MEZZO-SOPRANOCRISTINA ZAVALLONI REPLACES SASHA COOKE ON
MAKING MUSIC: JAMES MACMILLAN PROGRAM IN ZANKEL HALL ON MARCH 2
Carnegie Hall today announced that mezzo-soprano SashaCooke, scheduled to perform as part of Making Music: James MacMillan inZankel Hall on Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m., will unfortunately not be ableto appear due to health reasons. Cristina Zavalloni has graciouslyagreed to step in for Ms. Cooke, performing the US premiere of MacMillan’s RaisingSparks with The Zankel Band. The program, featuring music by andconversation with the composer, also features the US premiere of MacMillan’sHorn Quintet with horn player Eric Ruske and the Brentano StringQuartet and his Piano Sonata, performed by Inon Barnatan. CarnegieHall’s Director of Artistic Planning Jeremy Geffen will moderate theevening’s conversation.
About the Artist
Mezzo-soprano Cristina Zavalloni was born in Bologna, Italy. Hermultidimensional vocal skills enable her to perform both jazz and classicalmusic. In 1993, she started a collaboration with composer Louis Andriessen, whohas written several works for her: Passeggiata in tram per l’America eritorno, La Passione, Inanna, Letter from Cathy, Raccontodall’Inferno (the recording of which earned her a Diapason d’Or in 2008),and the lead role (Dante) in his opera, La Commedia. In April 2010, Ms.Zavalloni performed in the New York premiere of La Commedia in SternAuditorium/Perelman Stage and also appeared in Weill Recital Hall, bothperformances part of Louis Andriessen’s series as holder of the Richard andBarbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Zavalloni’s repertoire alsoincludes twentieth-century chamber music (Cage, Berio, Ravel, Poulenc,Stravinsky, Milhaud, Satie, De Falla, and Montsalvatge), Mozart (Idamante), andBaroque music (Drusilla in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea andClorinda in Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda). She has recentlypremiered Poulenc’s La voix humaine at the Teatro Comunale di Bolzano.
Program Information
Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
MAKING MUSIC: JAMES MACMILLAN
James MacMillan, Conductor
Cristina Zavalloni, Mezzo-Soprano
Inon Barnatan, Piano
Eric Ruske, Horn
Brentano String Quartet
Mark Steinberg, Violin
Serena Canin, Violin
Misha Amory, Viola
Nina Lee, Cello
The Zankel Band
Erin Lesser, Flute
Romie de Guise-Langlois, Clarinet
Bridget Kibbey, Harp
Owen Dalby, Violin
Anna Elashvili, Violin
Brenton Caldwell, Viola
Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, Cello
Jeremy Geffen, Series Moderator
ALL-JAMES MACMILLAN PROGRAM
Piano Sonata
Horn Quintet (US Premiere)
Raising Sparks (US Premiere)
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