International Contemporary Ensemble: Five Premiere Concertos
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Merkin Concert Hall
Dai Fujikura: Cello Concerto (World premiere)
Anthony Cheung: Assumed Roles for viola (World premiere)
Marcos Balter: Violin Concerto (World premiere)
Wang Lu: Cloud Intimacy for ensemble (U.S. premiere)
Dai Fujikura: Lila (U.S. premiere)
International Contemporary Ensemble: Five Premiere Concertos
International Contemporary Ensemble
Karina Canellakis
conductor (Mostly Mozart debut)
Claire Chase
flute
David Bowlin
violin
Maiya Papach
viola
Katinka Kleijn
cello
The International Contemporary Ensemble presents a program of concerto premieres by its favorite composer collaborators, executed under the baton of the “astonishing” up-and-coming conductor Karina Canellakis (Los Angeles Times). With origins in Japan, Brazil, China, and San Francisco, the composers pen chamber works tailor-made to highlight longstanding ICE soloists in this innovative collaboration between new musicians, new composers, and new music.
“The new gold standard for new music.” —New Yorker
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