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Homage to a Dance Triumvirate
by SUSAN REITER
Three dance luminaries—Martha Graham, José Limón (photo), and Antony Tudor—were on the faculty when Juilliard’s Dance Division was launched in 1951, and their enduring legacy will be celebrated when a masterwork by each of them—Graham’s Appalachian Spring, Limón’s There Is a Time (which premiered at Juilliard), and Tudor’s Dark Elegies—is performed on the spring dance concert. More...
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| | Of Patience, Restlessness, Sonatas, and Transcendency
by HINRICH ALPERS
While he hasn’t found a precise recipe for a lifelong career as a concert artist, pianist Hinrich Alpers says he knows some of the ingredients: diligence, talent, hard work, and one often forgotten: patience. As he prepares to present the William Petschek Piano Debut Recital, Alpers reflects on how those elements have come together to make him “a musical grown up.” More...
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| Passionate Performances Are Italian Conductor's Goal
by MITCHELL CRAWFORD
Conductor Roberto Abbado prefers guest conducting to a permanent post—and “every time I get an invitation from an American educational institution I try to go,” he says. This month marks his first visit to Juilliard, where he will conduct the Juilliard Orchestra in a program of music that has special associations with our city. More...
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| | For Albee, Theater Is a Mirror
by FINN WITTROCK
Playwright Edward Albee doesn’t compromise; he regards theater as a mirror held up to the audience which says: “This is who you are. You don’t like it, tough. Change.” On a recent visit to Juilliard, he spoke to drama students about how he came to write plays, their rise and fall and rise again in popularity, and what’s behind the creation of his characters. More...
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| The Art (and Sometimes Headache) of Commissioning
by JOEL SACHS
Encouraging young composers (such as Jude Vaclavik, photo) and expanding the repertoire are among the great satisfactions of commissioning new works, but the process brings headaches as well. What happens when a piece turns out to be a dud, or much longer than expected … or it’s just not finished in time? Joel Sachs has dealt with all of these issues while directing the New Juilliard Ensemble, and this month’s concert is no exception. More...
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