FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2015 Contact: Katherine E. Johnson (212) 875-5718; [email protected] NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF WEEKLY RADIO BROADCASTS, THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK April–June 2015 HIGHLIGHTS TO INCLUDE Alan Gilbert Leading the New York Philharmonic in the World Premiere of John Adams’s Scheherazade.2, the U.S. Premiere of Thierry Escaich’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe with The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Lisa Batiashvili and Oboist François Leleux, and the Conclusion of The Nielsen Project with Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto Featuring Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill Weekly Radio Broadcast Series Is Produced by the New York Philharmonic and Distributed Worldwide by the WFMT Radio Network The April broadcasts of The New York Philharmonic This Week — the weekly radio series of concerts and recordings by the New York Philharmonic, hosted by Alec Baldwin — begin with Music Director Alan Gilbert leading the Orchestra in Bach’s Mass in B minor with soprano Dorothea Röschmann, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, tenor Steve Davislim, bass-baritone Eric Owens, and the New York Choral Artists, directed by Joseph Flummerfelt. Next, Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic in Nielsen’s Flute Concerto, with Principal Flute Robert Langevin as soloist, and Nielsen’s Violin Concerto with soloist Nikolaj Znaider as part of The Nielsen Project — the Philharmonic’s multi-season survey of the six symphonies and three concertos by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. The program concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, Little Russian. In the third week of April broadcasts Alan Gilbert leads the Orchestra in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, featuring Principal Cello Carter Brey as soloist, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5; the broadcast concludes with Mr. Brey performing J.S. Bach’s Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello in G major, BWV 1007 from his solo performance at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on April 1, 2013. Next, Alan Gilbert leads the Orchestra in the World Premiere of John Adams’s Scheherazade.2 — Dramatic symphony for violin and orchestra — a Philharmonic Co-Commission with the (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 2 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam; the Royal Concertgebouw; and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director — performed by violinist Leila Josefowicz, for whom it is written and dedicated. The concerts also include two early 20th-century Russian works, Stravinsky’s Petrushka (original 1911 version) and Lyadov’s The Enchanted Lake. The last week in April features Alan Gilbert leading the New York Philharmonic in the New York Premiere of The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence Christopher Rouse’s Oboe Concerto, featuring Principal Oboe Liang Wang, and Richard Strauss’s Don Juan and Also sprach Zarathustra, both featuring then Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow in the highlighted concertmaster solos. In the first broadcast in May, Andrey Boreyko returns to lead the Orchestra in Stravinsky’s The Song of the Nightingale; Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto, with Principal Bassoon Judith LeClair; and Zemlinsky’s The Mermaid, Fantasy for Orchestra. Next, Music Director Alan Gilbert leads the New York Philharmonic in a celebration of the centennial of English composer, conductor, and pianist Benjamin Britten. The program will include Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, featuring tenor Michael Slattery, and Philharmonic Principal Horn Philip Myers, and Britten’s Spring Symphony, with soprano Kate Royal, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, New York Choral Artists directed by Joseph Flummerfelt, and Brooklyn Youth Chorus directed by Dianne BerkunMenaker. In the third week of May, Music Director Alan Gilbert conducts the New York Philharmonic in Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, with Philharmonic Artist-in-Association Inon Barnatan in his Philharmonic debut. The program also includes Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Nyx, Debussy’s Jeux, and Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier Suite. The next three weeks feature Alan Gilbert leading the Orchestra in The Beethoven Piano Concertos: A Philharmonic Festival, in which Yefim Bronfman (then The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence) performs the complete Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle. Two of the programs set Beethoven’s works alongside World Premieres. The first of these three programs features Beethoven’s Concertos Nos. 1 and 4, as well as the World Premiere of Anthony Cheung’s Lyra, commissioned by the New York Philharmonic as part of The MarieJosée Kravis Prize for New Music. The Philharmonic’s June broadcasts begin with the second program in the Beethoven festival: Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3, as well as the World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission of Kravis Emerging Composer Sean Shepherd’s Songs. The following week features the festival’s final program: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor, with Yefim Bronfman as soloist, and Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, featuring Mr. Bronfman, Principal Cello Carter Brey, and then Concertmaster Glenn Dicterow in his final Philharmonic appearances before concluding his 34-year tenure. (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 3 Next, Lisa Batiashvili concludes her tenure as the 2014–15 Mary and James G. Wallach Artistin-Residence, performing the U.S. Premiere of Thierry Escaich’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe, a Philharmonic co-commission with Hamburg’s NDR Symphony Orchestra, coupled with J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe. In both of these works she is joined by oboist François Leleux, her husband, in his Philharmonic debut. Conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, the program also includes Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10. In the final week of June broadcasts, the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert conclude The Nielsen Project — the Philharmonic’s acclaimed multi-season survey of the six symphonies and three concertos by Danish composer Carl Nielsen (1865–1931), whose 150th anniversary of his birth will be marked that month — with Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto, featuring Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill in his Philharmonic debut. The program also includes Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and selections from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. The New York Philharmonic This Week airs locally in the New York metropolitan area on WQXR 105.9 FM, Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. [Check local listings.] Concerts are available on the Philharmonic’s Website, nyphil.org, for two weeks following the broadcast. The broadcasts are syndicated to more than 465 outlets nationally and 122 outlets internationally by the WFMT Radio Network. The New York Philharmonic can also be heard on the radio in China on Shanghai Classical 94.7 FM every other Friday at 7:00 p.m. thanks to a new agreement between the WFMT Radio Network and the Shanghai East Radio Company except for June when the New York Philharmonic will be featured every Friday. Alec Baldwin is the host, New York Philharmonic Audio Producer Mark Travis is the broadcast producer, and Audio Director Lawrence Rock is the music producer. The New York Philharmonic’s first live national radio broadcast took place on October 5, 1930, over the CBS radio network. On that Sunday Erich Kleiber was on the podium leading the Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Since that historic broadcast, the Philharmonic has enjoyed an almost continuous presence on national radio. Advancing its role as a media pioneer, the Philharmonic, since 2002, has shared its radio broadcasts with a worldwide audience through its Website, nyphil.org. In 2004 the New York Philharmonic was the first major American orchestra to offer downloadable concerts, recorded live. Following on this innovation, in 2009 the Orchestra announced the first-ever subscription download series: Alan Gilbert: The Inaugural Season, available exclusively on iTunes, produced and distributed by the New York Philharmonic, and comprising more than 50 works performed during the 2009–10 season. In the 2013–14 season, the Orchestra released another digital recording series: Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic: 2013–14 Season. The first two albums are now available for download and streaming. Since 1917 the Philharmonic has made nearly 2,000 recordings, with more than 500 currently available. (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 4 *** The New York Philharmonic This Week is generously underwritten by The Kaplen Brothers Fund, the Audrey Love Charitable Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Philharmonic’s corporate partner, MetLife Foundation. *** Christopher Rouse is The Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence. *** Lisa Batiashvili is The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence. *** Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. *** Alec Baldwin is the Radio Host of the New York Philharmonic. The actor last appeared onstage in the 2010 Guild Hall (East Hampton) production of Peter Shaffer’s Equus, directed by Tony Walton. Mr. Baldwin’s other stage credits include Entertaining Mr. Sloane (the Roundabout Theatre Company, 2006 production); Loot (Broadway, 1986); Serious Money (Broadway, 1988); Prelude to a Kiss (Circle Repertory Company, in 1990 (Obie Award); A Streetcar Named Desire (Broadway, 1992); Macbeth (New York Shakespeare Festival, 1998); and The Twentieth Century (Roundabout Theatre Company, 2004), earning him Theatre World and Obie Awards as well as a Tony nomination. Mr. Baldwin has appeared in more than 50 films, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Miami Blues, The Hunt for Red October, Glengarry Glen Ross, Malice, The Juror, The Edge, Ghosts of Mississippi, State and Main, The Cat in the Hat, The Cooler (National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Oscar nomination), The Aviator, The Departed, and It’s Complicated. On television Mr. Baldwin starred with Tina Fey on NBC’s 30 Rock, winner of the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series. For his portrayal of Jack Donaghy, Mr. Baldwin received seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globes, the Television Critics Award, and two Emmy Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2011 Mr. Baldwin received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His company, El Dorado Pictures, has produced projects including Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial for TNT (Emmy Award nomination); The Confession for Showtime (Writers Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay); and David Mamet’s film State and Main. A dedicated supporter of public policy and arts causes, Alec Baldwin serves on the boards of the New York Philharmonic, People For the American Way, The Hamptons International Film Festival, and Guild Hall of East Hampton. He is an active supporter of The Radiation and Public Health Project, East Hampton Day Care Center, The Actors Fund, The Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival, Roundabout Theatre Company, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and The Water Keeper Alliance, among many others. His book, A Promise to Ourselves, was published by St. Martin’s Press in paperback in 2009. (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 5 Lawrence Rock has been Audio Director of the New York Philharmonic since 1997, overseeing all audio activities including recording, broadcasting, and live sound. He is the recording and mastering engineer as well as a producer for the recent iTunes Passes, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic: 2012–13 Season, and Alan Gilbert: The Inaugural Season, both produced and distributed by the New York Philharmonic. His other recent projects have included producing New York Philharmonic and Lorin Maazel: The Complete Mahler Symphonies, Live; Deutsche Grammophon’s New York Philharmonic DG Concerts downloads; and a Deutsche Grammophon recording of music by Richard Strauss, performed by the Philharmonic. In 2005 Mr. Rock received three Grammy Awards for John Adams’s On the Transmigration of Souls, for which he served as co-producer with the composer, and in 1997 he won a Grammy for engineering an album of works by Aaron Copland, performed by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. For the Philharmonic’s own recording label, New York Philharmonic Special Editions, Mr. Rock co-produced the Grammy-nominated CD Sweeney Todd: Live at the New York Philharmonic and the 10-CD set Kurt Masur at the New York Philharmonic. He has also made recordings with the Chicago, Houston, and Milwaukee symphony orchestras. Mark Travis, an award-winning 18-year music industry veteran, joined the New York Philharmonic as its full-time in-house producer in August 2011. For the previous 12 years he worked for Chicago’s WFMT Radio Network. He has written and produced The New York Philharmonic This Week since its inaugural season in 2004–05. Other broadcast credits include the Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts as well as broadcasts by the Berlin Philharmonic, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Bavarian Staatsoper, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Travis has an extensive discography as a music producer that ranges from recordings by the New York Philharmonic to those by William Warfield, Jenny Lin, Jeffrey Siegel, the Lyrebird Ensemble, and the Chicago Chorale. An accomplished singer and classical guitarist, he also hosts and produces several podcasts and educational pieces for a variety of organizations. He is a member of the Classical Committee of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS) and serves on both the grand jury and advisory board of the New York Festivals International Broadcasting Competition. From 2010–2012, Mr. Travis proudly served as a music committee chair for the United States Artists Music Awards in Los Angeles. In 2013 he and his production team earned a Gold World Medal for Best Sound, A Bronze World Medal for Best Regularly Scheduled Music Program, and a Finalist Certificate for Best Classical Format from the New York Festivals International Radio Awards for their work on The New York Philharmonic This Week. ### (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 6 The WFMT Radio Network, the international syndication division of award-winning Chicago classical music station 98.7WFMT, distributes these broadcasts worldwide. In addition to the New York Philharmonic broadcasts, the WFMT Radio Network syndicates many programs, including concerts by the Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Milwaukee symphony orchestras, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, as well as ongoing series such as Relevant Tones, Fiesta!, and Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin. The WFMT Radio Network also offers a full season of performances by American opera companies such as Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, and more. In addition, exclusive programming from Carnegie Hall, Germany’s Deutsche Welle Radio, and dozens of classical, folk, jazz, documentaries, and specials are offered to radio outlets around the world. For more information, please contact Tony Macaluso at [email protected] or Estlin Usher at [email protected]. ### THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC THIS WEEK April–June 2015 Week of April 1 (from March 13–16, 2013) Alan Gilbert, conductor Dorothea Röschmann, soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano Steve Davislim, tenor Eric Owens, bass-baritone New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director J.S. BACH Mass in B minor Week of April 8 (from October 10–13, 2012) Alan Gilbert, conductor Robert Langevin, flute Nikolaj Znaider, violin NIELSEN NIELSEN TCHAIKOVSKY Flute Concerto Violin Concerto Symphony No. 2, Little Russian (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 7 Week of April 15 (from March 27, April 1, and July 19, 2013) Alan Gilbert, conductor Carter Brey, cello DVOŘÁK TCHAIKOVSKY J.S. BACH Cello Concerto (July 19, 2013) Symphony No. 5 (July 19, 2013) Suite No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello in G major, BWV 1007 (April 1, 2013) Week of April 22 (from March 26–28, 2015) Alan Gilbert, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin LYADOV STRAVINSKY John ADAMS The Enchanted Lake Petrushka (original 1911 version) Scheherazade.2 — Dramatic symphony for violin and orchestra (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam; the Royal Concertgebouw; and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director) Week of April 29 (from November 14–16 and 19, 2013) Alan Gilbert, conductor Liang Wang, oboe R. STRAUSS Christopher ROUSE R. STRAUSS Don Juan Glenn Dicterow, violin Oboe Concerto (New York Premiere) Also sprach Zarathustra Glenn Dicterow, violin (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 8 Week of May 6 (from January 16–18, 2014) Andrey Boreyko, conductor Judith LeClair, bassoon STRAVINSKY MOZART ZEMLINSKY The Song of the Nightingale Bassoon Concerto The Mermaid, Fantasy for Orchestra Week of May 13 (from November 21–23, 2013) Alan Gilbert, conductor Michael Slattery*, tenor (Serenade) Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor (Spring Symphony) Philip Myers, horn Kate Royal*, soprano Sasha Cooke†, mezzo-soprano New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, director Brooklyn Youth Chorus Dianne Berkun-Menaker, director BRITTEN BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings Spring Symphony Week of May 20 (from March 19–20 and 24, 2015) Alan Gilbert, conductor Inon Barnatan*, piano Esa-Pekka SALONEN RAVEL DEBUSSY R. STRAUSS Nyx Piano Concerto in G major Jeux Der Rosenkavalier Suite *denotes New York Philharmonic debut †denotes New York Philharmonic subscription debut (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 9 Week of May 27 (from June 11–14, 2014) Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano BEETHOVEN Anthony CHEUNG BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 Lyra (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) Piano Concerto No. 4 Week of June 3 (from June 19–21, 2014) Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano BEETHOVEN Sean SHEPHERD BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 Songs (World Premiere– New York Philharmonic Commission) Piano Concerto No. 3 Week of June 10 (from June 24–28, 2014) Alan Gilbert, conductor Yefim Bronfman, piano Glenn Dicterow, violin Carter Brey, cello BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor (more) The New York Philharmonic This Week April–June 2015 / 10 Week of June 17 (from April 8–11, 2015) Alan Gilbert, conductor Lisa Batiashvili, violin François Leleux*, oboe J.S. BACH Thierry ESCAICH Concerto for Violin and Oboe Concerto for Violin and Oboe (U.S. Premiere–New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Hamburg’s NDR Symphony Orchestra) Symphony No. 10 SHOSTAKOVICH Week of June 24 (from January 8–10 and 13, 2015) Alan Gilbert, conductor Anthony McGill*, clarinet RAVEL NIELSEN TCHAIKOVSKY Valses nobles et sentimentales Clarinet Concerto Selections from Swan Lake *denotes New York Philharmonic debut All information subject to change ### ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE What’s New — Get the Latest News, Video, Slideshows, and More Photography is available in the New York Philharmonic’s online newsroom, nyphil.org/newsroom, or by contacting the Communications Department at (212) 875-5700; [email protected].
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