Louis Andriessen central in concert tour Asko|Schönberg

Nine Programs Include the New York Premiere of Andriessen’s Newest Opera, La Commedia, Performed in Concert Version in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage

Featured Performers Include Asko | Schoenberg and Reinbert de Leeuw, John Adams, American Composers Orchestra, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Iva Bittová, Greetje Bijma, Maurice Chestnut, Ensemble ACJW, Evan Parker, Ernst Reijseger, Dawn Upshaw, and Cristina Zavalloni

Louis Andriessen, one of Europe's most eminent and influential composers, commences his Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair residency at Carnegie Hall in April. The series of concerts, which spans all three of the performance spaces at Carnegie Hall—Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, Zankel Hall, and Weill Recital Hall—features numerous premieres of new works by the Dutch composer, as well as music by composers that Andriessen has mentored and a series of intimate late-night concerts devoted to improvisation—a key influence on Andriessen.

The month-long residency, which runs from Friday, April 9 to Monday, May 10,  features performances by musicians who have been longtime champions of Andriessen’s music, including Asko | Schoenberg, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Reinbert de Leeuw, and John Adams, as well as friends and newfound muses such as Greetje Bijma, Martijn Padding, and Cristina Zavalloni. All will join together to celebrate the music of Louis Andriessen, widely regarded as the leading composer working in the Netherlands today and a highly influential figure in the international new music scene.

For more information on Louis Andriessen, including a video interview with the composer, visit Sound Insights at carnegiehall.org.

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