Ensemble Connect performs a free concert featuring Ligeti's Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet (1968); R. Strauss's Metamorphosen: A Study for 23 Strings (arr. Rudolf Leopold); and Beethoven's Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2.
Grammy Award-winning ensemble Roomful of Teeth, under the direction of Artistic Director Brad Wells, is committed to exploring the expressive potential of the human voice by using vocal techniques from around the world. The ensemble presents two New York premieres for this performance: Tigran Hamasyan's Ser Aravote, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall as part of its 125 Commissions Project, and Ambrose Akinmusire's a promise in the stillness. Also on the program is Partita, the composition by composer and ensemble member Caroline Shaw for which she received the Pulitzer Prize. A pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 p.m. in Zankel Hall with Caroline Shaw and Tigran Hamasyan in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Senior Director and Artistic Adviser, Carnegie Hall .
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra-under the baton of its newly appointed Chief Conductor Daniele Gatti-returns to Carnegie Hall for two back-to-back concerts in January. For the first concert, on Wednesday, January 17 at 8:00 p.m., the orchestra performs excerpts from the prelude to Act III of Wagner's final opera Parsifal, on a program that also includes Bruckner's final Symphony No. 9 in N*E*R*D Minor. The following evening, on Thursday, January 18 at 8:00 p.m., celebrated Dutch violinist Janine Jansen-Carnegie Hall's Perspectives artist this season-reunites with the orchestra for a performance of Bruch's beloved Violin Concerto No. 1. The second program concludes with a performance of Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in N*E*R*D Major. The January 18 performance will be broadcast live on WQXR 105.9 FM in New York and streamed online at wqxr.org and carnegiehall.org/wqxr.
Renowned mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne (pictured at right) brings The Song Continues-a series of workshops and concerts dedicated to the art of vocal recital-back to Carnegie Hall from January 23 to January 28 in her final season as Artistic Advisor before passing the torch to acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming, who will continue this beloved tradition in years to come. This year's programs, presented by Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute, include:
• Three public master classes held in the Resnick Education Wing, led by mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne on Wednesday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m.; collaborative pianist Graham Johnson on Thursday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m.; and soprano Renée Fleming on Friday, January 26 at 7:30 p.m.
• The legendary Marilyn Horne-the dynamic, moving force behind The Song Continues-is celebrated in a very special concert, the Marilyn Horne Song Celebration, which marks the end of her glorious tenure leading the series. Eight singers, who are currently enjoying brilliant careers and who have been mentored by Horne-as well as two magnificent pianists who have enjoyed long and fruitful associations with her-return for a festive evening to honor an inspirational giant of the vocal art. The concert will feature sopranos Nicole Cabell and SusannaA. Phillips, mezzo-sopranos Beste Kalender and Isabel Leonard, tenors Leonardo Capalbo and Russell Thomas, baritones Lester Lynch and Edward Parks, and pianists Warren Jones and Marin Katz.
Pianist Denis Matsuev gives a solo recital, playing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110 and Piano Sonata No. 17 in N*E*R*D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "The Tempest," as well as Tchaikovsky's Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 37.
Robert Mealy-the preeminent American period instrument violinist-collaborates with longtime partners Beiliang Zhu (viola de Gamba), Avi Stein (organ and harpsichord), and Charles Weaver (theorbo and guitar) for a concert of virtuosic and extravagant music by such 17th-century innovators as Castello, Pandolfi, Erlebach, Biber, and Schmelzer.
The Kronos Quartet pays homage to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and other iconic voices of the 1960s alongside world premieres of two works commissioned by Carnegie Hall as part of its 125 Commissions Project. Zachary J. Watkins's Peace Be Till is inspired by the moment just before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, while Stacy Garrop's Glorious Mahalia is rooted in the words and spirit of oral historian and activist Studs Terkel. This concert is part of Carnegie Hall's citywide festival: The '60s: The Years that Changed America.
World-renowned tenor Jonas Kaufmann and pianist Helmut Deutsch return to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage for a collaborative performance of Schubert's iconic song cycle Die schöne Müllerin. This performance marks Mr. Kaufmann's first appearance back at Carnegie Hall after his triumphant recital debut in 2014, which was praised for its "poetic elegance and restraint" (The New York Times).
Violinist and Carnegie Hall's season-long Perspectives artist Janine Jansen makes her Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage recital debut, partnered with acclaimed pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, to perform violin sonatas by Debussy and Grieg, and is joined by the Dover Quartet for Chausson's rarely-performed Concert for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet.
Celebrating its centennial season in 2018, The Cleveland Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall for two back-to-back concerts led by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. For the first program, on Tuesday, January 23 at 8:00 p.m., the orchestra gives the New York premiere of Johannes Maria Staud's Stromab (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall as part of its 125 Commissions Project) on a program that also includes Mahler's Symphony No. 9. The following evening, on Wednesday, January 24 at 8:00 p.m., the orchestra performs Haydn's oratorio The Seasons featuring soprano Golda Schultz, tenor Maximilian Schmitt, baritone Thomas Hampson, and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (Lisa Wong, Acting Director).
Snarky Puppy-the eclectic Brooklyn-based band-spans genres from jazz, world music, and soul, to funk and pop. The three-time Grammy Award-winning group collaborates with legendary singer-songwriter and social activist David Crosby and special guests, including Malian songstress Fatoumata Diawara, soulful vocalist and composer Laura Mvula, and mandolin virtuoso and vocalist Chris Thile for an evening of protest music from and inspired by the '60s as part of Carnegie Hall's citywide festival: The '60s: The Years that Changed America.
Sardinian guitarist and vocalist Paulo Angeli draws on the folk heritage of his homeland, adding elements of jazz, early music, and other genres to create an intriguing and unique sound. His instrument, a prepared guitar with multiple strings and pedal-controlled effects, becomes a veritable orchestra.
Jazz pianist Matthew Shipp collaborates with saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, one of the founding fathers of free jazz, for an evening of radically unfettered improvisation in the spirit of the trailblazing Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, formed in 1965. This concert is part of Carnegie Hall's citywide festival: The '60s: The Years that Changed America.
Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke leads The New York Pops in Heart and Soul, a concert that spans the history of R&B, featuring guest artists Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (currently starring in Hamilton) and Capathia Jenkins (Newsies the Musical) and hits by some of the most celebrated names in the genre including Al Green ("Let's Stay Together"), Whitney Houston ("I'm Every Woman"), John Legend ("Ordinary People"), and Marvin Gaye and Tammi Tarrell ("You're All I Need to Get By").
Music Director Ray Chew curates an evening that takes a journey to the crossroads of music, justice, and social change as part of Carnegie Hall's citywide festival The '60s: The Years that Changed America. Folk, rock, soul, and R&B stars-including Anthony Hamilton, Otis Redding III, Vernon Reid, Dionne Warwick, and Naturally 7-sing the anthems that defined an era.
Baritone Matthias Goerne collaborates with season-long Perspectives artist Daniil Trifonov for a performance of Schumann's Dichterliebe, Op. 48 on a program that includes Berg's Four Songs, Op. 2; Hugo Wolf's Three Poems of Michelangelo; Shostakovich's Selections from Suite, Op.145; and Brahms's Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121.
Violinist Joshua Bell partners with pianist Jeremy Denk for The Annual Isaac Stern Memorial Concert, playing Mozart's Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 454; R. Strauss's Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18; Janá?ek's Sonata for Violin and Piano; and Schubert's Fantasy in C Major, D. 934. This performance will be broadcast live on WQXR 105.9 FM in New York and streamed online at wqxr.org and carnegiehall.org/wqxr.
This program features world premieres of Philip Glass's songs, as arranged by composer and collaborator Nico Muhly. Glass, holder of the holder of the 2017-2018 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall, has written countless pieces of music over his long career for his ensemble: a band of his friends and close collaborators, performing them with his own community of musicians. In these brand-new arrangements, commissioned by Carnegie Hall for its 125 Commissions Project, Muhly brings together a new community of innovative musicians to perform some of Glass's lesser-known music. A pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 p.m. in Zankel Hall with composer Nico Muhly in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Senior Director and Artistic Adviser, Carnegie Hall.
Music Director Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra return to Carnegie Hall for two performances. On Friday, February 9 at 8:00 p.m., the orchestra gives the New York premiere of Jennifer Higdon's Low Brass Concerto featuring soloists Jay Friedman (trombone), Michael Mulcahy (trombone), Charles Vernon (bass trombone), and Gene Pokorny (tuba). Also on the program is Chausson's Poème de l' amour et de la mer with mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine; Stravinsky's Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; and Britten's Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a. The following evening, on Saturday, February 10 at 8:00 p.m., the orchestra performs the New York premiere of Samuel Adams's many words of love in addition to Verdi's I vespri Siciliani Overture and Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in N*E*R*D Major, Op. 73.
Echoes of 1960s psychedelia, Sigur Rós, and Björk resonate throughout múm's music. These Icelandic pop experimentalists use electronic effects, innovative sampling, delicate vocals, and traditional and unconventional instruments to create unique, otherworldly soundscapes. This concert is part of Carnegie Hall's citywide festival: The '60s: The Years that Changed America.
Five-time Grammy Award-nominated singer, pianist, and renowned interpreter of the Great American Songbook Michael Feinstein presents his annual Carnegie Hall series, Standard Time with Michael Feinstein, performing a program entitled That's Entertainment: The MGM Years.
The Orchestra of St. Luke's, led by conductor Robert Spano, presents the world premiere of Bryce Dessner's Voy à Dormir (commissioned by Carnegie Hall as part of its 125 Commissions Project) featuring mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor, as well as Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor" with pianist Jeremy Denk.
Ensemble Connect plays a free concert featuring the world premiere of Gabriel Kahane's bright and fair featuring the composer on vocals (commissioned by Carnegie Hall as part of its 125 Commissions Project) as well as music by Mozart and Schubert. Three evenings later, on Monday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m., the ensemble performs the same program in Weill Recital Hall.
The Apollon Musagète Quartet returns, playing Sibelius's Andante festive; Mozart's String Quartet in C Major, K. 465, "Dissonance"; and Grieg's String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27.
Philip Glass, holder of the holder of the 2017-2018 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall, and the Philip Glass Ensemble, led by Michael Riesman, return to Carnegie Hall after more than a decade for a performance in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Joined by the San Francisco Girls Chorus and students from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, they perform Glass's seldom-performed early masterpiece, Music with Changing Parts, as part of Carnegie Hall's citywide festival: The '60s: The Years that Changed America.
Soprano Ying Fang, a member of the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, sings music by Mozart and Schubert with pianist Ken Noda.
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in three consecutive nights of concerts. On February 23, the orchestra performs an all-Brahms program. The following evening, on February 24., the orchestra takes on Mahler's unfinished Adagio from Symphony No. 10 in F-sharp Major in addition to Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14. For their final concert, on February 25, the orchestra gives a performance of Ives's Symphony No. 2 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36. A pre-concert talk starts at 1:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage with Jan Swafford, author and composer prior to the February 25 performance.
Pianist Mitsuko Uchida launches a survey of Schubert's piano sonatas (to be performed over two consecutive seasons), performing his Sonata in C Minor, A Major, and G Major.
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra make their Carnegie Hall debut with a concert inspired by exotic locations and an unconventional concerto. Philip Glass's Days and Nights in Rocinha is an evocative tribute to the largest favela in Brazil, while La noche de los Mayas-a suite drawn from a score the Mexican composer Revueltas composed to a film that is now lost-is inspired by Mayan culture, culminating in a blaze of pulsing rhythms and wild percussion. There are more fireworks in Glass's Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra, a thrilling showcase requiring Olympian virtuosity from the two soloists Jim Atwood and Paul Yancich--who play nine timpani between them. This concert is part of Glass's season-long Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair residency.
Cellist Nicolas Altstaedt partners with Fazil Say, one of the most notable pianist-composers of our day, playing music by Debussy, Janá?ek, and Shostakovich; the duo also performs Say's own composition Dört ?ehir (Four Cities), Op. 41.
Tenor Piotr Becza?a, alongside pianist Martin Katz, returns to Carnegie Hall for a recital of music by Stefano Donaudy, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Ottorino Respighi, Paolo Tosti, Karol Szymanowski, and Mieczys?aw Kar?owicz.
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