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CONTACT!, the New York Philharmonic New Music Series
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Prepare to go where no audience has gone before.
Introducing CONTACT! the new music series from the New York Philharmonic featuring World Premieres by seven of the most exciting contemporary composers. CONTACT! connects you with today’s most innovative and engaging new music. Performances will include personal introductions to the music from the composers themselves, in a less formal and more intimate setting.
All performances are at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Symphony Space.
The new 2010-2011 season has been announced. To view or subscribe to next season's CONTACT! series: 
THE COMPOSERS
PAST CONCERTS: APRIL 16 & 17, 2010
NICO MUHLY
Muhly, 28, wrote the music for the film The Reader; The Washington Post called his music "Riveting. . . a searing, explosive powerhouse that defies categorization: a work of brain-bending originality and power."
MATTHIAS PINTSCHER
"A hot musical property" is how The Guardian describes German composer Matthias Pintscher. "Anyone coming to Pintscher's music for the first time will be struck by the beguiling soundworld, by the microscopic detail of every texture and by the imagination with which every colour is used."
SEAN SHEPHERD
"One of the most talented under-30's in the country," according to Steven Stucky. This Reno native boasts a packed shelf of international awards and honors; he can count premieres by The Cleveland Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra among his feats this season.
PAST CONCERTS: DEC 17 & 19, 2009
MARC-ANDRÉ DALBAVIE
This Parisian musician was voted "Best Young Composer of the Year" by USA Today.
ARTHUR KAMPELA
Brazilian-born, New York-based Arthur Kampela aims to create "energy, joy, and adventure." The New York Times has called his music "extraordinary. . . fascinatingly inventive."
LEI LIANG
Multi-award winning and Harvard trained, 37-year old Chinese-born Lei Liang writes "elegant and tranquil music that surprises and refreshes the listener." (People's Music) His Verge is inspired by the birth of his son, his wife, and the music of Mongolia.
