Season Highlights 2020-2021 Performances

Esa-Pekka Salonen
Laila
August 20-September 13 World premiere
Finnish National Opera; Ekho Collective; Paula Vesala, director; Tuomas Norvio, sound designer

Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite
* August 20-30 World premiere
Boston Ballet; Jorma Elo, choreography

Gabriela Lena Frank
Pachamama Meets an Ode
September 3 World Premiere
Uppsala Chamber Orchestra; Rebecca Miller, conductor
September 17 UK Premiere
Southbank Sinfonia; Rebecca Miller, conductor 

Dmitri Shostakovich 
Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op 47
September 9-10
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano; Orchestre de Paris; Marin Alsop, conductor

Poul Ruders
Harpsichord Concerto World premiere
September 10
Mahan Esfahani, Harpsichord; Aarhus Symphony Orchestra; Leif Segerstam, conductor

Bryce Dessner
Concerto for Trombone
September 13 + 20 World premiere
Jörgen van Rijen, trombone; Case Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn; Scaglione, direction
October 1-4 US premiere
Jörgen van Rijen, trombone; Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Juraj Valcuha, conductor
* January 30 French premiere
Jörgen van Rijen, trombone; Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège; Adrian Pravaba, conductor

Joan Tower  
1920/2019
* September 17 + 22 World premiere
New York Philharmonic; Jaap van Zweden, conductor

Bryce Dessner
St Carolyn by the Sea, Concerto for Two Pianos World premiere of new arr, Wires, Lachrimae, Aheym
September 26
Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano; Parca della Musica Contemporary Ensemble; Tonino Battista, director

Daniel Cátan
Rappaccini’s Daughter
October 1-4 Argentine premiere
Teatro Colón; Natalia Salinas, music director; libretto by Juan Tovar

Outi Tarkiainen  
Songs of the Ice
October 2 World premiere
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor

Anna Thorvaldsdottir 
METACOSMOS
October 3 Belgian premiere
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra; Elim Chan, conductor
January 20-21 Norwegian premiere
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor
January 28-29 Danish premiere
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Kerem Hasan, conductor
March 19-20
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor
April 15
Oslo Philharmonic; Klaus Mäkelä, conductor

Donnacha Dennehy
Brink
* October 9-10 World premiere
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; Krzysztof Urbański, conductor

Rufus Wainwright
Prima Donna (reduced version)
October 10,13,19,21 + November 3,5,10,12,14 World premiere
Royal Swedish Opera; Jayce Ogren, conductor; Mårten Forslund, director; Sabine Theunissen, set design; Jeanette Stener, costume; Linus Fellbom, lighting

John Adams
Shaker Loops
October 22-31 new production
Birmingham Royal Ballet; Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Paul Murphy, conductor; Will Tuckett, choreographer; Samuel Wyer, designer; Nina Dunn, projection designer

Helen Grime  
* Violin Concerto
October 30 + November 1 US premiere
Leila Josefowicz, violin; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Jun Märkl, conductor

Anna Thorvaldsdottir 
AIŌN
November 5 Icelandic premiere
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor

Gabriela Lena Frank
Haillí-Serenata
* November 6-8 World premiere
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Nico Muhly
In Certain Circles
November 12 + 14 World premiere
Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano; Orchestre de Paris; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor
November 26 UK premiere
Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Kahchun Wong, conductor
March 5, 7-8 German premiere
Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano; Düsseldorf Symphony; Alexandre Bloch, conductor

Bryce Dessner
Lachrimae, Aheym, and Skrik Trio
November 14
Bryce Dessner, electric guitar; Munich Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Giglberger, director and concert master

Bent Sørensen  
Evening Land
December 16 + 18 Swedish premiere
Göteborg Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Søndergård, conductor

John Corigliano
Triathlon
January 14-16 World premiere
Timothy McAllister, saxophone; San Francisco Symphony; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor

Dmitri Shostakovich 
Symphony No 13 in B-flat minor “Babi Yar,” Op 113
January 15
Matthias Goerne, bass; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Choir of Radio France; Mikko Franck, conductor; Martina Batič, choir director

Jeanine Tesori
Blue
January 15-24
Lyric Opera of Chicago; Enrique Mazzola, conductor; Tazewell Thompson, Librettist/Stage Director; Donald Eastman, Scenic Designer; Jessica Jahn, Costume Designer; Robert Wierzel, Lighting Designer

Marc Neikrug  
A Song by Mahler
January 16 World premiere
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Kelly Markgraf, baritone; ARC Ensemble
July 4 + 6 US premiere
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Kelly Markgraf, baritone; David Shifrin, clarinet; Chamber Music Northwest; Doug Fitch, director
August 12
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Kelly Markgraf, baritone; David Shifrin, clarinet; FLUX Quartet; Doug Fitch, director
August 19
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Kelly Markgraf, baritone; David Shifrin, clarinet; Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, FLUX Quartet; Doug Fitch, director/designer; Nicholas Houfek, lighting design
August 27
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Kelly Markgraf, baritone; David Shifrin, clarinet; FLUX Quartet; Doug Fitch, director

Anna Thorvaldsdottir 
CATAMORPHOSIS
January 27-29 World premiere
Berlin Philharmonic; Kirill Petrenko, conductor
February 10-13 US premiere
New York Philharmonic; Hannu Lintu, conductor

Lior Rosner 
Metamorphosis
* January 29 World premiere
Andrew Watts, countertenor; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Dalia Stasevska, conductor

Dmitri Shostakovich 
Piano Concerto No 2 in F Major, Op 93
January 29-30
Steven Osborne, piano; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langrée, conductor

Bryce Dessner
New composition for orchestra
February 3-5 World premiere
February 9 French premiere
May 17 Spanish premiere
Czech Philharmonic; Semyon Bychkov, conductor
June 23-25 Swiss premiere
Tonhalle Orchestra; Semyon Bychkov, conductor
July 2 German premiere
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Semyon Bychkov, conductor

Kaija Saariaho
New work for ensemble
February 16 World premiere
Ensemble Connect

Bent Sørensen
Papillons: Rosenbad, Pantomime, and Mignon
* February 25 UK premiere
Víkingur Ólafsson, piano; Philharmonia Orchestra;

Poul Ruders
Symphony No 5
February 25 German premiere
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra; Thomas Adés, conductor

Missy Mazzoli
Breaking the Waves
February 27-March 21
Los Angeles Opera; Grant Gershon, conductor; James Darrah, director; Adam Rigg, scenery; Pablo Santiago, lighting; Adam Larsen, projections
April 16-29
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Nicole Paiement, conductor; Tom Morris, director; Soutra Gilmour, set and costume design; Richard Howell, lighting; Will Duke, projections; Richard Bado, chorus master

Joby Talbot
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
March 5-May 2 World premiere
The Dallas Opera; Emmanuel Villaume, conductor; Gene Scheer, librettist; Leonard Foglia, director; Robert Brill, set designer; Gavin Swift, lighting

Sergei Prokofiev
Cinderella
March 11-20
National Ballet of Canada, David Briskin, conductor; James Kudelka, choreographer; David Boechler, design; Christopher Dennis, lighing

Bent Sørensen  
St. Matthew Passion
March 12 World premiere
Ensemble Allegria; The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir; Grete Pedersen, conductor
April 9 Danish premiere
Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Danish National Vocal Ensemble; Andris Poga, conductor

Missy Mazzoli
The Listeners
March 13-26 World premiere
Norwegian National Opera; Ilan Volkov, conuctor

Outi Tarkiainen  
The Ring of Fire and Love
March 17-18 World premiere
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sakari Oramo, conductor

Gabriela Lena Frank
Chronicles of the Picaflor
March 18-20 World premiere
Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor

Bryce Dessner
Violin Concerto
March 26 World premiere
Pekka Kuusisto, violin; Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Andrés Orozco-Estrada, conductor
June 17-20 US premiere
Pekka Kuusisto, violin; San Francisco Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Alfred Schnittke 
Symphony No 1
March 24-28
National Ballet of Canada; John Neumeier, choreographer

Helen Grime  
New work for soprano and strings
March 26-28 World premiere
Ruby Hughes, soprano; Musica Vitae

Aaron Jay Kernis
Edensongs
April 2021 World premiere
Juilliard 415 + Yale Institute of Sacred Music
May 31-June 5 European premiere
Yale Institute of Sacred Music

Philip Glass  
New Work for Orchestra
April 1, 21-22 World premiere
National Arts Centre Orchestra
April 28 US premiere
Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor

Dmitri Shostakovich
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 29
April 6, 8, 10 + 14
Kristine Opolais, soprano;  Michelle Trainor, soprano; Neal Ferreira, tenor; David Kravitz, baritone; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Tanglewood Festival Chorus; Andris Nelsons, conductor; James Burton, chorus conductor

Du Yun
In Our Daughter's Eyes
April 8-11 World premiere
Nathan Gunn, baritone; Los Angeles Opera; Julian Wachner, conductor; Michael Joseph McQuilken, librettist/director; Beth Morrison, creative producer

Donnacha Dennehy
Violin Concerto
April 9-12, 2021 World premiere
Augustin Hadelich, violin; Oregon Symphony; Markus Stenz, conductor

Bryce Dessner
St Carolyn by the Sea and Concerto for Two Pianos
April 10
Bryce and Aaron Dessner, electric guitar; Katia and Marielle Labèque, piano; Orchestre National de Lyon; André de Ridder, direction

Hildur Guðnadóttir
Joker Live in Concert
April 14
La Seine Musicale

Daniel Cátan
Il Postino
April 17-25 Midwest premiere
Chicago Opera Theater; Iván López Reynoso, conductor; Crystal Manich, director; Liliana Duque Piñiero, scenic designer; Paul Hackenmueller, lighting; Tláloc López-Watermann, projection; Alice Fredrickson, costume

Philip Glass  
Symphony No 13, “Lichtenstein”
April 22 World premiere
LGT Young Soloists

Aaron Jay Kernis
Violin Concerto
May 13 UK premiere
James Ehnes, violin; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Gemma New, conductor

Philip Glass
Circus Days and Nights
May 29-June 13 World premiere
Malmö Opera & Music Theater; Minna Weurlander, bandmaster/accordion; David Henry Hwang and Tilde Björfors, libretto; Tilde Björfors, direction and concept; Magdalena Åberg, scenography and costume design; Ellen Ruge, lighting

Florence Price  
Piano Concerto in One Movement
June 3-6
Aaron Diehl, piano; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Kaija Saariaho
Only the Sound Remains
June 5 New production
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
July 1
Palau de la Musica; Ernest Martínez Izquierdo, conductor

Esa-Pekka Salonen
Gemini
June 10 European premiere
Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Du Yun
New Work for Large Ensemble
June 11 World premiere
New York Philharmonic

Dmitri Shostakovich 
Symphony No 14, Op 135
June 13
Asmik Grigorian, soprano; Matthias Goerne, baritone; Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France; Mikko Franck, conductor

Helen Grime
New Work for String Quartet
July 10 World premiere
The Heath Quartet
August 4+6 US premiere
The Flux Quartet

Donnacha Dennehy
The First Child
July 12-25 World premiere
Galway International Festival of the Arts

John Corigliano
The Lord of Cries
Santa Fe Opera in summer 2021

Kaija Saariaho
Blick
Summer 2021
Amos Rex 

Esa-Pekka Salonen
New Song Cycle
2021 World premiere
Julia Bullock, soprano; San Francisco Symphony; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

Joan Tower  
Cello Concerto
Summer 2021 World premiere
Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Colorado Music Festival Orchestra; Peter Oundjian, conductor