On Feb. 29-March 1, Long Yu will conduct the New York Philharmonic orchestra and chorus in the U.S. premiere of Émigré, a semi-staged oratorio by Aaron Zigman and Mark Campbell about Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai to escape the Holocaust. The work was co-commission by the NY Phil and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Soloists […]
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate is a Chickasaw composer. His work Pisachi (meaning “reveal” in Chickasaw) was originally a string quartet that pays tribute to the music of the Hopi and Pueblo peoples. On March 7-9, Elim Chan will lead the New York Philharmonic in the world premiere of the orchestral version of this piece. Cellist Sol Gabetta […]
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Winter Festival 2024 celebrates string quartets. Among the most exciting of the scheduled programs is the chance on March 10 to hear the Escher String Quartet play all six of Bartók’s works for that configuration. This glorious marathon is expected to last over three hours. https://www.chambermusicsociety.org/our-concerts/at-lincoln-center/events/escher-string-quartet/
On March 12, the American Composers Orchestra will present two world premieres: a piece for mezzo-soprano and orchestra by John Glover and a new work by Tonia Ko. Called America in Weimar: On the Margins, the program also includes the New York premiere of Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate’s Lowak Shoppala' – Clans as well as pieces by […]
Recently named the next music director of Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw Orchestra, Klaus Mäkelä is making his Carnegie Hall debut on March 16, conducting an all-Stravinsky program with the Orchestre de Paris. On the docket are two complete ballets: The Firebird and The Rite of Spring. https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/03/16/orchestre-de-paris-0800pm
Quatuor Van Kuijk, from France, makes their Carnegie Hall debut on March 21 with the U.S. premiere of the jazz-inspired Ces messieurs by fellow Frenchman Baptiste Trotignon. The concert opens intensely, with Beethoven’s late quartet, Op. 131 in C-sharp minor. Several works by Fauré and Satie are also on the program. https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/03/21/quatuor-van-kuijk-0730pm
The New York Philharmonic has commissioned a new work by Atlanta-based composer Joel Thompson. The world premiere, conducted by music director Jaap van Zweden, will take place March 21-24. Tan Dun’s Trombone Concerto, subtitled Three Muses in Video Game and inspired by three ancient Chinese instruments, will receive its New York premiere with soloist Joseph […]
On March 22, Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world premiere of Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder by performing the cantata at Carnegie Hall. The ASO has a special connection to this work because its founder, Leopold Stokowski, conducted the American premiere with the Philadelphia Orchestra. https://americansymphony.org/concerts/schoenberg-gurre-lieder/
