Cutting Edge Concerts “Miami Comes to New York”

Cutting Edge Concerts opens its season with a double bill recital: Cuban-American pianist José López, on faculty at Florida International University, and Korean cellist Sarah Kim, on faculty at Miami University in Ohio.

Part one celebrates recipients of the CINTAS Fellowship in Music Composition, an award for composers of Cuban descent. López performs works by Aurelio de la Vega, Antonio Hernández Lizaso, Tania León, Orlando J. García, and Ivette Herryman.

On part two, Kim, along with cellist Alan Rafferty, perform works by Kati Agócs, Rictor Noren, Kristin Kuster, and Ellen Harrison, and the world premiere of Victoria Bond's"Women of Note."

Inspired by Pierre Boulez's series, "Perspective Encounters", the composer and conductor Victoria Bond founded Cutting Edge Concerts in 1998. Over its 28 year history, Cutting Edge Concerts has presented over 300 new works. Each program highlights the music of living composers, most of whom attend the concert. Along with performances by world-class ensembles and soloists, each program features on-stage discussions between host Victoria Bond and the composers.