Louis Andriessen performs at Carnegie Hall - New York, NY (April 19 - May 10, 2010)

April 9 - May 10, 2010

The maximalist Dutch composer, Louis Andriessen, creates works drawn from his background in both jazz and avant-garde composition. These works can be “narrative … anecdotes … [or] sound hallucinations,” according to the composer. Andriessen has curated eight performances as the 2009-2010 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair including the New York premieres of Symphony of Open Strings and Andriessen’s opera La Commedia, performed in concert; the US premiere of Life (with video by Marijke Van Warmerdam); performances of De Staat, Zilver, and Dances; and Three Naughty Boys and Three Crazy Girls, a series of late-night improvisatory concerts.

Friday, April 9, 2010 at 7:30 PM

American Composers Orchestra

Jeffrey Milarsky, Conductor

William Anderson, Electric Guitar

John Korsrud, Trumpet

LOUIS & THE YOUNG AMERICANS

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN Symphony for Open Strings (NY Premiere)

MISSY MAZZOLI These Worlds in Us (World Premiere, new orchestration)

MICHAEL FIDAY Gonzo Variations – Hunter S. Thompson in memoriam (World Premiere)

JOHN KORSRUD Come to the Dark Side (World Premiere)

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Maurice Chestnut, Tap Dancer

Iva Bittová, Violin/Vocals

Programmed by Louis Andriessen, this double bill offers high-voltage tapping and singing—all improvised, first by star American tap dancer Maurice Chestnut, followed by Czech singer-violinist Iva Bittová, whose unique vocal and instrumental technique have gained her international recognition.

Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Asko Schoenberg

Reinbert de Leeuw, Conductor

Claron McFadden, Voice

Jeroen Willems, Voice

Marcel Beekman, Voice

Cristina Zavalloni, Voice

Synergy Vocals

The Brooklyn Youth Chorus

Dianne Berkun, Director

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN La Commedia (concert version, NY Premiere)

Based on Dante’s Divine Comedy, La Commedia combines “complexity, intellectualism, horror, beauty, multi-layering, allusions, historical and mythological references, and, above all, irony,” says Andriessen.

Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Louis Andriessen in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall.

Friday, April 16, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Asko Schoenberg

Reinbert de Leeuw, Conductor

Barbara Sukowa, Voice

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN Zilver

MARTIJN PADDING First Harmonium Concerto

REINBERT DE LEEUW Im wunderschönen Monat Mai (In the Lovely Month of May)

Friday, April 16, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Greetje Bijma, Voice

Louis Andriessen, Piano

Evan Parker, Saxophone

A feast of surprises, as Louis Andriessen continues his series of unpredictable improvisatory concerts. This double bill features two striking performers who both exploit every possibility of their instruments: British saxophonist Evan Parker and Dutch singer Greetje Bijma, who performs with Andriessen on piano.

Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Commentary by Louis Andriessen

Dawn Upshaw, Soprano

Heleen Hulst, Violin

Gerard Bouwhuis, Piano

Bang on a Can All-Stars

The Zankel Band

•• Anna Elashvili, Violin

•• Yonah Zur, Violin

•• Meena Bhasin, Viola

•• Claire Bryant, Cello

•• Kristoffer Saebo, Bass

•• Molly Morkoski, Piano

•• Bridget Kibbey, Harp

•• Eric Poland, Percussion

Alan Pierson, Conductor

Jeremy Geffen, Series Moderator

MAKING MUSIC: LOUIS ANDRIESSEN

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN Dances

MARTIJN PADDING Mordants

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN Life (with video by Marijke van Warmerdam) (US Premiere)

Some particularly imaginative musicians gather to perform works by Carnegie Hall’s Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair, as well as music by one of his pupils. Andriessen’s Dances are rapt and radiant, and his new work—with video—promises to be both a musical and theatrical treat.

Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Ernst Reijseger, Cello

Cristina Zavalloni, Voice

Andrea Rebaudengo, Piano

This double bill features a versatile cellist "who can play anything," according to director Werner Herzog, for whom Reijseger has composed four film scores. On the program’s second half, a wildly theatrical singer who is also featured in Louis Andriessen’s La Commedia at Carnegie Hall on April 15.

Monday, May 10, 2010 at 6:00 PM

Ensemble ACJW

John Adams, Conductor

Jeremy Denk, Piano

JOHN ADAMS Son of Chamber Symphony

IGOR STRAVINSKY Concerto for Piano and Winds

LOUIS ANDRIESSEN De Staat

Tickets

Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
P: 212-247-7800
http://www.carnegiehall.org/