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Carnegie Hall Sound Insights - Pre-Concert Talks
Join artists and scholars before select performances for fun and informative thirty-minute discussions about the works to be performed.

2008–2009 Pre-Concert Talks
San Francisco Symphony

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Fri, Sept 26, 2008 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Walter Frisch, Professor of Music, Columbia University
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St. Lawrence String Quartet

Zankel Hall
Wed, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 PM in Zankel Hall: David Bruce in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
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Tetzlaff Quartet

Zankel Hall
Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 PM in Zankel Hall: Christian Tetzlaff in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
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New York Philharmonic

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Thomas Cabaniss, Composer and Faculty, The Juilliard School
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Kronos Quartet

Zankel Hall
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 PM in Zankel Hall: Glenn Kotche in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
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Music Of Kurtág And Ligeti

Zankel Hall
Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 PM in Zankel Hall: Peter Eötvös in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
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New York Philharmonic

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Tues, Feb 17, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Benjamin Sosland, The Juilliard School
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean, The Juilliard School
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Tues, Mar 10, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
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Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Marilyn McCoy, Visiting Professor of Music, Clark University
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The Philadelphia Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Tues, Mar 17, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
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Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
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The Philadelphia Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Tues, Apr 7, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Bryan Gilliam, Duke University
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The Philadelphia Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Fri, May 1, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
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Anne Sofie Von Otter / Daniel Hope / Daniel Müller-Schott / Bengt Forsberg

Zankel Hall
Sat, May 2, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 6:30 PM in Zankel Hall: Bengt Forsberg in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
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Minnesota Orchestra

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Walter Frisch, Professor of Music, Columbia University
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Staatskapelle Berlin

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Sat, May 9, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage with Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean, The Juilliard School
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Staatskapelle Berlin

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Sat, May 16, 2009 at 8 PM
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
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Sound Insights is sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP.
Programs of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall are generously supported by the City of New York: Office of the Mayor, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York City Council; and by the New York State Council on the Arts.