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For Immediate Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: February 19, 2013 New York Philharmonic contact: Katherine Johnson +1 (212) 875-5700; [email protected] Konzertdirektion Schmid contact: Meike Knoche +49 (0)30 - 5213702-25; [email protected] EUROPE / SPRING 2013 ALAN GILBERT AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC MAY 2–17, 2013 TOUR TO INCLUDE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC’S RETURN TO ISTANBUL AFTER 18 YEARS AND DEBUT IN IZMIR, TURKEY Orchestra Also To Perform in Zurich, Switzerland; Munich, Essen, Dortmund, Berlin, and Dresden, Germany TOUR TO CULMINATE IN AUSTRIA WITH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE VIENNA KONZERTHAUS Orchestra To Give European Premiere of Prospero’s Rooms by The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence CHRISTOPHER ROUSE ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM MAGNUS LINDBERG’S SITE-SPECIFIC KRAFT AT VOLKSWAGEN’S DIE GLÄSERNE MANUFAKTUR, DRESDEN The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence EMANUEL AX To Perform MOZART’s Piano Concerto No. 25 Violinist JOSHUA BELL To Perform BERNSTEIN’s Serenade; Cellist JAN VOGLER To Perform BLOCH’s Schelomo CREDIT SUISSE IS THE GLOBAL SPONSOR OF THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC NEW YORK — The New York Philharmonic will present EUROPE / SPRING 2013, its sixth international concert tour under the leadership of Music Director Alan Gilbert, May 2–17, 2013. The wide-ranging European tour will feature thirteen concerts in four countries, beginning with the Philharmonic’s debut in Izmir, Turkey, and its return to EUROPE / SPRING 2013 — 2 Istanbul, before continuing on to Zurich, Switzerland; Munich, Essen, Dortmund, Berlin, and Dresden, Germany; and Vienna, Austria. Distinguished guest soloists performing on the tour include the Philharmonic’s Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, pianist Emanuel Ax (Izmir, Istanbul, Essen, Dortmund, Berlin, and Vienna) and violinist Joshua Bell (Istanbul, Zurich, Munich, Dresden, and Vienna). Also featured in Dresden is composer and pianist Magnus Lindberg, who will bring his groundbreaking work Kraft to Volkswagen’s Die Gläserne Manufaktur (Volkswagen Transparent Factory) with clarinetist Chen Halevi, electronics artist Juhani Liimatainen, and Philharmonic Principals Carter Brey, Christopher S. Lamb, and Markus Rhoten and Philharmonic Associate Principal Daniel Druckman. The other concert in Dresden will feature cellist Jan Vogler performing Bloch’s Schelomo at the city’s Semperoper. EUROPE / SPRING 2013 will be the Orchestra’s fifth tour of Europe under the leadership of Mr. Gilbert, following their acclaimed visit in February 2012. EUROPE / SPRING 2013 will also mark the New York Philharmonic’s tenth concert tour and sixth European tour under the aegis of Credit Suisse. A complete schedule appears at the end of this press release. “New York Philharmonic tours show audiences away from home the brilliance, nuance, and passion that these musicians infuse in their performances of a wide range of repertoire,” said Music Director Alan Gilbert. “Our visit to Europe this May reflects many of the ideas and approaches that have become central to our New York activities, such as our partnership with our Artist-in-Residence Emanuel Ax, who plays Mozart with elegance and truth. I also can’t wait to conduct the European premiere of Prospero’s Rooms by our current Composer-in-Residence Christopher Rouse, and to rediscover Magnus Lindberg’s raucous, theatrical Kraft at Volkswagen’s Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden.” “In his four years of Music Directorship, Alan Gilbert has created an excitement and enthusiasm that provides a strong platform on which to build new and reinforce longstanding European partnerships,” said Executive Director Matthew VanBesien. “We are excited to revisit familiar musical capitals such as Berlin and Zurich and to make a historic debut and return in Turkey. Moreover, we are honored to be a part of the Vienna Konzerthaus’s centennial celebration. While the locations will vary, one thing remains constant: Our commitment to showing the world what goes on at home for the Philharmonic thanks to Alan and the Orchestra’s singular command of both new and standard repertoire." “As America’s leading cultural ambassador, the New York Philharmonic continues to forge new territory and maintain a standard of excellence in familiar cities as part of its unrivaled touring efforts,” said Chairman Gary W. Parr. “The ability to do so is thanks in no small part to our Global Sponsor, Credit Suisse. Their similar sense of cultural ambassadorship allows Alan Gilbert to share his musical vision with the world alongside musicians such as Joshua Bell, the great violinist who is also on our board, and cellist Jan Vogler, with whom the Philharmonic premiered a commission in Dresden in 2005.” EUROPE / SPRING 2013 — 3 “Credit Suisse is proud to support the New York Philharmonic and its EUROPE / SPRING 2013 tour, our sixth visit to Europe with this world-renowned Orchestra in our six years as exclusive Global Sponsor,” said Pamela Thomas-Graham, Head of Talent, Branding and Communications at Credit Suisse and a member of the bank’s Executive Board. “We are once again delighted that this year’s tour will visit countries so important to Credit Suisse, including Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, and Austria. We are looking forward to the many opportunities available for our clients and employees to experience all that the New York Philharmonic’s musicians and Music Director Alan Gilbert have to offer.” Tour Programs The repertoire for EUROPE / SPRING 2013 will offer a blend of Austrian classics, American masters, innovative contemporary music, and two landmarks of the Russian Romantic era. The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Emanuel Ax opens the tour in Izmir with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25, a piece that he will also perform with the Philharmonic in its home, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, in April; Mr. Ax also plays the work in Istanbul, Essen, Dortmund, Berlin, and Vienna. The Orchestra also performs Mozart’s Symphony No. 36, Linz (the first work that Gilbert ever conducted for Laureate Conductor Leonard Bernstein) in Istanbul and Dresden, and continues its Austrian focus with Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 in Izmir and Essen. All three works will also be heard in Vienna as part of the Philharmonic’s celebration of the Konzerthaus’s centenary, further reinforcing the American-Austrian dialogue that has been present in the Orchestra’s history since Gustav Mahler assumed the post of Music Director in 1909. The Philharmonic’s tour also highlights American works, chief among them the European Premiere of The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence Christopher Rouse’s Prospero’s Rooms, following the work’s World Premiere in New York by the Orchestra in April. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, the piece reflects the story of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death,” and will be heard in Istanbul, Zurich, Munich, Dresden, and Vienna. These cities will also hear violinist Joshua Bell performing Bernstein’s Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium), which was described by the composer himself as his most important serious work, and recorded by Mr. Bell in 2001. In addition to cellist Jan Vogler performing Bloch’s Schelomo at the Dresden Semperoper (a work he also performs with the Orchestra in New York and Ann Arbor this season), the Philharmonic’s time in that city will also feature a unique performance of Magnus Lindberg’s Kraft, which was given its New York Premiere in October 2010 by the Orchestra. A taste of the unusual and adventurous repertoire for which the Orchestra has become renowned under Mr. Gilbert, Kraft will be heard at Volkswagen’s Die Gläserne Manufaktur and, in keeping with the composer’s original intent, will use repurposed locally-sourced metal, in this case provided by Volkswagen specifically for this concert. In addition to Lindberg himself at the piano, Kraft’s soloists include EUROPE / SPRING 2013 — 4 Philharmonic Principal Percussion Christopher S. Lamb and Associate Principal Percussion Daniel Druckman, Principal Timpani Markus Rhoten, and Principal Cello Carter Brey, as well as Chen Halevi on clarinet and Juhani Liimatainen on electronics. Orchestra favorites on the Philharmonic’s tour include Ravel’s orchestration of Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition — to be played in Istanbul, Dresden, and Vienna — and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, Pathétique, which will be performed in Istanbul, Zurich, Munich, Dortmund, Berlin, and Vienna. Tour Itinerary and Details The EUROPE / SPRING 2013 tour will launch with the Philharmonic’s debut in Izmir as part of the Izmir International Festival at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre on May 2. The tour continues with two performances in Istanbul, the Philharmonic’s first visit to the city in 18 years, with the Istanbul Music Festival at the Haliç Congress Centre May 3 and 4. Following that, the Orchestra moves to Zurich for a concert at the Tonhalle May 6, and then travels to Munich for a performance at the Gasteig May 7. The Orchestra then performs at the Philharmonie in Essen on May 8 and the Konzerthaus Dortmund on May 9. Next, the Philharmonic returns to Berlin for a performance at the Konzerthaus on May 11, marking the Orchestra’s first appearance in the hall since 1988 when it was part of East Germany and known as the Berlin Schauspielhaus. Previous Berlin performances in 1993, 1996, 2000, 2005, and 2011 took place at the Philharmonie. The tour continues in Dresden with a concert at the Semperoper on May 13 followed by their performance at Volkswagen’s Die Gläserne Manufaktur on May 14. Both the Berlin and Dresden concerts take place under the auspices of the Dresden Music Festival. Finally, the Philharmonic closes its tour and celebrates the centennial of the Vienna Konzerthaus with three concerts in the hall on May 15, 16, and 17. Artists New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert began his tenure in September 2009. The New York Times has said: “Those who think classical music needs some shaking up routinely challenge music directors at major orchestras to think outside the box.
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