Charles Dutoit & Yuja Wang to Return to Perform with NY Philharmonic

Charles Dutoit will return to the New York Philharmonic to lead Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9, Jeunehomme, with Yuja Wang as soloist, and Respighi's Roman Festivals, Fountains of Rome, and Pines of Rome, Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, February 5 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, February 6 at 8:00 p.m.

The program marks a rare performance of Respighi's complete Roman Trilogy; the Philharmonic presented all three works together only once before, in October 1998, led by Simone Young. The Philharmonic gave the World Premiere of Roman Festivals in 1929, led by Arturo Toscanini; the U.S. Premiere of Pines of Rome in 1926, led by Arturo Toscanini; and the U.S. Premiere of Fountains of Rome in 1919, led by Josef Stransky. Charles Dutoit released an acclaimed recording of the Trilogy, featuring the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, in 1983. The Guardian wrote of his 2014 performance of the Trilogy with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: "The

Charles Dutoit and Yuja Wang are frequent collaborators, and this program marks their first collaboration together with the Philharmonic. The Chicago Tribune said that their 2007 performance "generated enough electricity to light up Symphony Center for days."

Yuja Wang will return in March 2016 for performances of Messiaen's Turangali?la-symphonie, conducted by The Marie-Jose?e Kravis Composer-in-Residence Esa-Pekka Salonen, as part of the Philharmonic's Messiaen Week.