New York Times: A Room-Size Painting Becomes a Cello Concerto About Versailles
Timo Andres’ piece, which features the cellist Inbal Segev performing with the Metropolis Ensemble, is based on John Vanderlyn’s “Panoramic View of the Palace and Gardens of Versailles” (1818-19), a massive painting on nearly 2,000 square feet of canvas that requires its own circular gallery in the Met’s American Wing.
The New Yorker: Goings On — Time Travelers to Versailles
The MetLiveArts concert “Time Travelers to Versailles” with Metropolis and TENET is a featured event for The New Yorker.
New York Times: Al-Quds Jerusalem
Mohammed Fairouz, a prolific and inventive young composer, has written a new oratorio seeking to capture some of Jerusalem’s complex dynamics and sounds.