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June 8, 2022
NWS announces its 2022-23 Season
The New World Symphony (NWS) announces its 2022-2023 concert season. This 35th Anniversary season builds on New World Symphony’s mission to prepare young musicians for leadership roles in orchestras and ensembles around the world, and its vision of an inclusive and dynamic future for classical music. The 2022-23 season demonstrates NWS’s commitment to collaboration, partnership and inclusion.
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About the Season
The 2022-23 season marks the first New World Symphony concerts in the Michael Tilson Thomas Concert Hall, named for the celebrated NWS co-founder, who assumed the role of Artistic Director Laureate in June 2022. The season features celebrated classical artists including cellist Alisa Weilerstein, violinist Randall Goosby, and pianist Yefim Bronfman alongside artists making their NWS debuts including pianist Isata Kennah-Mason, and sopranos Jeanine De Bique and Heidi Melton.
NWS's 2022-23 season guest artists and conductors
As Artistic Director Laureate, Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) takes the podium to lead the New World Symphony in three concerts this season. Other conductors featured include Jeannette Sorrell, Carlos Miguel Prieto, William Eddins, David Robertson, Domingo Hindoyan, Nicholas Collon, Matthias Pintscher and Gemma New.
Season highlights include a multi-day, multi-disciplinary festival in February celebrating the work of Black artists; a season-long exploration of the work of Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz; a multi-media Wagnerian evening; and a return of the much-loved Late Night at New World Symphony concert. The 2022-23 season is marked by collaborations and partnerships with leading-edge arts ensembles from Miami and around the world.
Late Night at New World Symphony and Gabriela Ortiz
The New World Symphony redoubles its commitment to accessibility with streaming concerts presented by partners including Quincy Jones’s Qwest TV, as well as a digital membership program for patrons unable to come to the New World Center. Additionally, 12 season concerts will be presented as free WALLCAST® Concerts and streamed onto the New World Center’s iconic 7,000-square-foot projection wall. NWS will unveil a new Mobile Wall in Fall 2022. This 23x13 foot projection wall and a state-of-the-art sound system will extend the viewing areas in SoundScape Park during WALLCAST® concerts and will serve neighborhoods across Miami with WALLCAST® content and Fellows as ambassadors.
Of the upcoming season, New World Symphony President and CEO Howard Herring said, “Michael Tilson Thomas’ revolutionary idea for the New World Symphony, embraced by philanthropic partners Ted and Lin Arison, put music education and expression at the center of community. The coming season brings this idea to life. Collaborations link our Fellows with some of the most adventuresome cultural organizations, locally and globally. Defined through our continued exploration of digital connectivity, musicians and audiences join us online. The newly named Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall is the center of all this activity.”
The Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
2022-23 Season Highlights
MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS
As New World Symphony Artistic Director Laureate, Michael Tilson Thomas leads the NWS in three concerts during the 2022-23 season. On October 22, MTT opens the New World Symphony’s series at the Adrienne Arsht Center with pianist Yefim Bronfman in an all-Rachmaninoff program. He returns to the Arsht stage on November 4 and 5 leading The Cleveland Orchestra and New World Symphony side-by-side in works by Debussy and Mahler. Taking the podium at the New World Center on May 6 and 7, MTT leads an evening of music and dance with the NWS and Miami City Ballet.
MTT + Rachmaninoff at the Arsht Center on October 22
BLACK HISTORY MONTH FESTIVAL
This two-week-long multi-disciplinary festival will celebrate and explore the works of Black-American artists who found success in Europe between 1917 and 1946. The Festival will explore the impact of World War I, the rise and spread of Nazism, and World War II on the spread of the Harlem Renaissance ideology and Black music in Europe (February 1-12). Musicologist Dr. Tammy Kernodle, with whom NWS worked in the highly successful I Dream a World: The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond festival in February 2022, will serve as artistic consultant for this project.
INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING
New World Symphony concerts feature some of the most beloved works and composers in the classical canon alongside works and artists who are heard less often in the concert hall. The 2022-23 season features music by Felix Mendelssohn (September 24, October 9), J.S. Bach (April 8), Ludwig van Beethoven (March 11 and 13, April 8), and Edward Elgar (April 14, 15), and contemporary composers including Bright Sheng (January 29), Valerie Coleman (January 21, 22) and Joan Tower (April 14, 15), as well as a season-long focus on the works of Latin Grammy-nominated Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz (September 17 and 24; December 9, 10; February 17, 18).
Late Night at New World Symphony and Klaus Nomi
LATE NIGHT AT NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
New World Symphony’s popular Late Night concerts return on March 31 with an homage to the visionary performer Klaus Nomi, known for his theatrical performances that influenced the East Village arts scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
NEW AUDIENCE FELLOW INITIATIVES
Each season, the Fellows of the New World Symphony craft concerts designed to expand the boundaries of classical music and engage new audiences. These concerts allow Fellows to take the lead in programming and presenting music in a way that is meaningful to them and to our community (November 12 and April 7).
COLLABORATIONS
The New World Symphony’s 2022-23 season is marked by partnerships and collaborations. In addition to the MTT-led concerts with The Cleveland Orchestra (November 4,5) and Miami City Ballet (May 6, 7), the 2022-23 season brings collaborations with vocal group Seraphic Fire and choruses from around South Florida (January 14), the string principal musicians from the New York Philharmonic (February 17, 18), and chamber ensembles like the Catalyst Quartet (January 29), the International Contemporary Ensemble (March 26) and Ensemble intercontemporain (March 31 and April 1). These concerts are supported by the New World Symphony Collaborations Fund, which was established in 2021.
International Contemporary Ensemble, Catalyst Quartet and Ensemble intercontemporain
SPECIAL CONCERT EVENTS
The beloved annual Percussion Consorts feature guest composer Nathaniel Stookey performing his Junkestra (September 30) and Svet Stoyanov performing Michael Tilson Thomas’ Island Music (February 25). NWS celebrates the holidays with Sounds of the Season (December 16 and 17).
NWS's annual Sounds of the Season holiday concert
NWS EDUCATION AND FAMILY CONCERTS
New World Symphony continues its commitment to serving music lovers of all ages. The Concerts for Kids brings young music lovers into the New World Center (October 2 and February 12).
Local high school musicians receive intensive mentorship and a special opportunity to play alongside the New World Symphony Fellows in the annual Side-by-Side Concert (April 22).
NWS AT THE ARSHT CENTER
The New World Symphony’s residency at the Adrienne Arsht Center kicks off with MTT leading an all-Rachmaninoff concert (October 22). The series continues with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason and baritone Elliot Madore joining the NWS and vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire and choruses from around the region for a performance of Carl Orff’s epic Carmina Burana. The final concert of the series brings David Robertson to the podium leading the NWS and pianist Michelle Cann in Florence Price’s Piano Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 (March 11). This concert has an encore performance at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in Palm Beach (March 13).
Carmina Burana artists: Isata Kanneh-Mason, Patrick Quigley and Elliot Madore
WALLCAST® CONCERTS AND MOBILE WALLCASTS
The New World Center’s 7,000-square-foot projection wall will be in use during the 2022-2023 season with a selection of concerts projected free to audiences in SoundScape Park. These WALLCAST® concerts allow audiences to experience the glory of the Symphony in an informal setting.
Additionally, beginning in Fall 2022, the New World Symphony will unveil a 23x13 mobile wall and state-of-the-art sound system. NWS is using the mobile wall to expand audiences in SoundScape Park and across Miami.
NWS's new mobile wall in SoundScape Park
NWS INSIDE
Launched in 2021, NWS Inside is an innovative digital membership program that includes unforgettable concerts with thrilling close-up views, behind-the-scenes access to guest artists and Fellows, and bonus content all season long.
NWS Inside invites audiences across the globe to witness groundbreaking performances, in-depth festivals and collaborations only happening at NWS. The magic of NWS’s Frank Gehry-designed campus—the New World Center—will stream into homes worldwide using the performance hall’s state-of-the-art video and online connection capabilities.
NWS Insiders not only witness incredible performances throughout the season, they also have a front-row seat for conversations with NWS Fellows and guest artists in exclusive behind-the-scenes events. NWS Inside, and other innovation activities are supported by the NWS Fund for New Ventures.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
The New World Symphony is committed to maintaining a safe environment for Fellows, staff, and audiences. NWS strives to comply with the Miami Beach Standard, a set of enhanced safety measures put in place by the City of Miami Beach. The building is cleaned daily, and high-touch areas are cleaned multiple times daily. In a private study, the New World Center’s air flow was comparable to hospital-grade cleanliness, with large spaces like the Performance Hall and Atrium surpassing The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ standards for fresh air.
For more information about the New World Symphony’s 2021-2022 season contact Kathleen Drohan, Vice President of Communications and Public Relations, at Kathleen.Drohan@nws.edu or 917-309-3100. All programs and schedule subject to change.
2022-23 Season Events
PRE-SEASON STRING ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Steven Copes, leader
Gabriela Ortiz: La Calaca from Altar de Muertos
Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto funebre
Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings
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PRE-SEASON WOODWIND AND BRASS ENSEMBLE CONCERT.
Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Timothy Higgins, conductor
Steven Stucky: Funeral Music for Queen Mary (after Henry Purcell)
Igor Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Andrea Tarrodi: Serenade in Seven Colors
Ole Schmidt: Hommage à Stravinsky
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PRE-SEASON FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Christopher James Lees, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin
Antonín Dvořák: The Noonday Witch
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Gabriela Ortiz: Kauyumari
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PERCUSSION CONSORT: JUNKESTRA
Friday, September 30, 2022 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Nathaniel Stookey, musical saw
Nathaniel Stookey: Junkestra
Kenji Bunch: Concerto for Piano Trio and Percussion
George Crumb: Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III)
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CONCERT FOR KIDS
Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Chad Goodman, Conducting Fellow
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CHAMBER MUSIC: THE LARK ASCENDING
Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Kevin Day: Ignition
Hanns Eisler: Divertimento for Wind Quintet
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: String Quartet No. 1, “Calvary”
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35TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPENER
Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Christoph Koncz, conductor
Jeanine De Bique, soprano
Weber: Selections from Der Freischütz
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
S. Koncz: Fanfares to Uhrovec
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 10
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MTT + RACHMANINOFF
Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Adrienne Arsht Center, Knight Concert Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
All-Rachmaninoff program:
“Vocalise”
Piano Concerto No. 3
Symphony No. 2
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INSIDE THE MUSIC
Monday, October 24, 2022 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA + NWS
Friday, November 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Adrienne Arsht Center, Knight Concert Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
George Li, piano
Claude Debussy: Jeux
Claude Debussy: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra (TCO only)
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1
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CHAMBER MUSIC: WEISS PLAYS MOZART
Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Orion Weiss, piano
Albert Roussel: Divertissment
Dorothy Hindman: Untitled I
Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste
Witold Lutosławski: Dance Preludes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478
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MUSICIANS’ FORUM
Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
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EL MAÍZ DE MI GENTE
Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Chad Goodman, conductor
Arturo Márquez: Conga del Fuego Nuevo
Silvestre Revueltas/arr. Limantour: Mvt. II (Noche de jaranas) from La noche de los mayas
Carlos Chávez: Xochipilli
Federico Ibarra Groth: Sinfonía No. 2, “Las antesalas del sueño”
Juventino Rosas: “Sobre las olas"
Blas Galindo: Sones de Mariachi
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SOLO SPOTLIGHT
Monday, November 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC
Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Sonya Headlam, soprano
George Frideric Handel: Selections from Water Music
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Four Violins
Joseph Boulogne: Act II, Scene I from L’Amant anonyme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ballet Music from Idomeneo
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MUSICIANS’ FORUM
Monday, December 5, 2022 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
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INSIDE THE MUSIC
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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SPANISH DANCES
Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Chad Goodman, Conducting Fellow
Vocalist and Flamenco Dancers to be announced
Primous Fountain: Ritual Dances of the Amak
Carlos Chavez: Symphony No. 2, “Sinfonía india”
Gabriela Ortiz: Téenek — Invenciones de Territorio
Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat
José Pablo Moncayo: Huapango
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SOLO SPOTLIGHT
Monday, December 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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SOUNDS OF THE SEASON HOLIDAY CONCERT
* Friday, December 16, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Chad Goodman, Conducting Fellow
* December 16 performance presented by the City of Miami Beach for its residents
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CHAMBER MUSIC: NORTHERN LIGHTS
Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Jean Sibelius: Serenata
Jo Kondo: An Insular Style
Edvard Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies
Ann Southam: Quintet
Mogens Andresen: Three Norwegian Dances
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CARMINA BURANA
Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Adrienne Arsht Center, Knight Concert Hall
Patrick Quigley, conductor
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Seraphic Fire
Elliot Madore, baritone
Choruses: Miami Dade College, Florida International University, Civic Chorale of Greater Miami, University of Miami, Florida Memorial University, Florida Singing Sons
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana
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INSIDE THE MUSIC
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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TCHAIKOVSKY 5
Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Gemma New, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Chad Goodman, Conducting Fellow
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Samuel Barber: Cello Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
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SOLO SPOTLIGHT
Monday, January 23, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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CHAMBER MUSIC: THE CATALYST QUARTET
Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Catalyst Quartet
Frederick C. Tillis: Mvt. II (Wade in the Water) from Spiritual Fantasy No. 12
Richard Strauss: String Sextet from Capriccio
Roberto Sierra: Concierto de Camara
Bright Sheng: Hot Pepper
Max Bruch: Octet
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH FESTIVAL
Thursday, February 2 – Sunday, February 12, 2023
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
CABARET
Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:30 PM
SYMPHONIC PERSUASION
Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM
William Eddins, conductor
Chad Goodman, Conducting Fellow
CHAMBER MUSIC
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 7:30 PM
KEYBOARD MUSIC
Wednesday, February 8 at 7:30 PM
JOURNEY CONCERT
Friday, February 10, 2023 at 7:30 PM
CONCERT FOR KIDS
Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM
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ABSOLUTE JEST
Friday, February 17, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Nicholas Collon, conductor
Randall Goosby, violin
Chad Goodman, Conducting Fellow
New York Philharmonic String Principals
Gabriela Ortiz: Antrópolis
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
John Adams: Absolute Jest
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PERCUSSION CONSORT: MTT’S ISLAND MUSIC
Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Svet Stoyanov, percussion
Michael Tilson Thomas: Island Music
Garth Neustadter: Seaborne
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MUSICIANS’ FORUM
Monday, February 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
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35TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
Saturday, March 4, 2023
New World Center
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PRICE + BEETHOVEN
Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Adrienne Arsht Center, Knight Concert Hall
David Robertson, conductor
Michelle Cann, piano
Chad Goodman, Conducting Fellow
Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Florence Price: Piano Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
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INSIDE THE MUSIC
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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WAGNER’S RING: VALKYRIES + VALHALLA
Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
Heidi Melton, soprano
Chad Goodman, Conducting Fellow
All-Wagner program:
Selections from Der Ring des Nibelungen, including:
Entry of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold
Magic Fire Music and Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
Forest Murmurs from Siegfried
Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung
Siegfried’s Death and Funeral Music from Götterdämmerung
Brünnhilde’s Immolation from Götterdämmerung
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SOLO SPOTLIGHT
Monday, March 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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CHAMBER MUSIC: THIS IS NOW
Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
International Contemporary Ensemble, collaborators/guest artists
Sofia Rocha: New work to be announced (world premiere of NWS commission)
Fernanda Navarro: String Quartet (world premiere of NWS commission)
Johannes Brahms/arr. Cox: Chorale Preludes
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
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MUSICIANS’ FORUM
Monday, March 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
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LATE NIGHT AT NEW WORLD SYMPHONY
Friday, March 31, 2023 at 9:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Ensemble intercontemporain
Jake Arditti, countertenor
Olga Neuwirth: Hommage à Klaus Nomi
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FROM THE CANYONS TO THE STARS
Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 7:30 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Ensemble intercontemporain
Olivier Messiaen: Des canyons aux étoiles…
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FELLOW-DESIGNED CONCERT
Friday, April 7, 2023 at 7:30 PM
New World Center
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CHAMBER MUSIC: TRANSFORMATIONS
Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Davóne Tines, baritone
Samuel Barber: Dover Beach
Caroline Shaw: By and By
Davóne Tines: Vigil
Traditional/arr. Carlos Simon: "Angels in Heaven"
Antonio Vivaldi: Oboe Sonata
Ann Millikan: Trens Coloridos para Gabriela
Ottorino Respighi: Trittico botticelliano
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SOLO SPOTLIGHT
Monday, April 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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ENIGMA VARIATIONS
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 8:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Joan Tower: Duets
Joel Thompson: To Awaken the Sleeper
Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
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INSIDE THE MUSIC
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Truist Pavilion
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SIDE-BY-SIDE CONCERT
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 8:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
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MUSICIANS’ FORUM
Monday, April 24, 2023 at 7:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
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SEASON FINALE: NWS + MIAMI CITY BALLET
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 2:00 PM
New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Miami City Ballet
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