Carnegie Hall Live

William Tell, an opera by Rossini, premiered in 1829 and was the last of his 39 operas. Rossini then went into semi-retirement, but continued to compose smaller works. Tune in to hear the famous and beloved William Tell Overture on July 17th! 

7/3        Mendelssohn: Fantasia Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 Brahms: Klavierstücke, Seven Fantasies Bach: English Suite No. 6 (Sir András Schiff, p)

Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk Collaborate for Carnegie Hall's Isaac Stern Memorial Concert.

6/5       Brahms:  Ballade No. 1 and 2 Schumann:  Kreisleriana Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28, Hammerklavier Schubert/Liszt: Gretchen am Spinnrade Bizet/Horowitz: Variations on a Theme from Carmen Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 Chopin:  Waltz Op. 64 (Yuja Wang, p)

5/1       Carnegie Hall's Opening Night Gala Bernstein: On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Lang Lang, Chick Corea and Maxim Lando, p; The Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, cond)

5/8       L’Arpeggiata performs arias by Rossi, Cazzati, Sances and Allegri (Céline Scheen, s; Giuseppina Bridelli, ms; Christina Pluhar, Artistic Director)

​The last in a 13-week series from the 2016-2017 season: Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI - Le Concert des Nations  Music by Damaskinos, Marcabru, Dufay, Janequin, Wallaert, Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Mozart, Marchant, Hasse and more.

This month brings us a wonderful opportunity to hear Valery Gergiev leading The Munich Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall.

"Each summer, Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute brings together the brightest young players from across the country to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America.  Following a comprehensive audition process and a three-week training residency, with leading professional orchestra musicians, these remarkable teenagers embark on a tour to some of the great music capitals of the world to serve as dynamic music ambassadors".  To read more about the 2017 group and their concert schedule, click here!

The sixth season of Carnegie Hall Live series, hosted by WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon, presents highlights of some of the world’s best performers and ensembles in this specially-curated series from the Live! season.  

This season of concerts from Carnegie Hall Live wrap up this month.

Carnegie Hall Live welcomes the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America for the last broadcast of the season as they play Tan Dun, Beethoven, Berlioz, and Bizet.

7/6        National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America Tan Dun: Passacaglia: The Secret of Wind and Birds  Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Bizet: L'Arlesienne: Farandole (Yundi, p; Charles Dutoit, cond)