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Juanjo Mena & James Ehnes Will Return to Perform with NY Philharmonic in January
By: Tyler Peterson Dec. 17, 2015
Juanjo Mena will return to the New York Philharmonic to lead Beethoven's Violin Concerto, with James Ehnes as soloist, and Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 (Ed. Nowak), Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, January 29 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, January 30 at 8:00 p.m.
Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena made his New York Philharmonic debut in the 2014-15 season leading works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff with Daniil Trifonov as soloist. The New York Times wrote that Mr. Mena led "with brisk efficiency and lightness of texture. ... the orchestra obliged with bright playing and an energy that remained dignified." The Telegraph said of his 2011 performance of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony with the BBC Philharmonic: "Rarely have I heard a Bruckner Sixth that displayed such masterful long-term vision, and never, I think, one that made the work seem so important."
James Ehnes made his New York Philharmonic debut performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, led by Roberto Minczuk, at the Concerts in the Parks in July 2003; he performed the same work for his most recent appearance, during a July 2012 Concerts in the Parks performance led by Andrey Boreyko, and has performed with the Orchestra on tour and on subscription.
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