Renée Fleming, Russell Thomas, Joyce DiDonato, Golda Schultz, Juan Diego Flórez Headline Carnegie Hall’s 2022-23 Season

Carnegie Hall has unveiled its 2022-23 season. For the purposes of this article, our focus will be solely on vocal performances. Christina Pluhar’s L’Arpeggiata will join forces with countertenor Philippe Jaroussky for music by Boësset, Cazzati, Guedron, Moulinié, Couperin, and others. Performance Date: Oct. 14, 2022 Camila Titinger will headline a program of music by Villa-Lobos and Rimsky-Korsakov alongside the {…}

Feb 25, 2022

Carnegie Hall Cancels Concerts Featuring Valery Gergiev & Mariinsky Orchestra

(Photo by Valeri Guérguiev) Carnegie Hall has canceled all performances by the Mariinsky Orchestra with Valery Gergiev scheduled for this May. The Russian orchestra was set to perform on May 3 and 4. In a statement, Carnegie Hall stated that the cancelation was due to recent world events and ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19. The world events in question are {…}

Jan 30, 2022

Carnegie Hall 2022 Review: SongStudio 2022 Young Artists Recital

Photo: Stephanie Berger This is the story of 20 young artists who played and sang their way to Carnegie Hall. These talented musicians came from Denmark, New Zealand, Oman, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay to attend SongStudio 2022, a weeklong experience where young vocalists pair up with young collaborative pianists to immerse themselves in song and grow their {…}

Jan 26, 2022

With Carnegie Hall Gala, Vincerò Academy Makes Dream Come True for Young Singers

On Jan. 13, 2022, the Vincerò Academy performed a special gala concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. The event was a major milestone for the institution, an online mentorship program for young singers across the globe, many of whom flew in to perform at the gala event. “It was so important for us to be able to do {…}

Jan 14, 2022

Renée Fleming to Team up with Emerson String Quartet, Uma Thurman at Carnegie Hall

Superstar soprano Renée Fleming is set to take the stage of Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium on Jan. 23, 2021. The showcase will feature the famed diva alongside the Emerson String Quartet, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, and narrator Uma Thurman. The program will include Barber’s String Quintet in B Minor, Op. 11, Glass’ “Mad Rush,” Grieg’s “Sechs Lieder,” Op. 48, as well {…}

Jan 11, 2022

Vincerò Academy Gala Concert at Carnegie Hall

To celebrate its inaugural 2021-2022 season, the Vincerò Academy singers will perform a gala concert on Jan. 13, 2022, at 8 pm in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City. Performers include sopranos, AddieRose Forstman, Athena Palombi, Carolina Torres, Cassandra Douglas, Claire Choi, Desire Doilin, Hannah Hall, Iuno Connelly, Jessica Bloch, Jessica Lewis, Ibeth Ortiz, Mariah Muehler, Mariko {…}

Jan 6, 2022

Wendy Bryn Harmer, Eve Gigliotti, Joshua Blue, & Harold Wilson Star in Taneyev’s ‘At the Reading of Psalm’ with the American Symphony Orchestra

The American Symphony Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall on Jan. 28, 2022, at 8 p.m. for its 60th anniversary season. The program, led by Leon Botstein, will include the U.S. premiere of Sergei Taneyev’s “At the Reading of a Psalm” which is part of the Vanguard Series. Featured soloists include soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, a graduate of the Opera’s Lindemann Young {…}

Jan 5, 2022

Carnegie Hall Postpones Philadelphia Orchestra’s Concert

The Philadelphia Orchestra has postponed its Jan. 11 performance at Carnegie Hall. The theater noted that due to COVID-related concerns with the orchestra and a large number of singers, the concert will be rescheduled for Feb. 21, 2022. Tickets for the original date will still be honored. The Philadelphia Orchestra was set to be led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin with soloists {…}

Dec 10, 2021

Carnegie Hall Launches On-Demand Video Network

(Credit: Carnegie Hall official website) Carnegie Hall has announced the launch of an on-demand video network entitled Carnegie Hall+ that features recorded performances of classical artists that have appeared at the New York’s venue. The platform will include operas from the Salzburger Festspiele and the Bayreuther Festspiele’s 1979-80 staging of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” that was directed by Patrice {…}

Oct 10, 2021

Carnegie Hall 2021-22 Review: Jonas Kaufmann in Recital

Credit: Jennifer Taylor Way Back Before Times, in Sept. 2019, violin virtuoso Anne-Sophie Mutter stopped mid-concerto to confront an audience member filming during her performance. Her beef with the velvet-chair concert documentarian centered on rudeness, lack of respect, and the fleeting nature of live music. But since there isn’t a second chance to experience the magic once the notes have {…}

Sep 3, 2021

Veronica Villarroel, Sonya Headlam, Mallory Molina Headline Notes for Growth Foundation’s ‘Tremün: Celebrating Indigenous Roots’ at Carnegie Hall

Notes for Growth Foundation is set to present “Tremün: Celebrating Indigenous Roots” on Oct. 15, 2021 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City. The program, which will represent the organization’s debut concert at Carnegie Hall, will feature the premiere of nine new works by Latinx composers such as Patricio Molina, Ramón Catalan, Aina Sandoval, Carlos Zamora, and {…}