… Fervently Do We Pray is an inspiring and structure, Sciarrino challenges all pre-con- and emotionally wrenching work. Dancer and ceived notions of what opera can be. choreographer Saburo Teshigawara, who made his Lincoln Center Festival debut in 2006, If we had a musical survivors series, it would brought back his laser-like focus for the com- undoubtedly include three groups who made pelling one-man tour-de-force Miroku, and Pichet Festival debuts this month: The Blind Boys of Klunchun brings his brilliant company from Alabama, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Bangkok this weekend for Chui Chai. The title, and Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking meaning “transformation,” is as much a Orchestra. The Blind Boys have inspired musi- metaphor for Pichet’s own modernization of Thai cians and music lovers of all tastes for decades, classical dance as it is a description of the and over three nights we celebrated their con- Ramayana, an Indian epic on which it is based. tribution to the American music scene. Benin’s Orchestre Poly-Rythmo and Sarajevo’s No Georgian writer, director, and master puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze returns this week with an encore of his elegant and elegiac The Battle of Stalingrad. Puppet theater for adults, it mixes humor and heartbreak to tell the story of one of the most devastating battles of World War II. I am pleased that you are joining us and hope that you have enjoyed this year’s Festival. Nigel Redden Director Lincoln Center Festival Edgard Varèse Photographer credit: E.C. Kerby 07-19 Varese 2:Gp 3.qxt 7/13/10 11:35 AM Page 2 Lincoln Center Festival 2010 Varèse: (R)evolution The Complete Works of Edgard Varèse, Part II New York Philharmonic July 20 Music Director and Conductor AVERY FISHER HALL Alan Gilbert There will be one intermission Soprano Anu Komsi The Oratorio Society of New York Music Director and Chorus Master Kent Tritle Made possible in part by The Grand Marnier Foundation and the Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust. Lincoln Center Festival 2010 is made possible in part with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. This performance is made possible in part by the Josie Robertson Fund for Lincoln Center. Credit Suisse is the Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic. Steinway is the official piano of the New York Philharmonic and Avery Fisher Hall. Sponsor 07-19 Varese 2:Gp 3.qxt 7/13/10 11:35 AM Page 3 Lincoln Center Festival 2010 Program New York Philharmonic Conductor Alan Gilbert Ionisation (1929–31) Percussion Christopher S. Lamb, Daniel Druckman, Barry Centanni*, Erik Charlston*, Marc Damoulakis*, David DePeters*, Gordon Gottlieb*, James Musto*, Pablo Rieppi*, James Saporito*, Charles Settle*, Joseph Tompkins*, Kyle Zerna* Piano Eric Huebner* * Guest Artist Octandre (1923) Flute/Piccolo Mindy Kaufman Oboe Liang Wang Clarinet Mark Nuccio Bassoon Judith LeClair Horn Philip Myers Trumpet Philip Smith Trombone Joseph Alessi Bass Eugene Levinson I. Assez lent II. Très vif et nerveux III. Grave Tuning Up (1947; completed by Chou Wen-chung, 1998) Arcana (1925–27; rev. 1960) INTERMISSION Nocturnal (1961; completed by Chou Wen-chung, 1969) Soprano Anu Komsi The Oratorio Society of New York Music Director and Chorus Master Kent Tritle Amériques (1918–21; rev. 1929) 07-19 Varese 2:Gp 3.qxt 7/13/10 11:35 AM Page 4 Lincoln Center Festival 2010 New York Philharmonic ALAN GILBERT Music Director Daniel Boico, Assistant Conductor Leonard Bernstein, Laureate Conductor, 1943–1990 Kurt Masur, Music Director Emeritus VIOLINS Marilyn Dubow Eric Bartlett CLARINETS Glenn Dicterow The Sue and Eugene The Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nuccio Concertmaster Mercy, Jr. Chair James E. Buckman Acting Principal The Charles E. Martin Eshelman Chair The Edna and W. Van Culpeper Chair Quan Ge Elizabeth Dyson Alan Clark Chair Sheryl Staples Judith Ginsberg Maria Kitsopoulos Pascual Martinez Principal Associate Myung-Hi Kim+ Sumire Kudo Forteza Concertmaster Hanna Lachert Ru-Pei Yeh Acting Associate The Elizabeth G. Hyunju Lee Wei Yu Principal Beinecke Chair Daniel Reed The Honey M. Kurtz Michelle Kim Mark Schmoockler BASSES Family Chair Assistant Na Sun Eugene Levinson Alucia Scalzo++ Concertmaster Vladimir Tsypin Principal Amy Zoloto++ The William Petschek The Redfield D. Family Chair VIOLAS Beckwith Chair E-FLAT CLARINET Enrico Di Cecco Cynthia Phelps Orin O’Brien Pascual Martinez Carol Webb Principal Acting Associate Forteza Yoko Takebe The Mr. and Mrs. Principal Frederick P. Rose The Herbert M. Citrin BASS CLARINET Minyoung Chang+ Chair Chair Amy Zoloto++ Hae-Young Ham Rebecca Young* The Mr. and Mrs. Irene Breslaw** William Blossom BASSOONS Timothy M. George The Norma and Lloyd The Ludmila S. and Judith LeClair Chair Chazen Chair Carl B. Hess Chair Principal Lisa GiHae Kim Dorian Rence Randall Butler The Pels Family Chair Kuan-Cheng Lu David J. Grossman Kim Laskowski* Newton Mansfield Katherine Greene Satoshi Okamoto Roger Nye The Edward and The Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Fast Priscilla Pilcher Chair William J. McDonough FLUTES Kerry McDermott Chair Robert Langevin CONTRABASSOON Anna Rabinova Dawn Hannay Principal Arlen Fast Charles Rex Vivek Kamath The Lila Acheson The Shirley Bacot Peter Kenote Wallace Chair HORNS Shamel Chair Barry Lehr Sandra Church* Philip Myers Fiona Simon Kenneth Mirkin Renée Siebert Principal Sharon Yamada Judith Nelson Mindy Kaufman The Ruth F. and Alan Elizabeth Zeltser Robert Rinehart J. Broder Chair The William and The Mr. and Mrs. G. PICCOLO Erik Ralske Elfriede Ulrich Chair Chris Andersen Chair Mindy Kaufman Acting Associate Yulia Ziskel Principal CELLOS OBOES Cara Kizer Aneff** Marc Ginsberg Carter Brey Liang Wang R. Allen Spanjer Principal Principal Principal Howard Wall Lisa Kim* The Fan Fox and The Alice Tully Chair In Memory of Laura Leslie R. Samuels Sherry Sylar* TRUMPETS Mitchell Chair Robert Botti Philip Smith Soohyun Kwon Eileen Moon* Principal The Joan and Joel I. The Paul and Diane ENGLISH HORN The Paula Levin Chair Picket Chair Guenther Chair Thomas Stacy Matthew Muckey* Duoming Ba Qiang Tu The Joan and Joel Ethan Bensdorf The Shirley and Jon Smilow Chair Thomas V. Smith Brodsky Foundation Chair Evangeline Benedetti 07-19 Varese 2:Gp 3.qxt 7/13/10 11:35 AM Page 5 Lincoln Center Festival 2010 TROMBONES HARP ORCHESTRA ADMINISTRATION Joseph Alessi Nancy Allen PERSONNEL MANAGER John Mangum, Artistic Principal Principal Carl R. Schiebler Administrator The Gurnee F. and The Mr. and Mrs. Eric Latzky, Vice Marjorie L. Hart Chair William T. Knight III STAGE President, Amanda Davidson* Chair REPRESENTATIVE Communications David Finlayson Louis J. Patalano Miki Takebe, Vice The Donna and KEYBOARD President, Operations Benjamin M. Rosen In Memory of Paul AUDIO DIRECTOR Alex Johnston, Chair Jacobs Lawrence Rock Operations Manager Michèle Balm, BASS TROMBONE HARPSICHORD HONORARY MEMBERS Operations Manager James Markey Lionel Party OF THE SOCIETY Pierre Boulez *Associate Principal TUBA PIANO Stanley Drucker **Assistant Principal Alan Baer The Karen and Richard Lorin Maazel +On Leave Principal S. LeFrak Chair Zubin Mehta ++Replacement/Extra Harriet Wingreen Carlos Moseley TIMPANI Jonathan Feldman The New York Markus Rhoten NEW YORK Philharmonic uses the revolving seating method Principal ORGAN PHILHARMONIC for section string players The Carlos Moseley Kent Tritle Gary W. Parr, Chairman who are listed alphabeti- Chair Zarin Mehta, President cally in the roster. LIBRARIANS and Executive Director PERCUSSION Lawrence Tarlow Christopher S. Lamb Principal Principal Sandra Pearson** The Constance R. Sara Griffin** Hoguet Friends of the Philharmonic Chair Daniel Druckman* The Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Ulrich Chair The Oratorio Society of New York Kent Tritle Music Director CHORUS Peter Howland Benjamin B.
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