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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
(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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced that audience members, artists, and staff will need to show proof of vaccination in order to enter the building. The hall announced the new measures on July 16 noting that the vaccines presented must have been approved by the World Health Organization. Carnegie Hall also noted that it will continue with its standard rigorous cleaning protocols {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta/Arielle Donoson/© Gregor Hohenberg / Sony Classical) Carnegie Hall has announced its 2021-22 season featuring some of the world’s greatest artists. For the purpose of this article, we will only focus on the vocal works. Here is the full slate: Soprano Marija Jelic performs a recital alongside pianist Jasna Popovic. Performance Date: Oct. 5, 2021 Tenor Jonas Kaufmann {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced the cancelation of the remainder of its 2020-21 season. The theater announced that due to the COVID-19 crisis, it would be unable to open in the Spring. Carnegie Hall however noted that it hopes to reopen in October for its opening night concert. This is the latest New York arts institution to cancel its entire 2020-21 {…}
WQXR, New York City’s only all-classical radio station, announced four platforms to aid the city’s creative community and sustain the arts culture for which The Big Apple is famous. The station’s multi-pronged approach named STAR (Salutes The ARts) represents the first initiative led by WQXR’s new Chief Content Officer and Senior Vice President, Ed Yim. STAR comprises four initiatives: the {…}