NY Phil Biennial
May 28, 2014
Pablo Heras-Casado, Musical America’s 2014 Conductor of the Year, returns to the United States to lead Orchestra of St. Luke’s as its Principal Conductor for two concerts (May 31, June 1) that explore the music of Pierre Boulez, George Benjamin, and their circles of influence, as part of the New York Philarmonic’s inaugural Biennial.
Pablo’s May 31 concert with Orchestra of St. Luke’s sets Pierre Boulez’s Mémoriale (… explosante-fixe … Originel) and Une page d’éphéméride alongside the U.S. premieres of Bruno Mantovani’s Turbulences, Heinz Holliger’s Ostinato funèbre, Philippe Manoury’s Strange Ritual, and Marc-André Dalbavie’s Concerto. Flutist Elizabeth Mann and pianist Margaret Kampmeier guest on the program.
On June 1 Pablo and OSL delve into the music of George Benjamin. The New York premieres of Benjamin’s Octet and Upon Silence are performed in a program that includes the first American performances of Ryan Wigglesworth’s A First Book of Inventions, Helen Grime’s Luna, and Night Rides by Colin Matthews, whose Suns Dance also comprises the evening. Mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer solos with the orchestra.
Both concerts takes place at the Rose Theater at the Time Warner Center.
Earlier this season on the American stage, Pablo Heras-Casado made his debuts at the Metropolitan Opera and with the New York Philharmonic. Just this May, he conducted the finale to his European tour with the Freiburger Barockorchester in Berlin, led his third performance this season at the Mariinsky Theatre, and appeared for the first time with the London Symphony Orchestra.