“There is really no playlist to match this unstable, uncertain moment,” writes Michael Andor Brodeur in Saturday’s (1/23) Washington Post. “In that spirit—and since we’re feeling all inaugural—please find below the first-ever class of 21 for ’21. Some of these composers and performers are just launching their careers; others are well along in their work. But each has found some sort of special resonance in the right-now … and I’ll be following their lead in the year to come. These 21 (as well as the many composers and performers linked throughout this list) represent an array of approaches, identities, experiences and, most of all, exciting ways of imagining what our future together sounds like.” Among those in the article are composer Reena Esmail, whose Sitar Concerto will be performed by the Seattle Symphony in March; composer Angélica Negrón, whose upcoming works are scheduled at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra; violinist/conductor Pekka Kuusisto, one of the San Francisco Symphony’s collaborative partners; and composer/conductor/performer Derrick Spiva Jr., artistic advisor at the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Also included are, among others, Timo Andres, Christopher Cerrone, Inti Figgis-Vizueta, Randall Goosby, Jiji, and Davóne Tines.
Change font size
