2020/2021Thompson: The Mother of Us All
in the role of Gertrude Stein New York Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Daniela Candillari Directed by Louisa Proske Co-Presented by the New York Philharmonic, The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s MetLiveArts performance series, and The Juilliard School @ Metropolitan Museum of Art (Charles Engelhard Court)—February 8, 11, 12, and 14, 7pm [tickets and information] Juilliard Songbook Led by pianist Adam Nielsen @ Morse Hall, The Juilliard School—February 28, 8pm [ participation in the following has been prevented by COVID-19: Liederabend Led by Lydia Brown, with pianist Brian Wong @ Paul Hall, The Juilliard School—April 2, 6pm C.P.E. Bach Concert Klopstocks Morgengesang am Schöpfungsfeste, Wq 239 (sop. I) with the Juilliard415 orchestra @ Bruno Walter Auditorium, NYPL—April 23, 6pm Juilliard Historical Performance Chamber Concert featuring arias by J.S. Bach @ Holy Trinity Lutheran Church—April 28, 12pm Juilliard Collaborative Piano Recital with Nicole Cloutier, pianist Berg's Sieben Frühe Lieder Fondation des Treilles, Académie de la voix 2020 L’opéra français de Rameau à Honegger @ Fondation des Treilles, Provence, France—October 26-31 ] Handel: Teseo cover, Medea @ Peter Jay Sharp Theater, The Juilliard School—February 2 & 4 |
news.Diapason: "Devancez les trompettes de la renommée. Découvrez aujourd'hui les voix qui nous enchanteront demain..." [continue reading]
Parterre Box: "Libby Sokolowski's Gertrude S. had a little quirk of fun around the eyes that made her very nice to watch." [link]
ConcertoNet.com: "The vocalists for a pair of Stravinsky rarities were also exceptional, though their offerings were all too short. [...] [Sokolowski] was articulate, lyrical, confident. And while hardly seasonable, they were terrific bagatelles." [link]
New York Classical Review: "Sokolowski’s fine phrasing glided through and over the ensemble in what was a lovely performance." [link]
Mittelbayerische Zeitung: "Angenehm aufgeregt betrat die Jungstudentin Libby Sokolowski, Sopranistin aus den Vereinigten Staaten, die Bühne. Trotzdem oder vielleicht auch genau deswegen kam ihre Darbietung der Pamina aus „Die Zauberflöte“ glaubhaft und überzeugend rüber. Vom ersten Ton an ging ihre Stimme unter die Haut." [link]
Nordbayern Zeitung: "Die 18-jährige Sopranistin Libby Sokolowski aus den USA bezauberte mit ihrer Interpretation von Schuberts "Geheimes" und "La Ricordanza" des Belcanto-Protagonisten Vincenenzo Bellini und zeigte, dass der Status "Jungstudentin" vielleicht für ihr Alter, aber nicht für ihre Gesangskunst gilt." [link]
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American soprano Libby Sokolowski is currently in the third year of her studies at The Juilliard School in the studio of Edith Wiens, and is a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship. During her studies thus far, she has sung a wide range of operatic and concert repertoire, ranging from the early baroque to premieres of new works. In the school's currently limited 2020-2021 season, she will cover Medea in Handel's Teseo, led by Maestro Gary Thor Wedow and directed by Stephen Wadsworth, to appear at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. In her 2019-2020 season, she made her debut at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, performing twice on the renowned stage: in November, joining Juilliard's AXIOM ensemble in a performance of Stravinksy's Three Japanese Lyrics led by Jeffrey Milarsky, where she was praised for her “fine phrasing” and “articulate, lyrical, and confident” performance; and again in December in Juilliard Songfest, a concert dedicated to the works of Clara and Robert Schumann and led by pianist Brian Zeger. In February of 2020 she was seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Gertrude Stein in Thomson's The Mother of Us All in a collaboration between MetLiveArts / Juilliard / New York Philharmonic, and sang works by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Libby Larsen in Juilliard’s Songbook recital. Before the pandemic, she was very much looking forward to collaborating with Juilliard’s Historical Performance division, presenting the works of J.S. and C.P.E. Bach, as well as the premiere of Hannah Ishizaki's "Five Shakespeare Songs," a cycle of songs exploring the women of Shakespeare's literature, written for Ms. Sokolowski and presented in a concert of new music curated by Lydia Brown. Ms. Sokolowski was also invited to participate in the prestigious Fondation des Treilles Académie de la voix in October, led by musicologist Ivan Alexandre, Julien Benhamou of the Opéra National de Bordeaux, and Alain Perroux of the Festival d'Aix and the Opéra National du Rhin with masterclasses by Annick Massis, though was prevented from doing so due to the ongoing global health crisis.
In the summer of 2020, Ms. Sokolowski participated in the Music Academy of the West’s online institute as a replacement for their annual festival, exploring new repertoire and role study with their renowned faculty. She was originally scheduled to sing in both of their staged productions: as Das Taumännchen in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, and Une Pastourelle/Le chauvre-souris in Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges. In the summer of 2019, Ms. Sokolowski was an apprentice artist at the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie in Neumarkt, Germany. She performed in several concerts including a performance with the Nürnberg Symphoniker led by Maestro Michael Hofstetter, where she was praised by the Mittelbayerische Zeitung for her “authentic and convincing” performance, “getting under the skin of the audience from the first note.” Ms. Sokolowski has placed first in both the Schmidt Competition and the National Hal Leonard competition, as well as second in the Classical Singer competition.
In the summer of 2020, Ms. Sokolowski participated in the Music Academy of the West’s online institute as a replacement for their annual festival, exploring new repertoire and role study with their renowned faculty. She was originally scheduled to sing in both of their staged productions: as Das Taumännchen in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel, and Une Pastourelle/Le chauvre-souris in Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges. In the summer of 2019, Ms. Sokolowski was an apprentice artist at the Internationale Meistersinger Akademie in Neumarkt, Germany. She performed in several concerts including a performance with the Nürnberg Symphoniker led by Maestro Michael Hofstetter, where she was praised by the Mittelbayerische Zeitung for her “authentic and convincing” performance, “getting under the skin of the audience from the first note.” Ms. Sokolowski has placed first in both the Schmidt Competition and the National Hal Leonard competition, as well as second in the Classical Singer competition.
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