Sarah Ioannides, conductor
Leelanee Sterrett, horn

De Falla: Suite from El Amor Brujo
Strauss: Concerto No. 1
Gina Gillie: Reverie (world premiere)
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2
Kodály: Dances of Galánta

Meet the Soloist
Leelanee Sterrett joined the New York Philharmonic in June 2013. She is also an alumna of The Academy, Carnegie Hall’s collective of young professionals and music advocates, and a former member of Ensemble ACJW.

A northern-Michigan native, Ms. Sterrett grew up in a musically enthusiastic family and attended Interlochen Arts Academy. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Music. She has spent summers at the Tanglewood Music Center, the Pacific and Sarasota music festivals, the National Orchestral Institute and the Banff Centre for the Arts. She is a past prizewinner in the International Horn Competition of America and the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Program.

In recent seasons, Ms. Sterrett has made solo appearances at Carnegie Hall, with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and at the 2015 International Horn Symposium with her Philharmonic colleagues. She currently serves on the horn faculties of Rutgers University and New York University.