Carnegie Hall

Witness some of the world’s most sought-after musicians on Carnegie Hall’s grandest stage. Enjoy piano recitals by the eminent Emanuel Ax, a perennial audience favorite; and Daniil Trifonov, one of the 21st century’s leading stars. Plus, dive into Beethoven’s timeless chamber works, as violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov and the great pianist Martha Argerich perform a concert of violin sonatas; and the all-star trio of Evgeny Kissin, Maxim Vengerov, and Gautier Capuçon perform a selection of the composer’s most celebrated piano trios.

Experience four of the season’s biggest concerts on our most iconic stage. Global superstar Yunchan Lim performs a recital of Mozart’s piano sonatas as part of his anticipated Mozart cycle. Pianist Igor Levit, “one of the essential artists of our time” (The New York Times), gives a recital that showcases why he is one of the world’s most in-demand Beethoven interpreters. The groundbreaking Silkroad Ensemble celebrates its 25th anniversary with Artistic Director Rhiannon Giddens and Founder Yo-Yo Ma. “Global phenomenon” (The Telegraph) cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and “genius” (The Spectator) pianist Benjamin Grosvenor team up for an all-Beethoven duo and trio program that features violin virtuoso Hilary Hahn.

Hear some of the greatest works ever written, performed by nine of the world’s leading soloists. Superstar pianist Yunchan Lim performs five of Mozart’s timeless piano sonatas and more. Violinist Maxim Vengerov and pianist Martha Argerich perform a program of Beethoven’s violin sonatas. An all-star ensemble of Leonidas Kavakos, Gil Shaham, Lawrence Power, Antoine Tamestit, Kian Soltani, and Alisa Weilerstein perform Brahms’s string sextets—two of the late-Romantic repertoire’s most exquisite chamber works.

Enjoy three of the world’s leading orchestras in major performances at Carnegie Hall. Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker were called “the best in the business” when they last performed at Carnegie Hall, and in this series they perform Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra and Brahms’s passionate First Piano Concerto, featuring Daniil Trifonov. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Gustav Mahler’s transcendent, final completed symphony, whose world premiere was performed by this ensemble. Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and Maxim Vengerov, Alisa Weilerstein, and Kirill Gerstein in Beethoven’s rarely heard Triple Concerto and more.

Enjoy two Sunday matinees and a Saturday night with three of the world’s greatest orchestras. The Berliner Philharmoniker welcomes pianist extraordinaire Daniil Trifonov as soloist in Brahms’s passionate Piano Concerto No. 1, and Kirill Petrenko conducts the orchestra in Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra, widely recognized from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Vienna Philharmonic performs Gustav Mahler’s larger-than-life “Resurrection” Symphony under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, whose prior performance of this work at Carnegie Hall was called “amazement befitting a miracle” (The New York Times). Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich’s stunning Symphony No. 8 and Beethoven’s revolutionary, sole violin concerto, featuring virtuoso Maxim Vengerov.

Get a quintessential Carnegie Hall experience with three of the most anticipated events of the season. In a matinee performance, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe continue their acclaimed, multi-season Brahms exploration, this year featuring outstanding pianist Beatrice Rana in the composer’s towering Piano Concerto No. 2. Nézet-Séguin also leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in Gustav Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, which the composer called his best work. Plus, experience a full concert of Beethoven’s violin sonatas performed by revered pianist Martha Argerich and violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov.

Three world-class orchestras perform some of the repertoire’s most powerful works in this flagship series. Experience Richard Strauss’s sweeping emotional range and stunning orchestral colors in a performance by The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst. Hear Schubert’s monumental “Great” Symphony; Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, “Classical”; and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by the Munich Philharmonic, featuring its newly appointed chief conductor Lahav Shani as piano soloist. Finally, enjoy a spirited all-Prokofiev program performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons with rising global superstar violinist Himari.

There’s no simpler path to great weekend plans than this series, which puts three of the season’s most exciting concerts on your calendar—including two matinees. Under Lahav Shani, the storied Munich Philharmonic performs Bruckner’s masterful “Romantic” Symphony and Brahms’s virtuosic Violin Concerto, featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter, the “undisputed queen of violin-playing” (The Times, London). As part of a must-hear, season-spanning cycle, the brilliant Beethoven interpreter Igor Levit performs four of the composer’s piano sonatas. Plus, experience an annual highlight: the “luxurious Sunday afternoon featuring the period-instrument ensemble The English Concert, its artistic director and conductor Harry Bicket, and an impeccably cast and performed Handel opera” (The Wall Street Journal).

Discover a vast and vibrant world of early music in Carnegie Hall’s most intimate performance space. Harpsichord virtuoso Jean Rondeau returns to great demand after his previous sold-out recital. The beloved Jupiter Ensemble, led by lutenist Thomas Dunford and vocalist Lea Desandre, brings a repertoire of French, Italian, and German Baroque arias described as “curation at its finest” with “flabbergastingly good” string playing (Gramophone). Plus, experience the “unmissable” (BBC Radio 3) young duo of violin virtuoso and audience favorite Théotime Langlois de Swarte with harpsichordist Justin Taylor in his Carnegie Hall debut.

Experience several of today’s most exciting composers and performers. The prolific American Composers Orchestra performs its latest program of premieres—an ambitious staple of each Carnegie Hall season. The Attacca Quartet and Pulitzer Prize–winning composer, violist, and singer Caroline Shaw continue their Grammy-winning collaboration. Third Coast Percussion—known for “constantly redefin[ing] the classical music experience” (Forbes)—performs reimagined works by Philip Glass, Mozart, and visionary composer-performer Jlin; a New York premiere by David Longstreth; and more.

Since 1961, Young Concert Artists has been at the forefront of discovering and launching the careers of classical music’s future leaders, including such luminaries as Emanuel Ax, Julia Bullock, Anne Akiko Meyers, Jeremy Denk, Ray Chen, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Kevin Puts, Sasha Cooke, and many more. In this series presented by Carnegie Hall, audiences discover the next artists joining this incredibly prestigious organization.