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Perspectives: Anne-Sophie Mutter

Since making her international debut at the Lucerne World-renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has appeared in Festival in 1976, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has been all the major concert halls of Europe, North and South America, widely recognized for her passionate commitment to and Asia. In addition to performing and recording the established artistic excellence and her dedication to the growth of masterpieces of the violin repertoire, she is an avid champion of classical music—both core themes of her Perspectives series contemporary violin repertoire in both orchestral and chamber at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Mutter’s Perspectives features six music settings, and has had works composed for her by Sebastian performances throughout the season, including appearances Currier, Henri Dutilleux, Sofia Gubaidulina, Witold Lutosławski, as soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Danish National Norbert Moret, Krzysztof Penderecki, André Previn, and Symphony Orchestra, and New World Symphony, as well Wolfgang Rihm. She also devotes her time to numerous charity as chamber concerts with renowned performers, including projects and supports the development of young, exceptionally cellist Lynn Harrell and pianists Yefim Bronfman and talented musicians through the Anne-Sophie Mutter Lambert Orkis. Reflecting her focus on advancing the future Foundation. Ms. Mutter was awarded the Atlantic Council’s 2012 of classical music, Ms. Mutter champions 20th- and 21st- Distinguished Artistic Leadership Award for her encouragement century violin repertoire throughout her series, including of young music talent through her foundation and was inducted contemporary works written for her by Sebastian Currier, as a 2013 Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Norbert Moret, and André Previn. She also appears with Arts and Sciences. the Mutter Virtuosi, an ensemble of young students and professional string players who are alumni of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation. Ms. Mutter launches her series in October, performing Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall’s festive Opening Night Gala concert with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker, an orchestra with whom she first collaborated in 1977 but with whom she has never appeared in the United States. In November, she is joined by pianist Lambert Orkis, her artistic partner of more than 25 years, for a program to include Franck’s Violin Sonata in A Major, a work they performed at their Carnegie Hall recital debut in 1988. Later that month, Ms. Mutter performs the US premiere of André Previn’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with members of the Mutter Virtuosi. She returns in February as soloist with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, led by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, performing Sibelius’s Violin Concerto. In mid-April, Ms. Mutter shares the stage with longtime collaborator, cellist Lynn Harrell, as well as pianist Yefim Bronfman in a concert that features piano trios by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. In late-April, as a finale to her Perspectives, she performs Berg’s Violin Concerto and the New York premiere of Norbert Moret’s En rêve with the New World Symphony, the academy for post-graduate TahirTina pre-professional musicians co-founded by conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Harald Hoffman / Hoffman DG Harald

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Wednesday, October 1 at 7 PM | Stern/Perelman Wednesday, February 11 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala Danish National Symphony Orchestra Berliner Philharmoniker Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director and Conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin SIBELIUS Valse triste; Violin Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable” RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 STRAVINSKY Closing Scenes from The Firebird Tuesday, April 14 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman Opening Night Gala Lead Sponsor: PwC The Carnegie Hall presentations of the Berliner Philharmoniker are made possible by a leadership gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin Foundation and Marina Kellen French. Yefi m Bronfman, Piano Lynn Harrell, Cello Tuesday, November 11 at 8 PM| Stern/Perelman BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-fl at Major, Op. 97, “Archduke” Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A Minor Lambert Orkis, Piano Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP Roman Patkoló, Double Bass THE ANNUAL ISAAC STERN MEMORIAL CONCERT Tuesday, April 28 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman SEBASTIAN CURRIER Ringtone Variations New World Symphony KREISLER Variations on a Theme of Corelli (in the style of Tartini) GRIEG Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor America’s Orchestral Academy ANDRÉ PREVIN Tango Song and Dance Michael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Director and Conductor FRANCK Violin Sonata in A Major Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin SCHUBERT Incidental Music from Rosamunde BERG Violin Concerto Tuesday, November 18 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman MORET En rêve (NY Premiere) Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin DEBUSSY La mer Mutter Virtuosi BACH Concerto for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043 ANDRÉ PREVIN Violin Concerto No. 2 (US Premiere) VIVALDI The Four Seasons