Arvo Pärt and Alfred Schnittke, about 1980 (Photographer unknown). Courtesy of Juilliard.
Juilliard will present some impressive concerts over the next few weeks. Check out some highlights below.
FOCUS! 2014: Alfred Schnittke’s World
Friday, January 24 – Friday, January 31
Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater (155 W 65th Street)
Juilliard’s 30th annual mid-winter festival commemorates the 80th anniversary of the birth of Soviet-Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) and his closest circle of composers: Sofia Gubaidulina, Giya Kancheli, Arvo Pärt, and Valentin Silvestrov. Opening with Joel Sachs conducting the New Juilliard Ensemble and closing with Anne Manson conducting the Juilliard Orchestra, FOCUS! 2014 features 6 FREE concerts celebrating Schnittke and his contemporaries’ unique styles. Enjoy the rare opportunity to hear performances of this circle’s chamber works in four intimate concerts January 27-30, and learn more about the intricacies of their works and lives in a Pre-Concert Panel Discussion with several experts, moderated by Joel Sachs, on January 28.
FREE tickets for all events available at the Juilliard Box Office
Juilliard415 and the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys Perform Purcell and Handel
Thursday, January 30 at 7:30 PM
Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (1 W 53rd Street)
International artist and early music specialist Richard Egarr and celebrated organist and conductor John Scott lead Juilliard’s period-instrument ensemble, Juilliard415, and the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys in their first collaboration, featuring works by Purcell and Handel.
Tickets $30-$75 available online at SaintThomasChurch.org
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Mezzo-Soprano Sasha Cooke, Winner of the Alice Tully Vocal Arts Recital Award
Monday, February 3 at 8:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall (1941 Broadway)
Her voice described by reviewers as radiant, creamy, luminous, Juilliard alumna Sasha Cooke sings works by Wolf, Poulenc, Duparc, Crumb, Britten, and Copland. Ms. Cooke is joined by pianist Pei-Yao Wang for the 2014 Alice Tully Vocal Arts Recital.
Tickets $20 available at the Alice Tully Hall Box Office, by calling (212) 721-6500, or online at www.juilliard.edu/cooke. Half-price senior/student tickets available at the box office only
