50th Anniversary of the Concert of the Century
Carnegie Hall celebrates its “Concert of the Century” with another once-in-a-lifetime convening of all-stars. Organized 50 years ago by Isaac Stern, the original event brought together some of the world’s greatest musicians for a now-legendary “concert-celebration” that commemorated the anniversary of the Hall’s opening on May 5, 1891. Fifty years later—and 135 years after the opening of the Hall—a new lineup of Carnegie Hall icons makes music history of its own, performing a program that tells the Hall’s story for a new generation. Featured artists include Emanuel Ax, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Feinstein, Renée Fleming, Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang, Isabel Leonard, Audra McDonald, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Daniil Trifonov with the NYO-USA All-Stars, Oratorio Society of New York, and more.
Complete this glamorous evening with gala tickets that include the best possible concert seating and your choice of a pre-concert cocktail party; a post-concert, black-tie gala dinner; or both! This gala evening supports our artistic, education, and social impact programs.
Part of: Perspectives: Isabel Leonard and Perspectives: Lang Lang
Performers
NYO-USA All-Stars
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Renée Fleming, Soprano
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano
Isabel Leonard, Mezzo-Soprano
Audra McDonald, Vocalist
Michael Feinstein, Vocalist and Piano
Emanuel Ax, Piano
Andy Einhorn, Piano
Evgeny Kissin, Piano
Lang Lang, Piano
Daniil Trifonov, Piano
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Director
Additional artist to be announced
Program
BERNSTEIN Overture to Candide
TCHAIKOVSKY Allegro molto vivace from Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"
MOZART "Laudate Dominum" from Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
CHOPIN Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor
G. MAHLER "Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft" from Rückert-Lieder
G. MAHLER "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen" from Rückert-Lieder
GERSHWIN Allegro agitato from Piano Concerto in F
ARLEN "If I Only Had a Brain" from The Wizard of Oz
LEGRAND "How Do You Keep the Music Playing" from Best Friends
TCHAIKOVSKY Allegro con fuoco from Piano Concerto No. 1
ROSSINI "Non più mesta accanto al fuoco" from La Cenerentola
VALERIE COLEMAN Seven O'Clock Shout
BERNSTEIN "Make Our Garden Grow" from Candide
And selected songs by Bernstein, Ellington, and Gershwin
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.Event Details
5:30 PM Cocktail Party (Rohatyn Room, Carnegie Hall)
7 PM Concert (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)
Immediately following the concert: Gala Dinner, A Special Celebration of Clive Gillinson’s 20-years of visionary leadership of Carnegie Hall (Waldorf Astoria New York)
Attire: Black Tie
Event Reservations
Reserve online using the Gala RSVP link or contact the Carnegie Hall Special Events office at specialevents@carnegiehall.org or 212-903-9679.
Individual tickets include prime seating for the concert and entry to either the pre-concert Cocktail Party ($1,500), the post-concert Gala Dinner (starting at $3,000), or both ($10,000). Tables (starting at $50,000) include the very best seating for the concert in either First Tier (Limited Availability) or Parquet and entry to the Gala Dinner.
All gala ticket and table prices include a partially tax-deductible donation that benefits Carnegie Hall’s artistic and music education programming.
Please note that exact seating assignments for the concert and dinner will not be determined until a week prior to the event.
Gala Lead Chair
Elizabeth Segerstrom
Gala Chairs
Anya Gillinson
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Hope and Robert F. Smith
Gala Sponsor
South Coast Plaza
Gala Co-Chairs
Marco Argenti and Nanyan Li
Mercedes T. Bass
Sandra Segerstrom Daniels
Joan and Sanford I. Weill, Weill Family Foundation
Anonymous
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Ensemble
AECOM Tishman
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Victoria Azara, PhD
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Kathryn Steinberg
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Shining Sung
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Jane Toll
Judy Ulmer
In Honor of Ruth Widder
Anita Wien
Sarah Miles Williams
Shannon Wu and Joseph Kahn
Huanjie Yuan
Listing complete as of April 17, 2026
Pre-concert reception wines are generously donated by Tatiana and Gerret Copeland, Owners of Bouchaine Vineyards in Napa Valley, California. The Copeland family is proud to support Carnegie Hall in memory of Tatiana’s beloved Great Uncle Sergei Rachmaninoff.