Jeffrey Milarsky is a

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. In the United States and abroad, he has premiered and recorded works of composers including

Charles Wuorinen Charles Peter Wuorinen (, ; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He also performed as a pianist and conductor. Wuorinen composed more than 270 works: orchestral music, c ...

Milton Babbitt Milton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher. He was a Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, recognized for his serial and electronic music. Biography ...

Elliott Carter Elliott Cook Carter Jr. (December 11, 1908 – November 5, 2012) was an American modernist composer who was one of the most respected composers of the second half of the 20th century. He combined elements of European modernism and American " ...

Lasse Thoresen __NOTOC__ Lasse Thoresen (born 18 October 1949) is a Norwegian composer whose works concentrate on a contemporary transformation of the folk-music traditions of many peoples, especially those of Scandinavia. Biography Thoresen was born in Oslo ...

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, Jonathan Dawe,

Tristan Murail Tristan Murail (born 11 March 1947) is a French composer associated with the " spectral" technique of composition. Among his compositions is the large orchestral work ''Gondwana''. Early life and studies Murail was born in Le Havre, France. His f ...

Ralph Shapey Ralph Shapey (12 March 1921 – 13 June 2002) was an American composer and conductor. Biography Shapey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his work as a composition professor at the University of Chicago, where he taught ...

Luigi Nono Luigi Nono (; 29 January 1924 – 8 May 1990) was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music. Biography Early years Nono, born in Venice, was a member of a wealthy artistic family; his grandfather was a notable painter. Nono bega ...

Mario Davidovsky Mario Davidovsky (March 4, 1934 – August 23, 2019) was an Argentine-American composer. Born in Argentina, he emigrated in 1960 to the United States, where he lived for the remainder of his life. He is best known for his series of compositions ca ...

, and

Wolfgang Rihm Wolfgang Rihm (; 13 March 1952 – 27 July 2024) was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe. He was an influential post-war European composer, as "one of the most original and independent mus ...

. His wide-ranging repertoire has enabled him to lead such groups as the

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, the

New York New Music Ensemble The New York New Music Ensemble (NYNME) is an American contemporary music ensemble. Since 1976, the group has commissioned, performed and recorded works by both emerging and prominent living composers. Its performances have been featured at several ...

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, the Columbia Sinfonietta,

Speculum Musicae Speculum Musicae is an American chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. It was founded in New York City in 1971 and is particularly noted for its performances of the music of Elliott Carter and Charles Wuo ...

, Cygnus Ensemble, the Fromm Players at Harvard University, the Composers' Ensemble at Princeton University, and the

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chamber music series. Most recently, he has joined the conducting faculty of

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as artistic director of the AXIOM Ensemble. He also serves as artistic director and conductor of the

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Percussion Ensemble and as percussion faculty in the school's contemporary music performance program. A

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ist who has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic among other ensembles, Milarsky is professor of music at

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, where he is the music director–conductor of the Columbia University Orchestra. Also at Columbia, Milarsky is music director and conductor of the Columbia Sinfonietta, which concentrates on 20th- and 21st-century scores. This ensemble performs, tours and records throughout the United States. In August 2003, Milarsky made his debut with the

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra ( Norwegian: Bergen filharmoniske orkester) is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The M ...

. In 2004 he opened the ULTIMA Festival in Oslo. That season also included conducting dates in Norway, Italy, Paris, and Austria. In 2006 Milarsky substituted for

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, conducting an all-Babbitt program with the MET Chamber Ensemble. At

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, he recorded and performed music by Murail and

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with the ENSEMBLE FA. In 2008 he conducted the

at Carnegie Hall. Milarsky made his European debut conducting the

BIT20 Ensemble The BIT20 Ensemble is a contemporary music ensemble from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1989. It was formed in the merger of the quartet, Bit4, and Ensemble 20. The ensemble has headquarters at Grieghallen. During its history, BIT20 Ensemble has per ...

in a tour of Norway and the Baltic states. He conducted the Cygnus Ensemble in the world premiere of Babbitt's ''Swansong'', the world premiere and recording of Davidovsky's ''Flashbacks'', and several area premieres of the music of Grisey: ''Les Espaces acoustiques'' (New York premiere) for Columbia University's "Music for a New Century" series and ''Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil'' (American premiere) with Speculum Musicae. With the Ensemble Sospeso, he has conducted three United States premieres by Rihm and two by Murail. Milarsky received his bachelor and master of music degrees from the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Peter Mennin Prize for outstanding leadership and achievement in the arts. He regularly conducts the Juilliard Orchestra, with which he has premiered over 70 works by Juilliard student composers. He is also on Juilliard's Pre-College percussion faculty, and served as director of its Composition Forum. As a chamber and orchestral musician, Milarsky performs and records regularly with the New York Philharmonic, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the American Composers Orchestra, the Stamford Symphony, and Concordia. He has recorded for Angel, Bridge, Teldec, Telarc, New World, CRI, MusicMasters, EMI, Koch, and London records. Milarsky is the music director of

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, Juilliard's contemporary music ensemble. He is a 1984 graduate of Central High School in

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References

* Tiffany Martini
State of the Art
''Strings'' Magazine, August/September 2006, No. 141 * http://www.juilliard.edu/update/press/upload2006-07/122106_axiom.pdf * http://www.juilliard.edu/42106_axiom.erelease.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Milarsky, Jeffrey Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni Juilliard School alumni Juilliard School faculty Living people Manhattan School of Music faculty American male conductors (music) Columbia University faculty Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American conductors (music) 21st-century American male musicians Year of birth missing (living people)