Conductor James DePreist Leads the Juilliard Orchestra in Symphonies by Schumann and Dvorak on Friday, October 10 at 8 PM in The Peter Jay Sharp Theater
James DePreist, Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at Juilliard, leads the Juilliard Orchestra on Friday, October 10 at 8 PM in The Peter Jay Sharp Theater (155 West 65th Street) in Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61 and Dvorák’s Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88.
FREE tickets to this concert will be available beginning September 26 at the Juilliard Box Office, which should be relocated by that time to the lobby of Juilliard at 155 West 65th Street. Enter on the street level. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday from 11 AM to 6 PM. For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or visit www.juilliard.edu.
Widely esteemed as one of America's finest conductors, James DePreist is Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at Juilliard and is Laureate Music Director of the Oregon Symphony. He served as Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra from 2005 until 2008.
As a guest conductor, Mr. DePreist has appeared with every major North American orchestra, and internationally, he has conducted in Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Manchester, Melbourne, Munich, Prague, Rome, Rotterdam, Seoul, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and Vienna. He made his London debut with the London Symphony at the Barbican Centre in April 2005.
This season, James DePreist makes appearances with the Seoul Philharmonic in October, the Oregon Symphony in April, and the Seattle Symphony in May. He appears regularly at the Aspen Music Festival, with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood, The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Music Center, and the Juilliard Orchestra at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.
With more than 50 recordings to his credit, Mr. DePreist has substantial discography. His varied recorded repertoire includes a celebrated Shostakovich series with the Helsinki Philharmonic and 15 recordings with the Oregon Symphony which have helped establish that orchestra as one of America's finest.
Mr. DePreist has been awarded 13 honorary doctorates and is the author of two books of poetry. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and is a recipient of the Insignia of Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, the Medal of the City of Québec and is an Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Monaco. In 2005 the President of the United States presented James DePreist with the National Medal of Arts, the nation's highest honor for artistic excellence.
The next concert in the Juilliard Orchestra season features conductor James Conlon leading the Orchestra in the world premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Symphony No. 5: Concerto for Orchestra, commissioned by Juilliard, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor, at Carnegie Hall on Monday, October 27 at 8 PM. The concert is part of Mr. Conlon’s “Recovered Voices” project at Juilliard. Composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, a Juilliard alumna, marks her 70th birthday season in 2008-09 with this world premiere work. Since 1971, she has composed 56 works, has received more than 35 awards and distinctions, including a Pulitzer Prize, the first Carnegie Hall Composer’s Chair, and Musical America’s 1999 Composer of the Year. Her works have been commissioned by artists and ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago, and Boston symphony orchestras, and Itzhak Perlman.
FOR LISTINGS:
Friday, October 10, 8 PM
The Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Juilliard, 155 West 65th Street
James DePreist, conductor
Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61
Dvorák Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
FREE tickets are available beginning September 26 from the Juilliard Box Office, 155 West 65th Street, open Monday through Friday, from 11 AM to 6 PM. For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or visit www.juilliard.edu.
JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES – FALL 2008
Monday, October 27, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
James Conlon, conductor
(Part of Mr. Conlon’s “Recovered Voices” project at Juilliard.)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Symphony No. 5: Concerto for Orchestra
(world premiere, commissioned by Juilliard)
Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor
Tickets for Carnegie Hall concerts are $25 (parquet, 1st and 2nd tiers) and $10 (dress circle and balcony) and are available beginning September 29 at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, through CarnegieCharge at
(212) 247-7800, or purchased online at www.carnegiehall.org. Half-price tickets for students and seniors are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office.
Thursday, November 20, 8 PM
The Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Juilliard, 155 West 65th Street
David Atherton, conductor
(Piano soloist to be announced on October 25.)
Stravinsky Scherzo à la russe (both original and symphonic version will be performed)
Stravinsky Petrushka
Ginastera Piano Concerto No. 1 (soloist to be announced)
FREE tickets are available beginning November 6 from the Juilliard Box Office, 155 West 65th Street, open Monday through Friday, from 11 AM to 6 PM. For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or visit www.juilliard.edu.
Monday, November 24, 7:30 PM
Avery Fisher Hall
Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Oratorio Society of New York
Young People’s Chorus of New York
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”)
Bernstein Symphony No. 3 (“Kaddish”)
Tickets are Avery Fisher Hall concerts are $25 (orchestra level) and $10 (all tiers) and are available at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office, through CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500, or purchased online at www.lincolncenter.org, approximately 5 weeks prior to the performance. Beginning on October 20, FREE tickets for students and seniors will be available at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office.
Friday, December 12, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
James DePreist, conductor
(Violin soloist to be announced on November 12.)
Enesco Romanian Rhapsody No. 2
Prokofiev Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 63 (soloist to be announced)
John Corigliano Symphony No. 1
Tickets for Carnegie Hall concerts are $25 (parquet, 1st and 2nd tiers) and $10 (dress circle and balcony) and are available beginning November 14 at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, through CarnegieCharge at
(212) 247-7800, or purchased online at www.carnegiehall.org. Half-price tickets for students and seniors are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office.