Valery Gergiev Could Perform in Carnegie Hall According to U.S. Government Official

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(Credit: Valeri Guérguiev) Valery Gergiev could return to Carnegie Hall if the Trump administration gets its way. During his visit to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., Chairman of the United States Commission of Fine Arts, told Russian news outlets that his goal was to get Gergiev to perform at the historic concert hall for its {…}

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Q & A: Christopher James Ray on the Importance of Carlisle Floyd in His Life Ahead of Carnegie Hall Centennial Concert

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(Photo Credit: Curtis Brown) On June 20th, Carnegie Hall will host a Carlisle Floyd Centennial concert celebrating one of American opera’s most distinctive voices. Floyd, who authored both music and libretto for his works, built a canon rooted in rural life, the Great Depression, and the post-Civil War American South, earning him the designation of “Dean” or “Father of American {…}

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Lise Davidsen to Make Carnegie Hall Debut

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Lise Davidsen is set to grace the stage of Carnegie Hall in her Stern Auditorium debut on June 5, 2026. The soprano will be joined by James Baillieu for an all-Schubert program that will last approximately 100 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. The concert is part of a tour that Davidsen and Baillieu are doing that will take them to {…}

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Carnegie Hall 2025-26 Review: Il trittico

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(Credit: Stefan Cohen) Music Director and Conductor Gianandrea Noseda of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) took to Carnegie Hall’s infamous podium on Sunday, May 3, 2026 for an enlightening and entertaining evening featuring Giacomo Puccini’s “Il trittico.” The all-star cast included soprano Erika Grimaldi, soprano Meryl Dominguez, mezzo-soprano Agnieszka Rehlis, tenor Hakeem Henderson, tenor Gregory Kunde, baritone Roman Burdenko and {…}

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Carnegie Hall Celebrates 15 Years of Making Music at Sing Sing Correctional Facility

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Carnegie Hall has released a new collection of videos featuring original music by participants and alumni of to celebrate its 15-year residency at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The Sing Sing Voices playlists feature video reflections from members of the Musical Connections artistic community, along with introductions by Common, Joyce DiDonato, and Arturo O’Farrill—all of whom are collaborated with the men in {…}

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National Symphony Orchestra to Perform ‘Il Trittico’ at Carnegie Hall with Gianandrea Noseda

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(Credit: Tony Hitchcock) Carnegie Hall is set to present “Il trittico” with the National Symphony Orchestra. The opera in concert, which is set to be presented on May 3, will showcase soloists Meryl Dominguez, Erika Grimaldi, Agnieszka Rehlis, Hakeem Henderson, Gregory Kunde, and Roman Burdenko in Puccini’s grand triptych of one-act operas “Suor Angelica,” “Il tabarro,” and “Gianni Schicchi.” Gianandrea {…}

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Carnegie Hall to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of its ‘Concert of the Century’

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Carnegie Hall is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its “Concert of the Century” on May 5, 2026. Organized by famed violinist Isaac Stern, the original 1976 event brought together some of the world’s greatest musicians for a now-legendary “concert-celebration” that commemorated the anniversary of the Hall’s opening on May 5, 1891. Fifty years later and 135 years after {…}

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Carnegie Hall & NYC Department of Education Revive All-City High School Music Showcase on Main Stage

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Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and the New York City Department of Education will present the “NYC All-City High School Music Program End-of-Year Showcase” on May 10 at 1 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. This marks the first time the event has been held at Carnegie Hall since 1990. Originally presented by the Hall throughout the 1970s and {…}

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Handel and Haydn Society to Make Carnegie Hall Debut This May

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The Handel and Haydn Society will make its Carnegie Hall debut on May 14, 2026. The program, centering on Bach and Telemann, features soprano Robin Johannsen, countertenor Christopher Lowrey, tenor Guy Cutting, and bass-baritone Dingle Yardell joined by the H+H Orchestra performing on period instruments. The 211-year-old Boston ensemble will be led by Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen. Following the Carnegie Hall {…}

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Valery Gergiev Could Perform in Carnegie Hall According to U.S. Government Official

Q & A: Christopher James Ray on the Importance of Carlisle Floyd in His Life Ahead of Carnegie Hall Centennial Concert

Lise Davidsen to Make Carnegie Hall Debut

Carnegie Hall 2025-26 Review: Il trittico

Carnegie Hall Celebrates 15 Years of Making Music at Sing Sing Correctional Facility

National Symphony Orchestra to Perform ‘Il Trittico’ at Carnegie Hall with Gianandrea Noseda

Carnegie Hall to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of its ‘Concert of the Century’

Carnegie Hall & NYC Department of Education Revive All-City High School Music Showcase on Main Stage

Handel and Haydn Society to Make Carnegie Hall Debut This May