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18|19Inspiring Journeys. Inviting Discoveries.

Linking the history of America—cultural, social, and political—to the large-scale

movements of people, this citywide festival features a Carnegie Hall focus on the musical legacies of three migrations: the Scots-Irish and Irish, the Russian and Eastern European

Jews, and the Great Migration.

He has won Peabody Awards for his digital explorations of classical music. He has restored “American Mavericks” like Charles Ives to the

popular imagination. Now, this National Medal of Arts winner leads multiple performances that

feature touchpoints of his celebrated career, including music of Ives, Mahler, and Stravinsky.

Inspiring Journeys.

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“Ms. Wang’s virtuosity goes well beyond uncanny facility … she [keeps] you on

the edge” (The New York Times). From concertos to chamber music to laugh-out-loud musical comedy,

this thrilling young artist always surprises.

A dazzling and charismatic performer, composer Chris Thile finds a through-line between such

aesthetically disparate worlds as classical music, bluegrass, jazz, and rock. In addition to

solo performances, he is joined by a host of performer-composer friends in concerts that

showcase all facets of his art.

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I invite you to take a journey with us, a journey that goes to the very heart of this country. Migrations: The Making of America will immerse you in some of the massive and often harrowing journeys of a multitude of diverse peoples who created so much of what we think of as American. Come hear the musical

legacies of three migrations that continue to enrich our culture: the early crossings from Scotland and Ireland, the immigration of Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe, and the migration of African Americans from the South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West. More than 30 partner organizations throughout New York City will extend your view of the intriguing historical, cultural, and political dimensions of many more groups whose journeys continue to shape the evolution of America.

Of course you can take many paths to discovery this season. Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique let you hear Berlioz the way the composer heard his works: on the instruments of his day. Explore the remarkable career paths of conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and pianist Yuja Wang, our Perspectives artists, in a series of concerts that open doors to familiar and unfamiliar music. Chris Thile, our Debs Composer’s Chair, has a uniquely appealing artistry that embraces many seemingly disparate styles with equal mastery and conviction. Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran’s Two Wings: The Music of Black America in Migration illuminates with ensemble performance, actors, and film. And there are fabulous concerts with Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Daniele Gatti and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, to name only a few.

Everything we do at Carnegie Hall seeks to offer our audiences fascinating and inspiring journeys of discovery. From the concerts on our stages to our education programs, the path can feel heart-stopping, puzzling, rewarding, or even uncomfortable, but always inspiring and continually opening up discoveries about the world and ourselves. I urge you to try a new artist or work, or get reacquainted with a legendary musician or a beloved classic.

Subscribe now to secure the best seats as well as a host of exclusive benefits, all of which make you feel a special part of this extraordinary place. And enjoy the journey along the way.

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ORCHESTRAS

Daniele Gatti

Marco Borggreve

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Sunday, October 14 at 2 PM

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueSir John Eliot Gardiner, Artistic Director and ConductorLucile Richardot, Mezzo-SopranoAntoine Tamestit, Viola

ALL-BERLIOZ PROGRAMLe Corsaire OvertureLa mort de CléopâtreSelections from Les Troyens, Part IIHarold in Italy

Thursday, November 8 at 8 PM

West-Eastern Divan OrchestraDaniel Barenboim, Music Director and ConductorMiriam Manasherov, ViolaKian Soltani, Cello

THE ANNUAL ISAAC STERN MEMORIAL CONCERT

R. STRAUSS Don QuixoteTCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Thursday, February 14 at 8 PM

Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraDaniele Gatti, Chief Conductor

WEBER Overture to OberonMOZART Symphony No. 40 BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

Weber’s Overture to Oberon will be performed side by side with members of the National Youth Orchestra of the USA and members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Wednesday, March 6 at 8 PM

Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraMichael Tilson Thomas, Conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 9

Perspectives: Michael Tilson ThomasThis performance is sponsored by Mizuho Americas.

Major support for this concert is provided by the Audrey Love Charitable Foundation.

The Vienna Philharmonic Residency at Carnegie Hall is made possible by a leadership gift from the Mercedes T. Bass Charitable Corporation.

Four concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

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International Festival of

Orchestras I

Have you heard?Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5(11/8/18) Tchaikovsky did not assign a formal program to his Symphony No. 5, but his diaries speak of fate, doubts, and reproaches—all ideas that find voice in this work. Meticulously scored, the symphony’s inspired melodies and dramatic urgency trace a gripping journey from darkness to triumph.

Daniel Barenboim

Photos: Gardiner and Barenboim

by Steve J. Sherman.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Focus: Hector BerliozHear Berlioz’s orchestral, vocal, and choral music as the composer would have heard it. Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the acclaimed Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique—who perform on instruments like those of the composer’s time—in two concerts. Be swept away to Berlioz’s world as the piquant quality of the winds, warm brass, and crisp strings make the vibrant colors, gorgeous melodies, and drama of this quintessentially French Romantic composer soar even higher.

Also part of Orchestral Masterworks, page 14.

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Orchestras II

Wednesday, October 31 at 8 PM

Mariinsky OrchestraValery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor

TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker (concert performance)

Friday, February 15 at 8 PM

Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraDaniele Gatti, Chief ConductorPierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

Sunday, March 3 at 2 PM

Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraÁdám Fischer, ConductorLeonidas Kavakos, Violin

HAYDN Symphony No. 97 MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”; Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”



Friday, April 5 at 8 PM

Budapest Festival OrchestraIván Fischer, Music Director and Conductor

ALL-BARTÓK PROGRAMThe Miraculous MandarinThe Wooden Prince




Have you heard?Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker(10/31/18) Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet The Nutcracker delights with rich melodies and shimmers with magnificent color, making each of its episodes—particularly the famous sequence of national dances—brilliantly characterized and absolutely irresistible. Tchaikovsky even introduced a secret weapon, which he hid from his rival Rimsky-Korsakov, into the score: In the delicate “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” he uses the celesta, a keyboard instrument with a glockenspiel-like tone, to weave an unforgettable magical spell.

Have you heard? Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”(2/15/19) History doesn’t record why Beethoven’s last piano concerto was nicknamed “Emperor,” although an anecdote suggests an audience member at its premiere called it an “emperor of concertos.” It’s certainly the biggest, boldest, and most beloved of his five works in the form. Completed in 1809, Beethoven heralded a new age, anticipating the Romantic era, with a work that’s grandly virtuosic and heroic in spirit—a colossal landmark where master pianist and brilliant symphonist are fused.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Valery Gergiev

Photos: Aim

ard by Marco Borggreve, G

ergiev by Alexander Shapunov.

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Orchestras III

Have you heard?Ives’s Decoration Day(3/5/19) Ives’s Decoration Day paints a vivid musical portrait of the holiday, now called Memorial Day, in a New England town. From hushed tones that depict early morning to the sounds of a distant church bell, Ives evokes a sense of reverence. By weaving a complex tapestry of hymns and military band music—including moving allusions to “Adeste Fideles” and “Taps”—he paints a compelling tableaux of musical Americana.

Michael Tilson Thomas

Photos: Tilson Thomas by Kristen Loken, Fischer by M

arco Borggreve.

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Mariinsky OrchestraValery Gergiev, Music Director and ConductorNelson Freire, Piano

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben

Tuesday, March 5 at 8 PM

Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraMichael Tilson Thomas, ConductorIgor Levit, Piano

IVES Decoration DayBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 BRAHMS Symphony No. 2

Perspectives: Michael Tilson ThomasThis performance is sponsored by Bank of America, Carnegie Hall’s Proud Season Sponsor.



Saturday, April 6 at 8 PM

Budapest Festival OrchestraIván Fischer, Music Director and ConductorMárta Sebestyén, VocalistIldikó Komlósi, Mezzo-SopranoKrisztián Cser, Bass

BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances; Hungarian FolksongsTRADITIONAL Hungarian SongsBARTÓK Bluebeard’s Castle

Three concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.



Iván Fischer

Focus: Béla BartókBartók wove the folk music of his native Hungary into rhythmically propulsive tableaux painted in stunning orchestral colors. Hear robust folk songs and riveting drama in two concerts by the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer. From vibrant ballet and pantomime to an evening of folk song and opera—a program called “thought-provoking and exhilarating” by The Guardian when performed in London—experience the essence of Bartók with musicians who have it in their blood.

Also part of International Festival of Orchestras II, page 6.

Photos: Tilson Thomas by Kristen Loken, Fischer by M

arco Borggreve.

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Concertos Plus Saturday, October 27 at 8 PM

Czech PhilharmonicSemyon Bychkov, Music Director and Chief ConductorAlisa Weilerstein, Cello

ALL-DVOŘÁK PROGRAMCello Concerto Symphony No. 7

Friday, March 29 at 8 PM

Mahler Chamber OrchestraMitsuko Uchida, Piano and DirectorMatthew Truscott, Concertmaster and Leader

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459BERG Three Pieces from the Lyric Suite (arr. for string orchestra)

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466

Wednesday, May 1 at 8 PM

New World SymphonyAmerica’s Orchestral AcademyMichael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Director and ConductorYuja Wang, Piano

JULIA WOLFE New Work (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 5BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique



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Support for the 125 Commissions Project is provided by members of Carnegie Hall’s Composer Club.




Mitsuko Uchida

Have you heard?Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466(3/29/19) Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 became a favorite of Beethoven and figured prominently in his repertoire as a concert pianist. It’s not surprising since the concerto’s high drama and dark power would have certainly appealed to the latter composer’s stormy temperament. Movie fans will recognize the beautiful second movement; its slow, poetic melody unwinds on the piano as Salieri passes through the asylum bestowing benedictions in the unforgettable final scene of the film Amadeus.

Photos: Uchida by W

alter Schels / Philips, Weilerstein by Paul Stew

art / Decca.

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Have you heard?Dvořák’s Cello Concerto(10/27/18) Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is a moving memorial to Josefina Kaunitzová, his sister-in-law and former love. Impassioned, with an abundance of virtuoso turns for the soloist, the concerto’s central movement features one of the composer’s most emotional passages: a quotation of one of his songs that Josefina loved. In a stunning dramatic gesture, he inserts an elegiac interlude in the midst of the otherwise energetic finale, a parting tribute to a departed love.

Alisa Weilerstein

Photos: Uchida by W

alter Schels / Philips, Weilerstein by Paul Stew

art / Decca.

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Great American Orchestras

Thursday, October 4 at 8 PM

San Francisco SymphonyMichael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and ConductorLeonidas Kavakos, Violin

ALL-STRAVINSKY PROGRAMPétrouchka (1947 version)

Violin Concerto Le sacre du printemps


Monday, November 19 at 8 PM

Boston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, Music Director and ConductorHåkan Hardenberger, Trumpet

HK GRUBER AerialMAHLER Symphony No. 5


Boston Symphony OrchestraThomas Adès, ConductorKirill Gerstein, Piano

LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1THOMAS ADÈS Piano Concerto (NY Premiere) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4




Have you heard?Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto(10/4/18) Stravinsky was reluctant to commence work on a violin concerto because of his lack of experience with the instrument. Composer Paul Hindemith wisely suggested Stravinsky’s unfamiliarity was actually an asset that freed him to pursue new ideas. He did just that in this witty work by opening each of the concerto’s four movements with the same pungent chord, accenting it with unexpected harmonies, assigning tricky fingerings for the soloist, and balancing beautiful song-like passages with jazzy syncopated rhythms.

Leonidas Kavakos

Photos: Kavakos by Marco Borggreve, Boston Sym

phony Orchestra by Jennifer Taylor.

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Have you heard?Mahler’s Symphony No. 5(11/19/18) Many first experienced the ravishing beauty of the Adagietto from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in Luchino Visconti’s visually stunning 1971 film Death in Venice. While the gorgeous theme for strings and harp may conjure images of actor Dirk Bogarde as the white-suited Gustav von Aschenbach from the movie, the music is magnificent on its own terms and is one of five brilliant movements in one of Mahler’s most popular symphonies.

Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Photos: Kavakos by Marco Borggreve, Boston Sym

phony Orchestra by Jennifer Taylor.

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Orchestral Masterworks

Have you heard?R. Strauss’s Capriccio(3/19/19) Strauss’s Capriccio eschews a traditional overture—instead the curtain rises on a performance of a string sextet by the composer-character Flamand. Intensely passionate and seductively lush, the sextet has enjoyed great popularity as a stand-alone piece for the concert stage, as does the “Moonlight Music,” with its gorgeous writing for solo horn. The final scene is more traditional with the heroine singing a rapturous monologue that’s one of the composer’s greatest soprano showpieces.

Renée Fleming

Photos: Fleming by A

ndrew Eccles, Les V

iolons du Roy by David Cannon.

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Monday, October 15 at 8 PM

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et RomantiqueSir John Eliot Gardiner, Artistic Director and ConductorMichael Spyres, TenorAshley Riches, Bass-BaritoneNational Youth Choir of ScotlandChristopher Bell, Artistic DirectorNarrator to be announced

ALL-BERLIOZ PROGRAMSymphonie fantastiqueLélio

Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music established by S. Donald Sussman in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw.


Boston Symphony OrchestraAndris Nelsons, Music Director and ConductorRenée Fleming, Soprano

ALL–R. STRAUSS PROGRAMSextet, Moonlight Music, and Final Scene from CapriccioAlso sprach Zarathustra

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Tuesday, May 7 at 8 PM

Les Violons du RoyLa Chapelle de QuébecBernard Labadie, Founding Conductor and Music Director of La Chapelle de QuébecLydia Teuscher, SopranoIestyn Davies, CountertenorTenor to be announcedMatthew Brook, Bass-Baritone

BACH Mass in B MinorThis concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music established by S. Donald Sussman in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw.




Have you heard?Bach's Mass in B Minor(5/7/19) Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor shows the zenith of his choral mastery: magnificently woven strands of counterpoint in the Kyrie and Credo; the irresistible, propulsive energy of the trumpet and drums that punctuate the Gloria; and the emotive power of the solo voices, particularly the alto in the Agnus Dei. Bach never heard a complete performance of his masterpiece as we know it, but compiled the Mass from other works he composed throughout his career.

Bernard Labadie and Les Violons du Roy

Photos: Fleming by A

ndrew Eccles, Les V

iolons du Roy by David Cannon.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director and Conductor

Have you heard? Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, “Great”(3/8/19) Schubert’s “Great” Symphony was nearly lost to the ages, but Schumann saved the day when he discovered the score while examining manuscripts preserved by Schubert’s brother following the composer’s death. The symphony is a colossal structure built on a foundation of flowing melodies, progressive harmonies, and tremendous emotion. Schumann praised its “heavenly length” and considered it the first Romantic symphony. Schumann was prescient, since the work paved the way for the epic symphonies of Bruckner, Mahler, and beyond.

Photos: Nézet-Séguin by H

ans van der Woerd, D

iDonato by Sim

on Pauly, Lisiecki by Holger H

age, Rana by Marie Staggat.

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Tuesday, November 13 at 8 PMJoyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano

WAGNER Prelude to LohengrinMASON BATES Anthology of Fantastic Zoology (NY Premiere)

CHAUSSON Poème de l’amour et de la merRESPIGHI Fountains of Rome

Friday, March 8 at 8 PMJan Lisiecki, Piano

NICO MUHLY Marnie Suite (NY Premiere)

MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1 SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “Great”

Friday, June 7 at 8 PMBeatrice Rana, Piano

STRAVINSKY Funeral SongPROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 1

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Have you heard?Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 1(6/7/19) The premiere of the young Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony was a disaster, no thanks to the drunken condition of the conductor, Alexander Glazunov, and a biting assessment by composer César Cui. Lost for 50 years, the work has now won overdue respect for its energy and quintessentially Russian juxtaposition of passion, tenderness, and intense drama. One of Rachmaninoff’s calling cards makes an appearance as well, a quotation of the Latin chant for the dead—a theme that appears in a number of his works.

Beatrice Rana

Joyce DiDonato

Photos: Nézet-Séguin by H

ans van der Woerd, D

iDonato by Sim

on Pauly, Lisiecki by Holger H

age, Rana by Marie Staggat.

Jan Lisiecki

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Carnegie ClassicsSaturday, March 2 at 8 PM

Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraÁdám Fischer, Conductor

BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3BARTÓK Two PicturesBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”



Wednesday, April 10 at 8 PM

Gautier Capuçon, CelloYuja Wang, Piano

FRANCK Violin Sonata in A Major (transc. for cello)

RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19


Friday, May 10 at 8 PM

Murray Perahia, Piano




Have you heard?Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19(4/10/19) One of the first works Rachmaninoff composed following a spell of nearly paralyzing depression—cured by hypnosis—was the Cello Sonata. The sonata has its brooding moments, but these dark clouds are swept away, like in the famous Piano Concerto No. 2 of the same period, by waves of rapturous melody. As would be expected from one of the great pianist-composers, the piano writing is daunting, but there is also superb interplay between the two instruments.

Have you heard?Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3(3/2/19) Beethoven was never satisfied with the three overtures he wrote for his opera Leonore—an early version of the opera that would eventually be named Fidelio. The Leonore Overture No. 3 is rousing and features many themes heard in the opera. Its large scale might make it too hefty for a curtain-raiser, but it stands alone brilliantly as a symphonic poem. It’s so powerful that conductors like Mahler, Toscanini, and Bernstein would often use it as a stirring prelude to the opera’s final scene.

Ádám Fischer

Yuja Wang

Photos: Fischer by Nikolaj Lund, W

ang by Kirk Edwards, Capuçon by G

regory Batardon.

Gautier Capuçon

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Have you heard?Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7(6/14/19) In a career filled with critical disappointments, Bruckner finally achieved acclaim with his Symphony No. 7. It’s a superbly crafted masterpiece where drama and soaring lyricism are combined. It opens mysteriously, has flashes of rustic humor in its Scherzo—including an imitation of a rooster’s crow—and culminates in a jubilant finale. Its soul is the second-movement Adagio, a breathtaking tribute inspired by thoughts of the death of his idol, Wagner.

Photos: The MET O

rchestra by Chris Lee, Nézet-Séguin by Chris Lee, G

aranča by Holger H

age / DG

.

The MET Orchestra

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Saturday, May 18 at 8 PMValery Gergiev, ConductorDaniil Trifonov, Piano

SCHUMANN Piano ConcertoSCHUBERT Symphony No. 9, “Great”

Monday, June 3 at 8 PMConductor to be announced

Friday, June 14 at 8 PMYannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director Designate and ConductorElīna Garanča, Mezzo-Soprano

MAHLER Rückert LiederBRUCKNER Symphony No. 7




Have you heard?Mahler’s Rückert Lieder(6/14/19) The subtle imagery, word painting, and introspective tone of Rückert’s poetry resonated with Mahler, providing the texts for his five Rückert Lieder. The lieder are delicately scored—solo instruments are used sparingly for effect—melodically rich, and highly personal in their contemplation of love, life, and death. The stunning exception is “Um Mitternacht” (“At Midnight”), a dramatic account of a struggle with personal darkness and ultimate resignation that culminates in solemn brass fanfares.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Elīna Garanča

Photos: The MET O

rchestra by Chris Lee, Nézet-Séguin by Chris Lee, G

aranča by Holger H

age / DG

.

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Weekends at Carnegie Hall

Sunday, October 28 at 2 PM

Czech PhilharmonicSemyon Bychkov, Music Director and Chief ConductorChristiane Karg, SopranoElisabeth Kulman, Mezzo-SopranoPrague Philharmonic ChoirLukáš Vasilek, Principal Conductor

MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

Sunday, April 14 at 2 PM

The English ConcertHANDEL Semele (concert performance)

Harry Bicket, Artistic Director and ConductorBrenda Rae, SemeleElizabeth DeShong, Juno/InoSoloman Howard, Cadmus/SomnusBenjamin Hulett, JupiterChristopher Lowrey, AthamasAilish Tynan, IrisThe Clarion ChoirSteven Fox, Artistic Director

Sunday, May 19 at 2 PM

Teatro Regio TorinoVERDI I vespri Siciliani (opera in concert)

Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director and ConductorAngela Meade, ElenaPiero Pretti, ArrigoLuca Salsi, MonforteMichele Pertusi, ProcidaChorus Teatro Regio TorinoClaudio Fenoglio, Chorus DirectorAdditional artists to be announced




Have you heard? Handel’s Semele(4/14/19) Handel’s sparkling oratorio Semele is the tale of a princess’s love affair with a god and quest for immortality told in a stream of easy-flowing melodies and dazzling coloratura. The charming but vain princess Semele comes alive with vibrant arias, including the florid “Endless pleasure, endless love” and “Myself I shall adore,” as well as the touching “O sleep, why dost thou leave me?” In a score rich with favorites, there is also Jupiter’s show-stopping “Where’er you walk,” a recital favorite to this day.

The English Concert

Photos: The English Concert by Steve J. Sherman, N

oseda by Ramella and G

iannese.

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Have you heard?Verdi’s I vespri Siciliani(5/19/19) There’s more to I vespri Siciliani (The Sicilian Vespers) than its famous overture. Verdi’s creativity was burning white-hot after a string of masterpieces—Rigoletto, Il trovatore, and La traviata—when he composed this tale of political intrigue, romance, and honor. The story of a historic 13th-century massacre—originally composed for French audiences, but revised for Italians—features showpiece arias, including the heroine’s famous bolero, the conspirator Procida’s noble hymn to his homeland, “O tu Parlemo,” and some of the composer’s most dramatic ensembles.

Gianandrea Noseda

Photos: The English Concert by Steve J. Sherman, N

oseda by Ramella and G

iannese.

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Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Have you heard? Mozart’s Requiem(10/25/18) The myths attached to Mozart’s Requiem, popularized by playwright Peter Shaffer in Amadeus, might overshadow a lesser work. While Mozart didn’t finish the Requiem before his death—his student Süssmayr completed it from sketches—what he left is magnificent. The choral writing is grand while also technically stunning, the passages for solo voices and ensembles expressive as anything heard in opera, and the orchestral writing anticipates the Romantics with its color and gripping dramatic power.

Bernard Labadie

Lucy Crowe Susan Graham

Lothar Odinius Philippe Sly

Photos: Labadie by Francois Rivard, Crowe by M

arco Borggreve, Graham

by Dario A

costa, Odinius by D

ieter Düvelm

eyer, Sly by Adam

Scotti, Orchestra of St. Luke’s by Steve J. Sherm

an.

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Thursday, October 25 at 8 PMBernard Labadie, Principal ConductorLucy Crowe, SopranoSusan Graham, Mezzo-SopranoLothar Odinius, TenorPhilippe Sly, Bass-BaritoneLa Chapelle de QuébecBernard Labadie, Music Director

HAYDN Mass in D Minor, “Nelson Mass”MOZART Requiem

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music established by S. Donald Sussman in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw.

Thursday, February 28 at 8 PMBernard Labadie, Principal ConductorYing Fang, SopranoPaul Lewis, Piano

HAYDN Overture to L’Isola disabitataBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 2 MOZART “Non più, tutto ascoltai ... Non temer, amato bene,” K. 490HAYDN Symphony No. 45, “Farewell”

Thursday, April 18 at 8 PMPablo Heras-Casado, Conductor LaureateHélène Grimaud, Piano

PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”RAVEL Piano Concerto in G MajorSTRAVINSKY Suite No. 1 for Small OrchestraHAYDN Symphony No. 103, “Drumroll”




Have you heard? Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, “Classical”(4/18/19) Prokofiev pondered what a symphony in the style of Haydn would sound like if composed in 1917, producing the effervescent “Classical” Symphony. His brilliant creation is a work that emulates Haydn’s scoring and tone, but is firmly in the 20th century. Bustling outer movements frame a sweet Larghetto followed by the graceful Gavotte, one of Prokofiev’s favorite creations. The nickname “Classical” came from the composer, who said he wanted to “tease the geese”—annoy the critics.

Pablo Heras-Casado and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Photos: Labadie by Francois Rivard, Crowe by M

arco Borggreve, Graham

by Dario A

costa, Odinius by D

ieter Düvelm

eyer, Sly by Adam

Scotti, Orchestra of St. Luke’s by Steve J. Sherm

an.

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Conductor, composer, and educator Michael Tilson Thomas has led the world’s great orchestras to tremendous acclaim for nearly half a century. Since his 1995 appointment as music director of the San Francisco Symphony, he has taken the orchestra to glorious heights, premiering new music, invigorating familiar works, and launching multimedia initiatives. As a music educator, he has shared his passion by founding the New World Symphony, an orchestral academy for graduates of prestigious music programs. He will continue to shape young artists when he directs Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) during the summer of 2018. His compositions have been performed around the world, many premiering at the Hall during his two-season Perspectives series (2003–2005). He was also artistic director of Carnegie Hall’s 2011–2012 American Mavericks series in which he conducted the San Francisco Symphony in music by groundbreaking composers.

Tilson Thomas returns to Carnegie Hall for his second Perspectives, highlighting many facets of his renowned career. In the summer before the 2018–2019 season, he leads NYO-USA in a performance at Carnegie Hall and a tour to Asia. In October, he opens the Hall’s season with the San Francisco Symphony in a concert that features renowned vocalists and frequent collaborators Renée Fleming and Audra McDonald. The next night, he leads the orchestra in an all-Stravinsky program. He returns in March for two concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, including performances of works by Ives and Mahler—composers for whom he has a special affinity. His Perspectives culminates in May with the New World Symphony. Orchestra alumni return to perform with him in the first concert, which also includes fellow Perspectives artist Yuja Wang in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 5, while the second concert includes one of Tilson Thomas’s most recent compositions.

Thursday, July 19 at 7:30 PM

National Youth Orchestra of the United States of AmericaPart of Non-Subscription Events, page 72.

Wednesday, October 3 at 7 PM

Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night GalaSan Francisco SymphonyPart of Non-Subscription Events, page 72.

Thursday, October 4 at 8 PM

San Francisco Symphony Part of Great American Orchestras, page 12.


Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraPart of International Festival of Orchestras III, page 8.


Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraPart of International Festival of Orchestras I, page 4.


New World SymphonyPart of Concertos Plus, page 10.

Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 PM

New World SymphonyPart of Zankel Sampler I, page 66.

PERSPECTIVES:

Michael Tilson Thomas

Photos: Tilson Thomas by A

rt Streiber, Mutter by Stefan H

öderath / DG

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Anne-Sophie Mutter

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Keyboard Virtuosos I

Jeremy Denk

Have you heard?Schumann’s Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17(2/1/19) Schumann penned an ardent musical love letter to his beloved Clara in one of the most original and deeply personal piano works of the Romantic era. He pours his yearning and devotion into every phrase, from the impassioned opening theme to a concluding poetic song of longing. The central-movement march is one of the great displays of virtuoso pianism, a dizzying showpiece of dotted rhythms and surging melodies. Not surprisingly, Schumann dedicated his Fantasy to another brilliant composer-pianist, Franz Liszt.

Photos: Denk by Stefan Cohen, U

chida by Geoffroy Schied, Pollini by M

athias Bothor.

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Friday, November 9 at 8 PM

Denis MatsuevSCHUMANN KinderszenenRACHMANINOFF Variations on a Theme of CorelliCHOPIN Ballade No. 4 in F MinorTCHAIKOVSKY Méditation, Op. 72, No. 5PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major

Sponsored by Deloitte LLP


Jeremy DenkBEETHOVEN Five Variations on “Rule Britannia” in D MajorJOHN ADAMS Pocket VariationsBIZET Variations chromatiquesMENDELSSOHN Variations sérieusesBEETHOVEN An die ferne Geliebte (transcr. Liszt)

SCHUMANN Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17

Thursday, March 7 at 8 PM

Sir András SchiffBACH Capriccio in B-flat Major, BWV 992, “On the Departure of a Most Beloved Brother”BARTÓK Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from MikrokosmosBACH Four Duets, BWV 802–805BARTÓK Piano SonataJANÁČEK In the MistsSCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze

Sunday, April 7 at 2 PM

Maurizio Pollini

Tuesday, April 30 at 8 PM

Mitsuko UchidaALL-SCHUBERT PROGRAMPiano Sonata in A Minor, D. 784Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, D. 568Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959

Five concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.



Have you heard?Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959(4/30/19) Schubert’s penultimate piano sonata flows with an abundance of melodies, but an episode in its second movement startles. Interrupting a placid opening theme is a maelstrom of violent scales, turbulent trills, and explosive clusters of sound suggesting a nightmare or hallucination. Some musicologists and pianists have suggested it’s Schubert’s cry of despair from the effects of syphilis. Whatever the message, it’s one of most dramatic moments in the entire piano literature.

Mitsuko Uchida

Photos: Denk by Stefan Cohen, U

chida by Geoffroy Schied, Pollini by M

athias Bothor. Maurizio Pollini

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Have you heard? Bach’s Chaconne in D Minor (arr. Busoni)(11/15/18) Pianist-composer Ferruccio Busoni was fascinated by Bach’s music and arranged a variety of his works for piano. Busoni’s arrangement of Bach’s monumental Chaconne from the Violin Partita No. 2 is one of his grandest. He retains Bach’s overall structure and solemn melody, but adds much that is unfiltered Busoni, including a direction in the score for the pianist to play “quasi trombone.”

Keyboard Virtuosos II

Marc-André HamelinPhotos: H

amelin by Chris Lee, Trifonov by D

ario Acosta / D

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Marc-André HamelinBACH Chaconne in D Minor from Violin Partita No. 2 (arr. Busoni)

SCHUMANN Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17WEISSENBERG Six arrangements of Songs Sung by Charles Trénet CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO Cypresses, Op. 17CHOPIN Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61; Scherzo No. 4

Tuesday, January 22 at 8 PM

Seong-Jin ChoSCHUBERT Fantasy in C Major, D. 760, “Wanderer Fantasy”DEBUSSY Images, Book I; Selections from Preludes, Book IMUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition

Saturday, February 9 at 8 PM

Daniil TrifonovBEETHOVEN Andante in F Major, WoO 57 (“Andante favori”); Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3SCHUMANN Bunte Blätter; Presto passionato PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major

Thursday, April 4 at 8 PM

Yefim BronfmanProgram to includeSCHUMANN Humoreske in B-flat Major, Op. 20DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958

Thursday, May 16 at 8 PM

Evgeny Kissin




Have you heard?Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major(2/9/19) Prokofiev did not assign specific programs to the piano sonatas he composed during the Second World War, but wartime themes are ever present. The Eighth Sonata opens lyrically, but its calm mood is disrupted by an agitated theme. The central movement, a set of variations on a slow minuet, is dotted with dissonant notes that also suggest war clouds, but the clouds are scattered in the finale, a showpiece that heralds imminent victory with rapid-fire passages that suggest pealing bells.

Daniil Trifonov

Photos: Ham

elin by Chris Lee, Trifonov by Dario A

costa / DG

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Great Artists ITuesday, October 30 at 8 PM

Maxim Vengerov, ViolinRoustem Saïtkoulov, Piano

BRAHMS Scherzo from “FAE” Sonata; Violin Sonata No. 3 in D MinorENESCU Violin Sonata No. 2 in F MinorRAVEL Violin Sonata

Sponsored by Breguet, Exclusive Timepiece of Carnegie Hall

Wednesday, February 6 at 8 PM

Leonidas Kavakos, ViolinYuja Wang, PianoPerspectives: Yuja Wang

Have you heard?Ravel’s Violin Sonata (10/30/18) Ravel embraced a more austere style in his final chamber work, distancing himself from the opulent Romanticism of his earlier music. The Violin Sonata’s lyrical opening pages float on light and airy textures. The violin punctuates its sultry song with biting pizzicato, and the piano flirts with honky-tonk in its central “Blues.” The finale is a showpiece in which the violin fires off rapid-fire notes and the piano responds with its own flair.

Maxim Vengerov

Photos: Vengerov by Benjamin Ealovega, M

utter by Stefan Höderath / D

G.

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Anne-Sophie Mutter, ViolinLambert Orkis, PianoDaniel Müller-Schott, Cello

SEBASTIAN CURRIER AftersongDEBUSSY Violin SonataSEBASTIAN CURRIER Piano Trio (World Premiere)

MOZART Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 454POULENC Violin Sonata

Saturday, May 4 at 8 PM

Mitsuko Uchida, PianoALL-SCHUBERT PROGRAMPiano Sonata in A Minor, D. 537Piano Sonata in C Major, D. 840, “Reliquie”Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960




Have you heard?Debussy’s Violin Sonata(3/12/19) Debussy was planning to write a cycle of six sonatas for various instruments, but failing health forced him to conclude the project with what proved to be his final work, the Violin Sonata. Despite the circumstances, its three brief movements are marvelously inventive and full of life. Debussy summons a world of emotion: The sonata’s opening pages move from the melancholy to the tempestuous, the jaunty central movement dances, and the exuberant finale soars to ecstatic heights.

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Photos: Vengerov by Benjamin Ealovega, M

utter by Stefan Höderath / D

G.

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Great Artists IIFriday, October 26 at 8 PM

Yuja Wang, PianoMartin Grubinger, PercussionAlexander Georgiev, PercussionLeonhard Schmidinger, PercussionMartin Grubinger Sr., Percussion

Program to includeBARTÓK Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (arr. for one piano and percussion by Martin Grubinger Sr., NY Premiere)

STRAVINSKY Le sacre du printemps (arr. Martin Grubinger Sr., NY Premiere)

Perspectives: Yuja WangThis performance is proudly supported by ICBC U.S. Region.

Thursday, January 24 at 8 PM

Leif Ove Andsnes, PianoSCHUMANN Blumenstück in D-flat Major, Op. 19JANÁČEK On the Overgrown Path, Book ICHOPIN Ballade No. 3 in A-flat MajorBARTÓK Three BurlesquesSCHUMANN Carnaval, Op. 9


Emanuel Ax, PianoBACH Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825SCHOENBERG Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 12RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentalesCHOPIN Andante spianato and Grand polonaise brillante, Op. 22; Mazurkas to be announced

This performance is sponsored by Bank of America, Carnegie Hall’s Proud Season Sponsor.

Have you heard?Chopin’s Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major(1/24/19) Chopin once told Schumann that his four ballades were inspired by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz, but there is nothing programmatic in these remarkable works where mesmerizing tales are told in flights of brilliant pianism. The Third Ballade, the most exuberant of the set, opens with a genial theme that sets the tone for much of what follows, including a joyous waltz and some athletic runs up and down the keyboard that culminate in a cheerful ending—a rarity for a 19th-century ballade.

Leif Ove Andsnes

Photos: Andsnes by G

regor Hohenberg, A

x by Chris Lee.

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Thursday, April 25 at 8 PM

Itzhak Perlman, ViolinEvgeny Kissin, PianoSponsored by Ernst & Young LLP




Have you heard?Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales(3/27/19) Ravel said he was imitating Schubert in his Valses nobles et sentimentales, but the harmonic audacity and rhythmic twists render the connection tenuous at best. In eight brief movements, Ravel tempers emotion with formal restraint in a work of great subtlety and wit. Those harmonies certainly puzzled the premiere audience, who were confused by the daring dissonance that they mistook for wrong notes played by pianist Louis Aubert.

Emanuel Ax

Photos: Andsnes by G

regor Hohenberg, A

x by Chris Lee.

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Great Singers I

Have you heard?You Mean the World to Me(10/5/18) Operetta and popular song were flourishing, and a new medium was making a splash in Germany during the 1920s and ‘30s. Benefiting from the popularity of the new “talkie” format, film producers looked to the leading composers from the worlds of cabaret, operetta, and popular music to write works for the singing actors of the day. Jonas Kaufmann performs many of these selections in an evening named after one such song by operetta star Richard Tauber.

Jonas Kaufmann

Photos: Kaufmann by Julian H

argreaves / Sony Classics, Garanča by H

olger Hage / D

G, Flórez by G

regor Hohenberg / Sony Classical, N

etrebko by Dario A

costa.

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Friday, October 5 at 8 PM

Jonas Kaufmann, TenorOrchestra of St. Luke’sJochen Rieder, Conductor

YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO METhis concert is made possible by a leadership gift from Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

Tuesday, October 23 at 8 PM

Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-SopranoMalcolm Martineau, Piano

Sunday, November 18 at 2 PM

Juan Diego Flórez, TenorVincenzo Scalera, Piano

Sunday, December 9 at 2 PM

Anna Netrebko, SopranoMalcolm Martineau, Piano




Elīna Garanča

Juan Diego Flórez

Anna Netrebko

Photos: Kaufmann by Julian H

argreaves / Sony Classics, Garanča by H

olger Hage / D

G, Flórez by G

regor Hohenberg / Sony Classical, N

etrebko by Dario A

costa.

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Friday, October 26 at 7:30 PM

Paul Appleby, TenorNatalia Katyukova, Piano

GEORGE CRUMB The SleeperHANNAH LASH New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

BRITTEN Winter WordsSCHUBERT Selections from Schwanengesang


Sunday, February 24 at 3 PM

Matthew Polenzani, TenorJulius Drake, PianoJennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-SopranoAdditional artists to be announced

SCHUBERT Selected LiederBEETHOVEN An die ferne GeliebteBRAHMS Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103JANÁČEK The Diary of One Who Disappeared


Iestyn Davies, CountertenorThomas Dunford, Lute

ENGLAND’S “ORPHEUS”Program to include works by Dowland, Purcell, and Handel

This series is sponsored by the Jean & Jula Goldwurm Memorial Foundation in memory of Jula Goldwurm.

Three concerts in Zankel Hall.

Mezzanine $148, Parterre $179

For renewing subscribers only (through March 9, 2018):Mezzanine $139, Parterre $170

Great Singers II JULA GOLDWURM PURE VOICE SERIES

Matthew PolenzaniPaul Appleby Iestyn Davies

Photos: Appleby by Frances M

arshall, Polenzani by Fay Fox, Davies by Chris Sorensen, Fleisher by Joanne Savio.

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Friday, October 19 at 7:30 PM

Igor Levit, PianoBACH Chaconne in D Minor from Violin Partita No. 2 (arr. for piano left hand by Brahms)

BUSONI Fantasia nach J. S. BachSCHUMANN Variations on an Original ThemeLISZT “Solemn March to the Holy Grail” from Parsifal (after Wagner); Fantasia and Fugue on “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” (after Meyerbeer) (transcr. for piano by Busoni)

Tuesday, February 5 at 7:30 PM

Leon Fleisher and Friends Jonathan Biss, PianoYefim Bronfman, PianoKatherine Jacobson, PianoLeon Fleisher, Piano

A 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

SCHUBERT Fantasie in F Minor for Piano Four Hands, D. 940RAVEL La valse for Two PianosDVOŘÁK Selected Slavonic Dances, Op. 46Plus works by Bach and Kirchner

Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 PM

Beatrice Rana, PianoCHOPIN Twelve Etudes, Op. 25RAVEL MiroirsSTRAVINSKY The Firebird (arr. Agosti)

This series is part of Mix and Mingle, page 56.




Keyboard Virtuosos III

KEYNOTES

Leon FleisherA 90th Birthday Celebration(2/5/19) Leon Fleisher is a revered pianist and teacher to some of the finest artists of our day. In a special celebration of his 90th birthday, Fleisher performs solo works by Bach and Kirchner, as well as music by Schubert, Dvořák, and Ravel with some of the artists whom he has mentored throughout his career. There will also be some surprise guests—via video—who will share their birthday greetings with the master.

Leon Fleisher

Photos: Appleby by Frances M

arshall, Polenzani by Fay Fox, Davies by Chris Sorensen, Fleisher by Joanne Savio.

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Great Singers III EVENINGS OF SONG

Thursday, November 8 at 7:30 PM

Leah Crocetto, SopranoMark Markham, Piano

Program to includeGREGORY PEEBLES Eternal Recurrence (NY Premiere)

Plus songs by Respighi, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, Arlen, Gershwin, Ellington, and others

This concert is made possible by The Ruth Morse Fund for Vocal Excellence.

Thursday, December 13 at 7:30 PM

J’Nai Bridges, Mezzo-SopranoMark Markham, Piano

Program to include songs by Ravel, Mahler, Falla, Ned Rorem, Richard Danielpour, and selected spirituals arranged by Bonds, Johnson, and Moore

Thursday, January 17 at 7:30 PM

Sabine Devieilhe, SopranoMathieu Pordoy, Piano

Program to include songs by Debussy, Fauré, and Canteloube

Wednesday, February 13 at 7:30 PM

Joélle Harvey, SopranoAllen Perriello, Piano

Songs by Purcell, Mozart, Clara Schumann, and Grieg, plus a world premiere by Michael Ippolito co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall


This series is part of Salon Encores, page 56.

Four concerts in Weill Recital Hall.

Balcony $144, Orchestra $172

For renewing subscribers only (through March 9, 2018):Balcony $136, Orchestra $164

Leah Crocetto J’Nai Bridges

Sabine Devieilhe Joélle Harvey

Photos: Crocetto by Rebecca Fay, Bridges by Nadav Cohen-Jonathan, D

evieilhe by Piergab, Harvey by A

rielle Doneson, G

odoy by Felix Broede, Soltani by Juventino Mateo.

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Distinctive DebutsWednesday, October 24 at 7:30 PM

Ralph van Raat, PianoALKAN Symphony for Solo Piano from 12 Etudes in All the Minor KeysLOUIS ANDRIESSEN New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall) DEBUSSY “Etude retrouvée” (1915; realized Howat)

BOULEZ Prelude, Toccata, and Scherzo (US Premiere)


Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 7:30 PM

Rolston String Quartet MOZART String Quartet in A Major, K. 464LIGETI String Quartet No. 1, “Métamorphoses nocturnes”BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130

Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Chamber Music America’s Cleveland Quartet Award.

Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 PM

Cristina Gómez Godoy, OboeMichail Lifits, Piano

Program to includeSAINT-SAËNS Oboe Sonata in D Major, Op. 166BRITTEN Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49PASCULLI Concerto sopra motivi dell’opera ‘La favorita’ di DonizettiCARTER Figment VI; HBHH; “Inner Song” from TrilogySCHUMANN Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94


Kian Soltani, CelloAaron Pilsan, Piano

SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40CHOPIN Introduction and Polonaise, Op. 3


Distinctive Debuts is supported by endowment gifts from The Lizabeth and Frank Newman Charitable Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.




Cristina Gómez Godoy Kian Soltani

Photos: Crocetto by Rebecca Fay, Bridges by Nadav Cohen-Jonathan, D

evieilhe by Piergab, Harvey by A

rielle Doneson, G

odoy by Felix Broede, Soltani by Juventino Mateo.

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PERSPECTIVES:

Yuja Wang

Friday, October 26 at 8 PM

Yuja Wang, PianoMartin Grubinger, PercussionPart of Great Artists II, page 34.

Wednesday, February 6 at 8 PM

Leonidas Kavakos, ViolinYuja Wang, PianoPart of Great Artists I, page 32.

Monday, February 11 at 7:30 PM

Yuja Wang, PianoIgudesman & JooPart of Zankel Sampler I, page 66.

Wednesday, April 10 at 8 PM

Gautier Capuçon, CelloYuja Wang, PianoPart of Carnegie Classics, page 18.


New World SymphonyPart of Concertos Plus, page 10.

Yuja Wang is a superstar of our time. She is a phenomenal pianist of the highest order who has astounded audiences in the world’s great concert halls. Her dramatic sense of style, exuberance, and flair for being a serious artist who doesn’t take herself too seriously have won her acclaim with traditional and non-traditional audiences. Since her 2008 graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music, she has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame, mastering a vast range of solo repertoire, collaborating with notable colleagues in chamber music, and performing with preeminent conductors and orchestras around the globe.

Wang’s versatility and artistic inquisitiveness are cornerstones of her five-concert Perspectives. She opens her series in October with Martin Grubinger and his fellow percussionists, performing daring arrangements of Stravinsky and other works. She is on familiar—but no less exciting—ground in February when she teams with longtime duo partner violinist Leonidas Kavakos. There’s wit in her playing, but when she joins virtuoso musical comedians Igudesman & Joo—also in February—there will be laughter in an anything-goes night of music and mirth. She joins another esteemed colleague, cellist Gautier Capuçon, for an April recital, and concludes her residency with the New World Symphony conducted by fellow Perspectives artist Michael Tilson Thomas in May.

Photos: Wang by N

orbert Kniat, N’D

our by Youri Lenquette.

WORLD, POP,AND JAZZ

Youssou N’Dour

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Saturday, December 15 at 8 PM

A Night of InspirationRay Chew, Music DirectorArtists to be announced

It’s always a thrilling experience to hear acclaimed composer, music director, and producer Ray 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.

Saturday, March 30 at 8 PM

Two Wings: The Music of Black America in MigrationJason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran, Producers Jason Moran, Piano | Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor | Pastor Smokie Norful, Piano and Vocals | Crystal Dickinson and Brandon J. Dirden, Actors Harriet Tubman: The Band (Melvin Gibbs, JT Lewis, and Brandon Ross) | Toshi Reagon, Guitar and Vocals Whitfield Lovell and Fred Wilson, Visual Artists Ava DuVernay, Filmmakerwith Imani Winds | The Harlem Chamber Players Joseph Joubert, Music Director Additional artists to be announced

Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran draw upon their own family lore and the historical record of the Great Migration to compose tableaux that explore a continuum of music from rhythm and blues to gospel, classical to Broadway, work songs to rock ‘n’ roll. Experience the ingenuity of these artists as they take a journey from the American South after emancipation to all points North, West, and beyond—shining a light on the epic event that changed the sound of America forever.

This concert is part of Migrations: The Making of America, page 51.

Sponsored by United Airlines®, Official Airline of Carnegie Hall


Nickel Creek Chris Thile, Mandolin | Sara Watkins, Fiddle Sean Watkins, Guitar

Punch BrothersChris Eldridge, Guitar | Paul Kowert, Bass | Noam Pikelny, Banjo | Chris Thile, Mandolin | Gabe Witcher, Fiddle

For the first time, Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers appear on the same bill for an evening featuring the two main branches of Chris Thile’s musical family tree.

Sponsored by Mastercard, the Preferred Card of Carnegie Hall

Chris Thile is the holder of the 2018–2019 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall.


Balcony $73, Dress Circle $144/$210, Second Tier $144/$210, Parquet $210, Blavatnik Family First Tier $210

For renewing subscribers only (through March 9, 2018): Balcony $61, Dress Circle $132/$198, Second Tier $132/$198, Parquet $198, Blavatnik Family First Tier $198

A Night of Inspiration (2016)

The Originals

Photos: A N

ight of Inspiration by Stefan Cohen, N’D

our by Youri Lenquette, Kissin by Sasha Gusov.

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Saturday, October 20 at 8 PM

Youssou N’DourGrammy Award–winning singer-songwriter and activist Youssou N’Dour makes his eagerly anticipated return to Carnegie Hall. Named one of the world’s 50 great voices by NPR, the Senegalese superstar’s vibrant vocals anchor powerful songs that have made him the world’s leading performer of mbalax, his country’s music that fuses classic African praise-singing, percussion, and guitar-based pop.

Saturday, March 9 at 5:45 PM

Chris Thile and Friends: My Love Is in AmericaChris Thile, Host, Mandolin, and VocalsAdditional artists to be announced

Opening Carnegie Hall’s Migrations: The Making of America festival, Chris Thile leads an evening of traditional Scots, Irish, and American folk music—including old-time and bluegrass—that explores the evolution of these traditions and their continued impact on one another.

This concert is part of Migrations: The Making of America, page 51.Chris Thile is the holder of the 2018–2019 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall.

Monday, April 15 at 8 PM

From Shtetl to Stage: A Celebration of Yiddish Music and CultureSeth Rogovoy, Creator and Producer | Eleanor Reissa, Creator, Director, and Vocalist | Gil Shaham, Violin | David Krakauer, Clarinet | Evgeny Kissin, Piano | Joanne Borts, Mike Burstyn, Avi Hoffman, Elmore James, Daniel Kahn, and Lorin Sklamberg, Vocalists | Paula Vogel, Playwright and Narrator Frank London, Music Director | Boris Sandler and Lyudmila Sholokhova, Historical Advisers

From Shtetl to Stage celebrates the journey of Yiddish culture from Old World to New through music, song, poetry, and drama. A company of extraordinary Yiddish talent as well as stars of the classical, folk, and theater worlds mix chestnuts from the Yiddish theater and folk song repertoire with Yiddish-tinged vaudeville, art song, classical music, and klezmer—plus a scene from the Tony Award–winning show Indecent, introduced by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Paula Vogel.



Balcony $103/$112, Dress Circle $187/$286, Second Tier $187/$286, Parquet $249/$290, Blavatnik Family First Tier $286

For renewing subscribers only (through March 9, 2018): Balcony $91/$100, Dress Circle $175/$274, Second Tier $175/$274, Parquet $237/$278, Blavatnik Family First Tier $274

Around the Globe

Evgeny Kissin

Youssou N’Dour

Photos: A N

ight of Inspiration by Stefan Cohen, N’D

our by Youri Lenquette, Kissin by Sasha Gusov.


The New York Pops

Photos: Reineke by Julie Soefer, Moreno by Killer Im

aging, Brown by Jim

my A

snes, Large by Laura Dom

ela.Steven Reineke,

Music Director and Conductor


Friday, October 19 at 8 PMFrankie Moreno, Guest Artist

ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN: A DIFFERENT KIND OF ORCHESTRA

Electrifying entertainer Frankie Moreno brings us back to the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, featuring the greatest hits of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Beatles.

Friday, November 16 at 8 PMNew York Theatre BalletDiana Byer, Founder and Artistic DirectorEssential Voices USAJudith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor

SONG AND DANCE: THE BEST OF BROADWAY

From overtures to dream ballets to 11 o’clock numbers, The New York Pops presents your favorite moments from musical theater, featuring compositions by Leonard Bernstein, Richard Rodgers, and Jule Styne.


Friday, December 21 at 8 PMAshley Brown, Guest ArtistEssential Voices USAJudith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor

UNDER THE MISTLETOE

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.


Friday, February 8 at 8 PMBilly Porter, Guest Artist

UNFORGETTABLE: CELEBRATING NAT KING COLE AND FRIENDS

In honor of the musical monarch’s centennial, The New York Pops performs all the songs that made us fall in L-O-V-E with Nat King Cole, plus special selections by the fellow legends he inspired.

Friday, March 15 at 8 PMStorm Large, Ashley Park, Ryan Shaw, and Ryan Silverman, Guest Artists

MOVIE MIXTAPE: SONGS FROM THE SILVER SCREEN

Travel around the world, under the sea, and even over the rainbow as The New York Pops celebrates the soundtracks that have captivated generations of movie lovers.

Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP


Balcony $180/$225, Dress Circle $325, Second Tier $325/$445, Parquet $445/$640, Blavatnik Family First Tier $705

For renewing subscribers only (through March 9, 2018): Balcony $160/$205, Dress Circle $305, Second Tier $305/$425, Parquet $425/$620, Blavatnik Family First Tier $685

Frankie Moreno Ashley Brown Billy Porter

Photos: Reineke by Julie Soefer, Moreno by Killer Im

aging, Brown by Jim

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Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor


Saturday, November 17 at 8:30 PM

Stelios Petrakis Cretan QuartetStelios Petrakis, Lyra and LaoutoThanassis Mavrokostas, Askomandura, Cello-Lyra, and DanceAndonis Stavrakakis, Mandolin, Laouto, and VocalsGiorgos Manolakis, Laouto and Vocals

Led by lyra (fiddle) player Stelios Petrakis, the quartet performs the spirited and often hypnotic dance music and epic songs and laments of Crete. Played on traditional fiddles, lutes, and bagpipes, their repertoire includes arrangements of traditional pieces and new compositions by Petrakis that reflect a range of Mediterranean and Eastern influences.

Thursday, March 14 at 7 PM

Andy Statman TrioAndy Statman, Clarinet and MandolinJim Whitney, Bass Larry Eagle, Drums

Clarinetist and mandolinist Andy Statman has been a major figure in both Jewish music and bluegrass for more than four decades. After studying with the legendary Dave Tarras in the 1970s, he became highly influential in the klezmer revival movement. Later, he broadened his interest in Jewish music to include Hasidic tunes, which he infuses with bluegrass, klezmer, and jazz.


Saturday, April 6 at 8:30 PM

The GloamingMartin Hayes, Fiddle Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh, Hardanger d’amore Iarla Ó Lionáird, Vocals Thomas Bartlett, PianoDennis Cahill, Guitar

The Gloaming embodies the soul and history of Irish/Celtic music. Incorporating elements of jazz and contemporary music while remaining true to a lasting tradition, the group brings a freshness and vitality to traditional Irish music that defies labeling.


The World Views series is presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates LLC.




World Views

Stelios Petrakis Cretan Quartet

The Gloaming

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When Michael Feinstein takes the stage, you know you’ll hear a song in a whole new way. Whether it’s an exploration of Jewish roots in American song or a Broadway favorite, Feinstein’s polished vocalism, magnetic stage presence, and cavalcade of great guests make this series irresistible.

Wednesday, October 24 at 7:30 PM


Wednesday, February 6 at 7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 PMTHE GREAT AMERICAN JEWISH SONGBOOK: KERN, BERLIN, ARLEN, RODGERS, AND MORE





Standard Time with Michael

FeinsteinMichael Feinstein, Artistic Director

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The Shape of Jazz

Saturday, November 10 at 9 PM

Dafnis Prieto Big BandCuban-born drummer, composer, bandleader, and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Dafnis Prieto honors his musical heroes and mentors—such as Eddie Palmieri, Chico O’Farrill, Michel Camilo, Henry Threadgill, and Steve Coleman—with his 17-piece orchestra. Showcasing some of the world’s best Latin jazz musicians, Prieto’s compositions mix lush and jubilant melodies with polyrhythms that display a range of musical vocabularies from Latin jazz to classical chamber music.

Saturday, January 12 at 9 PM

Anat Cohen TentetOded Lev-Ari, Musical Director

Prolific clarinetist, composer, and bandleader Anat Cohen—along with musical director, arranger, and composer Oded Lev-Ari—presents an intercontinental mix of songs that celebrate the clarinet’s beauty, versatility, and stylistic adaptability. Drawing from its recording, Happy Song, the Anat Cohen Tentet engages audiences with thrilling musical excursions that draw on Cohen’s diverse sonic loves, from Brazilian music to African grooves, from vintage swing to touching ballads.

Saturday, March 16 at 9 PM

Nicholas Payton, TrumpetAdditional artists to be announced

AFRO-CARIBBEAN MIXTAPE

Trumpeter Nicholas Payton traces the path of African rhythms from their arrival in the Caribbean through their journey to New Orleans and on to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and New York. He explores how the music of New Orleans became, in a sense, the world’s first popular music and how its greatest practitioner—Louis Armstrong—became one of the first pop stars. You’ll hear how swing, bebop, R&B, hip-hop, and more share a DNA that connects people around the world.


This series is part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 56.

The Shape of Jazz series is made possible by The Joyce and George Wein Foundation in memory of Joyce Wein.Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Absolutely Live Entertainment LLC.




Nicholas Payton

Anat Cohen Tentet

Festivals

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he history of America is indelibly linked to the movement of people. Some were brought here not of their own free will, and their perseverance and resilience transformed the nation. Others came here—or moved within the borders of this country—because they sought a new life, free from poverty,

discrimination, and persecution. The many contributions—cultural, social, and political—of these migrations, and the people who helped to build this country and what it means to be American, are honored in Carnegie Hall’s festival Migrations: The Making of America.

At Carnegie Hall, we examine the musical legacies of three migrations: the crossings from Scotland and Ireland during the 18th and 19th centuries, the immigration of Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe between 1881 and the National Origins Act of 1924, and the Great Migration—the exodus of African Americans from the South to the industrialized cities of the Northeast, Midwest, and West from 1917 into the 1970s. With performances of bluegrass, old-time, klezmer, Yiddish musical theater, blues, jazz, and more, Carnegie Hall celebrates the American musical traditions that flourished as a result of these migrations.

Beyond Carnegie Hall, public programming, performances, exhibitions, and events at festival partner organizations—leading cultural and academic institutions in New York City and beyond—will highlight other aspects of these and the many other migrations, including those from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia that have contributed to American culture today. Our music—and our history—is enriched by the diversity of cultures, traditions, and people of this nation.

Come hear what defines us all.

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Saturday, March 9 at 5:45 PMStern/Perelman

Chris Thile and Friends: My Love Is in AmericaChris Thile, Host, Mandolin, and VocalsAdditional artists to be announced

Opening Carnegie Hall’s Migrations: The Making of America festival, Chris Thile leads an evening of traditional Scots, Irish, and American folk music—including old-time and bluegrass—that explores the evolution of these traditions and their continued impact on one another.

This concert is also part of Around the Globe, page 45.Chris Thile is the holder of the 2018–2019 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall.

Saturday, March 23 at 9 PM | Zankel

Karine PolwartKaia KaterRosanne Cash, Creative Partner

This special double bill looks back to Scottish and Canadian roots while creating a progressive and thrilling new brand of music. Karine Polwart is a multi-award–winning Scottish songwriter, spoken word performer, and essayist. She performs traditional music, as well as her own strikingly original, deeply personal songs. Kaia Kater was born of African-Caribbean descent in Quebec. Her marvelously original music is influenced by the Canadian folk music of her parents and the years she studied and performed Appalachian music in West Virginia.

This concert is also part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 56, and Non-Subscription Events, page 72.Presented as part of American Byways.

Saturday, April 6 at 8:30 PM | Zankel

The GloamingMartin Hayes, FiddleCaoimhin Ó Raghallaigh, Hardanger d’amoreIarla Ó Lionáird, VocalsThomas Bartlett, PianoDennis Cahill, Guitar

The Gloaming embodies the soul and history of Irish/Celtic music. Incorporating elements of jazz and contemporary music while remaining true to a lasting tradition, the group brings a freshness and vitality to traditional Irish music that defies labeling.

This concert is also part of World Views, page 48.This concert and the World Views series are presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates LLC.

Chris Thile

The above three concerts can also be purchased as a series.

SCOTS-IRISH AND IRISH MIGRATION Two concerts in Zankel Hall; one concert in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

Mezzanine (Zankel) and Balcony (Stern/Perelman) $138, Mezzanine and Dress Circle $168/$178, Mezzanine and Second Tier $168, Parterre and Second Tier $199, Parterre and Parquet $208, Parterre and Blavatnik Family First Tier $199

For renewing subscribers only (through March 9, 2018): Mezzanine (Zankel) and Balcony (Stern/Perelman) $131, Mezzanine and Dress Circle $161/$171, Mezzanine and Second Tier $161, Parterre and Second Tier $192, Parterre and Parquet $201, Parterre and Blavatnik Family First Tier $192

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Thursday, March 14 at 7 PM | Zankel

Andy Statman TrioAndy Statman, Clarinet and Mandolin Jim Whitney, Bass | Larry Eagle, Drums

Clarinetist and mandolinist Andy Statman has been a major figure in both Jewish music and bluegrass for more than four decades. After studying with the legendary Dave Tarras in the 1970s, he became highly influential in the klezmer revival movement. Later, he broadened his interest in Jewish music to include Hasidic tunes, which he infuses with bluegrass, klezmer, and jazz.

This concert is also part of World Views, page 48.This concert and the World Views series are presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates LLC.

Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 PM | Zankel

Standard Time with Michael FeinsteinMichael Feinstein, Artistic Director

THE GREAT AMERICAN JEWISH SONGBOOK: KERN, BERLIN, ARLEN, RODGERS, AND MORE

This concert is also part of Standard Time with Michael Feinstein, page 49.

Monday, April 15 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman

From Shtetl to Stage: A Celebration of Yiddish Music and CultureSeth Rogovoy, Creator and Producer | Eleanor Reissa, Creator, Director, and Vocalist | Gil Shaham, Violin | David Krakauer, Clarinet | Evgeny Kissin, Piano | Joanne Borts, Mike Burstyn, Avi Hoffman, Elmore James, Daniel Kahn, and Lorin Sklamberg, Vocalists | Paula Vogel, Playwright and Narrator Frank London, Music Director | Boris Sandler and Lyudmila Sholokhova, Historical Advisers

From Shtetl to Stage celebrates the journey of Yiddish culture from Old World to New through music, song, poetry, and drama. A company of extraordinary Yiddish talent as well as stars of the classical, folk, and theater worlds mix chestnuts from the Yiddish theater and folk song repertoire with Yiddish-tinged vaudeville, art song, classical music, and klezmer—plus a scene from the Tony Award–winning show Indecent, introduced by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Paula Vogel.

This concert is also part of Around the Globe, page 45.


RUSSIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH MIGRATIONTwo concerts in Zankel Hall; one concert in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

Mezzanine (Zankel) and Balcony (Stern/Perelman) $158/$167, Mezzanine and Dress Circle $184/$263, Mezzanine and Second Tier $184, Parterre and Second Tier $288, Parterre and Parquet $234/$275, Parterre and Blavatnik Family First Tier $288

For renewing subscribers only (through March 9, 2018): Mezzanine (Zankel) and Balcony (Stern/Perelman) $148/$157, Mezzanine and Dress Circle $174/$253, Mezzanine and Second Tier $174, Parterre and Second Tier $278, Parterre and Parquet $224/$265, Parterre and Blavatnik Family First Tier $278

R U S S I A N A N D E A S T E R N E U R O P E A N J E W I S H M I G R A T I O N

Gil ShahamEvgeny KissinAndy Statman

Michael Feinstein

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Nicholas Payton, TrumpetAdditional artists to be announced

AFRO-CARIBBEAN MIXTAPE

Trumpeter Nicholas Payton traces the path of African rhythms from their arrival in the Caribbean through their journey to New Orleans and on to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and New York. He explores how the music of New Orleans became, in a sense, the world’s first popular music and how its greatest practitioner—Louis Armstrong—became one of the first pop stars. You’ll hear how swing, bebop, R&B, hip-hop, and more share a DNA that connects people around the world.

This concert is also part of The Shape of Jazz, page 50, and Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 56.This concert and The Shape of Jazz series are made possible by The Joyce and George Wein Foundation in memory of Joyce Wein.Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Absolutely Live Entertainment LLC.

Saturday, March 30 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman

Two Wings: The Music of Black America in MigrationJason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran, Producers Jason Moran, Piano | Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor | Pastor Smokie Norful, Piano and Vocals | Crystal Dickinson and Brandon J. Dirden, Actors Harriet Tubman: The Band (Melvin Gibbs, JT Lewis, and Brandon Ross) | Toshi Reagon, Guitar and Vocals Whitfield Lovell and Fred Wilson, Visual Artists Ava DuVernay, Filmmakerwith Imani Winds | The Harlem Chamber Players Joseph Joubert, Music Director Additional artists to be announced

Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran draw upon their own family lore and the historical record of the Great Migration to compose tableaux that explore a continuum of music from rhythm and blues to gospel, classical to Broadway, work songs to rock ‘n’ roll. Experience the ingenuity of these artists as they take a journey from the American South after emancipation to all points North, West, and beyond—shining a light on the epic event that changed the sound of America forever.

This concert is also part of The Originals, page 44.

Sponsored by United Airlines®, Official Airline of Carnegie Hall

Saturday, April 13 at 10 PM | Zankel

WFUV: The Great MigrationArtist to be announced

This concert is also part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 56, and Non-Subscription Events, page 72. Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with WFUV.


THE GREAT MIGRATIONTwo concerts in Zankel Hall; one concert in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

Mezzanine (Zankel) and Balcony (Stern/Perelman) $107, Mezzanine and Dress Circle $131/$157, Mezzanine and Second Tier $131, Parterre and Second Tier $174, Parterre and Parquet $174, Parterre and Blavatnik Family First Tier $174

For renewing subscribers only (through March 9, 2018): Mezzanine (Zankel) and Balcony (Stern/Perelman) $100, Mezzanine and Dress Circle $124/$150, Mezzanine and Second Tier $124, Parterre and Second Tier $167, Parterre and Parquet $167, Parterre and Blavatnik Family First Tier $167

Nicholas Payton

Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran


Mix and Mingle The concert is over, the applause has faded, and you want to talk about it with others. Stick around for refreshments, conversation, and perhaps a visit from the performers. Join us immediately after selected concerts at Zankel Hall’s Parterre Bar for a 45-minute mix and mingle.

Mix and Mingle concerts are part of Keyboard Virtuosos III: Keynotes (page 39) and Baroque Unlimited (page 70).

Salon EncoresJoin us after your Weill Recital Hall concert in the Jacobs Room, and enjoy a free drink with people who love music—and love to discuss it—as much as you do. You may also get to chat with the evening’s musicians, who drop by from time to time.

Salon Encores concerts are part of Great Singers III: Evenings of Song (page 40), Distinctive Debuts (page 41), Ensemble Connect (page 61), Quartets Plus (page 62), Decoda (page 68), Early Music in Weill Recital Hall (page 71), and Non-Subscription Events (page 72).

Late Nights at Zankel HallArrive early for a pre-concert drink and snacks at the Parterre Bar in Zankel Hall before concerts that start at 9 PM or later. It’s a relaxed nightspot to hang out between dinner and the show. Doors open one hour before the performance, and the first 200 concertgoers receive a voucher for a free drink.

Late Nights at Zankel Hall concerts are part of The Shape of Jazz (page 50), Zankel Sampler II (page 67), and Non-Subscription Events (page 72).

Sip, Snack, and Chat

PRE- AND POST-CONCERT ACTIVITIES

Late Nights at Zankel HallSalon Encores

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ORCHESTRAS 57

CHAMBER

Hagen Quartet

Chamber Sessions I

Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 PM

Daniel Hope, ViolinSimos Papanas, Violin | Nicola Mosca, CelloEmanuele Forni, Lute | Naoki Kitaya, HarpsichordMichael Metzler, Percussion

AIR: A BAROQUE JOURNEY

ORTIZ Ricercada segundaHANDEL Sarabande from Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437FALCONIERI La suave melodiaWESTHOFF “Imitazione delle campane” from Violin Sonata No. 3MATTEIS Diverse Bizzarie sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur CiacconaVIVALDI Sonata in D Minor for Two Violins and Continuo, Op. 1, No. 12, “La Follia”FALCONIERI Passacalle from Il primo libro di canzone, sinfonie, fantasie, capricci, brandi, correnti, gagliarde, alemane, volteWESTHOFF “La guerra così nominato di sua maesta” from Violin Sonata in A Major, “La Guerra”TRADITIONAL “Greensleeves”LECLAIR Le tambourinUCCELLINI Aria sopra “La Bergamasca”MATTEIS Ground after the Scotch HumourWESTHOFF “Imitazione del liuto” from Violin Sonata No. 2FALCONIERI Ciaccona

Friday, March 22 at 7:30 PM

Hagen QuartetJörg Widmann, Clarinet

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135JÖRG WIDMANN Clarinet Quintet (US Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

MOZART Clarinet Quintet, K. 581


Friday, May 3 at 7:30 PM

Christian Tetzlaff, ViolinTanja Tetzlaff, CelloLars Vogt, Piano

SCHUMANN Piano Trio No. 1 in D MinorDVOŘÁK Piano Trio in F Minor

This concert is made possible, in part, by The Joan and Ernest Bragin Endowment Fund.




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Christian Tetzlaff Tanja Tetzlaff Lars Vogt

Photos: Tetzlaff, Tetzlaff, and Vogt by Giorgia Bertazzi; Belcea Q

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Chamber Sessions II

Thursday, October 18 at 7:30 PM

Belcea QuartetMOZART String Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 589, “Prussian”JOSEPH PHIBBS New Work (World Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80

Support for the 125 Commissions Project is provided by members of Carnegie Hall’s Composer Club.This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Evnin and the AE Charitable Foundation.

Sunday, December 16 at 3 PM

Jeremy Denk and FriendsBenjamin Beilman, Violin | Pamela Frank, Violin Stefan Jackiw, Violin | Jeremy Denk, Piano

A FEAST OF MOZART VIOLIN SONATAS WITH ASSORTED MUSICAL SORBETS

Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 PM

Hagen QuartetSCHUBERT String Quartet in A Minor, “Rosamunde”WEBERN Five Movements, Op. 5BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131




Belcea Quartet

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Photos: Tetzlaff, Tetzlaff, and Vogt by Giorgia Bertazzi; Belcea Q

uartet by Marco Borggreve.

Chamber Sessions III

Thursday, November 8 at 7:30 PM

St. Lawrence String QuartetInon Barnatan, Piano

HAYDN String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Evnin and the AE Charitable Foundation.

Monday, March 4 at 7:30 PM

Chiaroscuro QuartetKristian Bezuidenhout, Fortepiano

MOZART Piano Sonata in C Minor, K. 457SCHUBERT String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden“MOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414

Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 PM

The KnightsColin Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen, Artistic DirectorsKinan Azmeh, Clarinet

CAROLINE SHAW Entr’acteDONNACHA DENNEHY New Work (US Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

KINAN AZMEH Concertino Grosso (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

VIVALDI Sinfonia in B Minor, RV 169, “Al Santo Sepolcro”THOMAS ADÈS Chamber Symphony, Op. 2Plus arrangements, transcriptions, and original music from Middle Eastern, Balkan, and klezmer sources





The Knights

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Photos: The Knights by Shervin Lainez, Ensemble Connect by Jennifer Taylor.

Ensemble Connect

Ensemble Connect is a two-year fellowship for the finest young professional classical musicians in the United States. The program prepares them for careers that combine musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Monday, October 22 at 7:30 PMProgram to includeBRAHMS Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114GABRIELLA SMITH New Work (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)


Wednesday, December 5 at 7:30 PMProgram to includeDVOŘÁK String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48

Tuesday, February 19 at 7:30 PMProgram to includeJOHN ADAMS Chamber Symphony

Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 PMProgram to includeRAVEL Piano Trio in A Minor





A program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education

Major funding has been provided by The Diller–von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Susan and Edward C. Forst and Goldman Sachs Gives, the Max H. Gluck Foundation, the Irving Harris Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse Jr., Phyllis and Charles Rosenthal, The Edmond de Rothschild Foundations, The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, and Ernst & Young LLP.Additional support has been provided by Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Barbara G. Fleischman, Leslie and Tom Maheras, Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon, and Trust for Mutual Understanding.Public support is provided by the New York City Department of Education, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Ensemble Connect is also supported, in part, by an endowment grant from The Kovner Foundation.

Ensemble Connect

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Photos: The Knights by Shervin Lainez, Ensemble Connect by Jennifer Taylor.

Quartets Plus

Friday, November 9 at 7:30 PM

Michelangelo QuartetHAYDN String Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No. 5, “Lark”SMETANA String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, “From My Life”BARTÓK String Quartet No. 1

Friday, February 8 at 7:30 PM

Heath QuartetMOZART String Quartet in C Major, K. 465, “Dissonance”BRITTEN String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3, “Razumovsky”

Friday, April 5 at 7:30 PM

Quatuor ArodHAYDN String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4, “Sunrise”BARTÓK String Quartet No. 5BRAHMS String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2


Dover QuartetTCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 3BARTÓK String Quartet No. 3DVOŘÁK String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105





Heath Quartet

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ORCHESTRAS 63

NEW ANDUNEXPECTED

Measha Brueggergosman

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Chris ThileTHE 2018–2019 RICHARD AND BARBARA DEBS COMPOSER’S CHAIR

Chris Thile is a musical omnivore. A creator of powerful and poignant music, the dazzling mandolin virtuoso and charismatic singer finds a through-line between seemingly disparate worlds and reminds us that great music is great music, regardless of genre. Whether he is performing solo Bach on the mandolin or exploring new territory with Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers, he has redefined what it is to be a performer and composer. An essential voice in American music today, Thile is a multiple Grammy Award winner, a MacArthur Fellow, and since 2016, host of public radio’s popular Live from Here (formerly A Prairie Home Companion).

Chris Thile is also the 2018–2019 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair. His residency focuses on his performance and compositional skills, revealing the unique art of a performing composer as well as the evolution of collaborative composition. At the beginning of his residency, Thile is joined by singer-songwriter friends in Zankel Hall for a program that features the “Song of the Week” output for his weekly radio show. The following month, he sings and plays mandolin in two back-to-back solo concerts on the same night in Weill Recital Hall. Thile and guest artists explore bluegrass’s Scots and Irish roots in a March concert that opens Carnegie Hall’s Migrations: The Making of America festival. In a very special culminating event in May, Thile leads both Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers in the groups’ first performance together.


Chris Thile: The Song of the Week ShowPart of Zankel Sampler II, page 67.

Wednesday, November 28 at 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM

Chris Thile, Mandolin and VocalsPart of Non-Subscription Events, page 72.

Saturday, March 9 at 5:45 PM

Chris Thile and Friends: My Love Is in AmericaPart of Around the Globe, page 45, and Migrations: The Making of America, page 51.


Nickel CreekPunch Brothers Part of The Originals, page 44.

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Fast ForwardThursday, October 25 at 7:30 PM

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, PianoTamara Stefanovich, Piano

BARTÓK Selections from MikrokosmosRAVEL Sites auriculairesHARRISON BIRTWISTLE Keyboard Engine, Construction for Two Pianos (US Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

MESSIAEN Visions de l’Amen


Wednesday, March 20 at 7:30 PM

Theatre of VoicesPaul Hillier, Artistic Director

ARVO PÄRT / PHIE AMBO Songs from the Soil (NY Premiere) Music by Arvo Pärt | Visual Poem by Phie AmboDAVID LANG the writings (World Premiere of complete cycle) again (after ecclesiastes) new section (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall) for love is strong where you go solitary again (after ecclesiastes)


Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 PM

American Composers OrchestraGeorge Manahan, Music Director and Conductor Helga Davis, Vocalist | Ali Sethi, Vocalist Shayna Dunkleman, Percussion | Khaled Jarrar, Videographer

MORTON FELDMAN Turfan FragmentsGLORIA COATES Symphony No. 1, “Music on Open Strings”DU YUN Where We Lost Our Shadows (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)


Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 PM

yMusicProgram to includeANDREW NORMAN New Work (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)


Four concerts in Zankel Hall.



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Zankel Sampler IFriday, November 2 at 7:30 PM

American Composers OrchestraGeorge Manahan, Music Director and ConductorImani Winds

VALERIE COLEMAN Phenomenal Women Concerto for Wind Quintet (World Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

JOAN TOWER Chamber DancesALEX TEMPLE Three Principles of Noir (World Premiere)


Monday, February 11 at 7:30 PM

Yuja Wang, PianoIgudesman & JooYuja Wang’s artistry knows no bounds. So does her sense of fun. In what promises to be an evening of laughter and dizzying virtuosity, she joins the irrepressible classical music comedy duo Igudesman & Joo. The duo has been bringing laughter to concert halls around the world, often with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and their videos on YouTube have gathered more than 45 million views. The last time the duo played at Carnegie Hall, Billy Joel and Joshua Bell jumped on stage for surprise encores. Be prepared for an anything-goes concert.


Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 PM

Thomas Adès, PianoKirill Gerstein, Piano

DEBUSSY En blanc et noirSTRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms (transc. Shostakovich)

LUTOSŁAWSKI Variations on a Theme by PaganiniDEBUSSY LindarajaTHOMAS ADÈS Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face for Two Pianos (NY Premiere)

RAVEL La valse for Two Pianos


New World SymphonyAmerica’s Orchestral AcademyMichael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Director and ConductorMeasha Brueggergosman, SopranoMikaela Bennett and Kara Sainz, Vocalists

Program to includeMICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Four Preludes on Playthings of the Wind (NY Premiere)

SCHUBERT String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” (arr. for string orchestra by Mahler)


Four concerts in Zankel Hall.



Igudesman & Joo

Photos: Igudesman &

Joo by Julia Wesely, Im

ani Winds by M

atthew M

urphy, Kronos Quarte by Evan N

eff.Imani Winds

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Zankel Sampler II


Chris Thile: The Song of the Week ShowChris Thile, Mandolin and VocalsSarah Jarosz, VocalsAoife O’Donovan, VocalsAdditional artists to be announced

Chris Thile’s outstanding songwriting skills are given the spotlight on his weekly radio show, Live from Here. For this performance, he is joined by frequent duet partners Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan in favorite installments from the program’s popular “Song of the Week” segment, bringing these songs of “gentle humor and musical imagination” (Uncut) from the airwaves to the stage.

Chris Thile is the holder of the 2018–2019 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall.

Saturday, December 1 at 9 PM

Julia Wolfe: Anthracite FieldsBang on a Can All-StarsThe Choir of Trinity Wall StreetJulian Wachner, Conductor

JULIA WOLFE Anthracite Fields

This concert is part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 56.


Kronos QuartetMahsa Vahdat, Vocalist

Kronos Quartet spotlights music from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, and Libya—seven predominantly Muslim nations that have figured prominently in current events. Joining Kronos will be Mahsa Vahdat, Iranian vocalist and advocate for freedom of expression. “My goal for Kronos has always been to be a revolutionary force,” says Kronos Artistic Director David Harrington, “not just in making music, but in exploring the ways that music can increase our understanding of our times and our connection to people around the world.”

This concert is part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 56.




Kronos Quartet

Commissions Project

Carnegie Hall’s commitment to the music of tomorrow continues with the fourth year of a five-year project to commission at least 125 new works from today’s leading composers. Launched during the Hall’s 125th anniversary season in 2015, the project features new solo, chamber, and orchestral music. As part of the 125 Commissions Project, Kronos Quartet and Kronos Performing Arts Organization continue Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire.


Photos: Igudesman &

Joo by Julia Wesely, Im

ani Winds by M

atthew M

urphy, Kronos Quarte by Evan N

eff.


EARLY MUSIC

DecodaAnything can happen (and it frequently does) when the sensational musicians of Decoda—alumni of the acclaimed Ensemble Connect—perform, whether it is works from the standard chamber-music repertoire or works written today. Their performances shatter traditional concert conventions—Decoda surprises and delights.

Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30 PMREVELERS

BRAHMS Scherzo from Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11LUTOSŁAWSKI Dance PreludesR. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel—Einmal Anders! (arr. Hasenöhrl)

VALERIE COLEMAN New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

GUILLAUME CONNESSON Techno-ParadeBRAHMS Rondo from Serenade No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11BRAD BALLIETT Reveler-Scherzo (NY Premiere)

POULENC Sextet for Piano and Winds


Wednesday, January 23 at 7:30 PMPUNK, FUNK, AND CIRCUMSTANCE

PROKOFIEV QuintetWYNTON MARSALIS Selections from A Fiddler’s TaleBRITTEN Phantasy QuartetDAVID BRUCE Steampunk


Two concerts in Weill Recital Hall



Decoda

Photos: Decoda by Caroline Bittencourt, Savall by V

ico Chamla.

EARLY MUSIC

Jordi Savall

Photos: Decoda by Caroline Bittencourt, Savall by V

ico Chamla.

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Baroque UnlimitedFriday, November 30 at 7:30 PM

Bach Collegium JapanMasaaki Suzuki, Conductor and HarpsichordJoanne Lunn, Soprano

BACH Orchestral Suite No. 2VIVALDI Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, Cello, Strings, and Continuo from L’estro armonico, Op. 3, No. 11CONTI Languet anima meaVIVALDI Oboe Concerto in D Minor, RV 454TELEMANN Quatuor No. 1 in D Major, from “Nouveaux quatuors”HANDEL “Silete venti”

Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 PM

Jordi SavallLe Concert des Nations

TOUTS LES MATINS DU MONDE

LULLY Selections from Le bourgeois gentilhommeSAINTE-COLOMBE Concert a deux violes ésgales: Le retourANONYMOUS “Une jeune fillette”DU CAURROY Fantasies on “Une jeune fillette”MARAIS Pièces de viole, Troisième livre; Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont-de-ParisCOUPERIN Prelude, “Gracieusement” from Deuxième concert royal; Muzette, “Naïvement” from Troisième concert royal; Plainte pour les Violes: “Lentement et douloureusement” from Dixième concert royalRAMEAU Tambourin I et II from Pièces de clavecin en concert, Troisième concertSAINTE-COLOMBE Concert a deux violes ésgales: Tombeau les regretsMARAIS “Les voix humaines” from Suite No. 3, Deuxième livre; Couplets de foliesLECLAIR Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8


ArcangeloJonathan Cohen, Artistic Director, Harpsichord, and OrganJoélle Harvey, Soprano

HANDEL “Die ihr aus dunklen Grüften”; “Künft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer”; “Das zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen”; “Süsse Stille, sanfter Quelle”; “Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden”; “Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise”; “In der angenehmen Büschen”; “Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken”; “Meine Seele hört im Sehen”BACH “Sonata sopr’il Soggetto Reale” from The Musical OfferingBUXTEHUDE Sonata in A Minor, BuxWV 254; Sonata in B-flat Major, BuxWV 255

This series is part of Mix and Mingle, page 56.




Masaaki Suzuki

Jonathan Cohen

Joanne Lunn

Photos: Suzuki by Shuto Mikio, Lunn by Redpath Studios, Cohen by M

arco Borggreve, Beyer by Oscar Vázquez, H

antaï by Philippe Matsas, O

rliński by Piotr Porebsky, Rondeau by Edouard Bressy.

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Wednesday, December 12 at 7:30 PM

Amandine Beyer, ViolinPierre Hantaï, Harpsichord

ALL-BACH PROGRAMViolin Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015Violin Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1023Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016

Thursday, January 31 at 7:30 PM

Jakub Józef Orliński, CountertenorMembers of New York Baroque Incorporated

Program to includeVIVALDI Stabat Mater in F Minor, RV 621; Nisi Dominus, RV 608FAGO “Alla gente a Dio diletta Aronne” from Il Faraone SommersoSCHIASSI Selections from Maria Vergine al CalvarioHASSE “Mea tormenta, properate!” from Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Maria Magdalena

Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 PM

Jean Rondeau, Harpsichord

ITALIAN RECYCLING

BACH Prelude from Partita in C Minor, BWV 997; Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 906; Adagio from Concerto for Keyboard in D Minor, BWV 974 (after Marcello’s Oboe Concerto)

D. SCARLATTI Sonata in D Major, K. 119; Sonata in D Minor, K. 213BACH Chaconne in D Minor from Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 (arr. for keyboard left hand by Brahms)

D. SCARLATTI Sonata in F Minor, K. 481BACH Italian Concerto, BWV 971SOLER Fandango in D Minor


Three concerts in Weill Recital Hall



Early Music in Weill Recital Hall

Amandine Beyer

Pierre Hantaï Jakub Józef Orliński Jean Rondeau

Photos: Suzuki by Shuto Mikio, Lunn by Redpath Studios, Cohen by M

arco Borggreve, Beyer by Oscar Vázquez, H

antaï by Philippe Matsas, O

rliński by Piotr Porebsky, Rondeau by Edouard Bressy.

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JULY 2018You don’t have to be a subscriber to hear these outstanding young ensembles. Tickets are now available for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz. Comprising the finest teen musicians from across the country, these ensembles train with leading professional musicians and perform in some of the summer’s most eagerly anticipated concerts.

Thursday, July 19 at 7:30 PM Stern/Perelman

National Youth Orchestra of the United States of AmericaMichael Tilson Thomas, ConductorJean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano

TED HEARNE New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F MajorSIBELIUS Symphony No. 2


Support for the 125 Commissions Project is provided by members of Carnegie Hall’s Composer Club.Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; Beatrice Santo Domingo; and Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari. NYO-USA Sponsor: United Airlines®. Additional funding has been provided by the Jack Benny Family Foundation; the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation; the Carl Jacobs Foundation; JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation; and Jolyon Stern and Nelle Nugent. Founder Patrons; Blavatnik Family Foundation; Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation; Ronald O. Perelman; Robertson Foundation; Beatrice Santo Domingo; Hope and Robert F. Smith; Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon; and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.

Tickets: $25, $45, $65(No discounts available.)

Tuesday, July 24 at 7:30 PM Stern/Perelman

NYO2Carlos Miguel Prieto, ConductorGil Shaham, Violin

REVUELTAS Suite from RedesPROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5

Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; and Beatrice Santo Domingo. Leadership support for NYO2 is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Founder Patron: Beatrice Santo DomingoWith additional funding provided by:


Friday, July 27 at 8 PM Stern/Perelman

NYO JazzSean Jones, Bandleader and Trumpet with Special Guest Wycliffe Gordon, TromboneAdditional guest artists to be announcedLead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; and Beatrice Santo Domingo.


Wednesday, October 3 at 7 PMStern/Perelman

Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night GalaSan Francisco SymphonyMichael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and ConductorRenée Fleming, SopranoAudra McDonald, Vocalist

GERSHWIN Cuban OvertureRAVEL La valseGERSHWIN An American in ParisPlus songs, arias, and duets from opera and music theater


Opening Night Gala Lead Sponsor: PwC

Concert-only tickets: $57, $69, $90(No discounts available; see page 75 for gala details.)

Thursday, October 11 at 7 PMStern/Perelman

Sphinx VirtuosiMUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS

AKUTAGAWA Triptyque for String OrchestraTERENCE BLANCHARD New Work (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

CASSADÓ Cello Suite No. 3SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphony, Op. 110aKAREEM ROUSTOM Dabke for String Orchestra


Special prices: $21.25, $68

NON-SUBSCRIPTION EVENTS

Carlos Miguel Prieto Sphinx VirtuosiSean JonesJean-Yves Thibaudet Jaime Laredo

Photos: Thibaudet by Kasskara/Decca, Prieto by Benjam

in Ealovega, Jones by Jimm

y Katz, Sphinx Virtuosi by Kevin Kennedy.

Photos: Laredo by Christian Steiner, Bronfman by Frank Stew

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Sphinx Virtuosi Jaime Laredo Yefim Bronfman Joshua Bell

These events are available exclusively to 2018–2019 subscribers— many at a savings of 15%—through August 5, 2018.

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Wednesday, November 28 at 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM | Weill

Chris Thile, Mandolin and VocalsIn two intimate Weill Recital Hall shows, Chris Thile—this season’s holder of the Debs Composer’s Chair—performs a program that includes an original piece commissioned for the occasion by Carnegie Hall, as well as works by Bach and other selections sure to delight and excite.

These concerts are part of Salon Encores, page 56.

Support for the 125 Commissions Project is provided by members of Carnegie Hall’s Composer Club.Chris Thile is the holder of the 2018–2019 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall.

Special prices: $30.60, $36.55

Saturday, December 22 at 8 PMStern/Perelman

The New York PopsSteven Reineke, Music Director and ConductorAshley Brown, Guest ArtistEssential Voices USAJudith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor

UNDER THE MISTLETOE

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.

Sponsored by Mastercard, the Preferred Card of Carnegie Hall

Special prices: $34, $41.65, $58.65, $79.05, $112.20, $123.25

Monday, December 24 at 7 PM Stern/Perelman

New York String OrchestraJaime Laredo, ConductorJinjoo Cho, ViolinBella Hristova, Violin Cho-Liang Lin, Violin Kyoko Takezawa, ViolinYefim Bronfman, Piano

MENDELSSOHN Hebrides OvertureVIVALDI Concerto for Four Violins and Orchestra in B Minor, Op. 3, No. 10BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Stella and Robert Jones.

Special prices: $27.20, $45.90, $59.50

Friday, December 28 at 8 PM Stern/Perelman

New York String OrchestraJaime Laredo, ConductorJoshua Bell, Violin

GEORGE WALKER Lyric for StringsBRAHMS Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Stella and Robert Jones.

Special prices: $27.20, $45.90, $59.50

AMERICAN BYWAYSRosanne Cash returns to curate and host this two-concert exploration of musical Americana. The second event will be announced in early fall.


Karine PolwartKaia KaterRosanne Cash, Creative Partner

This special double bill looks back to Scottish and Canadian roots while creating a progressive and thrilling new brand of music. Karine Polwart is a multi-award–winning Scottish songwriter, spoken word performer, and essayist. She performs traditional music, as well as her own strikingly original, deeply personal songs. Kaia Kater was born of African-Caribbean descent in Quebec. Her marvelously original music is influenced by the Canadian folk music of her parents and the years she studied and performed Appalachian music in West Virginia.

This concert is part of Migrations: The Making of America, page 51, and Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 56. Presented as part of American Byways.


Saturday, April 13 at 10 PM | Zankel

WFUV: The Great MigrationArtist to be announced

This concert is part of Migrations: The Making of America, page 51, and Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 56.

Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with WFUV.


Rosanne Cash

Photos: Laredo by Christian Steiner, Bronfman by Frank Stew

art, Bell by Shervin Lainez, Cash by Clay Patrick McBride.

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Special Benefit Events

2017–2018 Season

Wednesday, April 18 at 7 PM | Stern/Perelman

CandideA One-Night-Only Benefit Concert

In Celebration of the Bernstein CentennialPaul Appleby, Candide | Erin Morley, Cunegonde

Patricia Racette, Old Lady | William Burden, Governor John Lithgow, Voltaire / Dr. Pangloss

Orchestra of St. Luke’s Rob Fisher, Musical Director and Conductor | Gary Griffin, Director

Gala guests enjoy the very best concert seating, and the choice of attending either a

pre-concert cocktail party ($1,000 each) or a post-concert dinner with members of the cast (starting at $1,500).

Reservations are now open. Visit our website or call the Special Events office at 212-903-9679.

Lead funding for this concert is provided by The Alice Tully Foundation.

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2018–2019 Season

Wednesday, October 3 at 7 PM | Stern/Perelman

OpeningNight Gala

San Francisco SymphonyMichael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and Conductor

Renée Fleming, Soprano | Audra McDonald, Vocalist

GERSHWIN Cuban OvertureRAVEL La valse

GERSHWIN An American in ParisPlus songs, arias, and duets from opera and music theater

Gala guests enjoy the very best concert seating, and the choice of attending either a pre-concert reception ($1,000 each) or a post-concert black-tie dinner

(starting at $1,500 each) at Cipriani 42nd Street.

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Opening Night Gala Lead Sponsor: PwC

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Audra McDonaldErin MorleyPaul Appleby Patricia Racette Renée FlemingMichael Tilson Thomas

Photos: Gala by Chris Lee, A

ppleby by Jonathan Tichler, Morley by W

esley Johnson, Racette by Devon Cass, Burden by Sim

on Pauly, Lithgow by N

igel Parry / Creative Photographers Inc.

John Lithgow

William Burden

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ell, Fleming by Jonathan Tichler, M

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2018–2019 SEASON AT A GLANCESUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

OCTOBER 1 2 3Gala: Opening Night

4American Orch: San Francisco Symphony

5Great Singers I: Kaufmann

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14International Orch I: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

15Orchestral Masterworks: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

16 17 18Chamber II: Belcea Quartet

19Keyboard III: LevitNew York Pops

20Around the Globe: N’Dour

21 22Ensemble Connect

23Great Singers I: Garanca/MartineauZankel II: Thile: Song of the Week

24Debuts: van RaatFeinstein

25St. Luke's Fast Forward: Aimard/Stefanovich

26Great Artists II: Wang/Grubinger Great Singers II: Appleby/Katyukova

27Concertos Plus: Czech Philharmonic

28Weekends: Czech Philharmonic

29 30Great Artists I: Vengerov/Saïtkoulov Chamber I: Hope

31International Orch II: Mariinsky

NOVEMBER 1International Orch III: Mariinsky

2Zankel I: American Composers Orchestra

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9Keyboard I: MatsuevQuartets Plus: Michelangelo Quartet

10Shape of Jazz: Prieto Big Band

11 12 13Philadelphia

14Decoda

15Keyboard II: Hamelin

16New York Pops

17World Views: Petrakis Cretan Quartet

18Great Singers I: Flórez / Scalera

19American Orch: Boston

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25 26 27 28Non-Sub: Thile

29 30Baroque: Bach Collegium Japan

DECEMBER 1Zankel II: Wolfe

2 3 4 5Ensemble Connect

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9Great Singers I: Netrebko/Martineau

10 11Debuts: Rolston Quartet

12Early Music in Weill: Beyer/Hantaï

13Great Singers III: Bridges/Markham

14 15Originals: Night of Inspiration

16Chamber II: Denk and Friends

17 18 19 20 21New York Pops

22Non-Sub: New York Pops

23 24Non-Sub: New York String

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30 31 JANUARY 1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12Shape of Jazz: Cohen Tentet

13 14 15 16 17Great Singers III: Devieilhe

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20 21 22Keyboard II: Cho

23Decoda

24Great Artists II: Andsnes

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27 28 29 30 31Early Music in Weill: Orlinski / New York Baroque Incorporated

FEBRUARY 1Keyboard I: Denk

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6Great Artists I: Kavakos/Wang Feinstein

7 8New York Pops Quartets Plus: Heath QuartetZankel II: Kronos Quartet

9Keyboard II: Trifonov

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Zankel I: Wang / Igudesman & Joo

12 13Great Singers III: Harvey/Perriello

14International Orch I: Royal Concertgebouw

15International Orch II: Royal Concertgebouw

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17 18 19Ensemble Connect

20 21Baroque: Savall / Le Concert des Nations

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24Great Singers II: Polenzani/Drake

25 26 27 28St. Luke's

MARCH 1 2Classics: Vienna Philharmonic

3International Orch II: Vienna Philharmonic

4Chamber III: Chiaroscuro Quartet / Bezuidenhout

5International Orch III: Vienna Philharmonic

6International Orch I: Vienna Philharmonic

7Keyboard I: SchiffEarly Music in Weill: Rondeau

8Philadelphia

9Around the Globe: Thile and Friends

10 11 12Great Artists I: Mutter Keyboard III: Rana

13Zankel I: Adès/Gerstein

14World Views: Statman Trio

15New York Pops

16Shape of Jazz: Payton

17 18 19Orchestral Masterworks: Boston

20American Orch: Boston Fast Forward: Theatre of Voices

21 22Chamber I: Hagen Quartet / Widmann

23Non-Sub: Polwart/Kater

24 25 26 27Great Artists II: Ax Feinstein

28Chamber II: Hagen Quartet

29Concertos Plus: Mahler Chamber

30Originals: Two Wings

31 APRIL 1 2 3Debuts: Godoy/LifitsChamber III: Knights

4Keyboard II: Bronfman

5International Orch II: Budapest FestivalQuartets Plus: Quatuor Arod

6International Orch III: Budapest FestivalWorld Views: Gloaming

7Keyboard I: Pollini

8 9 10Classics: Capuçon/Wang

11Fast Forward: American Composers Orchestra

12 13Non-Sub: WFUV

14Weekends: English Concert

15Around the Globe: From Shtetl to Stage

16 17Ensemble Connect

18St. Luke's

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21 22 23 24 25Great Artists II: Perlman/Kissin

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28 29 30Keyboard I: Uchida

MAY 1Concertos Plus: New World Symphony

2Debuts: Soltani/Pilsan Zankel I: New World Symphony

3Chamber I: Tetzlaff/Tetzlaff/Vogt

4Great Artists I: Uchida Fast Forward: yMusic

5 6 7Orchestral Masterworks: Les Violons du Roy / La Chapelle de Québec

8Originals: Nickel Creek / Punch Brothers

9 10Classics: Perahia Quartets Plus: Dover Quartet Baroque: Arcangelo

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12 13 14 15 16Keyboard II: Kissin Great Singers II: Davies/Dunford

17 18MET Orchestra

19Weekends: Teatro Regio Torino

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Rosanne CashFollowing her acclaimed Perspectives series in 2015–2016, this marks the second season of Rosanne Cash’s American Byways concerts in Zankel Hall. Curated and hosted by Cash, these programs offer an exploration into the country’s wide-ranging musical heritage, from Appalachian music to the blues and beyond.

Robert Browning Associates LLCAs co-founder of the Alternative Museum and World Music Institute, Robert Browning has been instrumental in introducing music and dance from diverse traditions around the world to New York City audiences for the past 42 years. Carnegie Hall is proud to present the World Views series in Zankel Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates LLC.

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I am a 2018–2019 subscriber and would like to purchase tickets for these non-subscription events (pages 72–73):(This advance sale is available exclusively to 2018–2019 subscribers through August 5, 2018. The general public can order tickets beginning August 20, 2018.)

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Carnegie Hall is located on property owned by the City of New York and its operation is made possible, in part, by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.Carnegie Hall is also supported by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Artists, programs, dates, and ticket prices subject to change. © 2018 CHC.Front cover photo: Yuja Wang by Pari Dukovic / Trunk Archive.

CAREFULLY CURATED SERIES Our series are expertly programmed to bring you a balance of the music you love with a few surprises, all performed by the world’s finest artists.

COMPLIMENTARY TICKET EXCHANGES Have a change in schedule or want to hear something else? Only subscribers can exchange their tickets for one of our more than 140 presentations.

CONVENIENT PAYMENT OPTIONSSubscribers enjoy the exclusive benefit of paying half now and half later. Of course, you can also pay for your full subscription at the time of purchase.

PARK, DINE, AND SAVEWhere to park and eat? Our subscribers save money with discounts at many convenient parking locations and outstanding neighborhood restaurants.

BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSESubscribers get the first choice of seats at the lowest prices for those must-see concerts.

GET AHEAD OF THE RESTSingle tickets are available to subscribers prior to the public on-sale date.

EXCLUSIVE INVITATIONSEnjoy meet-and-greets with artists, exclusive receptions, free tickets, and discounts on music, theater, hotels, and more. Subscribers receive special opportunities each month, even after the season ends.

PERSONALIZED SERVICEOur concert concierges are available at subscription podiums on the Parquet and Dress Circle levels of Stern/Perelman. They love to chat about music and help you plan your subscriptions.

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In Person: Box Office at 57th and Seventh Monday through Saturday, 11 AM–6 PM; Sunday, 12 PM–6 PM

At Your Next Concert: Look for the Concert Concierge podiums in Stern/Perelman during the concert season.

Create Your Own SeriesFor the first time, Carnegie Hall will offer the option to create your own series, choosing from all events and all seating areas. Current subscribers will be able to purchase additional tickets with this plan beginning June 4, 2018—a full week before availability to the general public.

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