NY PHIL BIENNIAL AT-A-GLANCE (as of April 24, 2014) COMPOSERS WANG A-Mao + Toshio HOSOKAWA Daniel ACOSTA † HUANG Ruo John ADAMS Vijay IYER Julia ADOLPHE + Michael JARRELL Andy AKIHO + Jesse JONES + Mark ANDRÉ Chris KAPICA George BENJAMIN György KURTÁG Luciano BERIO György LIGETI Oscar BETTISON Franz LISZT Pierre BOULEZ WANG Lu + Ryan BROWN Steven MACKEY André CAPLET Philippe MANOURY Richard CARRICK Bruno MANTOVANI Elliott CARTER Colin MATTHEWS Friedrich CERHA Andrew McMANUS + Elli CHOI † Jared MILLER + Nick CHOMOWICZ † Eric NATHAN Ethan COHN † Olga NEUWIRTH Marc-André DALBAVIE Jake O’BRIEN † Samantha DARRIS † Gérard PESSON Zachary DETRICK § Matthias PINTSCHER William DOUGHERTY + Milo PONIEWOZIK † Melody EÖTVÖS + Eric PORETSKY † Peter EÖTVÖS Paola PRESTINI Morton FELDMAN Wolfgang RIHM Daniel FELSENFELD Kyle ROTOLO + Dai FUJIKURA Christopher ROUSE Julian GALESI §† Jay SCHWARTZ Max GRAFE + Nina ŠENK Helen GRIME Harry STAFYLAKIS + 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 Robert HONSTEIN + Vito ZURAJ † denotes Very Young Composer of the New York Philharmonic § denotes Kaufman Music Center Special Music School High School student + denotes composers selected through the assistance of the EarShot National Orchestral Composition Discovery Network and from the American Composers Orchestra’s Underwood New Music Readings 2 COMPOSERS’ COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN Australia Japan Austria Romania Canada Russia China Slovenia France Switzerland Germany United Kingdom Hungary United States Italy Venezuela WORLD PREMIERES Julia ADOLPH Dark Sand, Sifting Light Andy AKIHO Tarnished Mirrors Oscar BETTISON Threaded Madrigals * Zachary DETRICK (SMSHS student) Beyond There Melody EÖTVÖS Beetles, Dragons, and Dreamers Julian GALESI (SMSHS student) Vote for Sheriff Max GRAFE Bismuth: Variations for Orchestra HUANG Ruo Chamber Concerto No. 2, The Lost Garden (World Premiere of chamber orchestra version) Michael HERSCH Of Sorrow Born: Seven Elegies * Jesse JONES …innumerable stars, scattered in clusters Chris KAPICA Fandanglish * WANG Lu Scenes from the Bosco Sacro Andrew McMANUS Strobe Jared MILLER Contrasted Perspectives – Two Surrealist Portraits Eric NATHAN As Above, So Below * Paola PRESTINI Eight Takes * Kyle ROTOLO Apophis Christopher ROUSE Symphony No. 4 * Harry STAFYLAKIS Brittle Fracture WANG A-Mao Characters in Theatre * denotes New York Philharmonic Commission 3 U.S. PREMIERES Mark ANDRÉ E2 on James Turrell’s Sky-Space Marc-André DALBAVIE Concertino William DOUGHERTY Into Focus 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 Robert HONSTEIN Rise Steven MACKEY Dreamhouse Matthias PINTSCHER Reflections on Narcissus Julia WOLFE Anthracite Fields 4 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 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* *denotes New York Philharmonic debut 5 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 School High School Students Synergy Vocals The Choir of Trinity Wall Street* 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 # # # ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE .