Claire Chase, Katinka Kleijn, Cory Smythe, and Seth Parker Woods premiering Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Ubique at Zankel Hall in May 2023.
Photo: Jennifer Taylor.
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Density 2036: part x
At the center of flutist and curator Claire Chase’s Debs Creative Chair residency is the continuation of Density 2036—“one of the great musical undertakings of our time, a singular project by a singular artist” (The New York Times). Commissioned by Carnegie Hall and composed by one of today’s most captivating composers, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Density x is the culmination of Chase’s six-concert, citywide reflection on 10 years of Density 2036. Hear the world premiere of the latest addition to this monumental body of work.
Density 2036: part i & ii
The tirelessly creative flutist and curator Claire Chase has been called “the North Star of her instrument’s ever-expanding universe” (The New York Times). At the center of her Debs Creative Chair residency is the continuation of Density 2036. By annually commissioning a new body of flute repertory, this 24-year project consistently expands the boundaries of the instrument. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of this monumental project, Chase performs the first 10 programs in one exhilarating week, beginning with this Zankel Hall concert and culminating with the world premiere of the Carnegie Hall–commissioned Density x.
Claire Chase and Susanna Mälkki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall under the exceptional leadership of Susanna Mälkki, a conductor revered for “the absolute integrity of her music-making” (Chicago Tribune) and ability to “invest anything she touches with persuasive grandeur” (San Francisco Chronicle). Mälkki’s critically acclaimed Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage debut came in 2022 when she lent her talents to conducting the New York Philharmonic, and it will be a thrill to see her lead her nation’s own Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in this all-Finnish program. Hear masterworks by Sibelius and a transportive piece by Kaija Saariaho—an ideal showcase for Debs Creative Chair and endlessly creative flute virtuoso Claire Chase.
Carnegie Hall: Day of Listening: Part Two
Join families, community members, and Carnegie Hall’s 2022–2023 Debs Creative Chair Claire Chase for a daylong celebration of Pauline Oliveros, the visionary composer and performer known for her concept of Deep Listening™. This two-part event in the intimate and immersive Zankel Hall Center Stage seating blurs the lines between listening, learning, and performing.
Carnegie Hall: Day of Listening: Part One
Join families, community members, and Carnegie Hall’s 2022–2023 Debs Creative Chair Claire Chase for a daylong celebration of Pauline Oliveros, the visionary composer and performer known for her concept of Deep Listening™. This two-part event in the intimate and immersive Zankel Hall Center Stage seating blurs the lines between listening, learning, and performing.
Carnegie Hall: Pauline Oliveros at 90
In her first performance of the 2022–2023 season, Debs Creative Chair Claire Chase makes full use of the uniquely intimate, 360-degree Center Stage configuration of Zankel Hall. It’s the ideal setting for a program that pays tribute to Pauline Oliveros, the visionary composer and performer whose philosophy of Deep Listening has inspired many of Chase’s sonic explorations. Along with a brilliant group of musicians and multidisciplinary artists, audiences experience—and become a part of—two pieces of music built from the ground up every time they are performed. Discover in-the-moment musical invention that depends entirely upon environment, artists, audience, musical tools, and the infinite whims of each.
