We remember acclaimed conductor Seiji Ozawa, who made his Carnegie Hall debut leading the @nyphil in a work by Toshiro Mayuzumi in 1961. Ozawa went on to appear at the Hall nearly 190 times, most often with the @BostonSymphony. In 1990, he led the BSO in the world premiere of...
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Thanks for including us in your @LateLateShow appearance, @Phoebe_Bridgers!
.@phoebe_bridgers performs "Kyoto" and wowza you don't want to miss it! #LateLateShow
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Missed @JonBatiste’s performance w/ the @Gateways_Music Festival Orchestra at the Hall? Stream it now on @WQXR! @MaestroParnther leads the orchestra in works by Brahms, G. Walker, Price, James V. Cockerham, plus the world premiere of Batiste's “I Can”: bit.ly/3bycQnt
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.@maofujita_piano made his Carnegie Hall debut on our largest stage with a performance of works by Mozart, Liszt, Brahms, Clara Schumann, and Robert Schumann. 📷: Steve J. Sherman
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Both born in Buenos Aires, pianists @DBarenboim and Martha Argerich perform as a duo in that city for the first time. The @TeatroColon bursts at the seams in this electrifying program of music by Rachmaninoff and more available on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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Watch @YujaWang’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 w/ @China_NYO on carnegiehall.org/medici, in partnership w/ @medicitv.
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We remember Tony Bennett, who made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1961 on an all-star tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. His triumphant sold-out solo performance in June 1962 was later released as a popular live album, “Tony Bennett at Carnegie Hall.”
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Available for streaming exclusively on Carnegie Hall+, “Evolution of an Artist" follows violinist Hilary Hahn @violincase over nearly two decades of her extraordinary career. Start watching today: carnegiehallplus.com
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Enter to WIN a trip to Scotland and visit the home of Andrew Carnegie! bit.ly/1Y0PeWl #CH125
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Cue the goosebumps! Now available on Carnegie Hall+, Daniel Barenboim returns to the city of his birth to conduct Brahms’s four symphonies over two concerts with the Staatskapelle Berlin. This concert features the composer’s first two symphonies: carnegiehallplus.com
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Experience the historic performance behind @MaestroFilm_ starring Bradley Cooper! Watch @LennyBernstein conduct Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony from Ely Cathedral—fully remastered by Unitel and exclusively on Carnegie Hall+—and see the film now playing on @netflix.
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“Gustav Mahler was not only a great symphonist, but also one of the mightiest dramatic minds of the last 100 years.” —Leonard Bernstein
Experience the complete cycle of Mahler symphonies conducted by Leonard Bernstein, available only on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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Don’t miss your chance to hear @maofujita_piano in his Carnegie Hall debut when he performs a program of works by Mozart, Liszt, Brahms, C. Schumann, and R. Schumann. Get your tickets for January 25: bit.ly/3Y8MYT1
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@Jes_Chastain and more perform as part of The Children’s Monologues at #CarnegieHall on 11/13. bit.ly/2i4erSI
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Bruckner’s grand and lyrical Seventh Symphony remains one of his most popular works. Now available on Carnegie Hall+, experience the Vienna Philharmonic's acclaimed Bruckner cycle with conductor Christian Thielemann: carnegiehallplus.com
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Light & dark meet in this pairing of two iconic Mozart works: “A Little Night Music” & the composer’s exalted Requiem. Experience @JordiSavall leading his period-instrument orchestra Le Concert des Nations in this concert, now available on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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“I hear so many pianists ... but Mao is special. He really makes you sit up and listen.” —Martin Engstroem
Don’t miss pianist @maofujita_piano in his highly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut! Born in Tokyo, Fujita has earned worldwide acclaim. Tickets → bit.ly/3Y8MYT1
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We remember pianist, composer, and conductor, Sir André Previn who made his debut in 1960 with the @nyphil. He performed more than 50 times here, with his last performance leading the @NHKSO_Tokyo as part of the citywide festival JapanNYC in 2011.
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Leonard Bernstein once called Brahms “a true romantic, containing his passions in classical garb.” Experience this dramatic intensity as Bernstein leads the @BostonSymphony in Brahms’s Symphony No. 4, available on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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Happy birthday to legendary composer, conductor, pianist, and educator, Leonard Bernstein! In celebration of what would have been his 105th birthday, learn more about multi-hyphenate’'s musical career and his storied relationship with Carnegie Hall.
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Now available on Carnegie Hall+! Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Haydn’s motet “Insanae et vanae curae,” Bruckner’s Mass No. 1, and Felix Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony: carnegiehallplus.com
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Just announced! @BlackThought will host #CarnegieHall’s first hip-hop master class this February. Working with rising MCs from around the country, @TheRoots frontman will lead free workshops on lyricism, flow, and delivery. Learn more: bit.ly/372jdsu.
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Sound familiar? Beethoven’s beloved “Pathétique” Sonata is sampled in the theme song for @succession, which airs its final episode this weekend! Tag your watch buddy and listen to the full performance by pianist Daniel Barenboim on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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Though Mahler completed only one movement of his Tenth Symphony, the deeply personal work—and his final masterpiece—is a moving finale to his seminal symphony cycle. Experience the work, performed here by Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic, on Carnegie Hall+.
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Carnegie Hall celebrates the life of legendary American soprano Jessye Norman. Following her first performance in 1974, Miss Norman appeared at the Hall more than 50 times as a performer and educator.
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Happy birthday to Seiji Ozawa, who celebrates his 85th birthday today! Ozawa has appeared at #CarnegieHall nearly 200 times including numerous concerts leading the @BostonSymphony as the orchestra’s longest serving music director: bit.ly/3bnYxxW #HappyBirthdaySeiji
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Winner of the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition, Bruce Liu’s performance has been described as “one of the most distinguished Chopin recitals of recent years” (@GramophoneMag). Don’t miss the chance to experience his Carnegie Hall debut on 5/19: bit.ly/440Ib9c
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Not only a legendary conductor, composer, and cultural figurehead, Leonard Bernstein was also an estimable pianist. Experience his performance as soloist in Gershwin’s irresistible “Rhapsody in Blue” with the @nyphil, now available on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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Carnegie Hall remembers its dear friend and Chairman Emeritus James Wolfensohn. A legendary investment banker, devoted philanthropist, and accomplished amateur cellist, Jim was a driving force in ensuring Carnegie Hall’s excellence since joining the Hall’s board in 1974.
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Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk was born on this day—October 10—in 1917. Monk performed at #CarnegieHall 10 times, beginning with his debut in 1955. His final performance at the Hall was in 1976 on a Newport Jazz Festival double bill w/ Dizzy Gillespie.
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WATCH NOW: We’re live on carnegiehall.org/live!
In this episode of #LiveWithCH, @UteLempersMusic honors the 75th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps with songs of rebellion, hope, and life-affirming resilience written during the Holocaust.
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We can’t wait to welcome you back to Carnegie Hall. Stay tuned for our 2021–2022 season announcement on Tuesday, June 8. What have you missed most about live music? #CH2122
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Pianist @SeongJinCho made his NY recital debut at #CarnegieHall w/ a sold-out performance. #CH1617 bit.ly/2mctnTj
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.@JessicaVosk made her Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage headlining debut with special guests @KChenoweth, @PTXOfficial’s @ScottHoying, and @NYCBallet’s Sara Mearns (@nycbstar2b).
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Carnegie Hall has been referenced many times in popular culture. Which ones do you recognize? #CH125
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We remember legendary jazz pianist Chick Corea, who first appeared at Carnegie Hall in 1972 and returned frequently throughout the 45 years that followed. His last performance at the Hall was Opening Night 2017 with The @PhilOrch: bit.ly/3tN4A7P
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Today we remember American actress and dancer Valerie Harper. Harper began her career at Carnegie Hall as a dance student at Ballet Arts—she is pictured here dancing during a rally to save Carnegie Hall from proposed demolition in 1955.
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We remember pianist Radu Lupu, who made his Carnegie Hall and New York debut in 1967 after winning the Second Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
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Toru Takemitsu’s “From Me Flows What You Call Time,” a Carnegie Hall centennial commission. Ozawa was artistic director of our JapanNYC festival, and his final appearances here were part of that celebration, conducting the Saito Kinen Orchestra in three performances in 2010.
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Our Afrofuturism festival lineup has just been announced! Explore Afrofuturism’s boundless sonic essence in concerts that embody this ever-expansive aesthetic and practice: bit.ly/3niAt7c
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#BernsteinAt100 | Happy Birthday Lenny! Today we celebrate the centenary of @LennyBernstein on what would have been his 100th birthday. Photos courtesy of the #CHArchives and the @NYPhilArchive
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.@TheRoots frontman @BlackThought curates a showcase featuring rising MCs at Carnegie Hall on April 7 at 7:30 PM EDT! Watch from anywhere in the world: bit.ly/357B9pA
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RIP soprano Montserrat Caballé. She achieved overnight success in 1965 when she stepped in for Marilyn Horne singing the title role in Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" in her Carnegie Hall debut. She returned often in recital for the next 30 years. bit.ly/2y7LOwI
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.@Jes_Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Sebastian Stan, & @LakeithLakeith join The Children’s Monologues on 11/13. bit.ly/2i4erSI
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Today we remember the life of Dmitry Hvorostovsky. He performed at Carnegie Hall 20 times in the course of his career, continually delighting audiences with his commanding voice, persuasive musicianship, and striking presence. bit.ly/2hJI8sv
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Experience Leonard Bernstein and Mstislav Rostropovich—two legendary musicians of the 20th century—perform Schumann’s Cello Concerto on the stage of Paris’s Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, now available on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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Last night, pianist @YujaWang performed works by Beethoven, Schoenberg, Ligeti, and others. Explore our upcoming live events: bit.ly/2KMrLIT
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We remember legendary performer Tina Turner, who made her Carnegie Hall debut alongside Ike Turner in a doubleheader on April 1, 1971—the 7:30 PM show was followed by one at 11 PM concert that carried on into the early hours of April 2.
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Did you know the 1926 premiere of Bartók’s “The Miraculous Mandarin” caused such a scandal in Cologne that the mayor banned all further performances? Hear the ballet’s suite, performed by the @Vienna_Phil on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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Happy birthday to Antonín Dvořák! Did you know the composer’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World,” had its premiere at Carnegie Hall in 1893? Learn more about the beloved symphony and other essential works by Dvořák: bit.ly/3Z0Gzuc
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Top 10 on Carnegie Hall+ | A leading interpreter of Mahler’s music, Leonard Bernstein was the first conductor to record all the composer’s symphonies. Watch as he leads the Vienna Philharmonic in Mahler’s Fifth Symphony on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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Today we celebrate @YujaWang’s Carnegie Hall solo recital debut, which took place #OTD in 2011. She performed works by Scriabin, Prokofiev, Liszt, Schubert, & more. Don’t miss her next performance when she joins violinist Leonidas Kavakos on Nov. 4: bit.ly/3hxuO9W
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Happy birthday, Sergei Rachmaninoff! Celebrate with a performance of the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 3, performed here by @YujaWang with the Staatskapelle Dresden. Watch the full concert on carnegiehallplus.com.
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December 30, 1891 marked the first-ever Young People’s Concert at #CarnegieHall. From 1958 to 1972, @LennyBernstein led these concerts for children & families w/ the @nyphil. Photo courtesy of the Leon Levy @NYPhilArchive. #BernsteinAt100
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We remember mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig, who made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1965 and returned both in recital and with numerous orchestras. She performed her farewell recital in 1993 and led master classes for young vocalists as recently as 2014: bit.ly/3tLVpUR
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Last week, pianist @BuniatishviliKh returned to Carnegie Hall for her highly anticipated debut on our largest stage, performing works by Chopin, Liszt, Satie, Schubert, and more.
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Last weekend, Yannick @NezetSeguin led the @Vienna_Phil in an all-Rachmaninoff program featuring the composer’s Symphony No. 2 and Piano Concerto No. 2 with @SeongJinCho. Explore our upcoming live events: bit.ly/2KMrLIT
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We remember pianist André Watts, who made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1966 with the American Symphony Orchestra and conductor Leopold Stokowski.
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Did you know that Gustav Mahler conducted 72 times at Carnegie Hall, including the US premieres of his own First and Second symphonies? Learn more about Mahler’s time in New York, including his performances with the @NYPhil and at the @MetOpera. bit.ly/3f8cdk8
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Don’t miss your chance to hear Broadway legend @KChenoweth at Carnegie Hall! She joins @JessicaVosk on November 8, w/ @ScottHoying of @PTXofficial and @NYCBallet’s Sara Mearns for a one-night-only experience. Get your tickets today: bit.ly/3AdtWha
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Today marks the 75th anniversary of @LennyBernstein’s dramatic #CarnegieHall debut when, at age 25, he stepped in last minute for an ill Bruno Walter to conduct the @nyphil. Here, he is pictured backstage with members of the orchestra. Photos courtesy of the #CHArchives.
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We remember conductor Mariss Jansons who led nearly 50 performances at #CarnegieHall since his 1975 debut with the Moscow State Symphony and most recently the @BRSO last month. Take a look through his performance history here: bit.ly/33xSTUg
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Embark on a rich and rewarding emotional journey through Mahler’s complex and valedictory Ninth Symphony, performed here by the Vienna Philharmonic and Leonard Bernstein. Watch the full performance on Carnegie Hall+: carnegiehallplus.com
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“All good causes may find here a platform.” —Andrew Carnegie at the laying of Carnegie Hall’s cornerstone, 1890.
Carnegie Hall stands in solidarity with all who seek to eradicate racism, violence, and injustice, and we salute those using their platform to inspire change.
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#BernsteinAt100 | Today's #GoogleDoodle celebrates the life of @LennyBernstein on what would have been his 100th Birthday! #LeonardBernstein #CarnegieHall #westsidestory g.co/doodle/gpmw4v?ds=tw
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Did you know Tchaikovsky conducted Carnegie Hall’s first opening night? bit.ly/1RB7A0q #CH125 #CHhalloffame
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.@AngeliqueKidjo returned to Carnegie Hall for “Mother Nature,” a brand-new program that drew from her latest album and featured guest artists @JoshGroban, @AndraDayMusic, @CyndiLauper, @PhilipGlass, @EARTHGANG, and @Ibrahim_Maalouf.
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Did you know that Bruckner wrote a symphony between his First and Second? The unnumbered Symphony in D Minor is sometimes referred to as his “Symphony No. 0.” Christian Thielemann leads the Vienna Philharmonic in a full performance of the work, now available on Carnegie Hall+.
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.@IgorPianist performed works by Beethoven, Wagner, and Liszt, plus a world premiere by Fred Hersch. Explore our upcoming live events: bit.ly/2KMrLIT
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Pianist @Daniil_Trifonov performed a sold-out recital of works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Prokofiev, which was broadcast live on @medicitv and is available for viewing until May 9. #CarnegieHall #CH1819
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Young horn players from @sarahwillis’s master class are practicing on our roof! 🎶
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Composer Gustav Mahler was born #OTD—July 7—in 1860. Mahler conducted at Carnegie Hall 72 times in a little more than two years. View this 1909 flyer—plus programs, archival items, images, and more—in the Carnegie Hall Digital Collections: bit.ly/2mXX7Ff #CHRoseArchives
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Pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii returned to Carnegie Hall with a program of works by Beethoven, Liszt, Ravel, and Kapustin. 📷: Steve J. Sherman
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We remember conductor Bernard Haitink, who made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1961 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (@concertgebouw). He returned nearly 50 times, leading various orchestras. His most recent performance, pictured here, was in 2014 with the @BostonSymphony.
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Our 2022–2023 season has just been announced! Which concerts are you looking forward to? Explore highlights and the full schedule: bit.ly/3vgTef9
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Join us for #LiveWithCH: A Tribute to @ChickCorea, as musicians pay tribute to one of the most revered figures in contemporary jazz on what would have been his 80th birthday. Watch on June 12 at 7:30 PM EDT. #LiveWithCH is brought to you by @BankofAmerica. carnegiehall.org/Calendar/20…
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Pianist @Lang_Lang brought his “passionate playing and astounding technique” (@NYTimesMusic) to his performance of J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. 📷: Chris Lee
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Valerie Harper dances in front of Carnegie Hall, protesting its proposed teardown in 1955. #InternationalDanceDay
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Happy Carnegie Hall Debut Day to conductor and pianist @DBarenboim, who first performed at the Hall #OTD—Jan. 20—in 1957 w/ Leopold Stokowski and the Symphony of the Air, performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1. #CHRoseArchives
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Beloved American composer George Gershwin was born #OTD in 1898. He made his #CarnegieHall debut on April 21, 1924, performing his own “Rhapsody in Blue.” He went on to perform an additional 7 times, & his works have been on more than 1,000 concerts at the Hall. #CHArchives
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Congratulations to pianist Alexandre Kantorow, who has been named the recipient of the 2024 Gilmore Artist Award! Don’t miss his highly anticipated Carnegie Hall debut on October 22, featuring works by Brahms, J. S. Bach, Liszt, and Schubert: bit.ly/44X1tLP
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American-born Greek soprano Maria Callas made her #CarnegieHall debut #OTD—January 27—1959, performing in Bellini’s “Il pirata” with the American Opera Society. The renowned soprano also gave two recitals at Carnegie Hall in 1974: bit.ly/342bg6I Photo: © Ben Martin
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Vocalist and folk icon @aynurdogan effortlessly blended Kurdish and Western traditions earlier this week, drawing upon centuries of musical and cultural history while also revealing the harsh realities faced today by Kurdish and Alevi people. 📷: Jennifer Taylor
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American composer Samuel Barber was born #OTD—March 9—in 1910. Of the composers pictured here with Barber (far left), which do you recognize? #CHRoseArchives
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Filled with bird calls, a thunderstorm, and more, Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony expresses the composer’s love of nature. Watch Leonard Bernstein lead this work as part of his complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic: carnegiehallplus.com
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Join @JessicaVosk on November 8 as she makes her Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage headlining debut in “My Golden Age,” w/ special guests @KChenoweth, @PTXOfficial’s @ScottHoying, & @NYCBallet’s Sara Mearns (@nycbstar2b): bit.ly/3AdtWha
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#BernsteinAt100 | Celebrate @LennyBernstein’s centenary! Take a look at some of our favorite moments from his history at #CarnegieHall.
Bernstein made his debut on 11/14/43 at the age of 25, stepping in last minute for Bruno Walter to conduct the @nyphil. bit.ly/2nB1nrf
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Last week, @FlyingLotus—a Grammy Award–winning producer, composer, rapper, and visionary founder of @Brainfeeder records—presented a transportive electroacoustic musical journey as part of our #AfrofuturismFestival. Explore our upcoming live events: bit.ly/2KMrLIT
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Do you know which of Mahler’s symphonies is his longest? It’s the Third Symphony! Experience the groundbreaking and powerful work—performed here by Leonard Bernstein and the @Vienna_Phil with mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig and the Vienna Boys’ Choir—on Carnegie Hall+.
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“Even if you don’t know ‘Für Elise,’ you know ‘Für Elise.’” —@nytimesmusic
Beethoven’s famous solo piano work is heard throughout pop culture, but is rarely performed in concert halls. Pianist Igor Levit (@igorpianist) explains the beauty of “Für Elise.” nytimes.com/2021/01/07/arts/…
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