Program information:
Juilliard Orchestra
Gemma New, Conductor
Amelia Krinke, Viola
Kelly-Marie MURPHY A Thousand Natural Shocks
Aaron Jay KERNIS Viola Concerto
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Gemma New, the principal conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, leads the Juilliard Orchestra in Kelly-Marie Murphy’s A Thousand Natural Shocks, a Hamlet-inspired musical contemplation of new beginning, Aaron Jay Kernis’ soulful Viola Concerto, and Brahms’ serene and melancholic Second Symphony.