Pretty Berlin Philharmonic world premiere Kirill Petrenko, conductor June 8, 9, 10 June 8-10, conductor Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic gave the world premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Pretty. Co-commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Pretty was the third premiere of Wolfe’s in as many weeks — beginning May 25 […]
Read MoreWorld Premiere June 1-3 unEarth New York Philharmonic Jaap van Zweden, conductor with soprano Else Torp, The Crossing (men’s ensemble), and Young People’s Chorus of NYC stage direction by Anne Kaufman scenic projection design by Lucy MacKinnon sound design by Jody Elff lighting design by Ben Stanton [event link] (click to read NY Times […]
Read More Her Story Boston Symphony Orchestra with Lorelei Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor March 16-18 followed by performances with: San Francisco Symphony and National Symphony [Her Story] has a ferocity that is literally written into the score, but also an absence of resolution as it looks back to suffrage with one wary eye toward the future steps this […]
Read MoreHer Story Marin Alsop and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Lorelei January 6-7, 2023 followed by performances with: Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and National Symphony “ [Her Story] has a ferocity that is literally written into the score, but also an absence of resolution as it looks back to suffrage with one wary eye […]
Read MoreBig risks and adventurous friends: How composer Julia Wolfe became a renegade Tom Huizenga (NPR) September 15, 2022 Sometimes, all you need is a little push. In the fall of 1976, when Julia Wolfe arrived at the University of Michigan from Pennsylvania, she was just 17 and viewed herself as a “wild teenager” with her sights on […]
Read Moreread New York Times review from the premiere listen to NPR interview with Wolfe about Her Story Julia Wolfe’s Her Story, a 40-minute, theatrical work for orchestra and women’s chamber choir, received its world premiere September 15-17 with the Nashville Symphony and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero. The world premiere is followed by performances in 2023 from co-commissioners Chicago Symphony […]
Read MoreI am excited to join the Avanti musicians for the 2022 festival entitled “Body Language.” Each concert has its own unique design – setting up sympathetic resonances and contrasts to create unfolding sonic journeys. New American music abounds. Historic renegades sit side by side with music hot-off-the press. Many of my own works will be […]
Read MoreJulia Wolfe’s 2021-2022 Carnegie Hall Debs Composer’s Chair residency commences with the video premiere of Oxygen, a rapid-fire composition for 12 flutes. Written during the pandemic and filmed in October 2021, Oxygen features an all-star cast of flutists coming together to collaborate after more than a year of artistic isolation. The work was commissioned by the […]
Read MoreUntil February 6, the fiery Concertgebouw Orchestra, with the terrific conductor Klaus Mäkelä, streams Wolfe’s recent piece: Fountain of Youth. Click here to watch their performance. The piece is noisy, it’s youthful. Washboards! Wild trumpet screams! People have searched for the fountain of youth for thousands of years. The thought was that if you bathed […]
Read MoreJulia Wolfe named Carnegie Hall’s 2021-2022 Debs Composer’s Chair Julia Wolfe has been announced as the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall for the 2021–2022 season. Wolfe creates music that has been described as emotionally charged, viscerally powerful, and socially conscious. As a composer, she responds to the world around her, bringing […]
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