CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Performance
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 | 8 PM
Juilliard Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
The performance starts on the edge of the Pacific with music by an eclectic American who employs Chinese, Korean, and Mexican instruments. Then hear a new piece by a miraculous Chinese composer whose music trembles at the edge of silence and ecstasy. And lastly Mahler breathes the air of eternity in his late masterpiece.
Performers
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-Soprano
- Gregory Kunde, Tenor
- Juilliard Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor
- Lang Lang, Piano
Program
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LOU HARRISON
“The Family of the Court” from Pacifika Rondo
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LÜ WENCHENG
Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake
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TRAD.
The Moon Chased by the Colorful Clouds
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HE LUTING
The Cowherd's Flute
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SUN YIQIANG
Dance of Spring
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CHEN QIGANG
Er Huang for Piano and Orchestra (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall through the generosity of Henry R. Kravis in honor of his wife, Marie-Josée)
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MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde
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Program is approximately 2 hours, including one intermission