ACO: New Virtuoso: Borders // Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

October 30, 2024, 7:30 PM ET
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
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Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor
Kebra-Seyoun Charles, Bass
Mak Grgik, Guitar
Inbal Segev, Cello
Curtis Stewart, Violin and Electronics‍

PROGRAM
Michael Abels - Borders
Kebra-Seyoun Charles - New Work (ACO Commission, developed via EarShot CoLABoratory/World Premiere)
Curtis Stewart - Embrace (ACO Commission)
Paul Novak - Forest Migrations (ACO Commission/World Premiere)
Victoria Polevá - The Bell

“The New Virtuoso“ is a series of programs featuring works that defy genre expectations for a solo instrument, and in doing so carve out novel texture, affect and technique in Symphonic composition. This program features works that question the nature and effect of political, gender, and ecologic borders, and how we as humans move and migrate in reaction. With conductor Mei-Ann Chen on the podium, this concert features guitarist Mak Grgik, cellist Inbal Segev, and violinist Curtis Stewart. ACO will perform three commissions by Kebra-Seyoun Charles, Paul Novak, and Curtis Stewart, alongside works by Michael Abels and Victoria Polevá.