Jaap van Zweden Conducts Matthias Goerne's First Appearance as Artist-in-Residence

Music Director Jaap van Zweden will conduct Matthias Goerne's first appearance as The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence of the New York Philharmonic for the 2018-19 season. He will be joining the Orchestra for orchestral arrangements of selected songs by Schubert and Richard Strauss in concerts that also include Webern's arrangement of J.S. Bach's Fuga (Ricercata) from Musical Offering, BWV 1079, and Mozart's Symphony No. 40. The program takes place Thursday, December 6, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, December 7 at 2:00 p.m.; and Saturday, December 8 at 8:00 p.m.

Jaap van Zweden and Matthias Goerne have collaborated in orchestral performances of songs by Schubert and Strauss around the world for several years. The Chicago Tribune wrote of one such collaboration, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2015: "The songs perfectly suited Goerne's dark, burnished baritone, his masterful legato, the fullness, evenness and ease of his tonal emission throughout a wide range. ... Beyond the sheer beauty of his voice lay the sensibility of a born lieder interpreter, the greatest of his generation. ... Van Zweden's accompaniments were things of great, caring subtlety in their own right."

"I know few conductors who take such great care that everything is taking shape," Artist-in-Residence Matthias Goerne said of Music Director Jaap van Zweden. "It makes concerts more interesting, in dramatic color. We try to make the atmosphere such that, even with orchestra, there is the intimacy, the fragility, of chamber music. Any time I have worked with the New York Philharmonic it was absolutely thrilling, especially also in conjunction with the New York audience."

The Insights at the Atrium event "An Evening with Matthias Goerne" will take place Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Goerne will discuss his role as a leading interpreter of German art songs, his inspirations, and his reflections on the music he will perform with the Philharmonic this season. Philharmonic Vice President, Artistic Planning, Isaac Thompson will moderate.

The New York Philharmonic will offer an allotment of free tickets to young people ages 13-26 for the concert on Friday, December 7 as part of Philharmonic Free Fridays.

Artist-in-Residence Matthias Goerne will return for performances of Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem (February 2019) and John Adams's The Wound-Dresser (March 2019), both led by Jaap van Zweden. He will also perform chamber music with pianist Daniil Trifonov and Philharmonic musicians at 92nd Street Y (March 2019). Matthias Goerne has appeared with the Philharmonic 13 times, beginning with his debut in 2006.

Single tickets start at $31. (Ticket prices subject to change.) A limited number of $18 tickets for select concerts may be available for students within 10 days of the performance at nyphil.org/rush, or in person the day of; valid identification is required. The New York Philharmonic is offering an allotment of free tickets to young people ages 13-26 for the concert Friday, December 7 as part of Philharmonic Free Fridays; learn more at nyphil.org/freefridays.

Tickets may be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets may also be purchased at the David Geffen Hall Box Office. The Box Office opens at 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and at noon on Sunday. On performance evenings, the Box Office closes one-half hour after performance time; other evenings it closes at 6:00 p.m.

Photo Credit: Caroline de Bon