2023-24 NWS Subscriptions

Stéphane Denève, Artistic Director

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SHAPE THE FUTURE OF MUSIC

”Thank you so much for being part of our season and supporting us. Without you, we would not be here and you are a vital part in all of our journeys to becoming the artists we want to be.”

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Kamila Dotta, New World Symphony Cello Fellow

Your New World Symphony subscription is an investment in the next generation of musicians and artistic leaders. Subscribers play a vital role in the artistic growth of New World Symphony Fellows. Your energy, presence and support at NWS performances will shape the future of music for years to come.

BE TRANSFORMED BY LIVE PERFORMANCE

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Stéphane Denève, New World Symphony Artistic Director

Ask any New World Symphony subscriber – a trip to the Symphony can change your life. Featuring monumental works like Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite, New World Symphony’s 2023-24 season will leave you with a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you. Subscribe today to reserve the best seats in the house and make memories with New World Symphony all season long.

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Follow the green throughout the brochure to find Stéphane’s performances.

STÉPHANE DENÈVE

Our new Artistic Director kicks off a pivotal new chapter of music at New World Symphony with performances that explore the beauty and nuance of Ravel, Debussy, Williams, Higdon, Stravinsky and more. Call the NWS Box Office at 305.673.3331 to Compose-Your-Own subscription of all Stéphane Denève performances.

DENÈVE: PROKOFIEV’S ROMEO + JULIET

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM – SATURDAY ONE SERIES

Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 2:00 PM – SUNDAY ONE SERIES

Stéphane Denève, conductor

Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano

James Lee III: Visions of Cahokia (with video)

Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs

Sergei Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet

These performances are part of our Saturday One (page 8) and Sunday One (page 10) subscription series.

DENÈVE AND ISABEL LEONARD

Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM – SATURDAY TWO SERIES

Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM – ADD-ON EVENT

Stéphane Denève, conductor

Grégoire Pont, cinesthetics/animation

Isabel Leonard, soprano

Albert Roussel: The Spider’s Feast

Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade

Florent Schmitt: The Tragedy of Salomé

These performances are part of our Saturday Two (page 9) subscription series and our exclusive add-on events (page 17).

SEASON FINALE: DENÈVE AND EHNES

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM – SATURDAY TWO SERIES

Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM – SUNDAY TWO SERIES

Stéphane Denève, conductor

James Ehnes, violin

John Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1

Guillaume Connesson: New work to be announced (world premiere of NWS commission)

Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

These performances are part of our Saturday Two (page 9) and Sunday Two (page 11) subscription series.

Follow the blue throughout the brochure to find MTT’s performances.

MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS

New World Symphony’s beloved founder returns to share a series of star-studded performances that see our Artistic Director Laureate collaborating with some of his closest colleagues and friends. Call the NWS Box Office at 305.673.3331 to Compose-Your-Own subscription of all MTT performances.

MTT AND EMANUEL AX

Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM – SATURDAY TWO SERIES

Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM – SUNDAY TWO SERIES

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano

Arnold Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3

Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1

These performances are part of our Saturday Two (page 9) and Sunday Two (page 11) subscription series.

MTT CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY 4

Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM – ARSHT CENTER SERIES

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Dashon Burton, baritone

Michael Tilson Thomas: Agnegram

Aaron Copland: Old American Songs

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

This performance is part of our Arsht subscription series (page 7).

MTT AND JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM – SATURDAY ONE SERIES

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM – SUNDAY ONE SERIES

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15

These performances are part of our Saturday One (page 8) and Sunday One (page 10) subscription series.

BEETHOVEN 9:

We’re back with another bucket list performance at the Adrienne Arsht Center! New World Symphony celebrates the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s beloved symphony, a monument to freedom and humanity.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024 AT 8:00 PM

ARSHT CENTER SERIES

$45

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Don’t miss three blockbuster, one-night-only performances at the Adrienne Arsht Center. New World Symphony finds new inspiration in Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Master Chorale of South Florida helps us celebrate the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas returns to the Arsht Center after a sold-out performance last fall.

DANCES FROM WEST SIDE STORY

Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

Steven Banks, saxophone

Molly Turner, conductor

Samuel Barber: Symphony No. 1

Billy Childs: Saxophone Concerto (NWS co-commission)

Jimmy López Bellido: Fiesta!

Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

BEETHOVEN 9: ODE TO JOY

Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Douglas Boyd, conductor

Master Chorale of South Florida

Joélle Harvey, soprano

Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano

Limmie Pulliam, tenor

Musa Ngqungwana, bass

Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta

Rhiannon Giddens/Michael Abels: Psalm 23 from Omar Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, “Choral”

MTT CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY 4

Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Dashon Burton, baritone

Michael Tilson Thomas: Agnegram

Aaron Copland: Old American Songs

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

Arsht Center Series prices include $12 facility fee.

Seating chart on page 19.

SATURDAY ONE SERIES

Enjoy four fabulous nights out at New World Symphony. Artistic Director Stéphane Denève’s kicks off the season with Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, MTT reunites with friend and renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and LA Opera’s Lina Gonzales-Granados leads New World Symphony Fellows as soloists performing their favorite concertos.

DENÈVE: PROKOFIEV’S ROMEO + JULIET

Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Stéphane Denève, conductor

Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano

James Lee III: Visions of Cahokia (with video)

Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs

Sergei Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet

CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO + PACHO FLORES

Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Carlos Miguel-Prieto, conductor

Pacho Flores, trumpet

Leo Rondón, cuatro

Molly Turner, conductor

Carlos Chávez: Sinfonía india

Gabriela Ortiz: Trumpet Concerto (NWS co-commission)

Pacho Flores: Cantos y Revueltas

Silvestre Revueltas: La noche de los Mayas

CONCERTO SHOWCASE

Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Lina Gonzales-Granados, conductor

Program to be announced

MTT AND JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15

New World Center

Stéphane Denève - photo by Jay Fram

Seating chart on page 19.

SATURDAY TWO SERIES

Make memories with five unforgettable evenings at New World Symphony. Michael Tilson Thomas and Emanuel Ax, two titans of music, join forces for Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. New World Symphony presents an evening of jazz with Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite. We close out the season with a grand finale that sees Artistic Director Stéphane Denève leading New World Symphony in Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

MAHLER 6

Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Gustavo Gimeno, conductor

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6

DENÈVE AND ISABEL LEONARD

Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Stéphane Denève, conductor

Grégoire Pont, cinesthetics/animation

Isabel Leonard, soprano

Molly Turner, conductor

Albert Roussel: The Spider’s Feast

Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade

Florent Schmitt: The Tragedy of Salomé

MARY LOU WILLIAMS’ ZODIAC SUITE

Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Andrew Grams, conductor

Aaron Diehl, piano

Ambassador Chorale of Florida Memorial University

Carmen Lundy, voice

Mary Lou Williams: Zodiac Suite

Mary Lou Williams: Mass

MTT AND EMANUEL AX

Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Emanuel Ax, piano

Arnold Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3

Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1

SEASON FINALE: DENÈVE

AND EHNES

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Stéphane Denève, conductor

James Ehnes, violin

Molly Turner, conductor

John Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1

Guillaume Connesson: New work to be announced (world premiere of NWS commission)

Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

New World Center

Isabel Leonard - photo by Sergio Kurhajec

Emanuel Ax - photo by Nigel Parry

Seating chart on page 19.

SUNDAY ONE SERIES

End the weekend on a high note with four Sunday afternoons at the symphony. Artistic Director Stéphane Denève kicks off the season with Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, MTT reunites with friend and renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and LA Opera’s Lina Gonzales-Granados leads New World Symphony Fellows as soloists performing their favorite concertos.

DENÈVE: PROKOFIEV’S ROMEO + JULIET

Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Stéphane Denève, conductor

Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano

James Lee III: Visions of Cahokia (with video)

Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs

Sergei Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet

CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO + PACHO FLORES

Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Pacho Flores, trumpet

Leo Rondón, cuatro

Molly Turner, conductor

Carlos Chávez: Sinfonía india

Gabriela Ortiz: Trumpet Concerto (NWS co-commission)

Pacho Flores: Cantos y Revueltas

Silvestre Revueltas: La noche de los Mayas

CONCERTO SHOWCASE

Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Lina Gonzales-Granados, conductor

Program to be announced

MTT AND JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15

Michael Tilson Thomas - photo by Vahan Stepanyan Lina Gonzalez-Granados

$80 $284 $320 $200

New World Center Seating chart on page 19.

SUNDAY TWO SERIES

Spend Sunday afternoon with the symphony. Michael Tilson Thomas and Emanuel Ax, two titans of music, join forces for Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. New World Symphony presents an evening of jazz with Mary Lou Williams’ Zodiac Suite. We close out the season with a grand finale that sees Artistic Director Stéphane Denève leading New World Symphony in Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring.

MAHLER 6

Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Gustavo Gimeno, conductor

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6

MARY LOU WILLIAMS’ ZODIAC SUITE

Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Andrew Grams, conductor

Aaron Diehl, piano

Ambassador Chorale of Florida Memorial University

Carmen Lundy, voice

Mary Lou Williams: Zodiac Suite

Mary Lou Williams: Mass

MTT AND EMANUEL AX

Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Emanuel Ax, piano

Arnold Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3

Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1

SEASON FINALE: DENÈVE AND EHNES

Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Stéphane Denève, conductor

James Ehnes, violin

Molly Turner, conductor

John Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1

Guillaume Connesson: New work to be announced (world premiere of NWS commission)

Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Aaron Diehl - photo by Maria Jarzyna

$80 $284 $320 $200

New World Center Seating chart on page 19.

CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

NWS Fellows’ signature energy, passion and raw talent are on display when performing some of the most glorious works for chamber orchestra and small ensembles. Enjoy the return of NWS alumni and other notable guest artists, collaborations with composers and musicians from The Cleveland Orchestra and a special staged performance of Wynton Marsalis’ The Fiddler’s Tale.

MOZART’S GRAND PARTITA

Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 2:00 PM

NWS alumni soloists

George Enescu: Piano Quartet No. 2

Olly Wilson: A City Called Heaven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade No. 10, “Gran Partita”

CHAMBER MUSIC WITH THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Members of The Cleveland Orchestra

Dai Fujikura: Cosmic Breath (NWS co-commission)

Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9

Robert Schumann/arr. Theodor Kirchner: Six Studies in Canonic Form

Ned Rorem: 11 Studies for 11 Players

NOSKY AND UNCHARTED BAROQUE

Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Aisslinn Nosky, violin and leader

Johann David Heinichen: Concerto in F major

Dario Castello: Sonata concertante

Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Three Trumpets

Jan Dismas Zelenka: Concerto à 8

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Trio Sonata No. 3

Michael Oesterle: Kammerkonzert

Karol Szymanowski: String Quartet No. 2

ELIZABETH ROE PLAYS BACH

Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano

George Walker: Music for Brass (Sacred and Profane)

Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Septet No. 2, “Military”

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in C minor for Two Keyboards

Frank Bridge: String Sextet

BEETHOVEN, BRITTEN AND BINGEN

Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Karim Sulayman, tenor

Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp

Hildegard von Bingen/arr. Michael Linville: A Dove Peered In Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quintet, “Storm”

Benjamin Britten: Nocturne

MARSALIS’ FIDDLER’S TALE

Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Wynton Marsalis: A Fiddler’s Tale

Meet Molly

NWS Fellow to Watch

Molly Turner will join the New World Symphony as our new Conducting Fellow starting fall 2023. Before coming to NWS, she served as assistant conductor for the Berlin Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Utah Symphony, San Diego Symphony and more. Also a violinist, violist and composer, Molly says conducting encompasses so many fields of study history, analysis, her composition background and the psychology of leading a group.

“I’ve always been a lifelong learner, which makes conducting endlessly fascinating to me. I like finding a way to be a catalyst for my fellow musicians’ opinions about the music we are making together. I’m excited to join NWS because I get to work alongside both Stéphane Denève and Michael Tilson Thomas. For me that’s invaluable because they both think so brilliantly and also so differently.”

Meet Seth NWS Fellow to Watch

Viola Fellow Seth Van Embden is excited to return for the 2023-24 season, his second at NWS. He is an enthusiastic proponent for historical performance and is a founding member of Ensemble Affect, a non-profit dedicated to making period performance practice accessible and approachable.

Seth is leading the development of a special week-long celebration of historical performance that includes concerts, guest lectures and master classes. Playing on instruments matching those from the 1600s, Fellows will take on the role of anthropologist, taking audiences back in time to explore developments in repertoire, style and the instruments themselves. Subscribers will have first access to secure seats in fall 2023.

SOUNDS OF THE TIMES SERIES

Sip on something new at Sounds of the Times, your ticket to innovative new music for orchestras and ensembles. Enjoy a specialty cocktail while exploring music by the pioneering composers shaping the present and future of orchestral and chamber music.

CAGE, LIGETI AND ORTIZ

Friday, October 27, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Michael Linville, conductor

Katalin Károlyi, mezzo-soprano

John Cage: First Construction (in Metal)

György Ligeti: With Pipes, Drums, Fiddles

Allison Loggins-Hull: Hammers

Gabriela Ortiz: Liquid Borders

VARÈSE’S DÉSERTS

Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 7:30 PM

André de Ridder, conductor

Edgard Varèse: Déserts (with video by Bill Viola)

Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta

Nicole Lizée: Black MIDI

BITS AND SCRAPS: NEW MUSIC FOR PERCUSSION

Friday, February 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Michael Linville, conductor NWS Percussion Alumni

Josephine Stephenson: All casual bits and scraps, assembled

Jennifer Higdon: Splendid Wood

Mark-Anthony Turnage: New England Etudes

SUBSCRIBERS SAY IT BEST…

When you subscribe to NWS, you join a thriving community of South Florida’s ardent champions of the arts. Here’s what they say they love best about NWS.

“What a treasure we have in Miami Beach with NWS. What amazing talent we are able to enjoy and what an amazing venue this place is.”

“NWS is so amazing. We are so lucky to have this in South Beach.”

“Following performances, I feel uplifted and better about the world and humanity. I also feel more connected to people—friends, and new people I met at the concert, the kind of people I want to spend more time with and around.”

“I love the New World Symphony. It is one of the main reasons I live in Miami Beach.”

“Your venue, programs and performance spaces are wonderful and very high quality. A rare gem in the city. Thank you for the good work and keep it up.”

CONCERTS FOR KIDS SERIES

$40

Seating chart on page 19.

Spark a love of symphonic music in a young person’s life. Subscribers to NWS’s Concerts for Kids series enjoy two entertaining and enlightening one-hour concerts designed with young ones—ages four to nine—in mind. Come early and meet the NWS Fellows at the pre-concert activities!

TRICKS AND TREATS!

Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Molly Turner, conductor

Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Molly Turner, conductor

New World Center

THE BENEFITS START NOW!

Subscribers have priority access to special events and offers. Add these anticipated events to your subscription package when you renew!

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON

New World Center

Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Molly Turner, conductor

It’s 100% cheer as the NWS Fellows perform seasonal favorites decked out in their finest and funniest holiday costumes. Fun for the whole family, this festive concert celebrates a variety of cultural heritages.

DENÈVE AND ISABEL LEONARD

New World Center

Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Stéphane Denève, conductor

Grégoire Pont, cinesthetics/animation

Isabel Leonard, soprano

Molly Turner, conductor

Albert Roussel: The Spider’s Feast

Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade

Florent Schmitt: The Tragedy of Salomé

Stéphane Denève joins forces with Grammy Awardwinning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard for operatic highlights. Artist Grégoire Pont designs new animations to accompany Roussel’s The Spider’s Feast.

BY EAR: A JOURNEY INTO MUSICAL PERCEPTION

Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM

Edwin Outwater, conductor

Indre Viskontas, presenter

Conductor Edwin Outwater returns with cognitive neuroscientist, author and opera singer Dr. Indre Viskontas to take you on a journey into how our brains process music. Featuring immersive musical experiments with some of the greatest works in the repertoire, this concert will change the way you listen.

NWS’s digital membership program channels our thrilling concert series and state-of-the-art online connection capabilities to bring unforgettable experiences right to your home. Each membership includes 10 digital concert streams plus exclusive virtual Insider events that take you behind the scenes of NWS’s fellowship program and performances (a $90 value).

This offer is exclusive to subscribers as an add-on to your concert package(s).

Compose-Your-Own Series

Choose your own adventure with a subscription series customized to your unique schedule and musical interests. Call our Box Office at 305.673.3331, and a member of our team will help you build your best subscription series today.

Standard Subscription Packages

Children eight years of age or older are welcome at all New World Symphony performances. Our Concerts for Kids are programmed specifically for children aged four through nine, and our free outdoor WALLCAST® concerts are for everyone. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter the concert hall.

The New World Symphony welcomes all visitors and strives to make its performances, events and facilities accessible to all patrons. For more information, please visit nws.edu/access.

The New World Symphony is committed to building an inclusive organization so that people of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, abilities, religions and backgrounds are welcome within our fellowship, Board of Trustees, staff, and volunteer groups; and that all are provided with the opportunity and resources to thrive. We pledge that our educational and artistic programming, presentations, community collaborations, and communications will reflect our commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

All performances, artists, dates, venues, prices and programs are subject to change. The New World Symphony makes audio and visual recordings of its presentations. Your attendance at any event constitutes your consent to, and your waiver of all claims in connection with, the live transmission and/or recording and use of your image and voice by the New World Symphony for archival, commercial or other purposes. The New World Symphony retains all rights to the recordings. If you are unwilling to agree to these terms, please contact the Box Office.

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