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The MET Orchestra

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Sunday, Jan 23, 2011 | 3 PM
The MET Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-Soprano
  • Simon O'Neill, Tenor
  • The MET Orchestra
    James Levine, Music Director and Conductor

Program

  • MOZART Serenade in D Major, K. 320, "Posthorn"
  • MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
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A MET Orchestra performance at Carnegie Hall has become one of those only-in–New York moments to treasure. On this concert, these exemplary musicians bring a fresh new energy to Mozart’s “Posthorn” Serenade, and join guests DeYoung and O’Neill on Mahler’s haunting song-symphony.
Mahler “Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde” from Das Lied von der Erde
Siegfried Jerusalem, Tenor / Berlin Philharmonic / James Levine, Conductor 
Deutsche Grammophon
Sunday, Apr 10, 2011 | 3 PM
The MET Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Evgeny Kissin, Piano
  • The MET Orchestra
    James Levine, Music Director and Conductor

Program

  • SCHOENBERG Five Pieces for Orchestra
  • CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
  • BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

  • Encore:
  • CHOPIN Scherzo No. 2
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This is a team that Carnegie Hall audiences love. Kissin was astounding when he played Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto on Opening Night in 2009. Here, he performs the First Piano Concerto with the stellar MET Orchestra, a group whose concerts are regularly among the highlights of the season.
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 (III. Rondo. Vivace)
Evgeny Kissin, Piano / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
DNA
Sunday, May 15, 2011 | 3 PM
The MET Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Natalie Dessay, Soprano
  • The MET Orchestra
    Fabio Luisi, Principal Guest Conductor

Program

  • BERG Lulu Suite
  • RACHMANINOFF Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
  • GLIÈRE Andante from Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra
  • RAVEL Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
  • DELIBES "Tu m'as donné le plus doux rêve" from Lakmé
  • MASSENET "Je marche sur tous les chemins . . . Obéissons quand leur voix appelle" from Manon
  • R. STRAUSS Don Juan

  • Encore:
  • DONIZETTI "Il faut partir" from La fille du régiment
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Whether at the Metropolitan Opera or here at Carnegie Hall, being on stage is truly magical for Natalie Dessay; as she says, it’s “where everything is possible.” With her trademark imaginative verve, Dessay joins The MET Orchestra for a wide-ranging program that includes Ravel’s spicy habanera rhythms and, as a finale, two arias from operas by Poulenc and Massenet.

The MET Orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi has graciously agreed to replace James Levine for this performance. Maestro Levine is forced to cancel this appearance following his doctors’ advice to rest and recuperate from his ongoing back condition.

For further information, ticket holders may contact CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800.
Ravel's Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Michael Schonwandt, Conductor; Natalie Dessay, Soprano 
EMI Classics 

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