Summary: On June 8 and 9, David Robertson will lead the New York Philharmonic in the World-Premiere of Elliott Carter’s Two Controversies and a Conversation—A New York Philharmonic Co-Commission. Audiences will also hear the U.S. premiere of Michael Jarrell’s Nachlese Vb: Liederzyklus as well as …explosante—fixe…by Pierre Boulez. WNYC program host John Schaefer discusses the Contact! experience while Music Director Alan Gilbert talks about the success of the series. Also featured is part of host Mark Travis’s conversation with the 103-year-old Elliott Carter plus plenty of music examples throughout.
