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“Long Yu, China’s Herbert von Karajan, (is) the most powerful figure in China’s classical music scene.”
– The New York Times
"A superpower of China’s burgeoning music world."
– Washington Post
NEWS
July 6, 2023
Maestro Long Yu, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO), and the New York Philharmonic (NY Phil) today announce the co-commission of Émigré, a new oratorio by award-winning composer Aaron Zigman, with lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winning librettist Mark Campbell and songwriter Brock Walsh. The 90-minute oratorio tells the story of Jewish refugees escaping Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and finding a home and community in Shanghai. The work will be premiered on November 17, 2023, at the Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall before its US premiere on February 29, 2024, at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. The work will be recorded by Deutsche Grammophon in live and studio sessions in the context of the world premiere performance and is due to be released in February 2024.
Learn more about the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra premiere here and New York Philharmonic's US premiere here.