Barbara Hannigan makes NYC conducting debut at Juilliard

By Kurt Gottschalk, 10 February 2019

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“punctuating the finale with her baton like the shower scene from Psycho”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Alice Tully Hall, New York City on 8 February 2019

Strauss R., Salome, Op.54: Dance of the seven veils

Haydn, Symphony no. 96 in D major, "Miracle"

Debussy, Syrinx

Sibelius, Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, Op.70

Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19: Suite

Barbara Hannigan, Conductor

Juilliard Orchestra

Meghan Kasanders, Soprano

Emma Resmini, Flute

Juilliard students put on Káťa Kabanová

Edward Sava-Segal, 25th April

Sung in English, a performance of Káťa Kabanová lacked the expressive power of the original, but exposed Juilliard Opera students to the marvels of Janáček’s musical style.

***11

Perlman leads the Juilliard Orchestra in satisfying Tchaikovsky

Sam Jacobson, 6th January

Itzhak Perlman led the Juilliard Orchestra in a program of Tchaikovsky touchingly dedicated Pierre Boulez.

***11

America's young talent on show at the Juilliard's Cunning Little Vixen

David Karlin, 28th April

Generally, opera doesn’t give old age much of a look-in, but the closing scene of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen, written in Janáček’s old age, is an exception, as the Forester muses on the passing of time and the renewing cycle of life. In today’s Juilliard School production, Aubrey Allicock gave us the most touching and thoughtful of renderings.

***11

Prom 4: John Adams conducts the Orchestra of the RAM and The Juilliard School

Paul Kilbey, 16th July

Symphonic evocations of ancient Rome and 1950s Los Angeles filled the Royal Albert Hall last night, with John Adams conducting a combined orchestra of students from London's Royal Academy of Music and New York's Juilliard School. Between these pieces, by Respighi and Adams himself, the players were joined by pianist Imogen Cooper for Ravel's G major concerto.

****1

Barbara Hannigan makes a powerful connection in La Voix humaine

Thomas May, 23rd April

The Canadian soprano and conductor fuses live performance and video in a taut, volatile account of Poulenc’s punch-packing monodrama with the New York Philharmonic, sharing the bill with Strauss’ valedictory Metamorphosen.

****1

Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life

Peter Quantrill, 5th March

At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness

****1

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.