Carnegie Hall Announces February—March 2022 Calendar

The complete Carnegie Hall concert schedule for February and March has been announced.

Check it out below:

FLYING LOTUS

Saturday, February 12 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, rapper, filmmaker, and visionary founder of Brainfeeder records, Flying Lotus makes his Carnegie Hall debut kicking off the Hall's citywide Afrofuturism festival in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. He synthesizes a vast range of influences-musical and otherwise-into an expansive, yet unmistakable sound that makes him one of today's foremost artists. Flying Lotus will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and harpist Brandee Younger for this performance.

CASTALIAN STRING QUARTET

Tuesday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m.
(Weill Recital Hall)

The critically acclaimed Castalian String Quartet offer a program of Mozart's second "Haydn quartet" String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421; Fanny Mendelssohn's String Quartet in E-flat Major; and Schubert's String Quartet in G Major, D. 887.

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STANDARD TIME WITH Michael Feinstein

Wednesday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Michael Feinstein returns to continue his beloved concert series, Standard Time with Michael Feinstein. The evening's performance is entitled Fever: Celebrating Peggy Lee and features special guests Allyson Briggs and Ciara Renée along with pianist Tedd Firth, bassist David Finck, drummer Ray Marchica, and guitarist James Chirillo.

SUN RA ARKESTRA

Thursday, February 17 at 9:00 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Blending jazz and blues with electronic and extraterrestrial influences, the members of Sun Ra Arkestra are true pioneers of Afrofuturism. In concert, they carry on the inimitable vision and spirit of their enigmatic founder-the late composer, pianist, bandleader, poet, and cosmic philosopher Sun Ra. For their Carnegie Hall performance, part of the Hall's Afrofuturism festival, they are joined by special guest artists polymuse Kelsey Lu and poet, composer, and Black Quantum futurist Moor Mother.

Jon Batiste: SOCIAL MUSIC

Saturday, February 19 at 9:00 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Oscar winner and Carnegie Hall Perspectives artist Jon Batiste brings "social music" to Zankel Hall-his vision of jazz 2.0. Batiste seamlessly incorporates diverse forms of indigenous folk music, age-old communal rituals, and American popular song with artistry that is communally fortifying and philosophically engaging.

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THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

Monday, February 21 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Concluding their highly anticipated five-concert Beethoven symphony cycle, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin return to Carnegie Hall to perform the world premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank's Pachamama Meets an Ode, a piece inspired by Beethoven's First and Ninth Symphonies, fittingly flanked by both symphonies respectively. For the Ninth Symphony soloists include soprano Angel Blue, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, tenor Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, along with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir. This event was rescheduled from January 11, 2022.

VĺKINGUR ÓLAFSSON, PIANO

Tuesday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

In his highly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut, Icelandic pianist, Víkingur Ólafsson, plays a diverse program with works by C. P. E. Bach, Cimarosa, Galuppi, Haydn, and Mozart.

JORDI SAVALL: MONTEVERDI'S MADRIGALS OF LOVE AND WAR

Tuesday, February 21 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Jordi Savall with Le Concert des Nations and Soloists of La Capella Reial de Catalunya performs an all-Monteverdi program, showcasing the beauty and genius of Monteverdi's Madrigals of Love and War from 1638 among other selections.

JORDI SAVALL: ROYAL CONCERTS IN THE BAROQUE VERSAILLES

Wednesday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Viol virtuoso, conductor, and musicologist Jordi Savall returns with Le Concert des Nations playing Anonymous' Concert donné a Louis XIII en 1627 (collected by Andre Danican Philidor) in addition to works by Couperin, Leclair, Marais, and Rameau.

NICOLE MITCHELL
ANGEL BAT DAWID

Thursday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Innovative flutist and composer Nicole Mitchell brings her Black Earth Ensemble to perform Xenogenesis Suite, inspired by renowned Afrofuturist author Octavia E. Butler. This double-bill program, part of Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism festival, continues with Chicago-based clarinetist and bandleader Angel Bat Dawid, appearing with with LuFuki and Dr. Adam Zanolini as they explore the performance methodology of instrumentalist and composer Dr. Yusef Lateef in what they describe as an Afrofuturist Participatory Sonic Convocation.

VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Friday, February 25 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 27 at 2:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the most renowned orchestras in the world, returns to Carnegie Hall for three concerts led by Valery Gergiev. The first performance features pianist Denis Matsuev with an all-Rachmaninoff program, including the beloved Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 2. This concert will be broadcast live on Classical New York 105.9 FM WQXR and streamed online as part of the Carnegie Hall Live series. For the second concert, the Orchestra returns performing two staples of the French repertoire, Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune and Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, as well as Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. In its third and final concert, the Orchestra plays an all-Russian program featuring Prokofiev's Selections from Romeo and Juliet and ending with Tchaikovsky's intensely beautiful Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique."

AFROCOSMICMELATOPIA

Sunday, February 27 at 2:00 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Mwenso and the Shakes join young artists and creators from Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute community to showcase original music and art inspired by Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism festival. Additional artists to be announced.

Julia Wolfe: STEEL HAMMER

Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe is holder of the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair for the 2021-2022 season. Her work Steel Hammer returns to Zankel Hall with Bang on a Can All-Stars and vocalists Rebecca L. Hargrove, Sonya Headlam, and Molly Netter. The piece is a moving retelling of "John Henry," a classic American ballad of man versus machine. Based on hearsay, recollection, and tall tales, the piece features exquisite vocal writing complemented by Appalachian folk instruments, such as wooden bones, mountain dulcimer, banjo, clapping, and clogging.

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DANIIL TRIFONOV, PIANO

Thursday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Pianist Daniil Trifonov appears in recital, presenting piano sonatas by Szymanowski and Brahms, as well as Prokofiev's Sarcasms and Debussy's Pour le piano. This event was rescheduled from November 17, 2021.

THE NEW YORK POPS

Friday, March 4 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis joins The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke for an all-new program that highlights his career on stage, including leading turns in Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Porgy and Bess, and Sweeney Todd.

CHIMURENGA RENAISSANCE
FATOUMATA DIAWARA

Friday, March 4 at 9:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

As part of the Afrofuturism festival, Carnegie Hall presents a double bill featuring Chimurenga Renaissance and Fatoumata Diawara. Comprised of Tendai "Baba" Maraire and guitarist Hussein Kalonji, Chimurenga Renaissance brilliantly blends experimental hip-hop with traditional African music to create a captivating and consistently surprising "trans-Atlantic mélange" (NPR) that speaks to a range of postmodern and politically conscious sensibilities. Also featured on this evening's program is Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and actress Fatoumata Diawara-one of the most relevant female voices of the new generation of African artists-who covers a gamut of styles from blues, funk, and rock to syncopated Afro-pop, always honoring her past, but with a sound and message that confidently looks to the future.

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EMANUEL AX, PIANO
LEONIDAS KAVAKOS, VIOLIN
YO-YO MA, CELLO

Tuesday, March 8 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

A popular trio-pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma-reunite for an all-Beethoven program, part of Kavakos's 2021-2022 Perspectives series. The trio play's Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" arranged by Shai Wosner as well as the Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11, "Gassenhauer" and Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, "Ghost." This concert will be broadcast live on Classical New York 105.9 FM WQXR and streamed online as part of the Carnegie Hall Live series.

BEATRICE RANA, PIANO

Wednesday, March 9 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Italian pianist Beatrice Rana returns to Carnegie Hall after three acclaimed performances in 2019. In this recital, she performs Chopin's four scherzos; Debussy's Etudes, Book I; and Stravinsky's Three Movements from Pétrouchka.

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JUPITER

Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m.
(Weill Recital Hall)

Artistic Director Thomas Dunford brings Jupiter, his newly formed ensemble of "Baroque A-listers, every one a soloist," (Gramophone) to Weill Recital Hall with mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre for an all-Vivaldi program.

MARK PADMORE, TENOR
MITSUKO UCHIDA, PIANO

Sunday, March 13 at 3:00 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Tenor Mark Padmore returns with pianist Mitsuko Uchida to perform works by Beethoven and Schubert's Schwanengesang.

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Monday, March 14 at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Music Director Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in two concerts. Perspectives artist Leonidas Kavakos presents the New York premiere of Unsuk Chin's Violin Concerto No. 2, "Scherben der Stille" ("Shards of Silence"), on a program that also includes Ives's The Unanswered Question and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. Nelsons and the orchestra offer a concert performance of Berg's Wozzeck with Bo Skovhus in the title role and Christine Goerke as Marie.

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THE NEW YORK POPS

Wednesday, March 16 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

The New York Pops and Music Director Steven Reineke are joined by jazz crooner Tony DeSare and Broadway star Capathia Jenkins to celebrate American arranger-composer Nelson Riddle, whose music has been recorded by some of the most legendary voices of the 20th century, including Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Judy Garland. The program includes his arrangements of Arlen/Koehler's "Get Happy" and "I've Got the World on a String" as well as Gershwin's "Strike Up the Band" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me" and Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin." Nelson Riddle's son Christopher Riddle also appears as guest conductor. This event was rescheduled from February 4, 2022.

GABRIELA MONTERO, PIANO

Friday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Pianist Gabriela Montero offers a recital of music by R. Schumann, Shostakovich, selections from Chick Corea's Children's Songs, and original works of her own.

GALILEE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Friday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

The Galilee Chamber Orchestra makes its Carnegie Hall debut with Music Director Saleem Abboud Ashkar in a program that features violinist Joshua Bell playing Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1. Also on the program is the New York premiere of Karim Al-Zand's Luctus Profugis; Haydn's Symphony No. 59, "Fire;" and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. The orchestra was co-founded in 2012 by Nabeel Abboud Ashkar, a music educator from Nazareth, Israel, and former violinist with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. The ensemble is a program of Polyphony Education, an Israeli nonprofit that aims to bridge the divide between Arab and Jewish communities in Israel through classical music education, performance, and cultural dialogue. At this Annual Isaac Stern Memorial Concert, Mr. Bell performs in honor of the late violinist who saved Carnegie Hall from demolition in 1960. This concert will be broadcast live on Classical New York 105.9 FM WQXR and streamed online as part of the Carnegie Hall Live series.

CARL CRAIG SYNTHESIZER ENSEMBLE

Saturday, March 19 at 10:00 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Carl Craig Synthesizer Ensemble takes the stage as part of the Afrofuturism festival. A creative visionary, Grammy Award-nominated composer, world-class DJ, and founder of seminal record label Planet E Communications, Carl Craig is an elder statesman in the world of electronic music production and performance-a true legend of the genre. The common thread that runs through Craig's broad musical canon is a resounding fascination with futurism, as embodied by the Synthesizer Ensemble in which he imbues a flexible and collaborative human touch into the more synth-driven, pulsing traits of techno.

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DECODA

Wednesday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m.
(Weill Recital Hall)

Decoda-an affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall, comprising alumni of Ensemble Connect-returns for a program entitled Urgent Sounds featuring soprano Alice Teyssier (stepping in for Ah Young Hong) and new music including Alice Jones's Dark is a way; Joy Guidry's Y'all don't wanna listen; and world premieres by Gilad Cohen and Michael Hersch.

APOLLO'S FIRE

Thursday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Grammy Award-winner Apollo's Fire returns with conductor Jeannette Sorrell in a program of works by Uccellini, J. S. Bach, and Vivaldi and featuring violinist Francisco Fullana.

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JOURNEY INTO
AFROCOSMICMELATOPIA

Friday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m.
(Resnick Education Wing)

Part of the Afrofuturism festival, audiences are invited to take a journey into the world of AfroCosmicMelatopia, soundtracked by the sounds of leading DJs, including DJ Reborn and DJ mOma. This unique event celebrates both the work of young artists and creators from the Weill Music Institute community and the multidisciplinary nature of Afrofuturism, including turntablism and digital architecture. Participants join a community of inspired young people as they showcase their talents by designing a new world that features live performance, augmented reality, and art in an immersive celebration curated by the creative studio Intelligent Mischief and Wakanda Dream Lab.

AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA

Friday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Marin Alsop leads the American Composers Orchestra in the New York premiere of Lisa Bielawa's Sanctuary (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall), featuring violinist Jennifer Koh as well as world premieres by Paula Matthusen and Dai Wei; the US premiere of Hannah Kendall's Tuxedo: Vasco 'de' Gama; and the New York premiere of Anna Clyne's Restless Oceans.

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MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
MITSUKO UCHIDA, PIANO AND DIRECTOR

Friday, March 25 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Pianist Mitsuko Uchida continues her multi-year exploration of Mozart's piano concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, leading the ensemble from the keyboard. This season, she is joined by violinist Mark Steinberg as concertmaster in performances of the composer's piano concertos nos. 23 and 24. The orchestra also performs Purcell's Fantasias, replacing the previously announced works by Webern.

THEO CROKER, TRUMPET

Saturday, March 26 at 9:00 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Trumpeter and composer Theo Croker is an innovative jazz musician known for his enlightened take on post-bop, funk, and electronic music. Grandson of legendary jazz trumpeter Doc Cheatham, Croker is part of a new movement of emerging jazz artists who beautifully fuse hip-hop, electronic, and R&B elements. As showcased in his new album BLK2LIFE || A FUTURE PAST, Croker explores the forgotten hero's journey towards self-actualization within the universal origins of Blackness, as part of the Afrofuturism festival.

QUATUOR ÉBÈNE

Wednesday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

Quatuor Ébène returns with a program of string quartets by Mozart, Shostakovich, and R. Schumann. This concert will be broadcast live on Classical New York 105.9 FM WQXR and streamed online as part of the Carnegie Hall Live series.

FORGOTTEN VOICES

Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m.
(Zankel Hall)

For more than 15 years, Music Kitchen-Food for the Soul, founded by violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins, has brought chamber music to people nationwide who experience homelessness. In celebration of that anniversary, Music Kitchen presents Forgotten Voices, a composite song cycle that sets comments written by homeless-shelter clients to music. Featuring works by 15 award-winning composers-Courtney Bryan, Jon Grier, Kelly Hall-Tompkins, Gabriel Kahane, James Lee III, Beata Moon, Paul Moravec, Angélica Negrón, Kevin Puts, Steve Sandberg, Kamala Sankaram, Jeff Scott, Carlos Simon, Errollyn Wallen, and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich-each song in the cycle received its world premiere in a shelter. Presented in association with Carnegie Hall, the complete cycle now receives its world premiere. NBC News' Harry Smith joins the musicians and actress Jessica Hecht for this evening of inspired music with a moderated post-concert Q&A session.

SIR ANDRÁS SCHIFF, PIANO

Thursday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m.
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Pianist Sir András Schiff performs an all-Mozart program with works to be announced.

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