Carnegie Hall

Four exceptional orchestras perform in one of our flagship concert series. In addition to pieces by Schubert, Bruckner, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, and others, this series also features great works by Dvořák and Janáček as part of the worldwide Year of Czech Music celebration. Artists include Riccardo Muti with the Vienna Philharmonic; Kirill Petrenko with the Berliner Philharmoniker and violinist Hilary Hahn; pianist Mitsuko Uchida leading the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard; and Semyon Bychkov conducting the Czech Philharmonic with pianist Daniil Trifonov, the Prague Philharmonic Choir, and soloists.

Three of the season’s major orchestral events are featured in this popular series. Yo-Yo Ma joins the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov in celebration of the worldwide Year of Czech Music; Riccardo Muti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Schubert’s “Great” Symphony” and works by Catalani and Stravinsky; and Kirill Petrenko leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in Bruckner’s monumental Symphony No. 5.

Three programs of astonishing orchestral music are featured in this series. Experience G. Mahler’s Fifth, the grandest of Mozart’s symphonies, a folk-infused violin concerto and pair of symphonies by Dvořák, a symphonic poem by Rachmaninoff, and more. Featured artists include the Berliner Philharmoniker with conductor Kirill Petrenko and violinist Hilary Hahn, the Vienna Philharmonic with conductor Riccardo Muti, and the Czech Philharmonic with conductor Semyon Bychkov and violin soloist Gil Shaham.

The United States is home to several of the world’s top orchestras, and this series presents four of them on the country’s most iconic stage for music. Hear the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel and cellist Alisa Weilerstein; the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Riccardo Muti; the Boston Symphony Orchestra with Andris Nelsons and pianist Mitsuko Uchida; and The Cleveland Orchestra with Franz Welser-Möst and soprano Asmik Grigorian in her Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage debut.

Enjoy a quintessential Carnegie Hall experience, as world-class ensembles and singular soloists perform on our most iconic stage. Across four concerts, discover the breathtaking artistry of Yunchan Lim, the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Antonio Pappano, Evgeny Kissin, Maxim Vengerov, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, Anthony Parnther, Gautier Capuçon, and more.

World-class artists highlight the unparalleled possibilities of orchestral music. The Boston Symphony Orchestra continues its multiple Grammy-winning Shostakovich survey with soloist Yo-Yo Ma; Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performs Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, a world premiere by Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Reid, and Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with soloist Lisa Batiashvili; and The Cleveland Orchestra delights with Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka and awes with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique.”

Fifty years since its inception—and four decades since it was first presented by Carnegie Hall—New York’s Orchestra of St. Luke’s is now one of the most recognizable and prolific ensembles on our stages. The orchestra begins this season’s landmark series—its 30th consecutive subscription series at the Hall—with concerts led by two renowned conductors in their Carnegie Hall debuts: Louis Langrée (longtime music director of the Mostly Mozart festival) and Raphaël Pichon. The orchestra then performs a special pair of concerts led by its longest-tenured principal conductor, Bernard Labadie. Guest artists this season include Marc-André Hamelin, Sterling Elliott, Christian Gerhaher, Ying Fang, Ensemble Altera, La Chapelle de Québec, and more.

From historic works to world premieres, the Metropolitan Opera’s famously versatile orchestra showcases its dramatic range alongside top soloists. Elza van den Heever sings in an all–Richard Strauss program; violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov is soloist in an all-Brahms concert; and Angel Blue performs Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah,” in a wide-ranging concert that also includes Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, Gabriela Ortiz’s Antrópolis, and the world premiere of Terence Blanchard’s orchestral suite from his acclaimed Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Conductors include music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Myung-Whun Chung.

Experience three of G. Mahler’s legendary symphonies performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Symphony No. 3 is the grandest of all, and it features one of the most powerful climaxes in music; mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and a large chorus of women and children are featured in this momentous performance. Mahler’s final completed symphony—his Ninth—is paired with an extraordinary song cycle by Jake Heggie with text by Margaret Atwood, performed by baritone Joshua Hopkins. The three-concert series reaches an unforgettable conclusion with Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, whose finale is punctuated by the iconic hammer blows.

Put three of the season’s most anticipated concerts on your calendar and look forward to unbeatable weekend plans. Hear one of the world’s great Mahler orchestras—the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra—perform the First Symphony and Schoenberg’s popular Verklärte Nacht with future chief conductor Klaus Mäkelä. Hear pianist Evgeny Kissin lead an all-star, all-Shostakovich concert with Gidon Kremer, Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė, the Kopelman Quartet, and more. Plus, experience one of Carnegie Hall’s most beloved annual traditions: The English Concert’s matinee performance of Handel—this season featuring Giulio Cesare in Egitto.

Hearing top artists in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage is a world-renowned musical experience, and this series features some of the finest. Daniil Trifonov and Seong-Jin Cho perform two of the season’s most anticipated piano recitals, with Cho’s program making Carnegie Hall history. The London Symphony Orchestra makes its long-awaited return to the Hall with Sir Antonio Pappano and violinist Janine Jansen. One of the most acclaimed recital partnerships of our time also returns to the stage: violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter with pianist Lambert Orkis.

Some of the world’s finest artists take center stage in this series. Leonidas Kavakos and Daniil Trifonov play masterpieces of the violin-piano repertoire. Violin virtuoso Janine Jansen and pianist Denis Kozhukhin pair violin sonatas by Brahms with arch-Romantic works by Clara and Robert Schumann. Violinist Maxim Vengerov leads a journey through some of Mozart’s greatest music for violin and orchestra with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and violist Lawrence Power. Audience favorite Emanuel Ax brings a lifetime of artistic insight to a solo recital—always an anticipated event.