CARNEGIE HALL ANNOUNCES 2010–2011 SEASON
JapanNYC - A Two-Part Citywide Festival Led By Artistic Director Seiji Ozawa, Exploring Japan’s Arts and Culture with Events in December 2010 and Spring 2011
Perspectives: James Taylor - Singer/Songwriter Presents Four-Concert Residency, Sharing Early Influences and Tracing His Evolution as an Artist
Perspectives: Christian Tetzlaff - Acclaimed Violinist Performs Wide Array of Music in Six Events, Showcasing His Versatility as Soloist, Chamber Musician, and Educator
Debs Composer’s Chair: Brad Mehldau - Innovative Pianist/Composer Becomes First Jazz Artist to Hold Debs Chair; Season-Long Residency Explores Relationship between Improvisation and Composition
___________________
2010–2011 Season Opens with Four Concerts by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustavo Dudamel
Musicians from Norway’s Risør Chamber Music Festival Bring Four Programs to Carnegie Hall, Led by Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and Violist Lars Anders Tomter
120th Anniversary Celebrated with Two Gala Concerts in Spring 2011: James Taylor Pays Tribute to Carnegie Hall’s History; and New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax,Gil Shaham, and Audra McDonald Perform on May 5 Anniversary
Monday, February 1
Boston Symphony Orchestra
James Levine-Music Director & Conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano
Steven Ansell, Viola
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, founded by Alondra de la Parra in 2004 at the age of 23, is a New York-based orchestra comprised of young professional musicians with the mission to promote the work of young soloists and composers of the American continents—from Canada to Argentina. It has gained many fans since its first performance—many of them much younger than the average symphony-going patron—and is seen as injecting much-needed energy into the European-dominated classical music canon.
Ms. de la Parra is working to integrate the POA
into the heart of New York City's 21st Century culture, eager to expand appreciation for the rich music composed throughout the Americas. In her passion for awakening new audiences to the beauty of orchestral music she has also sought to expand the boundaries of the traditional concert.
YouTube Symphony Orchestra
Tilson Thomas rehearsing the third movement of Brahms' Fourth Symphony with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.
Recently the YouTube Symphony Channel attracted audition videos internationally from musicians looking to join in this first of its kind event--An orchestra brought together by the internet and then performing in Carnegie Hall concert. The concert was led by conductor Michael Tilson Thomas (below). The musicians, selected from more than 30 countries, practiced individually for weeks before coming together for 3 days of rehearsal together at the Julliard School. The live performance included soloists, chamber music, and full symphonic orchestra, and the program represented various styles and periods of classical music, including works by Bach, Mozart, Villa-Lobos, and John Cage. Contemporary composer Tan Dun, best known for his Academy Award winning score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has written a piece for the occasion, Internet Symphony No. 1 "Eroica".
The entire concert is viewable on YouTube.
