Carnegie Hall

Celebrate classical music’s bright future with two ensembles known for their virtuosity, curiosity, and sense of adventure. Across three programs, Ensemble Connect performs chamber works by Bartók, Brahms, Coleridge-Taylor, Copland, Dvořák, Ligeti, Loeffler, and Kodály; a New York premiere by Hannah Ishizaki; and works by leading contemporary composers Reena Esmail, Jennifer Higdon, and Caroline Shaw, holder of Carnegie Hall’s 2026–2027 Debs Composer’s Chair. Shaw’s works are also performed by Decoda, Carnegie Hall’s first affiliate ensemble, alongside works by Berio, Björk, and Britten; a New York premiere by Viet Cuong; and an original work created by the ensemble after Gustav Mahler.

Witness music history-in-the-making and the Carnegie Hall debuts of four world-class musicians. International Tchaikovsky Competition “Audience Favorite” Santiago Cañón-Valencia performs the sole cello sonatas of Debussy, Ginastera, and Shostakovich. International piano sensation Lukas Sternath performs a powerful program of Schubert and Liszt. Van Cliburn International Piano Competition silver medalist Anna Geniushene showcases not only her extraordinary musicianship, but “her quiet superpower” (Gramophone) as a recital curator. Oboe virtuoso and insatiable storyteller James Austin Smith juxtaposes Renaissance and Baroque works with modern interpretations of international musical traditions.

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 recital debuts curated and performed by four extraordinary singers. Tenor Jack Swanson and baritone Huw Montague Rendall make their first appearances at Carnegie Hall, and mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb and soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha return after performances as soloists on the Hall’s largest stage. Enjoy an exceptional range of songs across four programs, including notable works by American, Argentine, Austrian, Canadian, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Lebanese, South African, and Tunisian composers.

Experience limitless artistic possibilities in programs curated and performed by four exemplary ensembles—the Miró Quartet, Ariel Quartet, Junction Trio, and Marmen Quartet. Enjoy works by Schubert, Webern, Haydn, Brahms, Ravel, Robert Schumann, Ligeti, and Debussy; a highly anticipated New York premiere by Andrew Norman; and pieces by the multifaceted Caroline Shaw, holder of Carnegie Hall’s 2026–2027 Debs Composer’s Chair, whose works are woven through all four programs.

This constantly evolving ensemble features members of the illustrious Met Orchestra in programs of great ambition and variety. The ensemble adapts to fit the instrumental needs of any piece of music, offering endless programming possibilities. In the intimacy of Weill Recital Hall, hear all-time chamber-music classics, hard-to-find hidden gems, and standout works by several of today’s leading composers. Soloists include Yannick Nézet-Séguin and more.