Music Director Peter Oundjian is a vocal champion for new voices in music. Discover something bold and new: a composer whose work you’ve never heard, an instrument you’ve never seen in an orchestral setting, a performer inventing their own style, a fresh take on a classic piece of music. The possibilities are endless.
JACK Quartet: New York Stories
JACK Quartet: New York Stories
The 2023 Robert Mann Chamber Series opens with the esteemed JACK Quartet. Hailed by The New York Times as “our leading new-music foursome,” the JACK Quartet maintains an unwavering commitment to giving voice to underheard composers. In the quartet’s New York Stori...
John Corigliano: Living Legend
John Corigliano: Living Legend
The Festival is honored to welcome none other than Pulitzer Prize-winning John Corigliano as 2023 composer-in-residence. Conducted by Music Director Peter Oundjian, this retrospective program examines three stages of Corigliano’s vast career, beginning with his pastor...
JFK: The Last Speech – World Premiere
JFK: The Last Speech – World Premiere
“Our national strength matters,” said President John F. Kennedy, “but the spirit which informs and controls our strength matters just as much.” This line and others appear in the libretto of the world premiere symphony JFK: The Last Speech, inspired by the celeb...
Joshua Bell + Mahler 1
Joshua Bell + Mahler 1
Music Director Peter Oundjian and the Festival are pulling out all the stops for an unforgettable season finale. In the second evening of a two-part preview performance, 2023 Artist-in-Residence Joshua Bell performs selections from Elements, an unparalleled work for vio...
