The world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic shares a program of Arnold Schoenberg and Richard Strauss.
Vienna Philharmonic
Playlist
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Richard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
National Youth Orchestra of the USA
In July 2022, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America made its greatly anticipated return to Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, marking its first public performance since 2019.
Mälkki & Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
An all-Finnish program.
Playlist
Jean Sibelius: “Lemminkäinen’s Return” from Lemminkäinen Suite
Kaija Saariaho: Aile du songe
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Jean Sibelius: Valse triste
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia
Jeanine De Bique and Concerto Köln
Internationally renowned soprano Jeanine De Bique makes her Zankel Hall debut alongside opera and early music ensemble Concerto Köln.
Playlist
George Frideric Handel: Sinfonia from Partenope
C.H. Graun: “Risolvere non oso” from Rodelinda, regina de’ Longobardi (NY Premiere)
George Frideric Handel: “Ritorna, o caro e dolce mio tesoro” from Rodelinda, regina de’ Longobardi
Leonardo Vinci: Sinfonia from La Rosmira fedele (Partenope)
C.H. Graun: “L’empio rigor del fato” fromRodelinda, regina de’ Longobardi(NY Premiere)
George Frideric Handel: “Ballo: Entrée des songes agréables” from Alcina
George Frideric Handel: “Ah, Ruggiero crudel . . . Ombre pallide” from Alcina
George Frideric Handel: Selections from Suite from Rodrigo
Gennaro Manna: “Chi può dir che rea son io” from Achille in Sciro
George Frideric Handel: “M’hai resa infelice” from Deidamia
George Frideric Handel: Passacaille from Sonata in G Major, Op. 5, No. 4, HWV 399
George Frideric Handel: “Che sento? Oh dio! … Se pietà di me non senti” from Giulio Cesare in Egitto
George Frideric Handel: “Ballo: Entrée des Songes agréables effrayés—Combat des Songes funestes et agréables” from Ariodante
C.H. Graun: “Tra le procelle assorto” from Cleopatra e Cesare
Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Mitsuko Uchida
Mitsuko Uchida is an incomparable interpreter of Mozart.
Playlist
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503
Schoenberg: Kammersymphonie No. 1
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595
Schoenberg: Langsam from Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19, No. 2 (encore)
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Mutter Virtuosi
Enjoy exemplary string music that includes the Carnegie Hall premiere of an uplifting Saint-Georges concerto as well as classics by Vivaldi and a virtuosic violin duo by Unsuk Chin.
Playlist
Vivaldi: Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins, Strings, and Continuo, RV 580
Unsuk Chin: Gran Cadenza for Two Violins (NY Premiere)
Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5, No. 2
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8, Nos. 1–4
John Williams: Theme from The Long Goodbye
Vivaldi: “Winter” from The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 4
John Williams: Theme from Cinderella Liberty
The Cleveland Orchestra
Music director Franz Welser-Möst leads a bold juxtaposition between the first and second Viennese schools in selections by Alban Berg and Franz Schubert.
Playlist
Alban Berg: Lyric Suite
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8, “Unfinished”
Franz Schubert: Mass No. 6 in E-flat Major, D. 950
Joélle Harvey, soprano; Daryl Freedman, mezzo-soprano; Julian Prégardien, tenor; Martin Mitterrutzner, tenor; Dashon Burton, bass; Lisa Wong, chorus director;
Brentano String Quartet
“An ensemble of exceptional insight”, the Brentano String Quartet performs masterworks with reverence and an admirable balance of creativity and restraint.
Playlist
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 4
Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 5
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat Major
Sphinx Virtuosi
A self-conducted chamber orchestra, Sphinx Virtuosi is the most prestigious group of musicians to represent the magnificently impactful Sphinx Organization.
Playlist
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 9
Valerie Coleman: Tracing Visions (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Carlos Simon: Between Worlds
Jessie Montgomery: Divided (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall
Xavier Foley: An Ode to Our Times (World Premiere)
Beethoven: Finale from Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47, “Bridgetower” (arr. for string orchestra by Rubén Rengel)
Kirill Petrenko & Berlin Play Mahler 7
Chief conductor Kirill Petrenko leads the Berlin Philharmonic in Gustav Mahler’s towering Symphony No. 7.
Playlist
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7
