Orchestra of St. Luke's

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage (Seating Chart)
Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 2 PM

Program

Program Notes

Meet the Artists

“Previn is a masterful storyteller.”—Associated Press

Carnegie Hall’s 80th-birthday tribute to André Previn continues when he joins a star-studded group of friends for this all-Previn concert. Composed to highlight the velvet voice of soprano Renée Fleming, The Giraffes Go to Hamburg is a strikingly moving vocal portrait inspired by Isak Dinesen’s hit novel Out of Africa. Along with arias from Previn’s lyrical opera A Streetcar Named Desire, the program features a new concerto for violin, viola, and orchestra, as well as Previn’s tuneful portrait of violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter.

Program Details

Orchestra of St. Luke's
André Previn, Conductor and Pianist
Renée Fleming, Soprano
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin
Yuri Bashmet, Viola

PREVIN	The Giraffes Go to Hamburg
PREVIN	Concerto for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra
PREVIN	Arias from A Streetcar Named Desire ·· I Want Magic ·· I Can Smell the Sea Air
PREVIN	Violin Concerto, "Anne-Sophie"

Saluting André Previn at 80

André Previn has had an astonishingly diverse and eminently successful career. This season, Carnegie Hall celebrates the 80th birthday of this multi-faceted artist with a number of events that touch upon the remarkable breadth of his art.

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