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Carnegie Hall Presents
Concert in Honor of Andrei Sakharov
Sunday, May 21, 2023
2 PM
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Gidon Kremer by Angie Kremer, Maxim Vengerov by Diago Mariotta Mendez, Steven Isserlis by Joanna Bergin, Evgeny Kissin by Sasha Gusov, Lera Auerbach by Eli Akerstein, Emerson String Quartet by Jürgen Frank
An astonishing lineup of internationally renowned musicians comes together to celebrate the centenary of Andrei Sakharov—physicist, humanist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner for championing universal human rights, disarmament, and peace, in whose name the European Union established the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Part of: Weekends at Carnegie Hall
Performers
Gidon Kremer, Violin
Maxim Vengerov, Violin
Steven Isserlis, Cello
Evgeny Kissin, Piano
Lera Auerbach, Piano
Emerson String Quartet
·· Eugene Drucker, Violin
·· Philip Setzer, Violin
·· Lawrence Dutton, Viola
·· Paul Watkins, Cello