Jeffrey Milarsky conducts AXIOM in this performance of György Ligeti's Violin Concerto. Written in 1992, this lyrical concerto marked a departure from Ligeti's avant-garde style. Beneath microtonal elements, the piece is rooted in modal harmonies.

GYÖRGY LIGETI (1923-2006)
Violin Concerto (199...

Kristian Bezuidenhout, renowned for his performances on fortepiano, harpsichord, and modern piano, leads Juilliard415 in this invigorating performance of Mozart's Symphony No. 27 in G Major.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-91)
Symphony No. 27 in G Major, K. 199/161b (1773)
Allegro
Andantino graz...

Hosted earlier this year by distinguished visiting faculty member Denyce Graves, this concert commemorates the 90th anniversary of a concert—organized by Black Juilliard students and curated by renowned composer H.T. Burleigh—celebrating the work of Black artists and composers. "Claiming Your Spa...

Pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O'Farrill conducts the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra in this performance of Chico O’Farrill's "Havana Blues" as part of a program celebrating Afro-Cuban jazz.

The Afro-Cuban Music of Chico O’Farrill
Havana Blues (Chico O’Farrill)

Arturo O'Farrill conducts th...

American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham leads a compelling vocal master class featuring students from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the Collaborative Piano Department.

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
"Se all’impero, amici Dei” from La clemenza di Tito

MOZART
"Voi che sapete” ...

Renowned American mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves leads a dynamic vocal master class featuring students from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the Juilliard Collaborative Piano Department.

Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
"Sì, mi chiamano Mimì" from La Bohème (1896)

Francesco ...

Created squarely between two iconic works, Stravinsky's "Petrouchka" marked his stylistic transition between the classic magnanimity of "The Firebird" and the revolutionary dissonance and rhythm of "The Rite of Spring." Stravinsky’s ballet follows a love triangle-turned-violent among Petrouchka, ...

This evening of performance is the culmination of the Choreographers & Composers class, in which six pairs of students, one from each field, create works in collaboration. In this year’s iteration, choreographers from the class of 2025 were paired with composers to produce original works performe...

American operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee leads an engaging vocal master class featuring students from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the Collaborative Piano Department.

VINCENZO BELLINI
“Or dove fuggo io mai ... Ah per sempre” from I Puritani

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZA...

The Juilliard Chamber Orchestra performs Melinda Wagner’s “Little Moonhead.” The title borrows a word from each of the piece’s three movements—“Little Prelude (with Rills),” “Moon Ache,” and “Fiddlehead.” The work originated as part of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s New Brandenburgs project.

Me...

For additional artistic context, watch the pre-concert talk hosted by Brian Zeger, Artistic Director of the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts. View the pre-concert talk here: https://www.juilliard.live/videos/pride-songbook-pre-concert-talk

This performance of the Juilliard Prid...

CAUTION: This video contains sequences of flashing lights which may affect viewers with epilepsy and other conditions sensitive to light. This program is offered in collaboration with Carnegie Hall’s festival “Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice”. These pieces—Schoenberg’s “Ode ...

CAUTION: This video contains sequences of flashing lights which may affect viewers with epilepsy and other conditions sensitive to light. This performance is an excerpt from the Juilliard program “The Mad King”, which can be viewed in full here: https://www.juilliard.live/videos/the-mad-king

Thi...

Excerpted from “Claiming Your Space: A Celebration of Black Music at Juilliard”. View the program here: https://www.juilliard.live/videos/claiming-your-space-2024

Hosted earlier this year by distinguished visiting faculty member Denyce Graves, this concert commemorates the 90th anniversary of a ...

This American jazz oratorio composed and arranged by Wynton Marsalis (’81, trumpet) involves a big band, a Greek-style chorus of four jazz vocalists and a narrator, and a rich survey of American musical styles. This excerpt features Parts 1 and 2 of “The Ballad of Fannie Lou” with Damien Sneed co...

Created by composer and Creative Associate Nathalie Joachim, this performance weaves together vocal samples, somber flute tones, and longing melodies that take listeners on a journey of discovery and defining of self. Made in collaboration with director and choreographer Chanel DaSilva, this inti...

Excerpted from “Claiming Your Space: A Celebration of Black Music at Juilliard”. View the program here: https://www.juilliard.live/videos/claiming-your-space-2024

Hosted earlier this year by distinguished visiting faculty member Denyce Graves, this concert commemorates the 90th anniversary of a ...

Masaaki Suzuki leads Juilliard415, the school’s primary period-instrument ensemble, in a wonderful rendition of this light and refreshing concerto from one of the most prolific composers in history.

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto in A Major for Flute, Violin, and Cello, TWV 53:A2
La...

Composed in honor of the 30th anniversary of Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program, MAP: A New World combines American, African, Caribbean, and European musical influences to celebrate global communities of young musicians. Francisco J. Núñez conducts his nine-movement work, creating a joyful vis...

“The concert overture, in sonata-allegro form captures the strident (and occasionally tender and even mysterious) energy of a busy American port city. The great port of Norfolk, Virginia, where I live, was the direct inspiration.”—Adolphus Hailstork

Adolphus Hailstork wrote “An American Port of ...

The Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Euan Shields (MM ‘23), performs Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Avanti!” to open the 2023 Juilliard Celebration! program. Zwilich (DMA ’75, composition), the first woman to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in composition, composed “Avanti!” in celebration of the idea of...

Enjoy two excerpts from an evening focused on the contributions of international women of color in jazz music.

Toshiko Akiyoshi (b. 1929, in Liaoyang, Manchuria)
“A Long Yellow Road”
A pianist and composer who was the first Japanese student admitted to Berklee College of Music, Toshiko Akiyosh...

This performance, filmed in early 2021 with the pandemic creating endlessly changing barriers to live performance, features Juilliard’s vocal arts department in collaboration with our historical instrument ensemble in a beautiful and unique performance of Handel’s Greek tragedy. Gary Thor Wedow c...

This short documentary follows the teams from Juilliard's Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the Historical Performance program as they navigate the challenges of a global pandemic to mount a unique production of Handel's opera "Teseo."