From 5 February to 11 April 2019, Lera Auerbach is an artist in residence in the city of New Orleans. To make this possible, five cultural institutions of the metropolis on the Mississippi River have joined forces: the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Orleans Opera, the New Orleans Friends of Music, the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans, and Loyola University New Orleans. In the foreground are musical events such as the US premiere of her 3rd Symphony “The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie”, the re-staging of her choral opera “The Blind”, piano recitals, and master classes. In addition, Lera Auerbach also develops a large-scale New Orleans-related installation, which will be exhibited there in the future. Here are the events in detail:
February 5, 2019
Piano recital Lera Auerbach
Auerbach, “Labyrinth” for piano
Dixon Hall, Tulane University
New Orleans Friends of Music
March 15, 2019
Auerbach, “The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie”. Symphony No. 3 for violin, choir and orchestra
(Vadim Gluzman, violin
Choir NOVA VOCE, Loyola Chorale
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Cond.: Carlos Miguel Prieto)
Orpheum Theater
4./5./6./7. April 2019
Auerbach, choral opera “The Blind”
(Cond.: Lera Auerbach)
New Orleans Opera
(Marigny Opera House)
April 8, 2019
Master class for students in the composer forum of Loyola University
April 10, 2019
Lecture in front of students of Fine Arts at Loyola University as an event of the Design Forum
April 11, 2019
Piano recital Lera Auerbach
Loyola University