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Produced by WQXR and Carnegie Hall, and syndicated by the WFMT Radio Network, Carnegie Hall Live features some of the world’s greatest performers and ensembles in a wide range of styles, from early music to solo recitals to orchestral performances. Carnegie Hall Live is hosted by WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon and co-hosted by other arts and media personalities. Previous co-hosts have included Christine Goerke, Susan Graham, Anthony McGill, and John Hockenberry, among others.
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Vienna Philharmonic
August 1, 2023
The world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic shares a program of Arnold Schoenberg and Richard Strauss.
National Youth Orchestra of the USA
July 25, 2023
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.
Jeanine De Bique and Concerto Köln
July 11, 2023
Internationally renowned soprano Jeanine De Bique makes her Zankel Hall debut alongside opera and early music ensemble Concerto Köln.
Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Mitsuko Uchida
July 4, 2023
Mitsuko Uchida is an incomparable interpreter of Mozart.
Anne-Sophie Mutter and Mutter Virtuosi
June 20, 2023
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.
The Cleveland Orchestra
June 13, 2023
Music director Franz Welser-Möst leads a bold juxtaposition between the first and second Viennese schools in selections by Alban Berg and Franz Schubert.
Brentano String Quartet
June 6, 2023
“An ensemble of exceptional insight”, the Brentano String Quartet performs masterworks with reverence and an admirable balance of creativity and restraint.
Sphinx Virtuosi
May 30, 2023
A self-conducted chamber orchestra, Sphinx Virtuosi is the most prestigious group of musicians to represent the magnificently impactful Sphinx Organization.
Kirill Petrenko & Berlin Play Mahler 7
May 23, 2023
Chief conductor Kirill Petrenko leads the Berlin Philharmonic in Gustav Mahler’s towering Symphony No. 7.
Dudamel, Meyers, LA Phil
May 16, 2023
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic and violinist Anne Akiko Meyers in two New York premieres by Gabriela Ortiz and Arturo Márquez plus a symphony by Aaron Copland.
Marin Alsop & São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
May 9, 2023
Marin Alsop, the orchestra’s conductor of honour, leads the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra in music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Heitor Villa-Lobos.
Nézet-Séguin, Trifonov, and the Philadelphia Orchestra
May 2, 2023
Season Premiere: Classical music superstars conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and pianist Daniil Trifonov take the Carnegie Hall stage for Liszt’s First Piano Concerto.
National Youth Orchestra of the USA
August 30, 2022
Season Finale: The National Youth Orchestra of the USA, under the baton of Carlos Miguel Prieto, plays music by Silvestre Revueltas, José Pablo Moncayo, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Anna Clyne. Then, artists from the NYO2 Summer Intensive perform a piece by Florence Price under the baton of Mei-Ann Chen of the Chicago Sinfonietta.
The Cleveland Orchestra
August 23, 2022
The orchestra's versatility is showcased in a sinfonia by Walker, a Szymanowski violin concerto, and Schubert’s magnificently melodic and emotionally powerful “Great” Symphony.
Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason
August 16, 2022
When the brother-sister duo of cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason made their Carnegie Hall recital debut in 2019, The New York Times praised Sheku as a “gifted, sensitive artist” and Isata as a “superb collaborator.”
Jon Batiste & Gateways Music Festival Orchestra
August 9, 2022
This orchestra make its Carnegie Hall debut in a performance of works by Brahms, Walker, and Price, along with James V. Cockerham’s vibrant Fantasia on “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Then, Jon Batiste takes the stage for the world premiere of his new work.
John Williams
August 2, 2022
Legendary composer John Williams is joined by Anne-Sophie Mutter for a sampling of some of his most celebrated film scores and his Violin Concerto No. 2.
The Annual Isaac Stern Memorial Concert
July 26, 2022
For the Annual Isaac Stern Memorial Concert, violinist Joshua Bell performs with the orchestra in honor of the late violinist who led the charge to save the Hall in 1960.
Ax, Ma, Kavakos
July 19, 2022
The musical dream team of Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma return to Beethoven’s brilliant piano trios in this program.
