This year's array of programs will encourage artists and audiences to contemplate the many contrasts often present in the creative world. By presenting in-depth exploration and counter-positioning of composers, compositions, genres, forms, and themes, the programming serves to enlighten and engage new, thought-provoking discussions.
The product of Ms. Arie-Gaifman's multi-faceted approach to programming, the season features longtime collaborators, debut artists, cross-genre events, thought-provoking special series, premieres of new works, underplayed masterworks, performances for children, important international artists rarely heard in New York, and much, much more. Led by artistic director Jaime Laredo, the first concert is a life-affirming performance marking the 10th anniversary of The work was commissioned by the composer's son, Ben Silverman, and is dedicated to Ben's life-long friend Herman Sandler, who died in the attacks.
Sandler was a founding partner in the investment firm, Sandler O'Neill and Partners. Among his many philanthropic interests, Sandler was a significant supporter of classical music in New York and abroad, and a principal supporter of the Rainforest Fund, founded by Sting and Trudie Styler.
The commission is Silverman's second for The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and marks the ensemble's 35th anniversary.
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