French conductor Stéphane Denève takes over as artistic director of the New World Symphony in Miami.
, is no small hire for New World. He is only the second person to hold the post in its 36 years, succeeding Tilson Thomas, who stepped down in 2022 after being diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive brain cancer.
Or it could mean the ongoing series of “Journey” concerts, which stage simultaneous performances that allow listeners to wander the center, with the music reaching each undulating curve and impossible corner of Gehry’s interiors. In tandem with the NWS mission, his architecture seems to insist you change your perspective every few steps.Ditto the infrastructure. The New World Center is one of the more technologically advanced performance spaces I’ve ever entered.
Fellows at NWS receive a stipend, housing and support for their own projects and experiments. They enlist in mock auditions, career development workshops, even professional etiquette lessons. “They want to make sure that you don’t have to worry about ‘Where is my next paycheck going to come from?’ or whether you can pay your rent this month,” says Beatrice Hsieh, 27, a second-year violin fellow.
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