Conductor James DePreist Leads the Juilliard Orchestra in the First of Three Concerts This Season on Monday, December 7 at 8 PM in Alice Tully Hall
On Monday, December 7 at 8 PM in Alice Tully Hall, James DePreist, Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies, leads the Juilliard Orchestra in the first of three concerts this season. The December 7 program features Berlioz's Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 19 (soloist to be announced November 18); and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 123.
LIMITED, FREE tickets will be available beginning November 23 at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box Office at Juilliard (155 West 65th Street). Box Office hours are Monday through Friday from 11 to 6 PM. For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or go to www.juilliard.edu.
Mr. DePreist conducts the Juilliard Orchestra in a Carnegie Hall concert on Saturday, February 20 at 8 PM in Daniel Börtz's Sinfonia No. 1; Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55 (soloist to be announced January 27); and Strauss's tone poem Ein Heldenleben. Tickets are $25 and $10 and available beginning January 16 at the Carnegie Hall Box Office or through CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800. Half-price tickets for students and seniors are available. Juilliard's annual Commencement Concert featuring graduating musicians of the Juilliard Orchestra conducted by Mr. DePreist takes place on Thursday, May 20 at 8 PM in Alice Tully Hall. The program features Rossini's Overture to La gazza ladra; Dvorak's Cello Concerto (soloist to be announced March 27); and Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra. (Standby admission only.)
James DePreist is Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at Juilliard and is Laureate Music Director of the Oregon Symphony. He served as Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra from 2005 until 2008. As a guest conductor, Mr. DePreist has appeared with every major North American orchestra, and internationally, he has conducted in Amsterdam, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Manchester, Melbourne, Munich, Prague, Rome, Rotterdam, Seoul, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and Vienna. He made his London debut with the London Symphony at the Barbican Centre in April 2005.
This 2009-2010 season, Mr. DePreist appears with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra December 8-20; the Phoenix Symphony in February; and returns to the Aspen Music Festival in August.
In 2008-2009, James DePreist made an appearance with the Seoul Philharmonic in October. Other engagements included the Oregon Symphony in April and the Seattle Symphony in May. He appears regularly at the Aspen Music Festival, with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood, The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Music Center, and the Juilliard Orchestra at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.
With more than 50 recordings to his credit, Mr. DePreist has a substantial discography. His varied recorded repertoire includes a celebrated Shostakovich series with the Helsinki Philharmonic and 15 recordings with the Oregon Symphony which have helped establish that orchestra as first rank.
Mr. DePreist has been awarded 13 honorary doctorates and is the author of two books of poetry. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and is a recipient of the Insignia of Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, the Medal of the City of Québec and is an Officer of the Order of Cultural Merit of Monaco. In 2005, James DePreist was presented with the Presidential National Medal of Arts, the nation's highest honor for artistic excellence. Recently he conducted at the Mark Twain Awards in Washington, D.C., at the request of Bill Cosby who was being honored.
JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES - 2009-2010 SEASON
Monday, December 7, 8 PM
Alice Tully Hall
James DePreist, Conductor
Berlioz - Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21
Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 19 (soloist to be announced)
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 123
LIMITED FREE tickets available beginning November 23 at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box Office at Juilliard (155 West 65th Street). For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or go to www.juilliard.edu.
Friday, January 22, 8 PM
The Peter Jay Sharp Theater
FOCUS! 2010, Music at the Center: Composing an American Mainstream
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Works by Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, and William Schuman
LIMITED FREE tickets available beginning January 8 at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box Office at Juilliard (155 West 65th Street). For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or go to www.juilliard.edu.
Friday, February 20, 8 PM
Carnegie Hall
James DePreist, conductor
Börtz - Sinfonia No. 1
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55 (soloist to be announced)
Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
Tickets are $25 and $10. Half-price discounts for students and seniors. Tickets available beginning January 16 at the Carnegie Hall Box Office or CarnegieCharge (212) 247-7800 or www.carnegiehall.org.
Friday, February 26, 8 PM
The Peter Jay Sharp Theater
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Featuring world premiere works by Juilliard student composers
FREE tickets available beginning February 12 at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box Office at Juilliard (155 West 65th Street). For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or go to www.juilliard.edu.
Thursday, April 1, 8 PM
Avery Fisher Hall
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
All-William Schuman program
Tickets are $20 and $10 available February 25 at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office or through CenterCharge at (212) 721-6500
Monday, April 12, 8 PM
Alice Tully Hall
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Ligeti - Atmospheres
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1 (soloist to be announced)
Schoenberg - Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16
Mozart - Symphony No. 38 "Prague"
LIMITED FREE Tickets available beginning March 29 at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box Office at Juilliard. For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or go to www.juilliard.edu.
Friday, April 30, 8 PM
Alice Tully Hall
Xian Zhang, conductor
Augusta Read Thomas - Jubilee (world premiere)
Sibelius - Symphony No. 2
LIMITED FREE tickets available beginning April 16 at the Janet and Leonard Kramer Box Office at Juilliard. For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or go to www.juilliard.edu.
Thursday, May 20, 8 PM
Alice Tully Hall - Commencement Concert
James DePreist, conductor
Rossini - Overture to La Gazza Ladra
Dvořák - Cello Concerto
Lutoslawski - Concerto for Orchestra
STANDBY ADMISSION ONLY
For further information, call (212) 769-7406 or go to www.juilliard.edu.
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