New York City Ballet 2021 Spring Gala

We welcome you to our Lincoln Center home for an encore presentation of the 2021 Spring Gala, Emily and Len Blavatnik, Lead Benefactors.

This very special program, introduced by Principal Dancer Maria Kowroski, Executive Director Katherine Brown, Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford, and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, features a new film directed by Sofia Coppola, generously supported by @CHANEL. Available to view until 11:59 PM EDT on May 27, 2021.

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DANCES AT A GATHERING
(excerpt)

Music by Frédéric Chopin
Choreography by Jerome Robbins

Pianist SUSAN WALTERS
Dancer GONZALO GARCIA

This ballet was dedicated by Jerome Robbins to the memory of Jean Rosenthal.
Premiere May 22, 1969, New York State Theater


DUO CONCERTANT
(excerpt)

Music by Igor Stravinsky
Choreography by George Balanchine*

Violinist ARTURO DELMONI
Pianist SUSAN WALTERS

Dancers
ASHLEY BOUDER
RUSSELL JANZEN

Music by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publishers and copyright owners.
Premiere June 22, 1972, New York State Theater


LIEBESLIEDER WALZER
(excerpt)

Music by Johannes Brahms (Opus 52)
Choreography by George Balanchine*
Costumes by Karinska

Pianists ANDREWS SILL and SUSAN WALTERS

Singers
TONNA MILLER-VALLÉS, Soprano VERONICA MITINA, Mezzo-Soprano
BLAKE FRIEDMAN, Tenor JOSEPH BEUTEL, Bass-Baritone

Dancers
MARIA KOWROSKI
ASK la COUR

The original production of Liebeslieder Walzer was made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Coyne.
Premiere November 22, 1960, City Center of Music and Drama, New York


SOLO (New Peck)

Music by Samuel Barber
Choreography by Justin Peck
Costume by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung
Lighting by Mark Stanley

Conductor ANDREW LITTON
Violinists KURT NIKKANEN and LYDIA HONG
Violist KATHARINA KANG LITTON
Cellist EUGENE MOYE

Dancer
ANTHONY HUXLEY

Adagio from String Quartet, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber, used by permission of G. Schirmer, Inc.

Leadership support for Solo is provided by Elysabeth Kleinhans, with additional support by Cynthia and Ronald Beck and Joyce F. Menschel.

Solo is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

Leadership support for new work is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust,

Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund, and donors to the New Combinations Fund.

Digital Premiere May 5, 2021


DIVERTIMENTO NO. 15
(finale)

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Choreography by George Balanchine*
Costumes by Karinska
Lighting by Mark Stanley

Conductor ANDREW LITTON
Violinists KURT NIKKANEN and LYDIA HONG
Violist KATHARINA KANG LITTON
Cellist EUGENE MOYE
Bassist RON WASSERMAN
Horns DAN WIONS and RICHARD HAGEN

Dancers
EMILIE GERRITY LAUREN KING ASHLEY LARACEY
TILER PECK UNITY PHELAN
DANIEL APPLEBAUM ANDREW SCORDATO ANDREW VEYETTE
and
Ashley Hod, Isabella LaFreniere, Alston Macgill, Olivia MacKinnon
Miriam Miller, Kristen Segin, Mary Elizabeth Sell, Emma Von Enck

Premiere May 31, 1956, American Shakespeare Theater, Stratford, Connecticut

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*© The George Balanchine Trust

The performance of the excerpt from Duo Concertant is presented by arrangement with Kay Mazzo.

The performance of excerpts from Divertimento No. 15 and Liebeslieder Walzer, Balanchine® Ballets, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.

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Now more than ever New York City Ballet needs your support.
Please consider a donation to help the Company return to the stage.

nycballet.com/donate or text NYCBALLET to 44321

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The Travelers Companies, Inc. is the Global Sponsor of New York City Ballet

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The dancers and stage managers on the production appear through the courtesy of
the American Guild of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO.
This presentation was made possible through the courtesy of
the Musicians Union Local 802, American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO;
the Theatrical Protective Union Local No. One, I.A.T.S.E, AFL-CIO;
the Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764, I.A.T.S.E;
and the United Scenic Artists Local 829, I.A.T.S.E, AFL-CIO.

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Programming is made possible by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

© New York City Ballet, 2021