Bray: Mriya for Violin and Piano (CMS Co-Commission, New York Premiere)
Charlotte Bray: Mriya for Violin and Piano (CMS Co-Commission, New York Premiere) (2023)
I. Freely
II. Skittish
III. Expressive, dark
IV. Delicate, floating
Recorded live in The Daniel & Joanna S. Rose Studio on January 22, 2026
Directed by Tristan Cook
Edited by Allison Kraus
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Leila Josefowicz
John Novacek
Leila Josefowicz’s passionate advocacy of contemporary music for the violin is reflected in her diverse programs and enthusiasm for performing new works. She has premiered many concertos, including those by Colin Matthews, Matthias Pintscher, Luca Francesconi, John Adams, and Esa-Pekka Salonen, all written for her. This season, Josefowicz presents the world premiere of Jüri Reinvere’s Concerto for Violin, Harp, and Orchestra with the Cleveland Orchestra. Further engagements include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Highlights of recent seasons include appearances with Berliner Philharmoniker, Royal Concertgebouworkest, London and Los Angeles philharmonics, NDR Elbphilharmonie, and the Chicago, San Francisco, and London symphony orchestras. Together with John Novacek, with whom she has collaborated since 1985, Josefowicz has performed recitals at world-renowned venues such as New York’s Zankel Hall and Park Avenue Armory, Washington DC’s Kennedy Center and Library of Congress, as well as in Reykjavik, Trento, Bilbao, and Chicago.
Grammy-nominated pianist John Novacek regularly tours the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia as a solo recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist who has performed more than 30 concertos with dozens of orchestras. He has performed in major venues around the world including New York’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall and Barbican Centre, and Tokyo’s Suntory, Opera City and Bunkamura Halls, and is a frequent guest at festivals un the US and abroad. A highly sought-after collaborative artist, he has performed with Joshua Bell, Renaud Capuçon, Jeremy Denk, Matt Haimovitz, Leila Josefowicz, Cho-Liang Lin, Yo-Yo Ma, Truls Mørk, Elmar Oliveira, and Emmanuel Pahud, as well as the Afiara, Colorado, Harrington, Jupiter, New Hollywood, St. Lawrence, SuperNova, and Ying string quartets. Novacek tours widely as a member of the Intersection, a piano trio that includes violinist Kaura Frautschi and cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper. He has given numerous world premieres and worked closely with composers including John Adams, Kenji Bunch, Gabriela Lena Frank, John Harbison, Jennifer Higdon, George Rochberg, Robert Sierra, John Williams, and John Zorn. Novacek is a Steinway Artist.