(Photo courtesy of Seattle Symphony) Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute has announced its 2025-26 Well-Being Concerts. Among those events is a showcase featuring tenor Nicholas Fan. Scheduled for Feb. 26, 2026, the performance will spotlight the tenor alongside sacred ensemble Theotokos as they perform works by Bach and Buxtehude. The concert is led by Doug Balliett and will take place {…}
(Photo: Jennifer Taylor) The Met Orchestra celebrated its second night of a two-part series at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 with a packed house. The evening’s performances included exciting works by Gabriela Ortiz, “Antrópolis” (2018; rev. 2019) with principal timpanist Parker Lee, Leonard Bernstein‘s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah,” featuring soprano Angel Blue, Terence Blanchard‘s NY Premiere of {…}
(Photo: ©2025 Chris Lee) Conductor and Lerman-Newbauer Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin led the Met Orchestra at NYC’s Carnegie Hall for a special night featuring Richard Strauss works on Thursday, June 12, 2025, showcasing one of the world’s leading lyric-dramatic sopranos, Elza van den Heever, who just concluded her season of performances as Salome at Met Opera. The night was full of standing {…}
Carnegie Hall+ is set to present a free, outdoor film screening in Bryant Park of Bizet’s “Carmen” from the Arena di Verona. The performance, which was filmed in 2022, features Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production and stars Elīna Garanča in one of her signature roles. She is joined by Brian Jagde, Claudio Sgura, and Maria Teresa Leva. Marco Armiliato conducts the {…}
On June 3, 2025, Carnegie Hall will present “The Stage of Legends: A Gala Evening at Carnegie Hall.” The event kicks off at 6 p.m. local time and features dinner on the famed Stern Auditorium / Perelman stage as well as a musical interlude starring mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and pianist Jonathan Lakeland. Akhmetshina is set to appear at the Met {…}
Nina Stemme will make her long-awaited Carnegie Hall solo recital debut on May 2, 2025. The legendary soprano will perform Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder and Liebestod from “Tristan und Isolde.” The soprano will also perform songs by Weill and Elgar’s “Sea Pictures” with pianist Roland Pöntinen. Stemme recently returned to New York for performances of “Die Frau ohne Schatten” at the {…}
The Juilliard School has announced a new partnership with Carnegie Hall titled “Juilliard at Zankel Hall.” The series will kick off on Monday, March 24, 2025 and April 3, 2025 with two programs. The first is dedicated to new works and premieres while the latter celebrates the music of Meredith Monk. The March 24 showcase will feature a wide range {…}
Carnegie Hall is set to present the Orchestra of St. Luke’s on April 10, 2025. The concert will feature J. S. Bach’s “St. John Passion” at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Bernard Labadie will conduct a cast that includes Andrew Haji as the Evangelist, Philippe Sly as Jesus, Joélle Harvey, Hugh Cutting, Samuel Boden, William Thomas, and La Chapelle de Québec. It {…}
MidAmerica Productions announces its 2025 concert season. For the purposes of this article, only vocal works are included. The New England Symphonic Ensemble accompanies all performances, unless otherwise noted. The world premiere of Paul A. Aitken’s “Missa Pro Terra: A Mass for the Earth” features soloists soprano Michele Sexton and baritone Eliam Ramos. Participating choirs are the Cantabile Singers of {…}
Asmik Grigorian has canceled her appearance with the Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Carnegie Hall released a statement noting, “due to personal reasons, soprano Asmik Grigorian must regrettably cancel her upcoming performances with Franz Welser-Mōst and The Cleveland Orchestra, including her New York appearance on Tuesday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.” As a result, the orchestra announced that its {…}
Asmik Grigorian is set to return to New York for a concert at Carnegie Hall with the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst. The evening which will be held on March 18 at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage will showcase Grigorian in Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” and the Final Scene from Puccini’s “Suor Angelica.” The concert will also showcase Welser-Möst {…}
