Summary: The third season of CONTACT! — the New York Philharmonic's new-music series — begins December 16-17. Music Director Alan Gilbert talks about the series' enthusiastic reception, his expectations for its future, and his commitment to bringing contemporary music "at the highest level" to New York audiences to make CONTACT! a "star in the galaxy of New York contemporary music." Also, Gilbert and host Mark Travis discuss the works on the program: Alexandre Lunsqui's Fibers, Yarn, and Wire; Gran Duo by Magnus Lindberg — the Orchestra's Marie-Josée Kravis Composer-in-Residence; and HK Gruber's Frankenstein!!
