For immediate release Contact Glenn Petry (212) 625-2038 Alan Gilbert leads four major European orchestras this fall, including two debuts gpetry@21cmediagroup.com Alan Gilbert (photo: David Finlayson) Staatskapelle Dresden Alan Gilbert Hamburg s NDR Symphony Conductor Berlin Philharmonic London Symphony Orchestra Leipzig Gewandhaus La Scala Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Bavarian Radio Symphony Principal Guest
Alan Gilbert leads four major European orchestras this fall, including two debuts Page 2 of 5 consistently Beethoven s involving and insightful New York Times Eroica Tchaikovsky s Fourth Symphony Brahms s Haydn Variations György Kurtág Christopher Rouse Carl Nielsen number-one choice New York Times Gramophone one of the great successes of Alan Gilbert s tenure thus far Inon Barnatan Frank Peter Zimmermann Hamburger Abendblatt momentum and enthusiasm, perfection and beauty of sound Juilliard School Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at the Juilliard Orchestra Carnegie Hall A Ring Synthesis Ein Heldenleben pyrotechnic pleasures and swashbuckling sounds New York New Yorker the finest performance of standard repertory that Gilbert has ever given performance five-star Daphnis et Chloé Financial Times New York Times incandescent He captured the shimmering bloom of the Daybreak section while bringing out its dangerous undertow and ambiguity. Though the Pantomime had playfulness aplenty, currents of sexuality roiled these games. The final dance section was slashing, incisive and sonically glorious.
Alan Gilbert leads four major European orchestras this fall, including two debuts Page 3 of 5 upcoming Philharmonic highlights www.alangilbert.com www.facebook.com/gilbertconducts www.twitter.com/gilbertconducts Alan Gilbert: fall engagements The concerts listed below take place at David Geffen Hall in New York, NY. Oct 23 25 Dresden, Germany Staatskapelle Dresden (debut) György KURTÁG: Grabstein für Stephan, Op. 15c TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4 Oct 29 & 30 Hamburg, Germany NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, Eroica Oct 31 Bremen, Germany NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3, Eroica Nov 4 7 MOZART: Divertimento in D, K.136/125a
Alan Gilbert leads four major European orchestras this fall, including two debuts Page 4 of 5 MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 2 (with Philip Myers, horn) MOZART: Serenade for 13 Winds, Gran partita Nov 24 New York, NY Carnegie Hall Juilliard Orchestra SCHUMANN: Manfred Overture BERG: Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 WAGNER (arr. Alan Gilbert): A Ring Synthesis Dec 3 SINATRA: Voice for a Century With Christina Aguilera, Fantasia, Sutton Foster, Bernadette Peters & Sting, vocalists; Chris Botti, trumpet; Seth MacFarlane, host and vocalist; Lonny Price, co-director Dec 10 & 11 Munich, Germany Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Christopher ROUSE: Rapture MOZART: Piano Concerto C minor, K. 491 (with Lars Vogt, piano) NIELSEN: Symphony No. 3, Op. 27, Sinfonia espansiva (with Christina Landshamer, soprano; Michael Nagy, baritone) Dec 13 London, England Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (debut) BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56 BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 (with Inon Barnatan, piano) HAYDN: Symphony No. 90 in C Dec 29 & 30; Jan 2 SIBELIUS: The Swan of Tuonela SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 4 MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto (with Joshua Bell, violin) SIBELIUS: Finlandia Dec 31 New Year s Eve: La Vie Parisienne OFFENBACH: Selections from Gaîté parisienne RAVEL: Pavane for a Dead Princess SIMONS: C est ça la vie, c est ça l amour from Toi c est moi OFFENBACH: Ah! que j aime les militaires from La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein OFFENBACH: Ah! quel dîner from La Périchole
Alan Gilbert leads four major European orchestras this fall, including two debuts Page 5 of 5 PIAF & LOUIGUY: La Vie en rose SAINT-SAËNS: Carnival of the Animals (with Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano; Inon Barnatan and Makoto Ozone, piano) 21C Media Group, October 2015