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2018–2019 Events

Thursday

Oct 25

2018

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Orchestra of St. Luke’s

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Haydn’s "Nelson Mass" might have been inspired by the visit of the British naval hero to the Esterházy estate where he worked. There’s certainly a martial flair to the work—trumpets and drums work overtime—particularly in its forceful Kyrie and Benedictus. There’s also lore surrounding Mozart’s Requiem, mostly courtesy of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, but the music reigns supreme. The choral music is grand, the passages for solo voices are expressive, and the orchestral writing anticipates the Romantics with its color and gripping dramatic power.

Performers

Orchestra of St. Luke's
Bernard Labadie, Principal Conductor
Lauren Snouffer, Soprano
Susan Graham, Mezzo-Soprano
Lothar Odinius, Tenor
Philippe Sly, Bass-Baritone
La Chapelle de Québec
Bernard Labadie, Music Director

Program

HAYDN Mass in D Minor, "Nelson Mass"

MOZART Requiem (revised and completed by Robert Levin)

Saturday

Oct 27

2018

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Czech Philharmonic

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Czech Philharmonic

Hearing a great orchestra perform Dvořák is memorable, but to experience a legendary Czech orchestra play his music is unforgettable. Two Dvořák masterpieces—the warmly expressive Symphony No. 7 and impassioned Cello Concerto—are each imbued with his hallmark lyricism and warm color. Not a single note in is misjudged in a symphony where form and melody come together brilliantly, while the Cello Concerto’s virtuoso passages for the soloist thrill and its elegiac tone touches the heart.

Performers

Czech Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov, Music Director and Chief Conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, Cello

Program

ALL-DVOŘÁK PROGRAM

Cello Concerto

Symphony No. 7

Tuesday

Oct 30

2018

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Maxim Vengerov, Violin
Roustem Saïtkoulov, Piano

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Maxim Vengerov, Violin
Roustem Saïtkoulov, Piano

Maxim Vengerov, “one of the most brilliant violinists you’ll ever hear” (The Washington Post), returns to Carnegie Hall with a program that showcases his tremendous virtuosity and versatility. He performs three magnificent sonatas: Brahms’s powerful Third, Enescu's passionately expressive Second, and Ravel’s lyrical final chamber work with its famous central movement. Vengerov also displays his dazzling technical prowess in showpieces by Paganini and Ernst.

Performers

Maxim Vengerov, Violin
Roustem Saïtkoulov, Piano

Program

BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor

ENESCU Violin Sonata No. 2 in F Minor

RAVEL Violin Sonata

ERNST The Last Rose of Summer

PAGANINI I palpiti (after Rossini's 'Di tanti palpiti' from Tancredi; arr. Fritz Kreisler)

Wednesday

Oct 31

2018

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Mariinsky Orchestra

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Mariinsky Orchestra

You won’t have to wait for Christmas to be enchanted by Tchaikovsky’s whimsical and wonderful ballet The Nutcracker. The irresistible music is spectacularly orchestrated and imbued with some of the most beloved—and widely recognized—melodies ever written. From the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," with its beguiling celesta solo, to the exuberant energy of the national dances, and culminating in the beautiful final tableau, it is a classic for all ages.

Performers

Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor

Program

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker (concert performance)

Saturday

Dec 15

2018

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

A Night of Inspiration

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

A Night of Inspiration

It’s always a thrilling experience to hear acclaimed composer, music director, and producer Ray Chew—along with his co-producer, Vivian Scott Chew—lead uplifting music from diverse traditions. Great soloists, an outstanding instrumental ensemble, and some unforgettable surprises await when the music moves you and your spirit rises.

Performers

Travis Greene
J.J. Hairston
Cantor Azi Schwartz
Richard Smallwood
Bishop Hezekiah Walker
Ray Chew, Music Director
Additional artists to be announced

Saturday

Dec 22

2018

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

The New York Pops

Under the Mistletoe

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

The New York Pops

Ring in the holiday season with Ashley Brown (Broadway’s original Mary Poppins), who returns to the New York stage with this festive program of classic and contemporary carols.

Performers

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

Thursday

Jan 24

2019

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano

Schumann’s melodic Three Romances, a tender set of miniatures dedicated to his beloved Clara, and his theatrical Carnaval frame a program that includes Janáček’s melancholy-tinged music and Bartók miniatures. A cast of many characters—including Schumann’s alter egos, the dreamy Eusebius and volatile Florestan—appear in Carnaval. This set of 21 pieces, inspired by stock figures from commedia dell’arte, highlight Schumann’s gift for creating varying moods and depicting characters with strikingly original, irresistible music.

Performers

Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano

Program

SCHUMANN Three Romances, Op. 28

JANÁČEK On the Overgrown Path, Book I

BARTÓK Three Burlesques

SCHUMANN Carnaval, Op. 9

Friday

Feb 1

2019

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Jeremy Denk, Piano

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Jeremy Denk, Piano

Hear inventive treatments of popular themes and homages to great masters in this program. Bizet’s dramatic variations owe much to a classic set by Beethoven, but also contain a quote from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. Liszt honored Beethoven with a transcription of his song An die ferne Geliebte, while Schumann’s Beethoven-worship finds its voice in his deeply personal Fantasy. Inspired, in part, by an effort to raise funds for a Beethoven monument, Schumann’s tribute is a first-movement allusion to An die ferne Geliebte.

Performers

Jeremy Denk, Piano

Program

BEETHOVEN Five Variations on "Rule Britannia" in D Major

JOHN ADAMS I Still Play

BIZET Variations chromatiques

MENDELSSOHN Variations sérieuses

BEETHOVEN An die ferne Geliebte (transc. Liszt)

SCHUMANN Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17

Thursday

Feb 28

2019

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Orchestra of St. Luke’s

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Haydn’s craftsmanship, melodic mastery, and sharp wit inspired generations of composers after him, including Mozart and Beethoven. Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony was the composer’s way of telling his boss, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, that the court musicians wanted to return to their families after an unexpectedly long period of employment from which they were not permitted leave—after three bustling movements, it winds down to silence to deliver the message. Haydn’s “children” have their say as well: Beethoven’s concerto bubbles over with wit and high spirits, while Mozart’s melodically splendid concert aria weaves voice and obbligato violin into a pseudo operatic duet.

Performers

Orchestra of St. Luke's
Bernard Labadie, Principal Conductor
Ying Fang, Soprano
Paul Lewis, Piano

Program

HAYDN Overture to L'Isola disabitata

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2

MOZART "Non temer, amato bene," K. 490

HAYDN Symphony No. 45, "Farewell"

Wednesday

Mar 20

2019

CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS

Boston Symphony Orchestra

8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Boston Symphony Orchestra

All the elements are in place for an unforgettable evening of music when a superstar pianist joins one of America’s legendary orchestras conducted by one of most innovative composers of our day. Kirill Gerstein, called “one of the distinguished classical artists of his generation” (The New York Times), performs a new piano concerto by Thomas Adès, the composer of the critically acclaimed opera The Exterminating Angel and a world-class pianist in his own right. Adès then shows why he is a much sought-after conductor when he directs Tchaikovsky’s tumultuous and melodically splendid Symphony No. 4.

Performers

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès, Conductor
Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Program

LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1

THOMAS ADÈS Piano Concerto (NY Premiere)

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

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