On Monday, 14 March at 4PM, EST we gathered for a virtual conversation with Conductor James Conlon, Pucker Gallery Artist, Samuel Bak, and Gallery Director Bernie Pucker. The discussion surrounded lost music as a theme and looked closely at the impact of musical iconography in Bak’s work.
Using Bak's art as a foundation, we explored James Conlon’s initiative to preserve and share the musical legacy of lost music of WWII. Maestro James Conlon is one of today’s most distinguished, internationally renowned conductors. For more than 25 years, his artistic mission has included a deep devotion to the re-discovery, understanding, and performance of music by composers suppressed by the Nazi regime.
Watch James Conlon's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/james_conlo...
Samuel Bak's exhibition, Figuring Out: New Work by Samuel Bak will be on view at Pucker Gallery through 24 April 2022.
James Conlon, one of today’s most versatile and respected conductors, has cultivated a vast symphonic, operatic and choral repertoire. He has conducted virtually every major American and European symphony orchestra since his debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1974. Through worldwide touring, an extensive discography and videography, numerous essays and commentaries, frequent television appearances and guest speaking engagements, Mr. Conlon is one of classical music’s most recognized interpreters.
For more than 25 years, his artistic mission has included a deep devotion to the re-discovery, understanding, and performance of music by composers suppressed by the Nazi regime.
The below link is Mr.Conlon’s fascinating TED Talk which is a short introduction of his work with music. Resurrecting Forbidden Music.
Mr. Conlon holds four honorary doctorates and has received numerous other awards. He was one of the first five recipients of the Opera News Awards, and was honored by the New York Public Library as a Library Lion. He was named Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana by Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic. He was also named Commandeur de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture and, in 2002, personally accepted France’s highest honor, the Legion d’Honneur, from then-President of the French Republic Jacques Chirac.
Learn more about James Conlon at jamesconlon.com.