Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra: Gemma New Conducts Mozart's Prague Symphony

• Stewart Goodyear, piano
• Gemma New, conductor

Sarah Gibson — warp & weft
Felix Mendelssohn — Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (Stewart Goodyear, piano)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 "Prague"

The trailblazing conductor Gemma New leads the Orchestra in an inventive and dynamic program that spans centuries. The evening opens with Sarah Gibson's 2019 piece warp & weft, inspired by the art of weaving and celebrating the history and artistic viewpoints of women past, present, and future. Pianist Stewart Goodyear joins for Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, and Mozart's groundbreaking Symphony No. 38, popularly known as "The Prague Symphony", concludes the program.

The performances will be streamed live for FREE on the Hauser Digital Wall in the lobby of David Geffen Hall. Please join us!

This program will receive 2 performances: Tuesday, August 1, and Wednesday, August 2, both at 7:30pm in Wu Tsai Theater.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Guest Experience at (212) 875-5456 or guestexperience@lincolncenter.org.

About Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

http://www.lincolncenter.org/mostly-mozart-festival/orchestra/about

About Stewart Goodyear, piano

Proclaimed "a phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times and "one of the best pianists of his generation" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished concert pianist, improviser, and composer. Mr. Goodyear has performed with, and has been commissioned by, many of the major orchestras and chamber music organizations around the world.

Mr. Goodyear's discography includes the complete sonatas and piano concertos of Beethoven, as well as concertos by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, and Rachmaninoff, an album of Ravel piano works, and an album, entitled "For Glenn Gould," which combines repertoire from Mr. Gould's US and Montreal debuts. His Rachmaninoff recording received a Juno nomination for Best Classical Album for Soloist and Large Ensemble Accompaniment. Mr. Goodyear's recording of his own transcription of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet)" was chosen by The New York Times as one of the best classical music recordings of 2015. His discography is released on the Marquis Classics, Orchid Classics, Bright Shiny Things, and Steinway and Sons labels. His newest recording, Adolphus Hailstork's Piano Concerto with the Buffalo Philharmonic under JoAnn Falletta, was released in March 2023 on the Naxos label.
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https://www.stewartgoodyearpiano.com/

About Gemma New, conductor

https://www.gemmanew.com/