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Wednesday, October 2, 2013 | 7 PM
Carnegie Hall's Opening Night Gala
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • The Philadelphia Orchestra
    Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director and Conductor
  • Joshua Bell, Violin
  • Esperanza Spalding, Vocals and Double Bass

Program

  • TCHAIKOVSKY Slavonic March, Op. 31
  • SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
  • RAVEL Tzigane
  • SAINT-SAËNS Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
  • ESPERANZA SPALDING Apple Blossom (arr. Gil Goldstein, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
  • LEONARDO GENOVESE Chacarera (arr. Gil Goldstein, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
  • TIOMKIN/WASHINGTON Wild is the Wind (arr. Gil Goldstein, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
  • RAVEL Boléro
Saint Saëns's Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Andrew Litton, Conductor | Joshua Bell, Violin
Decca
Saturday, May 18, 2013 | 8 PM
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Program

  • STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka (1947 version)
  • RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  • RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Saturday, May 18, 2013 | 8 PM
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Program

  • STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka (1947 version)
  • RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  • RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Saturday, December 14, 2013 | 1 PM
Discovery Day: Benjamin Britten
Weill Recital Hall

Performers

  • Paul Kildea, Keynote Speaker
  • Malcolm Martineau, Music Director and Pianist
  • Vocalists to be announced

Program

English composer, conductor, and pianist Benjamin Britten has long been regarded as one of the central figures of 20th-century British classical music. Most well-known for his vocal compositions and opera scores, the composer’s oeuvre is vastly wide-ranging, with a dizzying output of orchestral, choral, chamber, and instrumental works. This immersive afternoon includes a dynamic video presentation, a full-length song recital, and a keynote lecture that spotlights Britten’s influence in celebration of the centenary of his birth.
Britten's Who Are These Children? ("A Riddle, The Earth")
Nicky Spence, Tenor | Malcolm Martineau, Piano
Onyx Classics
Thursday, December 19, 2013 | 8 PM
The New York Pops
Under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • The New York Pops
    Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor
  • Ashley Brown, Guest Artist
  • Essential Voices USA
    Judith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor

Program

Broadway’s original Mary Poppins reunites with the orchestra in a festive program of traditional favorites and new holiday hits.
"We Need a Little Christmas" from Mame
The New York Pops | Skitch Henderson, Conductor
Reader's Digest Music
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 | 7 PM
New York String Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • New York String Orchestra
    Jaime Laredo, Conductor
  • Bella Hristova, Violin

Program

  • MOZART Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
  • MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
  • MOZART Symphony No. 31, "Paris"
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (Allegro molto appassionato)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra | Jaime Laredo, Conductor and Violin
IMP Classics
Saturday, December 28, 2013 | 8 PM
New York String Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • New York String Orchestra
    Jaime Laredo, Conductor
  • Leon Fleisher, Piano
  • Johannes String Quartet
    ·· Robert Chen, Violin
    ·· Soovin Kim, Violin
    ·· Choong-Jin Chang, Viola
    ·· Peter Stumpf, Cello

Program

  • ELGAR Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
  • PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 4
  • TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"
Elgar's Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
London Symphony Orchestra | Sir Colin Davis, Conductor
LSO Live
Saturday, May 18, 2013 | 8 PM
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Program

  • STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka (1947 version)
  • RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  • RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 | 8 PM
Lang Lang
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Performers

  • Lang Lang, Piano

Program

“With his charismatic stage presence, passionate playing, and astounding technique, it was easy to see why [Lang Lang] has garnered a large following” (The New York Times). Dynamic, virtuosic playing has led this superstar to sold-out recitals and concerts in every major city around the globe, including captivating concerts here at Carnegie Hall. Don’t miss “the hottest artist on the classical music planet” (The New York Times) when he returns for what will undoubtedly be a highlight of the season.
Saturday, March 1, 2014 | 1 PM
Discovery Day: Franz Schubert's Last Years
Weill Recital Hall

Performers

  • Graham Johnson, Keynote Speaker, Music Director, and Pianist
  • Vocalist to be announced

Program

Explore the final years of the life of renowned Romantic-era composer Franz Schubert. This incredibly fertile period for the prolific composer saw the creation of some of his most beloved masterworks, including the song cycles Winterreise and Die schöne Müllerin, as well as numerous string quartets, sonatas, and symphonies. The afternoon features a keynote lecture by pianist, as well as performances.
Schubert's Der Winterabend
Graham Johnson, Piano | Christopher Maltman, Tenor
Wigmore Hall Live
Saturday, May 18, 2013 | 8 PM
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Program

  • STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka (1947 version)
  • RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  • RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Saturday, May 18, 2013 | 8 PM
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Program

  • STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka (1947 version)
  • RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  • RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | 6 PM
collected stories: hero
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Benjamin Bagby, Storyteller and Medieval Harp
  • Newband
  • Dean Drummond, Director

Program

  • BENJAMIN BAGBY Scenes from Beowulf
  • PARTCH The Wayward
Saturday, April 26, 2014 | 6 PM
collected stories: travel
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Louis Lortie, Piano

Program

  • LISZT Années de pèlerinage (complete)
Liszt's Années de pèlerinage (Troisième année, "Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este")
Louis Lortie, Piano
Chandos
Sunday, April 27, 2014 | 6 PM
collected stories: (post)folk
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Alarm Will Sound
    Alan Pierson, Artistic Director and Conductor
  • Iarla Ó Lionáird, Voice
  • Kiera Duffy, Soprano
  • Kaki King, Guitar

Program

  • DONNACHA DENNEHY Grá agus Bás
  • KATE MOORE New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
  • KAKI KING New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
  • RICHARD AYRES No. 42 In the Alps (US Premiere)
Donnacha Dennehy's Grá agus Bás
Crash Ensemble | Alan Pierson, Conductor | Dawn Upshaw, Soprano
Nonesuch
Saturday, May 18, 2013 | 8 PM
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Program

  • STRAVINSKY Pétrouchka (1947 version)
  • RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  • RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2