50th Anniversary of the Concert of the Century

A Gala Evening at Carnegie Hall

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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
Evgeny Kissin, Piano
Lang Lang, Piano
Daniil Trifonov, Piano
Oratorio Society of New York
Kent Tritle, Director
Carnegie Hall Gala Orchestra
Featuring NYO Alumni
Additional artists to be announced

Join us at this star-studded celebration as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Concert of the Century. 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!

Event Timeline

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)

We are at capacity for our gala tickets and table reservations. If you would like to support the Concert of the Century, please consider making a fully tax-deductible contribution below. For more information, please contact the Special Events team at specialevents@carnegiehall.org or 212-903-9679.

Nézet-Séguin by Paola Kudacki, Fleming by Marvin Joseph, DiDonato by Chris Singer, Leonard by Michael Thomas, McDonald by Allison Michael Orenstein, Feinstein by Jon Carrasco, Ax by Nigel Parry, Kissin by Mascia Sergievskaia, Lang Lang by Sonja Mueller, Trifonov by Dario Acosta.

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50th Anniversary of the Concert of the Century

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