| Adams, John (n. 1947) | The Chairman Dances | |
| Salonen, Esa-Pekka (n. 1958) | Cello Concerto (European Première) | |
| Adams, John (n. 1947) | Harmonielehre |
| Alan Gilbert | Direction |
| Yo-Yo Ma | Violoncelle |
| New York Philharmonic |
Yo-Yo Ma premieres Esa-Pekka Salonen’s new cello concerto as the New York Philharmonic’s Barbican residency goes out in a blaze of sonic glory.
One of our best-loved cellists gives the European premiere of a new concerto by the New York Philharmonic’s composer-in-residence. Add John Adams’ glittering ‘minimalist symphony’Harmonielehre and this becomes a full-colour celebration of everything that’s most vivid in modern American music.
Yo-Yo Ma and Esa-Pekka Salonen are both born communicators with a natural gift, and either of them would make this concert a major occasion. But this spirited mixture of the uncompromising and the accessible is simply what Alan Gilbert does with the New York Philharmonic – and why, according to Alex Ross, he ‘has invigorated the institution as no conductor since Boulez has done’
Tickets £15–55 plus booking fee. £3 booking fee per online transaction, £4 by phone.
Tickets on sale online from Wednesday 10 February 2016
