Programs

  • New Century Chamber Orchestra

    One of only a handful of conductorless chamber ensembles in the world, New Century Chamber Orchestra includes 19 string players from the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the United States. Musical decisions are made collaboratively, resulting in an enhanced level of commitment from the musicians and concerts of remarkable precision, passion, and power. British violinist Daniel Hope has been the ensembles music director since 2018, bringing a new era of vibrancy and leadership. Previous music directors of the ensemble include Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (2008-2017), Krista Bennion Feeney (1999-2006) and Stuart Canin (1992-1999).
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2023
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    $1.5M

  • Chamber Orchestra Masterworks and Commissions

    With a commitment to the virtuosic performance of chamber orchestra masterworks, New Century also expands the genre through frequent commissions of new music and innovative collaborations with artists from other genres. New Century fosters an intimate relationship with music, not only by offering concerts in small, local venues throughout the Bay Area and beyond, but also by connecting our musical history to the work of living composers and the cultural narratives of today. Recently commissioned composers include Tan Dun, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Jennifer Higdon, Mark Adamo, Lera Auerbach, and Jake Heggie.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2023
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    990
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  • European Tours and Hope@Home Series

    Beyond its regular season concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area, New Century under Music Director Daniel Hope has expanded its touring profile, embarking on its first European Tour in June 2019with another to follow in June 2023performing across Germany and Poland, at the Leonard Bernstein-founded Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Rheingau Festival, and the Philharmonie Essen, among others. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the orchestra filmed and broadcast six episodes of Daniel Hopes Hope@Home series in San Francisco, reaching a global audience of over 400,000 viewers. The orchestra will release its first album on the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label in 2023, featuring works commissioned by the ensemble.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2023
    Source
    990
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