From February 5 to April 11 2019, Lera Auerbach is an artist in residence in the city of New Orleans. To make this possible, five cultural institutions of the Metropolis on the Mississippi joined forces: the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Orleans Opera, the New Orleans Friends of Music, the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans, and Loyola University New Orleans. In the foreground are musical events such as the US premiere of her third symphony, The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie, the re-staging of her choral opera The Blind, piano recitals, and master classes. In addition, Auerbach also develops a large-scale New Orleans-related installation, which will be exhibited there in the future. Here are the events in detail:

February 5 2019
Piano recital
Labyrinth
Dixon Hall, Tulane University
New Orleans Friends of Music

March 15 2019
The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Choir NOVA VOCE, Loyola Chorale
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Orpheum Theater
April 4-7 2019
The Blind
New Orleans Opera
Lera Auerbach, conductor
Marigny Opera House

April 8 2019
Master class for students in the composer forum of Loyola University

April 10 2019
Lecture for students of Fine Arts at Loyola University as an event of the Design Forum

April 11, 2019
Piano recital Lera Auerbach
Loyola University