John Adams is the holder of the 2003-2004 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall. There was a pre-concert talk at 7PM on stage with Leonard Slatkin and Ara Guzelimian. The performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (orch. Mahler) was preceded with remarks by Leonard Slatkin, with orchestral excerpts. NEW YORK PREMIERE of John Adams' GUIDE TO STRANGE PLACES