Repertoire
Cindy McTee
Double Play
John Corigliano
Triathlon, New York Premiere
Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5
Performers
Leonard Slatkin
Conductor
Timothy McAllister
Saxophones
Location
NY Phil at Lincoln Center
Wu Tsai Theater / David Geffen Hall
W. 65th & Broadway
New York, NY
About The Performance
Shostakovich’s Fifth journeys from haunting depths to its famously ambiguous finale. Saxophone virtuoso Timothy McAllister is the soloist in John Corigliano’s Triathlon, which was written for him. With movements centered on soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones, the piece requires — in the composer’s words — “three feats of high athletic prowess.” Cindy McTee’s Double Play is inspired by mid-20th-century big-band jazz.
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Images (L to R): Conductor Leonard Slatkin / courtesy of NY Phil; Saxophonist Timothy McAllister / courtesy of NY Phil