Ute Lemper Appointed to Twelfth Glenn Gould Prize Jury
The 12th Glenn Gould Prize Jury:
The Jurors
Viggo Mortensen (Denmark/USA) – actor, poet, painter, photographer, musician, publisher
François Girard (Canada) – award-winning film and opera director (32 Short Films About Glenn Gould)
Ute Lemper (Germany) – singer and actress, the premier cabaret artist of our time
The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, PC (Canada), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, novelist
Foday Musa Suso – (Gambia/USA) – musician, composer, kora virtuoso
Naeemeh Naeemaei (Iran) – painter and conservationist
Sondra Radvanovsky (Canada / USA) – internationally acclaimed operatic soprano
Howard Shore, OC (Canada) – Academy Award-winning composer of over 80 film scores and concert works
Kat Von D (Mexico/USA) – celebrated tattoo artist, television personality, musician, makeup entrepreneur and style icon
Professor Ye Xiaogang (China) – internationally renowned composer, Vice President of the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music
Minnesota Orchestra Guest Conductor Labadie Flirts with Death in Faure’s Requiem
The Fauré holds a unique place in the history of requiems. Labadie explains why: “[It’s] not about judgment and it’s not about the fear of death. It’s about peace: peace of mind and peace of the body.”
Jasper String Quartet’s “Unbound” is selected as one of “The 25 Best Classical Music Recordings of 2017” by the New York Times
“This quartet’s taste in repertoire runs toward post-Minimalist composers who work with melody — and an edge. The pop-style rhythmic fury of Judd Greenstein’s “Four on the Floor” is exhilarating. Annie Gosfield’s “The Blue Horse Walks on the Horizon” shows some of the same dramatic flair as her recent opera for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.” S.C.W.
Bernard Labadie Makes First NYC Appearance With Orchestra Of St. Luke’s
The second of Orchestra of St. Luke’s Carnegie Hall series concerts this season takes place on Thursday, December 7 at 8PM in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Leading the Ensemble in a program of works by Kraus, Mozart, and Beethoven is Bernard Labadie making his Orchestra of St. Luke’s New York City debut as the Principal Conductor Designate. Bernard Labadie’s appointment as Principal Conductor of OSL was announced in May 2017 and he will officially assume the post at the start of the ensemble’s 2018/2019 season.
