A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The Armory strives to provide its audiences with the opportunity to experience masterful and thought-provoking works that are in dialogue with the sweep of the Armory’s unique spaces. And there is no better setting than the Board of Officers Room, with its pristine acoustics and austere elegance, to offer audiences the chance to enjoy the intimacy of recitals and music-making. Now in its fourth year, the recital series showcases more maverick musicians than ever before with an even greater breadth of works spanning more than six centuries. Building on our commitment to the art form that unites song and poetry, we feature the dynamic soprano Lisette Oropesa for an artfully-curated series of Spanish, German, and French art songs and the expressive countertenor Andreas Scholl, who performs a program of English Renaissance and Baroque gems. We take the art form in exciting new directions with the Grammy Award-winning Roomful of Teeth in a performance exploring vocal music of the 21st century, a recital by the JACK Quartet performing the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Roger Reynold’s FLiGHT, and an interpretation of Nina Simone’s iconic voice through the cello of the intriguing Sonia Wieder-Atherton. We also welcome burnished baritone Roderick Williams as well as Andreas Ottensamer, principal clarinettist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, for their thrilling North American recital debuts. Together with a program of Beethoven’s wondrous violin sonatas by Kristof Baráti, a poignant and heartfelt evening of lieder and art song performed by lyric soprano Kate Royal, and our ongoing partnership with the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program that spotlights the next generation of opera greats, this year’s lineup allows even more opportunities than ever before to witness major talent in the most personal of settings. Pierre Audi Artistic Director
2016 RECITAL SERIES IN THE RESTORED BOARD OF OFFICERS ROOM wednesday, april 27 at 7:30pm thursday, april 28 at 7:30pm
KRISTÓF BARÁTI, violin KLÁRA WÜRTZ, piano ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3 Allegro assai Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso Allegro vivace Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2 Allegro vivace Andante più tosto Allegretto Allegro piacevole Intermission Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”) Adagio sostenuto—Presto Andante con Variazioni Finale—Presto This performance is approximately one hour and thirty minutes in length, performed with intermission.
The Recital Series is supported in part by a generous grant from Gwen Norton on behalf of the IKBS, and by The Reed Foundation. The Recital Series is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Support for Park Avenue Armory’s artistic season has been generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, the Marc Haas Foundation, The Kaplen Brothers Fund, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, and the Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation.
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM way of musical entertainment devoid of any real passion, and extolled the dramatic expressive powers of opera.
Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3 (1802) Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2 (1797-98) Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 (1803) (“Kreutzer”) Ludwig van Beethoven (Bonn, 1770 – Vienna, 1827) Unlike the violin sonatas of Mozart, in which the piano is often predominant and the violin is relegated to a secondary role, those of Beethoven, even the early works, make both instruments equally important. The violin and the piano share most of the melodic material, and make similarly high demands on the performers. Of the ten sonatas, the three that form Op. 30 were written in 1802 and published the following year with a dedication to Czar Alexander I of Russia. Central European musicians at one time dubbed the third sonata of the set the “Champagne Sonata” because of the way its first theme explodes, spurting up like sparkling wine when the bottle is opened. One can even hear the popping of the cork, represented by an unaccompanied high sforzato (accented) note on the violin. Of course, the name, which has reached this writer through oral tradition, is entirely apocryphal; yet it expresses something of the cheerful mood of the whole sonata. Both the first and the last movements are of a relentless, buoyant vitality. Beethoven didn’t indulge in a full-fledged slow piece in between. Instead, he included a gentle and graceful minuet, with a slight touch of nostalgia for the 18th century which has just come to an end. The first three sonatas were written during 1797-98 and published in 1799 as Op. 12, with a dedication to Beethoven’s teacher Antonio Salieri. Sprightly and full of energy, they show signs of his unique personality on every page despite the undeniable links with the tradition of Haydn and Mozart. The second sonata, in A major, opens with a playful, even downright humorous “Allegro vivace,” which makes a great deal out of a simple, two-note melodic figure. The second movement is more serious in tone, although it is not exactly slow either (“Andante, più tosto Allegretto,” “Andante, or rather Allegretto”). Its wistful main theme, in the key of A minor, is temporarily relieved by a gentler, imitative exchange between the two instruments. The last movement (“Allegro piacevole,” “Pleasant Allegro”), combines the characters of minuet, scherzo, and rondo in a unique and extremely “pleasant” amalgam, with a final humorous touch at the end. The French writer and philosopher Bernard de Fontenelle (1657-1757) gave one of his essays a provocative title that became a favorite watchword for many years. With the title “Sonate, que me veux-tu?” (“Sonata, what do you want of me?”), the author dismissed sonatas as a rather superficial 2
If Fontenelle was unduly harsh even with the instrumental music of his own day, Beethoven dealt his theory a fatal blow. Nobody could possibly say “Sonata, what do you want of me?” to the “Kreutzer” Sonata, a work whose every measure reaches out to listeners and envelops them with an insistent force totally unprecedented in the history of music. (That force was not lost on Leo Tolstoy, in whose short novel Kreutzer Sonata listening to it can incite a person to murder. Granted, in this case the sonata is performed by the protagonist’s wife and her lover, but what they are playing is not coincidental. Tolstoy perceived the music’s impact on the human psyche as truly extreme even if, pessimistically, he saw that impact as an entirely negative one.) The “Kreutzer” was written, according to Beethoven, “in a very concertante style.” It is certainly the most technically challenging of all the violin sonatas. It dates from the spring of 1803, when Beethoven gave a concert with English violinist George Bridgetower (1779-1860). The concert was prepared in such haste that there was no time to copy out the violin part for Bridgetower, who had to read from Beethoven’s manuscript. Upon publication, the work was dedicated to the French violinist and composer Rodolphe Kreutzer (17661831), whom Beethoven admired but who probably never played the sonata. The “Kreutzer” is in three movements, of which the first opens with a slow introduction—the only one of Beethoven’s ten violin sonatas to start this way. After the ensuing passionate Presto, the second-movement “Andante con variazioni” brings much-needed relief. The theme is supremely beautiful in its simplicity, and the variations, four in number, combine virtuosic brilliance with a depth of expression that only Beethoven could attain. The last movement was originally written for an earlier sonata (No. 6 in A major, Op. 30, No. 1), but there is no question that it fits the “Kreutzer” better. It is another Presto, matching the first one in dynamic energy. The first-movement’s agitated minor-key music is replaced here by the sunnier key of A major; the rhythm of the Italian tarantella dance provides additional momentum. —Peter Laki
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Kristóf Baráti was born in Budapest, Hungary, but a large part of his childhood was spent in Venezuela. He began his violin studies at the age of five and made his first solo performances at the age of eight with some of the leading Venezuelan orchestras. At the age of 11 he was invited to Montpellier to give a recital at the prestigious Festival de Radio France.
Klára Würtz was born in Budapest, Hungary, and started playing the piano at the age of five. At the age of 14, she was admitted to the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Budapest for exceptionally gifted children, where she studied with Klára Máthé. In 1985 she won the Ettore Pozzoli piano competition in Milan, and in 1988 was prize winner at the International Piano Competition in Dublin.
His studies continued in Budapest with Miklós Szenthelyi and Vilmos Tátrai at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. During this period he won first prize at the Lipizer Competition in Italy, and second prize in the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris. After being the youngest finalist and winning third prize and the audience prize of the highly prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, he redefined his violin technique with Eduard Wulfson, whose knowledge was influenced by great violinists of the 20th century such as Nathan Milstein, Yehudi Menuhin, and Henryk Szeryng. In 2010 Mr. Baráti won the highly praised Paganini Competition in Moscow.
In 1991 Ms. Würtz signed with Columbia Artists and since then has performed over a hundred concerts in the U.S. and Canada. She made her debut in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam in 2001 playing Schumann’s Piano Concerto. She is also active as a chamber music player, with over 20 recordings including the complete piano sonatas of Mozart, a selection of Schubert sonatas, and the piano works of Robert Schumann. With Kristóf Baráti, she recorded for the Brilliant Classics label the integral of Beethoven sonatas, the three Brahms sonatas, and a French sonata program of works by Debussy, César Franck, and Ravel.
Mr. Baráti performs in important concert halls around the world with major orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester, Russian National Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, NDR Symphony Orchestra, NHK Orchestra Tokyo, WDR Sinfonieorchester Cologne, and the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, and with conductors Kurt Masur, Marek Janowski, Charles Dutoit, Jiri Belohlavek, Yuri Bashmet, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Mikhail Pletnov, Gilbert Varga, Iván Fischer, Yuri Temirkanov, Eiji Oue, and Pinchas Steinberg. His chamber music partners include Richard Goode, Enrico Pace, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Misha Maisky, Yuri Bashmet, Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon, Zoltán Kocsis, Ning Feng, Nina Kogan, and Kim Kashkashian, among others.
In the spring of 2003, Ms. Würtz made her debut at Symphony Hall in Boston and at Carnegie Hall in New York with the Boston Symphony under the baton of Bernard Haitink. In the summer of 2004, she gave an open-air concert for an audience of over 30,000 in downtown Budapest, playing Ravel’s Piano Concerto with the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer. In 2006 she was invited to play a Mozart recital at Salzburger Festspiele. She is professor of piano at the Conservatory of Arts in Utrecht and lives in Amsterdam.
In 2009 and 2010 Mr. Baráti recorded the first two Paganini concertos and Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin for the Berlin Classics label. His recording of the Beethoven violin-piano sonatas with Klára Würtz was released by Brilliant Classics in 2012, followed by the recording of Ysaye’s solo sonatas is 2013, that of the three Brahms violin sonatas in 2014, and Korngold’s Violin Concerto in 2015. Mr. Baráti has received numerous awards, including the Kossuth Prize, the most prestigious award of his native Hungary in the domain of culture. He is, together with István Várdai, artistic director of Kaposfest, Hungary’s leading chamber music festival. He plays the 1703 “Lady Harmsworth” made by Antonio Stradivarius, kindly offered to him by the Stradivarius Society of Chicago. armoryonpark.org
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ABOUT THE ARMORY Part American palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory is dedicated to supporting unconventional works in the visual and performing arts that need non-traditional spaces for their full realization, enabling artists to create and audiences to consume epic and adventurous presentations that can not be mounted elsewhere in New York City. In its first eight years, the Armory opened its doors to visionary artists, directors, and impresarios who provided extraordinary experiences in a range of art forms. Such was its impact that in December 2011, The New York Times noted, “Park Avenue Armory… has arrived as the most important new cultural institution in New York City.” Built between 1877 and 1881, Park Avenue Armory has been hailed as containing “the single most important collection of nineteenth century interiors to survive intact in one building” by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, with an 80-foot-high barrel vaulted roof, is one of the largest unobstructed spaces in New York City. The Armory’s magnificent reception rooms were designed by leaders of the American Aesthetic Movement, among them Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Candace Wheeler, and Herter Brothers. The building is currently undergoing a $200-million renovation designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
PARK AVENUE ARMORY STAFF Rebecca Robertson, President and Executive Producer Pierre Audi, Artistic Director Katrina Berselius, Executive Assistant to the President Liz Bickley, Director of Special Events Jenni Bowman, Producer David Burnhauser, Collection Manager Courtney Caldwell, Venue Events Manager Rebecca Cribbin, Director of Production Leandro Dasso, Porter Khemraj Dat, Accountant Jordana De La Cruz, Special Projects Coordinator Mayra DeLeon, Porter Jay T. Dority, Director of Facilities Marcia Ebaugh-Pallán, Manager of Special Events Melanie Forman, Chief Development Officer Caelan Fortes, Individual Giving Assistant Lissa Frenkel, Managing Director Peter Gee, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Pip Gengenbach, Education Coordinator Jennie Herreid, Ticket Services Manager Reginald Hunter, Building Mechanic Cassidy Jones, Education Director Chelsea Emelie Kelly, Youth Corps Coordinator Nicole Kidston, Deputy Director of Development Allison Kline, Director of Foundation and Government Relations Nicholas Lazzaro, Associate Technical Director 4
Michael Lonergan, Producing Director Wayne Lowery, Security Director Jason Lujan, Operations Manager Ryan Hugh McWilliams, Digital Marketing Manager Rebecca Mosena, Coordinator, Membership and Development Walter Nin, Security Manager Maxine Petry, Manager of Individual Giving Charmaine Portis, Executive Assistant to the Chief Development Officer Kirsten Reoch, Director of Design and Construction Matthew Rymkiewicz, Tessitura Database Manager William Say, Superintendent Jenney Shamash, Production Coordinator Jennifer Smith, Associate Director of Corporate Relations Tom Trayer, Director of Marketing Brandon Walker, Associate Technical Director Jessica Wasilewski, Producer Monica Weigel, Education Manager Avery Willis Hoffman, Program Director Youth Corps Santiago Budier, Rachel Calabrese, Logan Delgado, Joselin Flores, Lizmarie Garcia, Isatu Jalloh, Sinaia Jones, Terrelle Jones, Destiny Lora, Leidy Dania Carrasco Paulino, Angela Reynoso, Rafael Rosario, Cory Sierra, Keshawn Wallace, Maegan Wright Production Acknowledgements Steinway & Sons
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NEXT IN THE RECITAL SERIES ANDREAS SCHOLL, countertenor TAMAR HALPERIN, harpsichord
JACK QUARTET october 30–31
may 21–22
“It might be a new Golden Age of the countertenor, but few can equal the sheer beauty of tone and dramatic instinct displayed by Andreas Scholl.” —BBC Music Magazine
“Every JACK concert transcends a run-of-the-mill performance and becomes a true event.” —Time Out New York
The countertenor voice came to prominence in the mid17th century before falling from favor. It has since enjoyed a powerful resurgence, with many countertenors now commanding praise on the world’s greatest concert and operatic stages. Andreas Scholl, who possesses one of the most beautiful countertenor voices of his generation, comes to the Board of Officers Room with a program that explores the poetry and artistic expression of the English Renaissance and Baroque at the height of the voice type’s original popularity.
Known as “superheroes of the new music world” (The Boston Globe), JACK Quartet has emerged over the past decade as the go-to ensemble for contemporary music with their impeccable musicianship, intellectual ferocity, and a take-no-prisoners sense of commitment. This virtuosic young ensemble perform the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Roger Reynolds’s FLiGHT, an exploration of humankind’s aspirations to fly through musical composition for string quartet, real-time computer-derived sound, readings, and projections.
ANDREAS OTTENSAMER, clarinet JOSÉ GALLARDO, piano
KATE ROYAL, soprano JOSEPH MIDDLETON, piano
“One of the leading clarinetists working today.” —The Independent (UK)
“Ms. Royal produces an attractive, fully focused sound, but her most compelling quality as an interpreter is an ability to offset the polished surface of a trained voice with the passion and the sense of collective memory, however illusory, that folk singers bring to their art.” —The New York Times
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september 7–9
Born into a musical family in Vienna, Andreas Ottensamer dabbled with the piano and cello before taking up the clarinet. The young Austrian prodigy has gone on to become principal clarinetist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, captivating audiences and critics alike with his diverse musicality and the singular beauty of tone that he coaxes from the instrument. He makes his North American recital debut with a program that perfectly showcases what the clarinet can do in a space that highlights the sheer beauty of chamber music.
SONIA WIEDER-ATHERTON, cello BRUNO FONTAINE, piano october 7–8
British lyric soprano Kate Royal has generated significant excitement among fans of great singing with appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, Glyndebourne Festival, Paris Opera, Royal Opera Covent Garden, and the English National Opera. Equally at home on the recital stage, the “elegant, thoughtful singer” (The New York Times) comes to the Board of Officers Room to perform an artfully-curated selection of lieder and song by Robert and Clara Schumann, Mahler, and Samuel Barber.
“A tribute to Nina Simone that is more than the sum of its parts and a world away from a straightforward set of cover songs.” —The Strad Having delighted Armory audiences in 2015 with her program of Benjamin Britten’s powerful suites and Sylvia Plath’s haunting poetry, renowned cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton returns with the North American premiere of a program that boldly re-imagines the radical, sometimes fierce music of Nina Simone. With her cello taking the role of the torch singer’s voice, Wieder-Atherton digs deep into Simone’s universe and delivers a kaleidoscope of emotions, from honey-sweet to raw and uncompromising, in this musical tour de force. armoryonpark.org
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NEXT AT THE ARMORY HOPELESSNESS: ANOHNI
TARYN SIMON
“Hopelessness is the genius of Anohni and her masterful songwriting. The long low sexy beats, the skittering colorful and playful rhythms surround her voice, which is the silky center. Anohni has replaced the stories of abandonment, pain and desire with the biggest issues of our time. This revolutionary move is truly astounding.” —Laurie Anderson
“One of the leading artists to understand our moment in history.” —Interview Magazine
may 18–19
september 13–25
Park Avenue Armory and Red Bull Music Academy are proud to present the world premiere of Anohni’s live show for her new album Hopelessness. Featuring original films and a band that includes Oneohtrix Point Never, the celebrated singer, composer, and visual artist will bring her politically charged masterpiece to audiences in an environment unlike any other. Having dazzled Armory audiences with her haunting vocals as showcased in The Life and Death of Marina Abramović in 2013, Anohni has established herself as one of the most fragile and emotive vocalists with her work in Antony and the Johnsons and her flooring contributions to the Hercules & Love Affair project. Expect to see another breathtaking chapter to her evolving story take shape for the first time ever.
THE BACK DOOR: MARTIN CREED june 8–august 7
“Clever, dumb, smart and stupidly gorgeous. Whatever Creed does ...he brings a joyousness, lightness and objectivity to the task.” —The Guardian (UK) Turner Prize-winning, British artist Martin Creed continues his ongoing exploration into rhythm, scale, and order in his largest installation in the U.S. to date, a survey of his work from its most minimal moments to extravagant, larger-thanlife installations. Crossing all media including painting, drawing, music, dance, theater, film, sculpture, fashion, and more unclassifiable items such as runners or lights going on and off, his practice transforms the everyday into surprising meditations on existence and the invisible structures that shape our lives.
Groundbreaking artist Taryn Simon creates an immersive new work unlike any other, in which the subjects themselves become the objects of exhibition. Simon directs and designs both an environment and experience created specifically for the drill hall that defies mediums and the lines between performer and viewer. Experienced after sundown under the cover of darkness, this multifaceted work – at once intensely solitary and somberly communal – blends performance, sound, and architecture.
CIRCLE MAP
october 13–14 “To journey into Saariaho’s music is to be confronted with the darkest and most dazzling dimensions of your subconscious.” —The Guardian (UK) The revered New York Philharmonic returns to the Armory for the New York premiere of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s Circle Map, a new work for orchestra and electronics that builds out from six stanzas by the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, and D’om la Vrai Sens. The evening also includes the U.S. premiere of Lumiére et Pesanteur as well as Lonh, a work that combines medieval love poetry sung by rising soprano Jennifer Zetlan with an electronic score that manipulates sounds from nature to evoke a distant, luminous landscape.
ARTISTS STUDIO
Join us for a new series of events inspired by the exotic beauty of the newly reopened Veterans Room and the inventive spirit of the designers who conceived it. Curated by jazz pianist, composer, artist, and MacArthur Fellow Jason Moran, these performances feature a diverse mix of contemporary classical, performative art, and an improvisational approach to jazz. upcoming performances:
CONRAD TAO & TYSHAWN SOREY
may 20
MILFORD GRAVES & DEANTONI PARKS june 13 TALES OF LOVE AND FEAR: LUCY RAVEN september 29–30 CAMILLE NORMENT & CRAIG TABORN october 16 RYAN TRECARTIN & LIZZIE FITCH 6
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OTHER HAPPENINGS AT THE ARMORY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SERIES
FAMILY PROGRAMS
“A residency like the Armory’s can be life changing for an artist. With unlimited access to studio space and total creative freedom, even the wildest idea can be attempted.” —The Wall Street Journal Get an inside look into the creative process of the Armory’s artists-in-residence, who set up studios and offer intimate public previews of works-in-progress, including dance, theater, music, and visual art. The Armory’s period rooms provide a unique backdrop for their workshops, serving as both inspiration and as a collaborator in the development of their work. Previous artists-in-residence have included director and designer Julian Crouch, choreographers Faye Driscoll and Wally Cardona, soprano Lauren Flanigan, artist Ralph Lemon, maverick musician and composer Meredith Monk, postclassical string quartet ETHEL, writer and critic Sasha FrereJones, playwright and director Young Jean Lee, performance artist Okwui Okpokwasili, Trusty Sidekick Theater Company, and Shen Wei Dance Arts.
ARMORY AFTER HOURS
Salon culture has enlivened art since the 19th century, when friends gathered in elegant chambers to hear intimate performances and share artistic insights. Join us following select performances for libations with fellow attendees as we revive this tradition in our historic period rooms. You may also get to talk with the evening’s artists, who often greet friends and audience members following their performances.
Park Avenue Armory invites parents and children to participate in interactive art-making workshops in our historic period rooms. Drawing upon the Armory’s castle-like setting and unique artistic offerings, these programs are offered monthly during the school year and designed to spark the imagination of children of all ages.
ARTIST TALKS
Held in our historic period rooms, these insightful dialogues give audiences the opportunity to hear directly from the artists, and explore the inspirations, ideas, and themes behind their work.
MALKIN LECTURE SERIES
Each fall, the popular Malkin Lecture Series presents scholars and experts on topics relating to the Armory and the civic, cultural, and aesthetic life of New York City in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Lecture topics have ranged from history makers like Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt to Gilded Age society’s favorite restaurants and the Hudson River painters.
HISTORIC INTERIORS TOURS
Get an insider’s look at the Armory with a guided walking tour of the building with our staff historian. From the soaring 55,000-square-foot Drill Hall to the extraordinary interiors designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Stanford White, Herter Brothers, and others, and learn about the design plans by acclaimed architects Herzog & de Meuron.
Go to armoryonpark.org for more information on all of these programs.
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PARK AVENUE ARMORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Co-Chairman Elihu Rose, PhD. Co-Chairman Adam R. Flatto President and Executive Producer Rebecca Robertson
Marina Abramović Harrison M. Bains Wendy Belzberg Emma Bloomberg Carolyn Brody Cora Cahan Peter C. Charrington Hélène Comfort Paul Cronson Sanford B. Ehrenkranz David Fox Marjorie L. Hart Edward G. Klein, Major General NYNG (Ret.) Ken Kuchin Mary T. Kush Pablo Legorreta
Ralph Lemon Heidi McWilliams David S. Moross Gwendolyn Adams Norton Joel Press Genie H. Rice Amanda J.T. Riegel Janet C. Ross Jeffrey Silverman Joan Steinberg Emanuel Stern Angela E. Thompson Deborah C. van Eck Founding Chairman, 2000-2009 Wade F.B. Thompson
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ABOUT THE BOARD OF OFFICERS ROOM “The restoration of the Park Avenue Armory seems destined to set a new standard, not so much for its scale, but for its level of respect and imagination.” – The New York Times The Board of Officers Room is one of the most important historic rooms in America and one of the few remaining interiors by Herter Brothers. After decades of progressive damage and neglect, the room completed a revitalization in 2013 by the architecture team at Herzog & de Meuron and executive architects Platt Byard Dovell White Architects to transform the space into a state-of-the- art salon for intimate performances and other contemporary art programing. The Board of Officers Room is the third period room at the Armory completed (out of 18) and represents the full range of design tools utilized by the team including the removal of accumulated layers on the surfaces, the addition of contemporary lighting to the 1897 chandeliers, new interpretations of the stencil patterns on areas of loss, the addition of metallic finishes on new materials, new programming infrastructure, and custom designed furniture.
The room’s restoration is part of an ongoing $200-million transformation, which is guided by the understanding that the Armory’s rich history and the patina of time are essential to its character. A defining component of the design process for the period rooms is the close collaboration between architect and artisan. Highly skilled craftspeople working in wood, paint, plaster, and metals were employed in the creation of the building’s original interiors and the expertise – and hand – of similar artisans has been drawn upon for the renovation work throughout.
The renovation of the Board of Officers Room was made possible through the generosity of The Thompson Family Foundation. Cover photo by James Ewing.