Juilliard Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall for Electrifying Annual Performance

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Juilliard Orchestra Returns to Carnegie Hall 

for Electrifying Annual Performance 

 

David Robertson Leads the Orchestra in a Program of Iconic Works by Varèse, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky 

 

On Wednesday, February 11, the Juilliard Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall for its exhilarating and eagerly anticipated annual performance, with many of Juilliard’s young artists making their Carnegie Hall debuts. David Robertson, Juilliard’s director of conducting studies, will lead the acclaimed student orchestra in a program of works by Varèse, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky, each of whom immigrated to America and established strong connections with New York throughout their careers. The concert is presented as part of Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250 festival. 

 

“The energy and idea of America is wholly encapsulated in these three works by immigrants who came to the U.S. and found artistic freedom. For Varèse, the whole notion of Amériques was one of incredible possibility and optimism—the energy he found upon arriving in the United States. For Schoenberg and Stravinsky, America gave them freedom from an increasingly oppressive Europe, and the safety and openness to create new musical worlds,” said Robertson. “These are works which pushed forward a new paradigm of what music could be—enduring compositions that reflect the essential promise of America and give us cause for the celebration of 250 years of American idealism.” 

 

Schoenberg composed Five Pieces for Orchestra during a fraught period, masterfully translating the tensions of the era into his iconic suite. When the young Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris with the Ballet Russes company, its experimental score elicited a visceral reaction from the audience. Varèse’s Amériques is a powerful, dissonant, and inventive piece, employing sirens to evoke a vision of New York that is as apt today as it was in 1921. More than a century after these works premiered, Robertson and Juilliard musicians bring them new life at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. 

 

Tickets can be purchased on the Carnegie Hall website, by calling (212) 247-7800, or by visiting the Carnegie Hall Box Office at West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue. 
 

Program Details 

 

Juilliard Orchestra Conducted by David Robertson 

Wednesday, February 11 | 8pm  

Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall 

West 57th Street and Seventh Avenue 

 

Juilliard Orchestra  

David Robertson, Conductor 

 

VARÈSE Amériques  

SCHOENBERG Five Pieces for Orchestra  

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring 

 

About David Robertson 

 

About The Juilliard School 

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to is to cultivate excellence through the highest caliber of education in music, dance, and drama for gifted students from around the world, so they may achieve their fullest potential, expanding the reach and elevating the impact of the arts. Juilliard is led by Damian Woetzel, seventh president of the school, who has prioritized affordability and access to the highest level of artistic education while championing Juilliard’s tradition of excellence. 

 

Located at Lincoln Center in New York City, Juilliard offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, drama (acting and playwriting), and music (classical, jazz, historical performance, and vocal arts). More than 800 artists from 42 states and 50 countries and regions are enrolled in Juilliard’s College Division, where they appear in more than 800 annual performances in the school’s five theaters; at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully and David Geffen halls and at Carnegie Hall; as well as at other venues around New York City, the U.S., and the world. The continuum of learning at Juilliard also includes nearly 400 students from elementary through high school enrolled in the Preparatory Division—Pre-College and Music Advancement Program (MAP); MAP serves students from diverse backgrounds often underrepresented in the classical music field. More than 1,200 students are enrolled in Juilliard Extension, the flagship continuing education program taught both in person and remotely by a dedicated faculty of performers, creators, and scholars. Beyond its New York campus, Juilliard is defining new directions in performing arts education for a range of learners and enthusiasts through a global K–12 educational curricula and preparatory and graduate studies at The Tianjin Juilliard School in China. 

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CONTACTS: 

Brendan Padgett 

Madeleine Jennings  

news@juilliard.edu  

 

 

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