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Carnegie Hall Presents

International Festival of Orchestras II

From Vienna to Venezuela, England to the Middle East, these inspired ensembles perform enduring scores that span nearly three centuries. The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra chart a course through the masterworks of Beethoven, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra pays homage to fellow countrymen Berg and Bruckner, and Gustavo Dudamel draws inspired playing from the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.

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Saturday, Nov 17, 2012 | 7:30 PM
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
The Monteverdi Choir
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
    Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Artistic Director and Conductor
  • Rebecca Evans, Soprano
  • Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-Soprano
  • Michael Spyres, Tenor
  • Matthew Rose, Bass

Program

  • BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis
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With blocks of massive choral forces and contrasting moments of repose, the Missa solemnis is uniquely Beethovenian in its ability to convey a broad faith in humankind. Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, and The Monteverdi Choir come together to perform this grand plea for peace.
Beethoven's Missa solemnis (Gloria)
Archiv Produktion
Monday, Dec 10, 2012 | 8 PM
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
    Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director and Conductor

Program

  • CHÁVEZ Sinfonía india
  • ORBÓN Tres versiones sinfónicas
  • REVUELTAS La noche de los Mayas
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They’re back! This energetic group of young Venezuelans and its acclaimed conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, were a hit when they made their New York premiere at Carnegie Hall in 2007. On this program, they perform works by some of Latin America’s finest 20th-century composers, including a suite of lusty, wild music by Silvestre Revueltas.
Revueltas's Sensayamá
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela | Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director and Conductor
Deutsche Grammophon
Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 | 8 PM
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
  • Daniel Barenboim, Music Director and Conductor

Program

  • BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4
  • BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
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For co-founder Daniel Barenboim, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra—made up of both Arab and Israeli musicians—is proof “that people who listen to each other, both musically and in all other ways, can achieve greater things.” Completing a Beethoven symphony cycle in under a week is a mighty feat, and Barenboim and the orchestra continue here with the Fourth and the mighty “Eroica.”
Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" (Finale. Allegro molto)
Staatskapelle Berlin | Daniel Barenboim, Conductor
Teldec Classics
Sunday, Mar 3, 2013 | 2 PM
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor
  • Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violin

Program

  • BERG Violin Concerto
  • BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4, "Romantic"
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The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst conclude their three-concert stay at Carnegie Hall with expansive, lush music by two composers closely associated with their native country. Frank Peter Zimmermann joins the orchestra for Berg’s Violin Concerto, a moving tribute “to the memory of an angel,” said Alma Mahler Werfel’s daughter, who died shortly before the composer began the work. Also on the program is Bruckner’s expansive "Romantic" Symphony.
Bruckner's Symphony No. 4, "Romantic" (Scherzo)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | Bernard Haitink, Conductor
Decca

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