NEW YORK STORIES: THREADS of OUR CITY January 14–27, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATED January 18, 2019 December 19, 2018 Contact: Deirdre Roddin (212) 875-5700; [email protected]

UPDATES ANNOUNCED FOR NEW YORK STORIES: THREADS OF OUR CITY January 14–27, 2019

TENEMENT MUSEUM COLLABORATIONS Philharmonic Musicians To Perform Music by Julia Wolfe In Special Tour of Museum Apartments Lived in by Immigrant Garment Workers

Your Story, Our Story: Collecting Immigration Stories from the Philharmonic Community

FREE INSIGHTS AT THE ATRIUM EVENT “Fire in my mouth: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” To Feature Composer JULIA WOLFE, Forward Archivist CHANA POLLACK, Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition Founder RUTH SERGEL, and Philharmonic President and CEO DEBORAH BORDA

ARCHIVAL EXHIBIT Immigrant New York: Celebrating the Workers and Musicians of Our City Artifacts from the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ARCHIVES, FORWARD, MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT NEW YORK CITY, and KHEEL CENTER AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

The New York Philharmonic announces updates to the ancillary activities presented as part of New York Stories: Threads of Our City, January 14–27, 2019, two weeks of concerts and events examining New York City’s roots as a city of immigrants. The centerpiece is the World Premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth, co-commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, which reflects on the New York garment industry at the turn of the 20th century and the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 garment workers, most of them young immigrants.

New York Stories: Threads of Our City / 2 connecting Julia Wolfe’s music to the stories of immigrant garment workers of the time. The evening will begin with a welcome reception at the Tenement Museum Visitor Center, with composer Julia Wolfe in attendance and complimentary wine and food from the Lower East Side.

The Philharmonic’s Your Story, Our Story webpage, presented by the Tenement Museum, is now populated with stories of Philharmonic musicians’ immigration, migration, and cultural heritage. Philharmonic audience members and fans are invited to share their own stories on the webpage, or during the January 24–26 subscription concerts, when Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth will be premiered, at a table set up in the hall with assistance from representatives from the Tenement Museum.

The New York Philharmonic Archives will present the exhibit Immigrant New York: Celebrating the Workers and Musicians of Our City in the Bruno Walter Gallery on David Geffen Hall’s Grand Promenade, exploring immigrant musicians of the Philharmonic, both past and present, and immigrant factory workers. The exhibit will feature materials and documents from the holdings of the New York Philharmonic Archives; the Forward, including its front-lines coverage of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and its aftermath as well as profiles of the victims; the Museum of the City of New York; the National Archives at New York City; and the Kheel Center at Cornell University. Highlights include: • An example of a shirtwaist and photos of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire from the Museum of the City of New York • Ship manifests, passport applications, and naturalization and census records of Philharmonic musicians and Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire victims from the holdings of the National Archives at New York City • Personal histories of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire victims as reported in the Forward and researched by historians at the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University

The free Insights at the Atrium event “Fire in my mouth: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire,” at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on January 15 will feature composer Julia Wolfe, Forward archivist Chana Pollack, and Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition founder Ruth Sergel discussing the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, its impact, and the importance of memorializing it. Ms. Wolfe will discuss her new multimedia work Fire in my mouth, and Ms. Pollack will present archival materials from the Forward’s front-lines coverage of the tragedy and its aftermath. Philharmonic President and CEO Deborah Borda moderates.

New York Stories: Threads of Our City will also feature GROW at Annenberg Sound ON: “Threads,” a new-music concert featuring Philharmonic musicians performing chamber music by composers influenced by their time in America.

More information and ancillary materials related to New York Stories: Threads of Our City are available at nyphil.org/stories. (more) New York Stories: Threads of Our City / 3

Tickets Single tickets to the January 24–26 program start at $33. Single tickets to the Sound ON performance are $45. (Ticket prices subject to change.) Tickets to the Tenement Museum guided tour are available here for the 6:00 p.m. tour, and here for the 7:15 p.m. tour (limited availability). A limited number of $18 tickets to select concerts may be available for students within 10 days of the performance at nyphil.org/rush, or in person the day of; valid identification is required. The New York Philharmonic is offering an allotment of free tickets to young people ages 13–26 for the concert Friday, January 25 as part of Philharmonic Free Fridays; learn more at nyphil.org/freefridays.

Tickets to the New York Philharmonic performances may be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets may also be purchased at the David Geffen Hall Box Office. The Box Office opens at 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and at noon on Sunday. On performance evenings, the Box Office closes one-half hour after performance time; other evenings it closes at 6:00 p.m.

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.

For press tickets, call Lanore Carr at the New York Philharmonic at (212) 875-5714, or email her at [email protected].

Event Listing

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic at the Tenement Museum Co-Presented with the Tenement Museum Part of New York Stories: Threads of Our City

Tenement Museum 103 Orchard Street

Monday, January 14, 2019, 6:00 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Ru-Pei Yeh, cello Max Zeugner, bass Singers from The Crossing

New York Philharmonic bassist Max Zeugner and cellist Ru-Pei Yeh will perform Julia Wolfe’s Retrieve, and singers from The Crossing will perform selections from Julia Wolfe’s Fire in my mouth in a special guided tour of three Tenement Museum apartments — the Gumpertz (1875), Confino (1916), and Rogarshevsky (1911) family apartments — connecting Julia Wolfe’s music to the stories of immigrant garment workers of the time. The evening will begin with a welcome reception at the Tenement Museum Visitor Center, with composer Julia Wolfe in attendance and complimentary wine and food from the Lower East Side.

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Insights at the Atrium: “Fire in my mouth: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” Part of New York Stories: Threads of Our City

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center (Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets)

Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

Julia Wolfe, speaker Chana Pollack, speaker Ruth Sergel, speaker Deborah Borda, moderator

Composer Julia Wolfe, Forward archivist Chana Pollack, and Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition founder Ruth Sergel will discuss the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, its impact, and the importance of memorializing it. Ms. Wolfe will discuss her new multimedia work Fire in my mouth, and Ms. Pollack will present archival materials from the Forward’s front-lines coverage of the tragedy and its aftermath. Philharmonic President and CEO Deborah Borda moderates.

New York Stories: Threads of Our City

New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, January 24, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2019, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 26, 2019, 8:00 p.m.

Jaap van Zweden, conductor Anthony McGill, clarinet The Crossing* Donald Nally, artistic director Young People’s Chorus of New York City* Francisco J. Núñez, director Jeff Sugg*, video and scenic designer Anne Kauffman*, director Mark Grey, sound designer Márion Talán*, costume designer

STUCKY Elegy from August 4, 1964 COPLAND Clarinet Concerto Julia WOLFE Fire in my mouth (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley; the Krannert Center at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign; and the University Musical Society at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

* New York Philharmonic debut New York Stories: Threads of Our City / 5

GROW @ Annenberg Sound ON Series: “Threads” Part of New York Stories: Threads of Our City

The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street, New York City

Sunday, January 27, 2019, 3:00 p.m.

Nadia Sirota, host / curator Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

CHEN Yi At the Kansas City Chinese New Year Concert Yulia Ziskel, Fiona Simon, violin; Leah Ferguson, viola; Sumire Kudo, cello Georg Friedrich HAAS tria ex uno Peter Biloen, conductor; Yoobin Son, flute; Amy Zoloto, clarinet; Joo Young Oh, violin; Nathan Vickery, cello; Kyle Zerna, percussion; Eric Huebner, piano Marcos BALTER Chambers Yulia Ziskel, Fiona Simon, violin; Leah Ferguson, viola; Sumire Kudo, cello Kinan AZMEH Café Damas (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission) Jin Suk Yu, violin; Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, cello; Max Zeugner, bass Thomas ADÈS Darknesse Visible Eric Huebner, piano Donnacha DENNEHY Bulb Jin Suk Yu, violin; Nathan Vickery, cello; Eric Huebner, piano

ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Julia Wolfe’s commission is made possible with generous support from Linda and Stuart Nelson.

* * * Nadia Sirota is The Marie-Josée Kravis Creative Partner.

* * * Major support for Philharmonic Free Fridays is provided by an Anonymous Donor. Additional funding is provided by Muna and Basem Hishmeh. (more) New York Stories: Threads of Our City / 6

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

* * * Citi. Preferred Card of the New York Philharmonic.

* * * Emirates is the Official Airline of the New York Philharmonic.

* * * PurePoint Financial. Season Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic.

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Programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Photography and video are available in the New York Philharmonic’s online newsroom, nyphil.org/newsroom, or by contacting the Communications Department at (212) 875-5700 or [email protected].

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