Coming Events
Library of Congress and Carnegie Hall
May 6, 2011 and May 12, 2011
Colin Jacobsen and Bruce Levingston performing at the Premiere Commission Fifth Anniversary Gala in 2006.On May 6, 2011, virtuoso violinist Colin Jacobsen and acclaimed pianist Bruce Levingston will present the world premiere of Sebastian Currier's "Xenakis Remix" for violin, piano and electronics. This extraordinary new work, co-commissioned by Premiere Commission and The Library of Congress, is a tribute to the enormous influence of the late Greek composer Iannis Xenakis. Sebastian Currier is one of the most acclaimed composers of his generation and his works have been performed by major artists and ensembles around the world.
Messrs. Jacobsen and Levingston will also perform the world premiere of a new work by the Uzbekistan composer Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky. Yanov-Yanovsky is currently composer in residence at Harvard University. He has composed for leading ensembles around the world and has been a particularly close collaborator with Yo Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble as well as Dawn Upshaw and the Kronos Quartet.
Mr. Levingston will also perform the world premiere of a new work by the renowned British composer David Bruce. This exquisite new work, inspired by Schumann's Kreisleriana, brilliantly explores the textures and colors of the piano through a fresh, contemporary sensibility. In recent seasons, Mr. Bruce's work has been performed to critical acclaim at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center by many of today's leading artists and ensembles.
The program will also include works by Dvorak, Janacek and Piazzolla.
The program will be repeated at Carnegie Hall on May 12, 2011.
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