FOR RELEASE: January 22, 2014
Contact: Katherine E. Johnson
ALAN GILBERT AND THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
2014–15 SEASON
SEASON OPENING: Alan Gilbert To Conduct
U.S. Premiere–Philharmonic Co-Commission of UNSUK CHIN’s Clarinet Concerto, with KARI KRIIKKU, and MAHLER’s Symphony No. 1, September 23, 26–27, and 30
OPENING GALA CONCERT with JOSHUA BELL, JOSH GROBAN, and RENÉE FLEMING in
La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema, September 16, Part of THE ART OF THE SCORE: Film Week at the Philharmonic
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Alan Gilbert To Conduct
World Premieres by JOHN ADAMS, PETER EÖTVÖS, and CHRISTOPHER ROUSE
U.S. Premiere–Philharmonic Co-Commission of THIERRY ESCAICH’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe VERDI’S REQUIEM
New York Premiere Staging of HONEGGER’S JOAN OF ARC AT THE STAKE with MARION COTILLARD and Actors from the Comédie–Française
Directed by Côme de Bellescize
Conclusion of THE NIELSEN PROJECT with Composer’s 150th Birthday
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Violinist LISA BATIASHVILI Named The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Pianist INON BARNATAN Named the Philharmonic’s First Artist-in-Association
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE’s Term Extended as The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence World Premiere of Thunderstuck; New York Premiere of Flute Concerto with Robert Langevin; Iscariot
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YO-YO MA in 15th-Anniversary Concert for Silk Road Ensemble and in Chinese New Year Concert and Gala with U.S. Premiere by ZHAO LIN
CONTACT!, the New-Music Series: at SubCulture, Co-Presented with 92nd Street Y; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; and on EUROPE / SPRING 2015 Tour
DOHNÁNYI / DVOŘÁK: A Philharmonic Festival
Conducting Debuts by SUSANNA MÄLKKI, JUANJO MENA, STÉPHANE DENÈVE, and
THOMAS ADÈS in U.S. Premiere of His Totentanz
Pianists JEREMY DENK and MARTIN HELMCHEN, Soprano ANGELA MEADE, and
Baritone SIMON KEENLYSIDE To Make Debuts
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EUROPE / SPRING 2015 Tour
Reprise of 2013 GIANTS ARE SMALL’s Petrushka in London and Paris
International Associate Residency at London’s BARBICAN Centre Return to DUBLIN After 19 Years
SHANGHAI Orchestra Academy and Residency Begins with
First Annual Residency in July 2015; Inaugural Academy Class Begins Fall 2014 Return to BRAVO! VAIL for 13th-Annual Residency
For Further information see: NY Philharmonic Season 2014-2015