Carnegie Hall has announced a cast change for its Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble concert. The concert hall noted that pianist Bryan Wagorn will replace Yannick Nézet-Séguin for the performance on Dec. 11, 2023. Wagorn is a well-known pianist who serves as Assistant Conductor at The Metropolitan Opera and regularly performs throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has worked with Angel {…}
On November 29, 2023, famed tenor Juan Diego Flórez returned to Carnegie Hall for a concert of arias and arts songs, joined by pianist Vincenzo Scalera. Initially scheduled for January, the concert was postponed due to illness with the November performance nearly suffering the same fate as Flórez acknowledged that he was currently under the weather. Despite this, Flórez and {…}
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) will present a special recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall on Jan. 15, 2023. The showcase will spotlight five soloists from the Young Performers Career Advancement Program. Amongst these soloists is bass-baritone Joseph Parrish, who has performed with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, American Classical Orchestra, Festival Napa Valley, City Lyric {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced a partnership with Northwell Health. This is the first time that the famed musical organization teams up with a healthcare provider. “We’re thrilled to welcome Northwell Health as our first-ever Official Healthcare Partner,” said Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall, in an official press statement. “Over the years, through the Hall’s wide range of {…}
Athena Music Production is set to present Gaetano Donizetti’s “Il canto d’Ugolino” at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall on Nov. 29, 2023. The program will feature the cantata in addition to songs by Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann. The program will be headlined by baritone Franco Pomponi and pianist Michael Fennelly. Pomponi has performed with such organizations as the Gran Teatro {…}
(Photo Credit: Richard Termine) On November 17, 2023, The New York Pops returned to Carnegie Hall for a special concert, featuring Broadway stars Kelli O’Hara and Sutton Foster. The concert comes as part of the company’s “One Night Only” series which sees renowned guest artists in a specially-tailored program celebrating their careers on stage. Most recently, O’Hara has taken on {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced Carnegie Hall+, a performing arts streaming service that will be available on Prime Video Channels in the U.S. The video-on-demand channel will have programs curated by Carnegie Hall and will feature some of the finest performing arts presentations from the world’s most prestigious stages, including full-length concerts, operas, dance, documentaries, and artist profiles, plus family offerings. {…}
On October 29, 2023, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation presented their 48th annual gala concert at Carnegie Hall. Over the decades, the foundation has provided support, training, and performance opportunities to some of opera’s most promising stars, many of whom have gone on to share their gifts with audiences around the world. This year’s concert saw a number of departures {…}
(Photo credit: Chris Singer) Joyce DiDonato is set to lead a series of public master classes at Carnegie Hall on Oct. 22-24, 2023. This year’s selected performers include soprano Jazmine Saunders, mezzo-soprano Karen Mathilde Heier Hovd, countertenor Agustín Pennino, and tenor Travon D. Walker. They will be accompanied by pianists Joel Harder and Justina Lee, who will also provide the artists with support and {…}
The Cultural Exchange Foundation is set to present “Celebrating 150 Years of Rachmaninoff” on Oct. 21, 2023 at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The showcase will feature a number of artists including sopranos Sarah Coburn, Elizaveta Ulakhovitch, Diana Skavronskaya, and Maia Gonzalez; baritone Navasard Hakobyan; bass-baritones Joseph Parrish and Ben Strong,; mezzo-soprano Ani Kushyan; tenor Victor {…}
Carnegie Hall Citywide has unveiled its 2023-24 series of free performances across New York City. Here is a rundown of the classical vocal performances on offer. First up is “Mother, let me live!’ starring soprano Alexandra Nowakowski and pianist Michał Biel. The duet will present a program of works by Massenet, Szymanowski, Toldrá, Falla, Obradors, Dvorak, Debussy, and Granados. Performance {…}