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61 Early and New Music 62 Before Bach 68 T he 2014–2015 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair: Meredith Monk 72 Non-Subscription Events

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Monday, October 6 at 8 PM Wednesday, February 11 at 8 PM Berliner Philharmoniker Danish National Have you heard? Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director Symphony Orchestra Dvořák’s Symphony and Conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, No. 9, “From the SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 Conductor New World” (11/16/14) (original version, 1841) Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin Dvorˇák was fascinated by the GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS dark SIBELIUS Valse triste; Violin Concerto dreams (US Premiere, commissioned by Native American music and NIELSEN Symphony No. 4, Have you heard? Carnegie Hall and Berliner Philharmoniker) “The Inextinguishable” African American spirituals Schumann’s SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Perspectives: Anne-Sophie Mutter he heard during his stay in Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” The Carnegie Hall presentations of the Berliner the US. His sweetly lyrical Philharmoniker are made possible by a leadership gift and radiantly colorful “New “Rhenish” (10/6/14) from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and Sunday, March 1 at 2 PM A new city and a new life Marina Kellen French. Vienna Philharmonic World” Symphony, which awaited Schumann when he premiered at Carnegie Hall Sunday, November 16 at 2 PM Orchestra became the music director in 1893 with Dvorˇák and Daniele Gatti, Conductor his family in attendance, of Düsseldorf’s orchestra Czech Philharmonic Diana Damrau, Soprano is his symphonic love letter in 1850. One of his most Orchestra Christian Gerhaher, Baritone popular works from this Jiří Bělohlávek, Conductor Westminster Symphonic Choir to America. optimistic time was his Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano Joe Miller, Conductor Sir Simon Rattle “Rhenish” Symphony, JANÁČEK Taras Bulba BRAHMS A German Requiem inspired by the Rhine River, LISZT Piano Concerto No. 2 This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music established by S. Donald Sussman the exuberant Rhenish DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw. Photos: Rattle by Steve J. Sherman. J. Steve by Rattle Photos: people, and—in its noble “From the New World” fourth movement—the investiture of the archbishop Four concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. of Cologne as cardinal in the Balcony $196/$240, Dress Circle $196/$314/$436, Second Tier $314/$436, Parquet Cologne Cathedral. $436/$600, First Tier $664 For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $180/$224, Dress Circle $180/$298/$420, Second Tier $298/$420, Parquet $420/$584, First Tier $648 6 | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 Orchestras | 7

Sunday, October 5 at 8 PM Saturday, February 28 at 8 PM Berliner Philharmoniker Vienna Philharmonic Have you heard? Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director Orchestra Prokofi ev’s Piano and Conductor Daniele Gatti, Conductor Concerto No. 3 (1/27/15) ALL-SCHUMANN PROGRAM ALL-BRAHMS PROGRAM Prokofi ev led a nomadic life Symphony No. 1, “Spring” Symphony No. 2 after the Russian Revolution, Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 4 moving to the US in 1918. The Carnegie Hall presentations of the Berliner Philharmoniker are made possible by a leadership gift That year, he played the from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and Marina Kellen French. Friday, May 1 at 8 PM NY premiere of his Piano English Baroque Soloists Concerto No. 1 at Carnegie Tuesday, January 27 at 8 PM The Monteverdi Choir Hall, where he returned in Mariinsky Orchestra 1922 to perform the New MONTEVERDI L’Orfeo York premiere of his Third International Valery Gergiev, Music Director and (opera in concert) Conductor Piano Concerto. Energetic, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Behzod Abduraimov, Piano laced with biting wit, romantic Festival Conductor of interludes, and a fi ery solo PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 3 Part of Before Bach, page 64. SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 4 part, the Piano Concerto Orchestras No. 3 is one of Prokofi ev’s II most popular works.

Have you heard? Brahms’s Symphony No. 2 (2/28/15) When a friend of Brahms played through the score of the new Symphony No. 2, he

wrote to the composer, “It / Decca. Ealovega Benjamin by Abduraimov Brescia, Marco by Gatti Photos: is all rippling streams, blue sky, sunshine, and cool green shadows.” Brahms himself mischievously described it to his publisher as “so Behzod Abduraimov Daniele Gatti melancholy you will not be able to bear it.” The second movement does indeed take a serious tone. But few listeners hearing the warm, Four concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. fl owing melodies and blazing, Balcony $209/$255, Dress Circle $209/$332/$462, Second Tier $332/$462, Parquet joyous fi nale would totally $462/$635, First Tier $703 For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $193/$239, Dress agree with the composer. Circle $193/$316/$446, Second Tier $316/$446, Parquet $446/$619, First Tier $687 8 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe Orchestras | 9

Have you heard? Stravinsky’s The Firebird (10/2/14) Ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev wanted new and different music for International his 1910 season, so he commissioned the unknown Festivalof young Stravinsky to write The Firebird. During the fi rst Orchestras rehearsals, Stravinsky had III to explain the music to the players, but the work was a huge success at its premiere. Its cinematic depiction of monsters and infernal dances Sir John Eliot Gardiner makes it a concert favorite to this day. Thursday, October 2 at 8 PM Friday, February 27 at 8 PM Have you heard? Berliner Philharmoniker Vienna Philharmonic Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director Orchestra Prokofi ev’s Symphony No. 5 (1/28/15) and Conductor Daniele Gatti, Conductor Prokofi ev wrote his Symphony No. 5 during RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances ALL-BRAHMS PROGRAM the summer of 1944 in the relative peace STRAVINSKY The Firebird (complete) Symphony No. 3 of a country house provided by the Soviet The Carnegie Hall presentations of the Berliner Philharmoniker are made possible by a leadership gift Symphony No. 1 Composers Union. He conceived the work as from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and Marina Kellen French. “a symphony of the grandeur of the human Thursday, April 30 at 8 PM spirit.” The work is colorfully scored, melodic, Wednesday, January 28 at 8 PM English Baroque Soloists and highly emotional. Its January 1945 premiere was dramatic: Moments Mariinsky Orchestra The Monteverdi Choir before Prokofi ev raised his baton to Valery Gergiev Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conduct the symphony, cannons Conductor Conductor Denis Matsuev, Piano sounded to celebrate a major MONTEVERDI Vespro della Beata Soviet victory in World War II. SHCHEDRIN Concerto for Orchestra Vergine No. 1, “Naughty Limericks” This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music established by S. Donald Sussman

Photos: Gergiev by Valentin Baranovsky, Gardiner by Steve J. Sherman. J. Steve by Gardiner Baranovsky, Valentin by Gergiev Photos: TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw. PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5 Part of Before Bach, page 64.

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Thursday, November 20 at 8 PM San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin New York Choral Artists Joseph Flummerfelt, Chorus Director SAMUEL CARL ADAMS Drift and Providence (NY Premiere) PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete) Riccardo Muti Friday, January 30 at 8 PM Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti, Music Director and Conductor MENDELSSOHN Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt DEBUSSY La mer SCRIABIN Symphony No. 3, Gil Shaham “The Divine Poem”

Friday, March 20 at 8 PM St. Louis Symphony Have you heard? David Robertson, Music Director Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 (4/17/15) Have you heard? and Conductor The original version of the fi nale of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony Katie Geissinger, Vocalist included three hammer strokes of fate that presaged tragedies Debussy’s La mer (1/30/15) Great Theo Bleckmann, Vocalist in the composer’s life: the diagnosis of a heart condition that La mer is one of the most St. Louis Symphony Chorus would prove fatal, the loss of his position at the Vienna State American Amy Kaiser, Director vivid musical seascapes. Opera, and the death of his daughter. Superstitious, Mahler Orchestras Debussy invites the listener DEBUSSY Nocturnes eventually removed the third stroke. But he also included a to imagine the morning on MEREDITH MONK Weave (NY Premiere) magnifi cently melodic Adagio and a rapturous theme that the sea, to hear the crashing TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 represents his wife, Alma. I of waves, and to feel the Meredith Monk is the holder of the 2014–2015 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at wind and mist—but he didn’t Carnegie Hall.

intend for his three-movement Jenkins. Wai Ka Arthur by Shaham Rosenberg, Todd by Muti Photos: masterpiece to be program Friday, April 17 at 8 PM music. Instead, Debussy Boston Symphony paints his impressions of Orchestra the sea with lush harmonies Andris Nelsons, Music Director and shimmering orchestral and Conductor colors. French critics were MAHLER Symphony No. 6 the fi rst to label Debussy an

“impressionist,” and over Four concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. the years the label remained Balcony $157/$189, Dress Circle $157/$246/$340, Second Tier $246/$340, Parquet closely associated with him. $340/$465, First Tier $514 For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $141/$173, Dress Circle $141/$230/$324, Second Tier $230/$324, Parquet $324/$449, First Tier $498 12 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe Orchestras | 13

Wednesday, November 19 at 8 PM San Francisco Symphony Have you heard? Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and Conductor Prokofi ev’s Alexander MAHLER Symphony No. 7 Nevsky (2/1/15) Sponsored by DeWitt Stern Group, Inc. Prokofi ev’s Alexander Nevsky is a cantata drawn Sunday, February 1 at 2 PM from the composer’s score Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Sergei Eisenstein’s 1938 Riccardo Muti, Music Director and Conductor fi lm about the 13th-century Mezzo-Soprano to be announced Russian hero. Prokofi ev also Tenor to be announced supervised the recording Chicago Symphony Chorus of the fi lm’s audio track, Duain Wolfe, Director creating sound effects at PROKOFIEV Alexander Nevsky Eisenstein’s request. The SCRIABIN Symphony No. 1 seven tableaux comprise music that accompanied Wednesday, March 18 at 8 PM the fi lm’s most memorable The Philadelphia Orchestra scenes, including the grim chant of the invading Maurizio Benini, Conductor Nicole Cabell, Soprano Teutonic Knights, the Russian Great Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano people’s rousing exhortation Michael Tilson Thomas Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor to battle, a heartfelt lament American of a woman searching for her A highlight of Joyce DiDonato’s Perspectives series is this celebration of music from the bel canto era. Curated by the fallen love, and the Battle on Orchestras mezzo-soprano, this evening of arias, ensembles, and orchestral the Ice—one of the greatest II selections ranges from Rossini and Bellini to surprising gems by fusions of image and music lesser-known composers of the time. Joining The Philadelphia Orchestra is a lineup of well-known bel canto stars: soprano ever made. Nicole Cabell, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, and conductor Maurizio Benini. Perspectives: Joyce DiDonato Sponsored by DeWitt Stern Group, Inc.

Thursday, April 16 at 8 PM Boston Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons, Music Director and Conductor Have you heard? Christian Tetzlaff , Violin Mahler’s Symphony No. 7 (11/19/14) BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 Mahler wrote the second and fourth movements of Sponsored by KPMG LLP his fanciful Symphony No. 7 fi rst. He called them nachtmusik (“night music”), and they are exquisitely scored nocturnes that include cow bells, mandolin, and guitar. The balance of the Seventh followed after Mahler “heard” the opening movement while being rowed across an Alpine lake. The symphony’s boisterous fi nale suggests the opening Four concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, bits of operetta, Balcony $167/$201, Dress Circle $167/$261/$362, Second Tier $261/$362, Parquet Stefan Cohen $362/$496, First Tier $549 and a Turkish march. For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $151/$185, Dress Circle $151/$245/$346, Second Tier $245/$346, Parquet $346/$480, First Tier $533 14 | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 Orchestras | 15

Tuesday, November 18 at 8 PM Have you heard? Anne-Sophie Mutter, R. Strauss’s Ein Violin Heldenleben (4/15/15) The Mutter Virtuosi Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s BACH Concerto for Two Violins, Life) is a sumptuously scored Strings, and Continuo in D Minor, tone poem that tells the story BWV 1043 of a great man’s life. While ANDRÉ PREVIN Violin Concerto No. 2 (US Premiere) Concertos Strauss never called the work VIVALDI The Four Seasons autobiographical, passages in it Perspectives: Anne-Sophie Mutter Plus allude to his great tone poems Also sprach Zarathustra and Monday, February 23 at 8 PM Don Juan. Its most famous episode depicts the hero’s Mahler Chamber battle with his critics, set to Orchestra bravura music that infl uenced Leif Ove Andsnes, Hollywood composers from Piano and Conductor Korngold to John Williams. ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM Critics responded harshly to Piano Concerto No. 2 the work at its premiere, but Piano Concerto No. 3 Richard Goode Ein Heldenleben has become a Piano Concerto No. 4 repertoire classic. Wednesday, April 15 at 8 PM Boston Symphony Have you heard? Orchestra Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (11/18/14) Andris Nelsons, Music Director In his day, Vivaldi, an ordained cleric, was known as the and Conductor Richard Goode, Piano “Red Priest” because of his striking red hair. But it’s his violin virtuosity and the hundreds of concertos he composed for GUNTHER SCHULLER Dreamscape (NY Premiere) the instrument that have earned him his place in music history. MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27 in The Four Seasons, his most beloved work, is a masterful B-fl at Major, K. 595 example of Baroque program music in which the composer R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben paints vivid depictions of bird song, bagpipes, thunderstorms, and drunken peasants. Photos: Nelsons by Marco Borggreve, Goode by Michael Wilson. Michael by Goode Borggreve, Marco by Nelsons Photos:

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The Friday, October 31 at 8 PM Angela Meade, Soprano Have you heard? Philadelphia Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-Soprano Rachmaninoff ’s Westminster Symphonic Choir Symphony No. 3 (5/14/15) Joe Miller, Conductor Orchestra Rachmaninoff’s Third MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, “Resurrection” Symphony is more concise Music Director and Conductor than his previous symphonies, Friday, December 5 at 8 PM but no less soulful in its Jean-Guihen Queyras, Cello melodic expression or powerful in its rhythmic BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 vitality. While living in exile HAYDN Cello Concerto in C Major R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite after the 1917 Revolution, Rachmaninoff settled in Thursday, May 14 at 8 PM the US and established a personal connection with The

Photos: Nézet-Séguin by Chris Lee, Queyras by Marco Borggreve. Marco by Queyras Lee, Chris by Nézet-Séguin Photos: Emanuel Ax, Piano Philadelphia Orchestra. It was NICO MUHLY New Work (NY Premiere) that orchestra, conducted by BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3 Leopold Stokowski, which RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 gave the New York premiere Yannick Nézet-Séguin Sponsored by Deloitte LLP of the symphony at Carnegie Hall in November 1936.

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Have you heard? Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 (10/12/14) The beautiful Andante from The Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 attracted countless MET new fans when it appeared Orchestra in the popular Swedish fi lm Elvira Madigan in 1967. The James Levine, fi lm’s fame may have waned, Photos: Levine by Chris Lee, Pollini by Mathias Bothor / DG, Garancˇ a by Harald Hoffmann / DG, Bronfman by Frank Stewart. Frank by Bronfman / DG, Hoffmann Garancˇ / DG, Harald a by Bothor Mathias by Pollini Lee, Chris by Levine Photos: Maurizio Pollini Elīna Garanča Yefi m Bronfman Music Director and Conductor but the concerto is still one of Mozart’s most popular. In addition to the ethereal Sunday, October 12 at 3 PM Sunday, February 8 at 3 PM Sunday, May 17 at 3 PM Andante, other highlights include its majestic opening Maurizio Pollini, Piano Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-Soprano Yefi m Bronfman, Piano movement and delightfully MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 cheeky fi nale. in C Major, K. 467 BERG Seven Early Songs BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique MAHLER Symphony No. 9 CARTER Three Illusions SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2

Three concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Balcony $118/$143, Dress Circle $118/$214/$298, Second Tier $214/$298, Parquet Have you heard? $298/$409, First Tier $453 For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $106/$131, Dress Berlioz’s Symphonie Circle $106/$202/$286, Second Tier $202/$286, Parquet $286/$397, First Tier $441 fantastique (5/17/15) Leonard Bernstein called Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique “the fi rst psychedelic music trip.” A romanticized tale of Berlioz’s obsessive passion for his beloved and its disastrous results, it includes an opium overdose and hallucinations of murder and execution. Its chilling fi nale, depicting a witches’ sabbath, includes an eerie quotation of the Dies Irae. James Levine 20 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe Orchestras | 21

Thursday, November 6 at 8 PM Have you heard? Pablo Heras-Casado, Principal Beethoven’s Conductor Elizabeth DeShong, Symphony No. 5 (4/23/15) Mezzo-Soprano The opening motive of Beethoven’s Joseph Kaiser, Tenor Symphony No. 5 has taken on a life Luca Pisaroni, Bass-Baritone of its own. Whether Beethoven Musica Sacra actually referred to it as “fate Kent Tritle, Music Director knocking at the door” is not PURCELL Suite from A Midsummer known, but the reference Night’s Dream has stuck and the famous TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest DALLAPICCOLA Piccola musica notes have been quoted in notturna (version for chamber ensemble, high and popular culture. 1961) During World War II, the BBC MENDELSSOHN Die erste and RKO studios played the Walpurgisnacht opening four notes at the start of their productions—the Morse Thursday, January 15 at 8 PM Alisa Weilerstein code equivalent of the letter V, Harry Bicket, Conductor which stood for “victory.” Intense, Stephen Hough, Piano thrilling, and ultimately triumphant, WAGNER Siegfried Idyll Three concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. the symphony is Beethoven’s DVOŘÁK Piano Concerto HAYDN Symphony No. 104, “London” Balcony $81/$99, Dress Circle $81/$126/$171, Second Tier $126/$171, Parquet most famous work. $171/$234, First Tier $258 For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $69/$87, Dress Thursday, April 23 at 8 PM Circle $69/$114/$159, Second Tier $114/$159, Parquet $159/$222, First Tier $246 Pablo Heras-Casado, Principal Conductor Alisa Weilerstein, Cello STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto Have you heard? No. 2 Haydn’s Symphony BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 No. 104, “London” (1/15/15) When Haydn visited London at the invitation of impresario Johann Peter Salomon, he was

Photos: Heras-Casado by Felix Broede, Weilerstein by Harald Hoffmann. Harald by Weilerstein Broede, Felix by Heras-Casado Photos: welcomed as a superstar. Haydn wrote a dozen symphonies Orchestra for his two London visits—his of fi nest works in the genre. The St. Luke’s “London”—the last symphony Pablo Heras-CasadoHeras-Casa , he composed and his crowning achievement—is brimming with PPrincipalrincipal ConducConductort characteristic wit and vigor, while foreshadowing Beethoven in its weight and emotional expressivity. 22 | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 Orchestras | 23

Have you heard? Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” (2/25/15) History does not record why Beethoven’s last piano concerto was nicknamed Carnegie “Emperor,” but it’s certainly the biggest, boldest, Classics and most beloved of his fi ve works in the form. Completed in 1809, the work heralded a new style for Beethoven: brilliantly virtuosic and grandly symphonic in scope. Leif Ove Andsnes

Thursday, October 16 at 8 PM Tuesday, April 28 at 8 PM London Philharmonic New World Symphony Orchestra America’s Orchestral Academy Vladimir Jurowski, Principal Michael Tilson Thomas, Artistic Conductor Director and Conductor Have you heard? Jean-Effl am Bavouzet, Piano Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin MAGNUS LINDBERG Chorale SCHUBERT Incidental Music from Rachmaninoff ’s RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Rosamunde Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini BERG Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8 MORET En rêve (NY Premiere) Theme of Paganini Sponsored by KPMG LLP DEBUSSY La mer (10/16/14) Perspectives: Anne-Sophie Mutter Vladimir Jurowski The last of Paganini’s 24 Wednesday, February 25 at 8 PM Caprices for solo violin has inspired great composers Mahler Chamber from Schumann to Orchestra Lutosławski to write Albayrak. Özgür by Andsnes Cannon, Richard by Jurowski Photos: Leif Ove Andsnes, variations on its Piano and Conductor main theme. But ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM when Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 intertwined Paganini’s Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” theme with the traditional Latin Dies Irae in his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, he created one of Three concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Balcony $94/$113, Dress Circle $94/$146/$200, Second Tier $146/$200, Parquet the most thrilling and popular $200/$273, First Tier $302 works for piano and orchestra For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $82/$101, Dress ever written. Circle $82/$134/$188, Second Tier $134/$188, Parquet $188/$261, First Tier $290 24 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe Orchestras | 25

Sunday, October 26 at 2 PM Saturday, January 31 at 8 PM Have you heard? The English Concert Chicago Symphony Rossini’s William Tell HANDEL Alcina (opera in concert) Orchestra (12/7/14) Harry Bicket, Artistic Director and Riccardo Muti, Music Director and The overture to William Tell Conductor Conductor is one of the most famous Joyce DiDonato, Alcina Yefi m Bronfman, Piano works in the repertoire, Alice Coote, Ruggiero BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 making appearances in Anna Christy, Morgana SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3, Stanley Kubrick’s fi lm A Christine Rice, Bradamante “Rhenish” Clockwork Orange and Ben Johnson, Oronte Shostakovich’s Symphony Wojtek Gierlach, Melisso Sunday, April 12 at 2 PM No. 15, but there’s much Anna Devin, Oberto Les Violons du Roy more to this rarely heard Perspectives: Joyce DiDonato La Chapelle de Québec grand opera masterpiece. Bernard Labadie, Music Director at Based on Friedrich SchillerSchiller’s s Sunday, December 7 at 2 PM and Conductor Weekends epicepic drama, Rossini’s fi nal TeatroTea Regio Torino Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano workwork is a sweepingsweeping tale with (Dido) ROSSINIRO William Tell passionatepassionate arias, dramatic Henk Neven, Baritone (Aeneas) Carnegie Hall (opera(op in concert) Hélène Guilmette, Soprano ensembles,ensembles, and orchestral GianandreaGian Noseda, Music writingwriting that anticianticipatespates the (Belinda) DirectorDire and Conductor Remaining artists to be announced greatgreat works ooff Verdi. FabFabio Capitanucci, Guglielmo Tell ALL-PURCELL PROGRAM AnAngelag Meade, Matilde Excerpts from King Arthur and JoJohnh Osborn, Arnoldo The Fairy Queen MMircoir Palazzi, Gualtiero Dido and Aeneas GiGiacomoac Prestia, Melchtal Also part of Before Bach, page 63, EriErikak Grimaldi, Jemmy and Baroque Unlimited, page 67. AnAnnan Maria Chiuri, Edvige LuLucac Tittoto, Gessler MMikeldiik Atxalandabaso, UUnn ppescatore LuLucac Casalin, Rodolfo CChorusho Teatro Regio Torino CClaudiolau Fenoglio, Chorus Master

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Have you heard? Handel’s Alcina (10/26/14) Expressive recitatives and spectacularly ornate arias make Alcina a singer’s dream. Star vocalists are essential to Alcina and Handel had them for the opera’s 1735 premiere, including the great castrato Giovanni Carestini. But when Carestini refused to sing the famous aria “Verdi prati,” he felt Handel’s wrath. Four concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The composer stormed to Carestini’s home and threatened to Richard Haughton Balcony $131/$158, Dress Circle $131/$204/$280, Second Tier $204/$280, Parquet $280/$382, First Tier $423 withhold the singer’s pay. Carestini relented and the aria received For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $115/$142, Dress numerous encores. Circle $115/$188/$264, Second Tier $188/$264, Parquet $264/$366, First Tier $407 26 | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800

“Mutter is the undisputed queen of violin-playing …” —The Times (London)

Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter’s passionate commitment to artistic excellence and dedication to the growth of classical music are core themes in her Perspectives series. In addition to her relationships with great orchestras, conductors, and soloists, Ms. Mutter has Perspectives: invested in the future of classical music by championing new violin repertoire and promoting young musicians Anne-Sophie through the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation. Audiences have wonderful opportunities to see Mutter Ms. Mutter in a variety of performances throughout the season, beginning as soloist with Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker at Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala. Her other collaborators range from longtime favorites—including pianist Yefi m Bronfman, cellist Lynn Harrell, and conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos—to some of the fi nest training ensembles, such as The Mutter Virtuosi and the New World Symphony.

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Tuesday, November 11 at 8 PM Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin Lambert Orkis, Piano Part of Great Artists II, page 35.

Tuesday, November 18 at 8 PM Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin The Mutter Virtuosi Part of Concertos Plus, page 15.

Wednesday, February 11 at 8 PM Danish National Symphony Orchestra Part of International Festival of Orchestras I, page 5. Photos: Mutter by Tina Tahir / DG, Anderszewski by Richard Termine. Richard by Anderszewski / DG, Tahir Tina by Mutter Photos: Tuesday, April 14 at 8 PM Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin Yefi m Bronfman, Piano Lynn Harrell, Cello Part of Great Artists I, page 33.

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Daniil Trifonov

Murray Perahia

Sunday, October 19 at 3 PM Thursday, March 19 at 8 PM Maurizio Pollini Piotr Anderszewski

Tuesday, December 9 at 8 PM Wednesday, April 1 at 8 PM Daniil Trifonov Murray Perahia Program to include works by Bach, Beethoven, and Liszt Saturday, May 9 at 3 PM Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP Stephen Hough Works by Debussy and Chopin Photos: Trifonov by Dario Acosta / DG, Perahia by Nana Watanabe. Nana by Perahia / DG, Acosta Dario by Trifonov Photos: Keyboard Virtuosos I

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Thursday, November 13 at 8 PM Friday, April 24 at 8 PM Have you heard? Pierre-Laurent Aimard Richard Goode Bach’s The Well- BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 MOZART Adagio in B Minor, K. 540 Tempered Clavier, BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 Book I (11/13/14) Thursday, December 11 at 8 PM BRAHMS Klavierstücke, Op. 76 Each book of The Well- Yuja Wang DEBUSSY Children’s Corner Tempered Clavier contains Sponsored by United, SCHUMANN Humoreske in 24 preludes and fugues Offi cial Airline of Carnegie Hall B-fl at Major, Op. 20 in the 12 major and minor keys, but Bach transformed Thursday, March 12 at 8 PM Saturday, May 16 at 8 PM what could have potentially András Schiff Evgeny Kissin been an academic exercise MOZART Piano Sonata in B-fl at Major, Keyboard that explored a new tuning K. 570 system into one of the BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31 in Virtuosos II greatest keyboard works in A-fl at Major, Op. 110 HAYDN Piano Sonata in D Major, history. Harpsichordists and Hob. HVI: 51 pianists have all embraced SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in A Major, the work, which was even D. 959 performed on the Moog synthesizer by Wendy Carlos in the late 1960s.

Yuja Wang Photos: Wang by Ian Douglas, Kissin by Steve J. Sherman. J. Steve by Kissin Douglas, Ian by Wang Photos:

Evgeny Kissin

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Saturday, November 22 at 8 PM Leonidas Kavakos, Violin Have you heard? Yuja Wang, Piano Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 2 Op. 109 (3/10/15) in A Major SCHUMANN Violin Sonata No. 2 Beethoven was working on his Missa solemnis when in D Minor he accepted a commission to write three piano sonatas STRAVINSKY Suite italienne in three months for the Berlin publisher Schlesinger. The RESPIGHI Violin Sonata fi rst to be completed was the Sonata No. 30, a work that challenged the traditional forms of its time with a Tuesday, March 10 at 8 PM free-fl owing, almost improvisatory opening; an energetic András Schiff , Piano middle movement; and a fi nale that is a set of variations. HAYDN Piano Sonata in C Major, Beethoven did not meet his three-month deadline, but the Hob. XVI: 50 other sonatas were eventually delivered and are among his BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 30 greatest keyboard works. in E Major, Op. 109 MOZART Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 545 SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958

Tuesday, April 14 at 8 PM Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin Yefi m Bronfman, Piano Lynn Harrell, Cello BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-fl at Major, Op. 97, “Archduke” Great TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Trio in A Minor András Schiff Perspectives: Anne-Sophie Mutter Artists I Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP Have you heard? Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-fl at Major, Op. 97, “Archduke” (4/14/15) The “Archduke” referred to in the nickname of Beethoven’s piano trio was Rudolf of Austria, the composer’s student

Photos: Kavakos by Marco Borggreve, Schiff by Stefan Cohen. Stefan by Schiff Borggreve, Marco by Kavakos Photos: and patron. Beethoven played the piano at the work’s 1814 premiere, but it proved to be his last public performance, as deafness silenced his performing career. With the “Archduke,” Beethoven established the piano trio as a major musical form and paved the way for the great trios of Schubert, Brahms, Dvorˇák, and others.

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Tuesday, October 14 at 8 PM Have you heard? Emerson String Quartet Schumann’s Piano Yefi m Bronfman, Piano Quintet in E-fl at BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Minor, Major (10/14/14) Op. 95, “Serioso” The fi rst performance of PURCELL Chaconne in G Minor (arr. Britten) Schumann’s Piano Quintet BRITTEN String Quartet No. 2 in C Major was a private one with his SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in wife Clara at the piano. When E-fl at Major Clara was too ill for a second performance, Mendelssohn Tuesday, November 11 at 8 PM took her place and sight-read Anne-Sophie Mutter, her part. Mendelssohn had Violin suggestions for improving the Lambert Orkis, Piano Great work, and Schumann made the changes. Exuberant and Roman Patkoló, Double Bass Artists inventive from its opening THE ANNUAL ISAAC STERN II movement to its thrilling MEMORIAL CONCERT SEBASTIAN CURRIER Ringtone closing double fugue, Variations Jessye Norman Schumann’sSchumann s is the fi rst great KREISLER Variations on a Theme of work in the quintetquintet form.form. Corelli (in the style of Tartini) GRIEG Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor ANDRÉ PREVIN Tango Song and Dance FRANCK Violin Sonata in A Major Have you heard? Perspectives: Anne-Sophie Mutter Franck’s Violin Sonata in A Major (11/11/14) Franck wrote his Violin Sonata as a wedding gift for the Friday, January 23 at 8 PM legendary violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, but the performing Gidon Kremer, Violin conditions at the premiere were hardly stellar. The Daniil Trifonov, Piano performance took place near evening in a Brussels art MOZART Violin Sonata in E-fl at Major, museum that forbade any illumination, so Ysaÿe essentially K. 481 performed in the dark, reportedly playing the fi nal PHILIP GLASS Violin Sonata movements from memory. Franck’s sonata is brilliantly WEINBERG Violin Sonata No. 3 constructed, each theme evolving from the work’s quiet SCHUBERT Fantasy in C Major, D. 934 opening, and fi lled with impassioned melodies. Sponsored by Breguet, Exclusive Timepiece of Carnegie Hall

Saturday, February 14 at 8 PM Photos: Emerson String Quartet by Lisa-Marie Mazzucco. Lisa-Marie by Quartet String Emerson Photos: Jessye Norman, Soprano Mark Markham, Piano AMERICAN MASTERS: HOORAY FOR LOVE! A program of songs for voice and piano from the musical theater stage Emerson String Quartet and the Great American Songbook by Four concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Arlen, Bernstein, Gershwin, Kern and Balcony $133/$160, Dress Circle $133/$207/$284, Second Tier $207/$284, Parquet Hammerstein, and Rodgers and Hart, $284/$387, First Tier $429 among others Sponsored by United, For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $117/$144, Dress Offi cial Airline of Carnegie Hall Circle $117/$191/$268, Second Tier $191/$268, Parquet $268/$371, First Tier $413 36 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe Recitals | 37

“She can do spitting fury in Handel, Tuesday, November 4 at 8 PM Wednesday, April 22 at 8 PM comedy in Donizetti ... the only Joyce DiDonato, Dorothea Röschmann, Have you heard? Schumann’s constant is her perfect, golden tone.” Mezzo-Soprano Soprano —The Independent David Zobel, Piano Mitsuko Uchida, Piano Liederkreis, Op. 39 (4/22/15) Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato’s Perspectives series A JOURNEY THROUGH VENICE SCHUMANN Liederkreis, Op. 39 Schumann’s great love presents her wide range of interests and talents, Works by Vivaldi, Fauré, Rossini, Head, BERG Seven Early Songs all supported by the impeccable artistry, vibrant and Hahn for Clara Wieck was his Perspectives: SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und -leben personality, and idealism that have made her an Perspectives: Joyce DiDonato inspiration for Liederkreis, audience favorite. Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP Friday, May 15 at 8 PM a collection of songs he Joyce described in a letter to her Ms. DiDonato’s artistic collaborators range fromm Monday, February 9 at 8 PM Stephanie Blythe, Mezzo-Soprano as his “most romantic music The English Concert, with whom her uncanny DiDonato Thomas Hampson, ever, with much of you in it.” talent with Handel will be on display, to the Baritone Warren Jones, Piano Set to the texts of German Brentano String Quartet, who join her for a New York premiere of music by Jake Heggie. Program to include songs by Britten, poet Joseph von Eichendorff, Wolfram Rieger, Piano Her other performance partners include pianist Weill, Ferre, Brel, Trenet, and Coward Schumann’s songs are David Zobel, soprano Nicole Cabell, tenor Program to include wistful, mysterious, and JENNIFER HIGDON New Work Lawrence Brownlee, conductor Maurizio Benini,i, (World Premiere, commissioned by rapturous. and The Philadelphia Orchestra in a program of Carnegie Hall) familiar and forgotten music of the bel canto era—— repertoire with which she’s closely associated.

Four concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Growing out of her participation in the Weill Balcony $118/$143, Dress Circle $118/$185/$253, Second Tier $185/$253, Parquet Music Institute’s Lullaby Project—a program thatat $253/$346, First Tier $384 engages young mothers in songwriting workshops—ps— For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $102/$127, Dress Ms. DiDonato will select and sing lullabies writtenen by Circle $102/$169/$237, Second Tier $169/$237, Parquet $237/$330, First Tier $368 the participants in commissioned arrangements by Jake Heggie as part of her concert with the Brentanotano String Quartet. She also brings her gifts as a dynamicamic educator and passionate advocate to lead a set of master classes for young singers and work with New York City middle school students.

Sunday, October 26 at 2 PM The English Concert Part of Weekends at Carnegie Hall, page 25.

Tuesday, November 4 at 8 PM Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano David Zobel, Piano Part of Great Singers I, page 36.

Great Umans. Marty by DiDonato Acosta, Dario by Hampson Photos: Thursday, February 5 at 7:30 PM Singers I Brentano String Quartet Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano Part of Chamber Sessions I, page 42.

Wednesday, March 18 at 8 PM The Philadelphia Orchestra Part of Great American Orchestras II, page 13.

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Great Keyboard Singers III: Virtuosos III: Great Evenings Keynotes Singers II: of Song Jula Goldwurm Pure Voice Series

Monday, October 13 Friday, March 27 Thursday, October 23 Monday, March 9 at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM Pretty Yende, Heidi Stober, Rafał Blechacz Kirill Gerstein Soprano Soprano MOZART Piano Sonata in BARTÓK Selections from New York Recital Debut New York Recital Debut D Major, K. 576 Mikrokosmos Pianist to be announced BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata BACH Three-Part Craig Terry, Piano No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, Inventions, BWV 787–801 Part of UBUNTU, page 50. “Pathétique” LISZT Transcendental Friday, April 10 CHOPIN Polonaisenaise in EtEtudesudes Friday, October 24 at 7:30 PM C-sharp Minor, OOp.p. 26, No. 1; at 7:30 PM Polonaise in E-flfl at MinorMinor,, Sasha Cooke Karen Cargill, Op. 26, No. 2; MMazurkaazurka in Elza van den Mezzo-Soprano C-sharp Minor,, Op. 41, No. 1; Heever, Soprano New York Recital Debut Mazurka in E MMinor,inor, OpOp.. 41, No. 2; Mazurkaa in B MaMajor,jor, New York Recital Debut Simon Lepper, Op. 41, No. 3; MMazurkaazurka in Pianist to be announced A-fl at Major, Op.p. 41, No. 4 This series is sponsored by the Jean & Jula Goldwurm Piano Thursday, October 16 at 7:30 PM Tuesday, February 17 at 7:30 PM Memorial Foundation in memory of Jula Goldwurm. DEBUSSY Estampesampes Songs by Handel, Songs by Gustav Mahler, Luca Pisaroni, Jamie Barton, Schumann, Fauré, Brahms, Grieg, Alma Mahler, and SZYMANOWSKIKI VariationsVariations le Roux Marais, Pescod, Wagner in B-fl at Minor, OOp.p. 3 Bass-Baritone Mezzo-Soprano Four concerts in Zankel Hall. and Lemmer Pianist to be announced Wolfram Rieger, Piano Mezzanine $193, Parterre $230 Part of UBUNTU, page 52. Tuesday, Januaryuary 27 Anne Martindale Williams, Cello Songs by Brahms, Schubert, Wolf, For renewing subscribers only This series is part of at 7:30 PM Fauré, and Ibert Program to include (through March 7, 2014): Friday, February 13 Salon Encores, page 66. Alexandre ThTharaudaraud JAKE HEGGIE New Work (World Mezzanine $181, Parterre $218 at 7:30 PM Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall) COUPERIN Piècesièces de Saturday, January 17 at 7:30 PM Borggreve. Marco by Tharaud Acosta, Dario by Cooke Photos: Nathaniel Olson, clavecin Baritone MOZART Pianono SSonataonata in Marilyn Horne Song Thursday, March 12 at 7:30 PM Celebration Kevin Murphy, A Major, K. 331 Alexandre Tharaud Sasha Cooke, Piano SCHUBERT 166 GGermanerman Alison King, Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Dances, D. 783 Cecelia Hall, Mezzo-Soprano This concert is made possible by The BEETHOVEN PPianoiano SSonataonata Ruth Morse Fund for Vocal Excellence. Russell Thomas, Tenor Julius Drake, Piano No. 31 in A-fl at MMajor,ajor, Op. 111100 This concert is part of the Marilyn Horne Edward Parks, Baritone Program to include legacy at Carnegie Hall. Additional artists to be announced KEVIN PUTS New Work (World Five concerts in Weill Recital Hall. Three concerts inn Zankel HallHall.. This concert is part of the Marilyn Horne legacy at Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall) Carnegie Hall. Balcony $205, Orchestra $205 Mezzanine $120, PParterrearterre $141 For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): For renewing subscribersbscribers onlonlyy Balcony $195, Orchestra $195 (through March 7, 2014): Mezzanine $111, PParterrearterre $132 40 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe

Distinctive Debuts

Sivan Magen

Tuesday, October 21 at 7:30 PM Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30 PM Sivan Magen, Harp Behzod Abduraimov, Piano Program to include New York Recital Debut SEAN SHEPHERD New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by CHOPIN Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23; Ballade No. 2 Carnegie Hall) in F Major, Op. 38; Ballade No. 3 in A-fl at Major, Op. 47; Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 Wednesday, November 5 at 7:30 PM DEBUSSY Children’s Corner Photos: Magen by Musician Designs, Ensemble ACJW by Richard Termine. Richard by ACJW Ensemble Designs, Musician by Magen Photos: Itamar Zorman, Violin RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit Kwan Yi, Piano BACH Solo Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 This series is part of Salon Encores, page 66. SCHNITTKE Violin Sonata No. 2, “Quasi una sonata” Distinctive Debuts is supported by endowment gifts from The Lizabeth and HINDEMITH Solo Violin Sonata, Op. 31, No. 1 Frank Newman Charitable Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 Four concerts in Weill Recital Hall. Wednesday, January 21 at 7:30 PM Balcony $144, Orchestra $144 Kristóf Baráti, Violin For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): YSAŸE Solo Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 27, No. 2; Balcony $136, Orchestra $136 Solo Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 27, No. 3, “Ballade” BACH Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 BARTÓK Solo Violin Sonata, BB 124 42 | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 Chamber | 43

Wednesday, November 12 Wednesday, October 22 at 7:30 PM Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 PM Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 PM at 7:30 PM Belcea Quartet Richard Goode and Artemis Quartet Ebène Quartet MOZART String Quartet in F Major, Friends DVOŘÁK String Quartet in F Major, MOZART String Quartet in E-fl at K. 590 Richard Goode, Piano Op. 96, “American” Major, K. 428 BERG Lyric Suite Ieva Jokubaviciute, Piano PĒTERIS VASKS String Quartet No. 5 BARTÓK String Quartet No. 4 BRAHMS String Quartet in C Minor, Itamar Zorman, Violin SMETANA String Quartet No. 1 MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in Op. 51, No. 1 Kyle Armbrust, Viola in E Minor, “From My Life” A Minor, Op. 13, “Ist es wahr?” This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Mr. and Mrs. Brook Speltz, Cello Anthony B. Evnin and the A. E. Charitable Foundation. Thursday, February 5 DEBUSSY Six Épigraphes antiques at 7:30 PM FAURÉ Andante from Violin Sonata Tuesday, February 10 at 7:30 PM No. 2 in E Minor Four concerts in Zankel Hall. Brentano String Quartet DEBUSSY Cello Sonata in D Minor Chamber Janine Jansen, Violin Mezzanine $185, Parterre $219 Joyce DiDonato, Itamar Golan, Piano FAURÉ Nocturne No. 6 in D-fl at Major, Sessions Op. 63 For renewing subscribers only Mezzo-Soprano PROKOFIEV Five Melodies for RAVEL La valse (through March 7, 2014): I Mezzanine $173, Parterre $207 CHARPENTIER Suite in D Minor Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis; FAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 LULLABY PROJECT MotherSongs RAVEL Violin Sonata; Tzigane (arr. Jake Heggie) (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall) JAKE HEGGIE Camille Claudel: Knapp. Ronald by Quartet Belcea Mignot, Julien by Quartet Ebène Photos: Into the Fire (NY Premiere) Perspectives: Joyce DiDonato This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Evnin and the A. E. Charitable Foundation.

Sunday, April 26 at 3 PM Australian Chamberer Orchestra Chamber Richard Tognetti, Artistic DDirectorirector SessionsII Martin Fröst, Clarinet PROKOFIEV Visions fugitiveses, Op. 22 (arr. Barshai/Tognetti) MOZART Clarinet Concerto iinn A MaMajorjor JONNY GREENWOOD Waterer (NY Premiere) Belcea Quartet HAYDN Symphony No. 83, “TheThe Hen”

Ebène Quartet

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Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 PM The Classical Style Jeremy Denk, Piano The Knights Robert Spano, Conductor Additional artists to be announced MOZART Fantasia and Sonata in C Minor, K. 475/457 STEVEN STUCKY / JEREMY DENK The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts) Chamber Quartets (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall) III Sessions Plus Sunday, February 22 at 3 PM Richard Goode and Friends Richard Goode, Piano Sarah Shafer, Soprano Itamar Zorman, Violin Kyle Armbrust, Viola Brook Speltz, Cello SCHUMANN Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major; Selected Songs Three concerts in Zankel Hall. BRAHMS Selected Songs; Piano Quartet No. 2 Mezzanine $160, Parterre $191 in A Major For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Mezzanine $151, Parterre $182 Sunday, March 8 at 5 PM The MET Chamber Ensemble James Levine, Artistic Director and Modigliani Quartet Conductor STRAVINSKY Octet IVES From the Steeples and the Mountains; Scherzo: Over the Pavements CARTER The American Sublime (World Premiere) Friday, October 10 at 7:30 PM Monday, March 16 at 7:30 PM Four concerts in Weill Recital Hall. CAGE Atlas Eclipticalis Borromeo String Quartet Elias String Quartet CHARLES WUORINEN Balcony $224, Orchestra $224 SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 3 ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM It Happens Like This For renewing subscribers only in F Major String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, (through March 7, 2014): BARTÓK String Quartet No. 6 “Serioso” Balcony $216, Orchestra $216 BRITTEN String Quartet No. 2 String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135

Photos: Denk by Jennifer Taylor, Modigliani Quartet by Jerôme Bonnet. Jerôme by Quartet Modigliani Taylor, Jennifer by Denk Photos: in C Major String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131 Friday, November 7 at 7:30 PM Apollon Musagète Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 PM Quartet Modigliani Quartet DVOŘÁK String Quartet in C Major, BEETHOVEN String Quartet in Jeremy Denk Op. 61 C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4 SZYMANOWSKI String Quartet No. 2 DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 4 DOHNÁNYI String Quartet No. 3 in D Major in A Minor

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ensemble

The Academy—a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education Photos: Ensemble ACJW by Jennifer Taylor, Ladysmith Black Mambazo by Shane Doyle. Shane by Mambazo Black Ladysmith Taylor, Jennifer by ACJW Ensemble Photos:

Major funding for Ensemble ACJW has been provided Monday, October 20 at 7:30 PM Friday, April 17 at 7:30 PM by The Diller–von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Susan and Edward C. Forst and Goldman Sachs Program to include Program to include Gives, the Max H. Gluck Foundation, The Irving Harris Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. BEETHOVEN Septet in E-fl at Major, SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-fl at Lester S. Morse Jr. Major, Op. 44 Op. 20 Additional support has been provided by Mr. and Mrs. Nicola Bulgari, The Edwin Caplin Foundation, and Leslie and Tom Maheras. Monday, February 16 at 7:30 PM Friday, May 15 at 7:30 PM Public support is provided by the New York City Department of Education. Program to include Program to include MEREDITH MONK New Work STRAVINSKY Histoire du soldat (NY premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall) RAVEL Piano Trio in A Minor Four concerts in Weill Recital Hall. Meredith Monk is the holder of the 2014–2015 Balcony $120, Orchestra $120 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall. For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Balcony $112, Orchestra $112

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Festivals

MUSIC AND ARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA October 10–November 5, 2014

South Africa is a dizzying are,” ubuntu is a philosophy Legendary trumpeter and maskandi music of

patchwork of cultures and from Southern Africa that Archives. Hall Carnegie of courtesy Makeba © Corbis, Turnley Peter by (1994) Mandela Photos: composer Hugh Masekela the Zulu people, two languages with 11 official emphasizes the importance is joined by singer Vusi thrilling generations tongues, including isiZulu, of community, influencing Mahlasela in Twenty Years of South African jazz, isiXhosa, Sesotho, Afrikaans, recent moves of reconciliation of Freedom. World-renowned and unique Cape and English. From this and inclusion in South singers Ladysmith Black Malay choral singing diversity emerges a dynamic Africa that were fostered by Mambazo and guests are featured in Voices that blends Dutch folksongs with beautifully and impassioned cultural the late Nelson Mandela. of South Africa. Grammy Award– ornamented Malaysian vocal life like none other on earth. Dedicated to Mandela’s legacy, winning singer and activist Angélique traditions. In addition, two critically Carnegie Hall salutes this Carnegie Hall’s UBUNTU Kidjo celebrates legendary vocalist acclaimed South African classical vibrant nation with a festival festival celebrates the many and cultural fi gure Miriam Makeba vocalists make their Carnegie Hall called UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa. threads that make up South Africa’s vibrant in Mama Africa. There is also the recital debuts. Roughly translating to mean “I am because you musical culture. powerful spirituality and ecstasy of

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Hugh Masekela

Friday, October 10 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman Hugh Masekela Vusi Mahlasela Guest artists to be announced TWENTY YEARS OF FREEDOM Two of South Africa’s true freedom fi ghters and musical icons, legendary trumpeter and composer Hugh Masekala and singer Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Vusi Mahlasela, are joined by guest artists to celebrate the Ibrahi Doyle; Shane by Mambazo Black Ladysmith 2; Listen Courtesy Shoul, Mark by Masekela Photos: anniversary of 20 years of democracy and the end of apartheid in South Africa with a program of stirring freedom songs. Friday, October 17 at 8:30 PM | Zankel Part of UBUNTU: Legendary Performers, page 54, and Around the Globe, page 59. Abdullah Ibrahim, Piano A revered pianist and composer, Abdullah Ibrahim has been hailed Saturday, October 11 at 9 PM | Zankel as the greatest exponent of Cape jazz. During his long and glorious career, he has toured the world extensively, performing as soloist Madala Kunene with symphony orchestras and with legendary jazz artists such as Max Roach and Randy Weston. He returns to Zankel Hall for a Phuzekhemisi solo concert that coincides with his 80th birthday. A pair of masters from KwaZulu-Natal headlines a double bill Part of Signatures, page 69. that showcases two aspects of contemporary Zulu maskandi music, often dubbed the “Zulu blues.” Madala Kunene and his quintet draw on the spiritual aspects of the style, while Saturday, October 18 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman Phuzekhemisi performs exuberant, high-energy music with Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Friends singers and dancers in traditional attire. Guest artists to be announced Part of UBUNTU: Traditional Music, page 54, and World Views, page 60. VOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA The voice is the soul of South African music. Few groups have Monday, October 13 at 7:30 PM | Weill shared this as passionately and joyfully as Ladysmith Black Mambazo. This multiple Grammy Award–winning vocal ensemble Pretty Yende, Soprano has toured and recorded with artists around the world. For this

m by Ines Kaiser. Ines m by concert, they are joined by guest artists and a band from their New York Recital Debut homeland to share the many vibrant styles and infl uences of South Pianist to be announced African music. Part of Great Singers III: Evenings of Song, Pretty Yende Abdullah Ibrahim Part of UBUNTU: Legendary Performers, page 54, page 39. and The Originals, page 55. Franz Welser-MöstFranz Welser-Möst 52 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe 53

Sunday, October 19 at 1 PM | Zankel Tuesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM | Zankel Carnegie Hall Family Concert A Distant Drum Ladysmith Black Mambazo Daniel Hope, Violin | Vincent Segal, Cello Tickets to this event will be available to subscribers beginning Jason Marsalis, Percussion | Andrew Tracey, August 18. Music Supervisor | Atandwa Kani, Actor Christiaan Schoombie, Actor Friday, October 24 at 7:30 PM | Weill Additional artists to be announced Violinist Daniel Hope curates a one-time-only music theater Elza van den Heever, Soprano production, joining forces with his father Christopher Hope, New York Recital Debut one of South Africa’s most eminent novelists. Commissioned Pianist to be announced by Carnegie Hall, A Distant Drum is a portrait of Nat Nakasa, a brilliant, irreverent spirit of his generation, who left behind South Songs by Handel, Schumann, Fauré, Brahms, le Roux Marais, Africa’s apartheid of the 1960s for New York. Nakasa was a young Pescod, and Lemmer writer who heard a diff erent music and marched to a distant drum. Part of Great Singers III: Evenings of Song, page 39. Noted authority on South African music Andrew Tracey is musical supervisor, and the outstanding ensemble of musicians and actors Elza van den Heever includes cellist Vincent Segal, best known for his collaboration Saturday, October 25 at 9 PM | Zankel with Sting. Young Stars: Traditional Part of Non-Subscription Events, page 72. Cape Malay Singers Moeniel Jacobs, Director Thursday, October 30 at 8:30 PM | Zankel David Kramer Band Kesivan and the Lights The fascinating folk music from the Cape region of South Africa Kesivan Naidoo is one of the exciting leaders of the next wave of is explored by two groups in this concert. New York audiences Cape jazz performers. A composer and drummer, Naidoo leads a fi ery quintet that is equally exciting when playing a standard or have a rare opportunity to hear a Cape Malay choir—the Young Har by Hope Shoul; Marc by Kentridge Kramer; Jesse by Adams and Lombard, Lakay, Kramer, Acosta; Dario by Heever den van Photos: Stars: Traditional Cape Malay Singers, a 15-voice male choir led an original composition, or covering an Ornette Coleman tune. by Moeniel Jacobs—performing music from Cape Town that Kesivan and the Lights make their New York debut in this concert. combines Dutch folk songs called nederlandslied with colorful Part of The Shape of Jazz, page 58. infl ections and ornaments from the Malaysian and Indonesian traditions. David Kramer is a composer, guitarist, singer- songwriter, and a tireless champion of Cape colored musical Saturday, November 1 at 9 PM | Zankel traditions. For this concert, he performs with a lineup of folk Dizu Plaatjies and Ibuyambo musicians from the remote regions of the Karoo desert. Traditional-instrument maker and master Dizu Plaatjies and Angélique Kidjo Part of UBUNTU: Traditional Music, page 54, and Off the Beaten Track, page 70. his group Ibuyambo perform stunningly beautiful music of the Xhosa people and of other Southern African traditions. Plaatjies David Kramer and band members Gammie and Ibuyambo make music that is pure, proud, fascinating, and Monday, October 27 at 7:30 PM | Zankel Lakay, Camillo Lombard, and Loukmaan Adams unforgettable. FESTIVAL PARTNERS (clockwise from top left) Part of UBUNTU: Traditional Music, page 54, African Film Festival Inc. Paper Music: A Ciné Concert by and World Views, page 60. Philip Miller and William Kentridge Anna Zorina Gallery Apollo Theater Introduction by William Kentridge Wednesday, November 5 at 8 PMM | SterStern/Perelmann/Perelmann Joanna Dudley, Voice Axis Gallery Angélique Kidjo and Friendsiends Idith Meshulam, Piano Flushing Town Hall Guest artists to be announced Philip Miller, Foley Sampler The Juilliard School This is the latest project in an ongoing collaboration between MAMA AFRICA: A TRIBUTE TO MIRIAMIRIAM MAKEBMAKEBAA Keyes Art Projects the Johannesburg-born visual artist William Kentridge and his Grammy Award–winning vocalist Angéliqueélique KiKidjodjo celebratcelebratesess South African compatriot Philip Miller. Paper Music features a the life and music of iconic South Africanan sinsingerger (Le) Poisson Rouge selection of 10 Kentridge fi lms with music by Miller, including and political activist Miriam Makeba, kknownnown Live from the NYPL three that were presented at the dOCUMENTA (13) exhibition as popularly as “Mama Africa.” Kidjo sharedred a close part of The Refusal of Time exhibition. New Heritage Theatre relationship with Makeba, studying withth her Group Part of Non-Subscription Events, page 72. and eventually performing with her in PParisaris and South Africa. Kidjo returns to Carnegiee HallHall—— The New York Public with Makeba’s supporting singers Zamokuhleokuhle Library “Zamo” Mbutho, Faith Kekana, and Stellaella Queens College, City

ald Hoffmann. Khumalo—in this tribute to a remarkableble woman. UUniversity of New York Part of UBUNTU: Legendary Performers, page 5454,, and The Originals, page 55. UbUbuntu Education Fund William Kentridge Daniel Hope Yossi Milo Gallery World, Pop, and Jazz | 55

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Saturday, October 18 at 8 PM UBUNTU: UBUNTU: Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Friends Legendary Traditional Guest artists to be announced Performers Music VOICES OF SOUTH AFRICA The voice is the soul of South African music. Few groups have shared this as passionately and joyfully as Ladysmith Black Friday, October 10 at 8 PM Saturday, October 11 at 9 PM The Mambazo. This multiple Grammy Award–winning vocal Hugh Masekela Madala Kunene ensemble has toured and recorded with artists around the world. Originals For this concert, they are joined by guest artists and a band from Vusi Mahlasela Phuzekhemisi their homeland to share the many vibrant styles and infl uences of South African music. Saturday, October 18 at 8 PM Saturday, October 25 at 9 PM Part of UBUNTU: Legendary Performers, page 54. Ladysmith Black Mambazo Young Stars: Traditional Wednesday, November 5 at 8 PM and Friends Cape Malay Singers Angélique Kidjo and Friends David Kramer Band Wednesday, November 5 at 8 PM Guest artists to be announced MAMA AFRICA: A TRIBUTE TO MIRIAM MAKEBA Angélique Kidjo and Friends Saturday, November 1 at 9 PM Grammy Award–winning vocalist Angélique Kidjo celebrates the Dizu Plaatjies and Ibuyambo life and music of iconic South African singer and political activist Three concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Miriam Makeba, known popularly as “Mama Africa.” Kidjo shared a close relationship with Makeba, studying with her and Balcony $93, Dress Circle $168/$228, Second Tier $168/$228, This series is part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 60. Parquet $228, First Tier $204 eventually performing with her in Paris and South Africa. Kidjo returns to Carnegie Hall—with Makeba’s supporting singers For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Three concerts in Zankel Hall. Zamokuhle “Zamo” Mbutho, Faith Kekana, and Stella Khumalo— Balcony $81, Dress Circle $156/$216, Second Tier $156/$216, in this tribute to a remarkable woman. Parquet $216, First Tier $192 Mezzanine $102, Parterre $123 Part of UBUNTU: Legendary Performers, page 54. For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Mezzanine $93, Parterre $114 Friday, December 12 at 8 PM Audra McDonald Andy Einhorn, Musical Director Audra McDonald—Musical America’s 2014 Musician of the Year, winner of fi ve Tony and two Grammy awards, and an artist The New York Times called “… a one-of-a-kind musical super-talent”— lights up the Carnegie Hall stage.

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Michael Feinstein Friday, October 24 at 8 PM Friday, December 19 at 8 PM Friday, April 10 at 8 PM Rajaton, Guest Artists Kelli O’Hara and Matthew Morrison, Guest Artists Tony DeSare, Storm Large, Frankie Moreno, and ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE: THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES KELLI AND MATTHEW: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Ryan Silverman, Guest Artists Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fab Four’s arrival in Broadway star Kelli O’Hara and Glee leading man Matthew LET’S BE FRANK America with their greatest hits recreated by the acclaimed Morrison are reunited in a program of seasonal classics and In Frank Sinatra’s centennial year, four of today’s fi nest Finnish vocal ensemble Rajaton. contemporary holiday songs. entertainers pay tribute to America’s original idol. Photos: Feinstein by Zach Dobson, The New York Pops by Steve J. Sherman. J. Steve by York Pops New The Dobson, Zach by Feinstein Photos: Sponsored by Breguet, Exclusive Timepiece of Carnegie Hall This performance is sponsored by Bank of America, Michael Feinstein’s honeyed vocalism, charming Sponsored by KPMG LLP Carnegie Hall’s Proud Season Sponsor. stage presence, stellar guest artists, and bottomless insights into the world of popular song make this Friday, November 14 at 7:30 PM series a brilliant celebration of the genre. Friday, March 13 at 8 PM BY SPECIAL REQUEST: AN EVENING WITH Sutton Foster, Guest Artist THE ORCHESTRA Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 PM Five concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Starring the musicians of The New York Pops, this concert ONE NIGHT ONLY: SUTTON FOSTER Wednesday, February 4 at 7:30 PM features popular symphonic masterpieces. Join the two-time Tony Award–winning star of Thoroughly Balcony $150/$180, Dress Circle $280, Second Tier $280/$385, Sponsored by Deloitte LLP Modern Millie and Anything Goes in her solo debut at Parquet $385/$525, First Tier $580 Wednesday, March 25 at 7:30 PM Carnegie Hall. For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Sponsored by Aon Sponsored by KPMG LLP Balcony $130/$160, Dress Circle $260, Second Tier $260/$365, Parquet $365/$505, First Tier $560 Three concerts in Zankel Hall. Mezzanine $240, Parterre $288 For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Mezzanine $231, Parterre $279 58 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe World, Pop, and Jazz | 59

Thursday, October 30 at 8:30 PM Friday, October 10 at 8 PM Kesivan and the Lights Hugh Masekela Kesivan Naidoo is one of the exciting leaders of the next wave of Vusi Mahlasela Cape jazz performers. A composer and drummer, Naidoo leads a fi ery quintet that is equally exciting when playing a standard Guest artists to be announced or an original composition, or covering an Ornette Coleman TWENTY YEARS OF FREEDOM tune. Kesivan and the Lights make their New York debut in this Two of South Africa’s true freedom fi ghters and musical icons, concert. Around legendary trumpeter and composer Hugh Masekala and singer Part of UBUNTU, page 53. the Vusi Mahlasela, are joined by guest artists to celebrate the The anniversary of 20 years of democracy and the end of apartheid in Friday, November 14 at 10 PM Globe South Africa with a program of stirring freedom songs. Shape Part of UBUNTU: Legendary Performers, page 54. of Ryan Truesdell’s Gil Evans Project Jazz Ryan Truesdell, Director Saturday, March 28 at 8 PM THE COLORS GIL FOUND: WORKS FOR LARGE ENSEMBLE Zakir Hussain Composer-producer Ryan Truesdell’s acclaimed Gil Evans Project presents previously unrecorded works of pioneering jazz Celtic Connections composer-arranger Gil Evans, along with authentic renderings of Zakir Hussain, Tabla his better-known works, giving new life to one of the jazz idiom’s Rakesh Chaurasia, Bamboo Flute greatest writers. Charlie McKerron, Fiddle Part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 60. Patsy Reid, Fiddle Matheu Watson, Guitar Friday, March 6 at 9:30 PM John Joe Kelly, Bodhran Edmar Castañeda Trio Additional artists to be announced Edmar Castañeda, Colombian Harp THE PULSE OF THE WORLD Marshall Gilkes, Trombone A legendary tabla virtuoso, Zakir Hussain returns to Carnegie Dave Silliman, Drums and Percussion Hall for The Pulse of the World, a fascinating fusion of Indian with Special Guest Andrea Tierra, Vocals and Celtic music. Joined by all-star Indian and Celtic musicians, The Pulse of the World reveals the close melodic and rhythmic When Colombian harp virtuoso Edmar Castañeda plays, connections shared by both traditions. Hussain was a founding it’s hard to believe only one man and not a trio of harpists is member of the groundbreaking jazz fusion ensemble Shakti performing. Castañeda’s remarkable technique—he plays lead, and has performed with artists as diverse as George Harrison, rhythm, and bass lines all at once—is equaled only by his soulful Yo-Yo Ma, and Van Morrison. improvisations. He leads his acclaimed global jazz trio in this concert. Friday, May 8 at 8 PM Part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 60. Diego el Cigala Saturday, April 25 at 9 PM Madrid-born Diego el Cigala’s fi ery vocals are rooted in the great fl amenco tradition, music he’s been performing since he was 12. Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band He has created his own exciting style by fusing fl amenco with Edmar Castañeda Brian Blade, Drums other idioms, from the pulsing Cuban bolero to the passionately Jon Cowherd, Piano expressive Argentine tango. Chris Thomas, Bass Melvin Butler, Soprano and Tenor Saxophones Myron Walden, Alto Saxophone and Bass Clarinet Four concerts in Zankel Hall. Drummer and composer Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band Diego el Cigala Mezzanine $159, Parterre $192 create a hauntingly lyrical and pastoral jazz style uniquely For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): their own. Photos: Castañeda by Diana Bejarano. Diana by Castañeda Photos: Mezzanine $147, Parterre $180 Part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 60.

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Saturday, October 11 at 9 PM Madala Kunene Phuzekhemisi A pair of masters from KwaZulu-Natal headlines a double bill that showcases two aspects of contemporary Zulu maskandi music, often dubbed the “Zulu blues.” Madala Kunene and his quintet draw on the spiritual aspects of the style, while Phuzekhemisi performs exuberant, high-energy music with singers and dancers in traditional attire. World Part of UBUNTU: Traditional Music, page 54, and Late Nights at Zankel Hall.

Views Saturday, November 1 at 9 PM Dizu Plaatjies and Ibuyambo Traditional-instrument maker and master Dizu Plaatjies and his group Ibuyambo perform stunningly beautiful music of the Xhosa people and of other Southern African traditions. Plaatjies and Ibuyambo make music that is pure, proud, fascinating, and unforgettable. Part of UBUNTU: Traditional Music, page 54, and Late Nights at Zankel Hall.

Friday, March 27 at 8:30 PM Lucilla Galeazzi Noted for her exquisite voice, Lucilla Galeazzi brings to life the folk music of Italy, from Umbria to Calabria and Puglia. Her arrangements of old Italian songs and dance melodies celebrate the beauty and vitality of the Mediterranean’s multicultural heritage with an ensemble that features fi ddles, guitars, and percussion.

Friday, April 24 at 8:30 PM In the Footsteps of Babur Homayun Sakhi, Afghan Rubab Rahul Sharma, Santur Tabla player to be announced Sirojiddin Juraev, Dutar and Tanbur Mukhtor Muborakqadamov, Badakhshani Setar Homayun Sakhi MUSIC OF THE MUGHAL COURT This program brings together remarkable musicians from A quintessential night out on the town is the Afghanistan, India, and Tajikistan in celebration of the exuberant vitality of the Mughal court in the 16th century. inspiration for Late Nights at Zankel Hall, Produced by the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the the next generation in the popular Aga Khan Trust for Culture. tradition of social clubs and cabaret spaces. Join us for a pre-concert drink and snacks at the Parterre Bar in Zankel Hall before Late Nights concerts that start at 9 PM or at Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates LLC. Zankel Hall later. It’s a relaxed nightspot to Lee. Chris by L’Arpeggiata Photos: hang out between dinner and the show, and a laidback chance Four concerts in Zankel Hall. to meet others who share your Mezzanine $132, Parterre $156 passion for music. Doors open one hour For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): before the performance. Mezzanine $120, Parterre $144 carnegiehall.org/LateNights 62 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe Early and New Music | 63

Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 PM | Weill Pomerium Alexander Blachly, Director MUSIC FOR THE TUDOR QUEENS TYE Kyrie: Missa Orbis Factor WHITE “Christe qui lux es”; “Regina caeli laetare” TALLIS “Salvator mundi”; Gloria: Missa Puer natus est nobis; Agnus Dei: Missa Puer natus est nobis; “In jejunio et fl etu”; “Derelinquat impius”; “Te lucis ante terminum” SHEPPARD “In manus tuas Domine”; “In pace in idipsum” BYRD “Diliges Dominum”; “O lux, beata Trinitas”; “In resurrectione tua”; “Haec Dies” Part of Before Bach: Early Music Vocal, page 65.

Sunday, April 12 at 2 PM | Stern/Perelman efore Bach Les Violons du Roy La Chapelle de Québec Bernard Labadie, Music Director and Conductor Hearing the music of Bach and Handel Christina Pluhar Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano (Dido) performed with historically informed style Henk Neven, Baritone (Aeneas) and instruments led to an explosion in Hélène Guilmette, Soprano (Belinda) Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 PM | Zankel Remaining artists to be announced popularity of their music in recent times. L’Arpeggiata ALL-PURCELL PROGRAM Now, after several generations of performers Christina Pluhar, Artistic Director and Theorbo Excerpts from King Arthur and The Fairy Queen honing these skills, their same approach Nuria Rial, Soprano Dido and Aeneas Raquel Andueza, Soprano Part of Weekends at Carnegie Hall, page 25, is dazzling audiences with music written Vincenzo Capezzuto, Alto and Baroque Unlimited, page 67. before 1685—the birth year of both Bach and ALL-PURCELL PROGRAM Monday, April 13 at 7:30 PM | Weill Part of Signatures, page 69. Handel. This season, Carnegie Hall brings Jordi Savall, Viola da Gamba together an impressive assemblage of these Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 PM | Zankel THE SPIRIT OF THE VIOL

artists for Before Bach, a month-long focus Cannon. David by Roy du Violons Les Borggreve, Marco by Pluhar © Electa/Leemage, “B” Photos: Program to include works by Jean de Sainte-ColombeSainte-Colombe,, L’Arpeggiata Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe le fi ls, Le Sieur de MachMachy,y, on the exciting music of that time. Whether Christina Pluhar, Artistic Directorrector Marin MaraisMarais,, anandd otothershers it is the divine purity and amusing bawdiness Nuria Rial, Soprano PartPart of BeBeforefore BacBachh: Early Music Instrumental, page 65.65. of Renaissance madrigals or the dramatic ALL-CAVALLI PROGRAM Selections from Artemisia, urgency of early Baroque opera, the music Calisto, Didone, Eliogabalo, Egisto, Ormindo, Rosinda, and otherther speaks to modern listeners who love great works music and relish the joy of discovery. Part of Off the Beaten Track, page 070..

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ANON. Concert donné a Louis XIII en 1627 (selected by André JOSQUIN “Gaude Virgo”; Missa Pange lingua Danican Philidor) BYRD “Cunctis diebus”; “Gaudeamus omnes”; “Timete LULLY Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme and additional Dominum”; “Iustorum animae”; “Beati mundo corde”; works “Tribue, Domine” MARAIS Couplets de folies; Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Part of Before Bach: Early Music Vocal, page 65. Mont-de-Paris COUPERIN Selections from Concerts royaux Monday, April 20 at 7:30 PM | Weill RAMEAU Pièces de clavecin FORQUERAY “La Marella”; “La du Vaucel”; “La Leclair” Fretwork LECLAIR Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8 JENKINS Fantasy No. 16 in D Major; Fantasy No. 8 in C Minor Part of Baroque Unlimited, page 67. LOCKE Suite No. 2 in D Minor / D Major; Suite No. 3 in F Major GIBBONS Fantasia No. 8, MB. 14; In Nomine No. 2 Friday, April 17 at 8 PM LAWES Consort in A Minor; Consort in A/C Minor Church of St. Ignatius Loyola | 980 Park Avenue PURCELL Fantasy No. 2 in F Major, Z. 733; Fantasy No. 8 in D Minor, Z. 739; Fantasy No. 11 in G Major, Z. 742 Tallis Scholars: Spem in alium Project Part of Before Bach: Early Music Instrumental, page 65. Carnegie Hall Chamber Chorus Peter Phillips, Conductor Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 PM | Weill BRUMEL Missa Et ecce terrae motus; Lamentations Kristian Bezuidenhout, Harpsichord Kristian Bezuidenhout Pomerium TALLIS “Loquebantur variis linguis”; “Spem in alium” Part of Before Bach: Early Music Instrumental, page 65. Part of Non-Subscription Events, page 73.

Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM | Weill I Fagiolini Early Early Robert Hollingworth, Director INSALATA I FAGIOLINI Music Music Works by Janequin, Sandrin, Phinot, Le Jeune, Vásquez, da Flecha, de Lassus, de Rore, Striggio, de Wert, Croce, and Instrumental Vocal Monteverdi Part of Before Bach: Early Music Vocal, page 65. Monday, April 13 at 7:30 PM Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 PM Thursday, April 30 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman Jordi Savall, Viola da Gamba Pomerium English Baroque Soloists

The Monteverdi Choir Borggreve. Marco by Bezuidenhout Chamala, Vico JS by Savall Photos: Monday, April 20 at 7:30 PM Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 PM Jordi Savall Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor Fretwork Tallis Scholars MONTEVERDI Vespro della Beata Vergine This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 PM Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 PM established by S. Donald Sussman in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw. Part of International Festival of Orchestras III, page 9. Kristian Bezuidenhout, Harpsichord I Fagiolini

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Wednesday, November 19 at 7:30 PM London Handel Players HANDEL AT HOME Venice Baroque Orchestra ALL-HANDEL PROGRAM Trio Sonata in A Major, Op. 5, No. 1 Violin Sonata in D Major Friday, November 7 at 7:30 PM | Zankel Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 PM | Zankel Opera Aria Arrangements Academy of Ancient Music Le Concert des Nations “O sleep, why dost thou leave me?” from Semele Richard Egarr, Director and Harpsichord Jordi Savall, Director “No, no! I’ll take no less” from Semele “Tornami a vagheggiar” from Alcina ALL-BACH PROGRAM ANON. Concert donné a Louis XIII en 1627 (selected by André Danican Philidor) Flute Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1, No. 9 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069 LULLY Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme and additional Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 works Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 2, No. 4 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066 MARAIS Couplets de folies; Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 Mont-de-Paris Monday, February 9 at 7:30 PM COUPERIN Selections from Concerts royaux Richard Egarr, Harpsichord Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 PM | Zankel RAMEAU Pièces de clavecin Venice Baroque Orchestra FORQUERAY “La Marella”; “La du Vaucel”; “La Leclair” BACH French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816; LECLAIR Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 8 Richard Egarr Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830; Partita No. 1 Andrea Marcon, Music Director and Conductor in B-fl at Major, BWV 825 Carmignola. Anna by Orchestra Baroque Venice Borggreve, Marco by Egarr Photos: Avi Avital, Mandolin Part of Before Bach, page 64. HANDEL Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor Works by Vivaldi and Tsintsadze With Salon Encores, Carnegie Hall revives a tradition that Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 PM Sunday, April 12 at 2 PM | Stern/Perelman has enlivened classical music Nicholas Phan, Tenor Three concerts in Zankel Hall; one concert in since the 19th century, when Les Violons du Roy Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. friends gathered in intimate Salon Remaining artists to be announced La Chapelle de Québec Mezzanine (Zankel) and Balcony (Stern/Perelman) $207/$213; Encores Songs by Purcell, Dowland, Lanier, Campion, settings to hear performances Mezzanine and Dress Circle $207/$223; Mezzanine and Second Blow, Morley, and others Bernard Labadie, Music Director and Conductor and share musical opinions. Tier $223; Parterre and Second Tier $273; Parterre and Parquet Join us after your Weill Recital Dorothea Röschmann, Soprano (Dido) | Henk Neven, Baritone (Aeneas) | Hélène Guilmette, Soprano (Belinda) $296; Parterre and First Tier $305 Hall concert in the Jacobs Room This series is part of Salon Encores. and enjoy a free drink with people Remaining artists to be announced For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Mezzanine (Zankel) and Balcony (Stern/Perelman) $194/$200; who love music—and love to discuss Three concerts in Weill Recital Hall. ALL-PURCELL PROGRAM Mezzanine and Dress Circle $194/$210; Mezzanine and Second it—as much as you do. You may also get to talk with Excerpts from King Arthur and The Fairy Queen Tier $210; Parterre and Second Tier $260; Parterre and Parquet the evening’s musicians, who often greet friends and Balcony $174, Orchestra $174 Dido and Aeneas $283; Parterre and First Tier $292 audience members after their performance. For renewing subscribers only Also part of Weekends at Carnegie Hall, page 25, (through March 7, 2014): and Before Bach, page 63. carnegiehall.org/SalonEncores Balcony $168, Orchestra $168 68 | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 Early and New Music | 69

“She is at once fearless, unique, uncompromising and yet builds human Friday, October 17 at 8:30 PM Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 PM values into work that is never polemical, Abdullah Ibrahim, Piano Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble and has communicated across A revered pianist and composer, Abdullah Ibrahim has been 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT hailed as the greatest exponent of Cape jazz. During his long and For the culminating event of her residency, Meredith Monk boundaries long before ‘crossover’ was glorious career, he has toured the world extensively, performing is joined by the extraordinary vocalists and instrumentalists as soloist with symphony orchestras and with legendary jazz even a term.” —The Washington Post that make up her ensemble. Selections from several of her The 2014–2015 artists such as Max Roach and Randy Weston. He returns to most recent works—On Behalf of Nature, impermanence, and Richard and Barbara Debs Zankel Hall for a solo concert that coincides with his 80th mercy—alongside classic works from the 1970s and ’80s will be Composer’s Chair Meredith Monk is an artistic visionary, celebrating birthday. performed, off ering an expansive view of Monk’s 50 years of her 50th season of creating and performing work in Part of UBUNTU, page 51. making music. New York City. She invented a new style with her vocal Meredith Monk is the holder of the 2014–2015 Meredith Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall. innovations, and her fusion of sound and movement is Saturday, March 7 at 9 PM as daring now as it was when she made her professional Kronos Quartet Monk debut in 1964. Ms. Monk’s reach extends beyond the Program to include world of classical composition, infl uencing numerous Four concerts in Zankel Hall. DEREK CHARKE New Work (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by musicians such as Björk, John Zorn, DJ Spooky, and Mezzanine $197, Parterre $236 Carnegie Hall) others. ALEKSANDRA VREBALOV Beyond Zero: 1914–1918 For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Mezzanine $185, Parterre $224 (fi lm by Bill Morrison) (NY Premiere) Meredith Monk holds the 2014–2015 Richard and Part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 60. Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair. During her residency, performances of her piano, chamber, orchestral, and Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 PM vocal works feature her unusual and fascinating use of voices and instruments to create music that is both L’Arpeggiata mysterious and expressive. She performs with her own Christina Pluhar, Artistic Director and Theorbo Vocal Ensemble and is also joined by various guest Nuria Rial, Soprano artists. The residency extends beyond Carnegie Hall to Raquel Andueza, Soprano (Le) Poisson Rouge, where Bruce Brubaker and Ursula Vincenzo Capezzuto, Alto Oppens perform a program of Monk’s works for one and two pianos. ALL-PURCELL PROGRAM Part of Before Bach, page 63. Friday, November 21 at 7:30 PM Signatures American Composers Orchestra Part of Fast Forward, page 71.

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Friday, March 20 at 8 PM St. Louis Symphony Part of Great American Orchestras I, page 11.

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Saturday, October 25 at 9 PM Sunday, March 22 at 3 PM Young Stars: Traditional Meredith Monk and Friends Cape Malay Singers Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble Moeniel Jacobs, Director Guest artists to include Don Byron | DJ Spooky | Theo Bleckmann and John Hollenbeck | Ha-Yang Kim David Kramer Band Lukas Ligeti | The M6 | Missy Mazzoli and Victoire The fascinating folk music from the Cape region of South Africa Jessye Norman | Courtney Orlando | Todd Reynolds is explored by two groups in this concert. New York audiences Nadia Sirota | Young People’s Chorus of New York City have a rare opportunity to hear a Cape Malay choir—the Young John Zorn Stars: Traditional Cape Malay Singers, a 15-voice male choir led Meredith Monk invites a group of colleagues from the new music, by Moeniel Jacobs—performing music from Cape Town that Fast classical, jazz, and DJ worlds to demonstrate her wide-reaching combines Dutch folk songs called nederlandslied with colorful infl uence and to celebrate her 50th anniversary of creating work infl ections and ornaments from the Malaysian and Indonesian in New York. Featuring an all-Monk program with Monk and her Forward traditions. David Kramer is a composer, guitarist, singer- acclaimed Vocal Ensemble at the helm, the concert includes music songwriter, and a tireless champion of Cape colored musical from her opera ATLAS, the acclaimed Songs of Ascension, and new traditions. For this concert, he performs with a lineup of folk arrangements and interpretations of existing works. musicians from the remote regions of the Karoo desert. Meredith Monk is the holder of the 2014–2015 Part of UBUNTU: Traditional Music, page 54, Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall. and Late Nights at Zankel Hall, page 60. Wednesday, April 8 at 7:30 PM Friday, February 27 at 7:30 PM L’Arpeggiata American Composers Orchestra Christina Pluhar, Artistic Director | Nuria Rial, Soprano George Manahan, Music Director and Conductor ALL-CAVALLI PROGRAM Shara Worden, Soprano Selections from Artemisia, Calisto, Didone, Eliogabalo, Egisto, ORCHESTRA UNDERGROUND Ormindo, Rosinda, and other works Part of Before Bach, page 63. WEILL The Seven Deadly Sins SHARA WORDEN Songs (NY Premiere) SARAH KIRKLAND SNIDER Songs from Unremembered Four concerts in Zankel Hall. DANIEL SCHNYDER DraKOOL (US Premiere) Mezzanine $175, Parterre $209 Rümme Alexander Frank by Stefanovich / DG, Broede Felix by Aimard Berger, Stephanie by Ensemble Vocal and Monk Meredith Photos: For renewing subscribers only (through March 7, 2014): Mezzanine $163, Parterre $197 Pierre-Laurent Aimard Tamara Stefanovich

Wednesday, October 29 at 8 PM Friday, November 21 at 7:30 PM Saturday, February 21 at 7:30 PM Colin Currie, Percussion American Composers Theatre of Voices Daniel Druckman, Orchestra Paul Hillier, Director Percussion George Manahan, Music Director STOCKHAUSEN Stimmung and Conductor Simon Crawford-Phillips, Ian Williams, Electronics Monday, March 16 at 7:30 PM Piano Theo Bleckmann, Vocals Phillip Moore, Piano Members of Meredith Monk and Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Vocal Ensemble Piano Students from The Juilliard School ORCHESTRA UNDERGROUND ALL–STEVE REICH PROGRAM Tamara Stefanovich, MEREDITH MONK Night Piano Clapping Music IAN WILLIAMS Clear Image Quartet (US Premiere, co-commissioned by (World Premiere) ALL–PIERRE BOULEZ PROGRAM Off Carnegie Hall) A. J. MCCAFFREY go this way and that Douze notations the Drumming way and this way and that way Piano Sonata No. 1 Beaten (World Premiere) Piano Sonata No. 2 LOREN LOIACONO Stalks, Hounds Piano Sonata No. 3 (NY Premiere) Constellation-Miroir Four concerts in Zankel Hall. THEO BLECKMANN Upper Crust Track Trope Mezzanine $184, Parterre $218 (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall) Une page d’éphéméride For renewing subscribers only (through Meredith Monk is the holder of the 2014–2015 Structures, livre II March 7, 2014): Mezzanine $172, Parterre Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble le. $206 Carnegie Hall. 72 | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 Non-Subscription Events | 73

Monday, October 27 at 7:30 PM | Zankel Sunday, November 16 at 5 PM | Weill Paper Music: A Ciné Concert by The MET Chamber Ensemble Philip Miller and William Kentridge James Levine, Artistic Director and Conductor Introduction by William Kentridge BERG Adagio for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano from Chamber Non- Joanna Dudley, Voice Concerto; Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 Idith Meshulam, Piano WEBERN Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 Subscription Philip Miller, Foley Sampler J. STRAUSS “Rosen aus dem Süden” (arr. Schoenberg) This is the latest project in an ongoing collaboration between WEBERN Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 Events the Johannesburg-born visual artist William Kentridge and his SCHOENBERG Pierrot lunaire South African compatriot Philip Miller. Paper Music features a Part of Salon Encores, page 66. selection of 10 Kentridge fi lms with music by Miller, including Special price: $81 These events are available exclusively three that were presented at the dOCUMENTA (13) exhibition as part of The Refusal of Time exhibition. Price after August 17: $95 to 2014–2015 subscribers at a savings Part of UBUNTU, page 52. Kelli O’Hara of 15% through August 17, 2014. Special prices: $37.50, $44 Saturday, December 20 at 8 PM | Stern/Perelman Prices after August 17: $44, $52 The New York Pops Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor Tuesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM | Zankel Kelli O’Hara and Matthew Morrison, Guest Artists A Distant Drum KELLI AND MATTHEW: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Photos: Rattle by Steve J. Sherman, Tallis Scholars by Eric Richmond, Morrison by Brian Bowen Smith. Bowen Brian by Morrison Richmond, Eric by Scholars Tallis Sherman, J. Steve by Rattle Photos: Daniel Hope, Violin Broadway star Kelli O’Hara and Glee leading man Matthew Vincent Segal, Cello Morrison are reunited in a program of seasonal classics and Jason Marsalis, Percussion contemporary holiday songs. Andrew Tracey, Music Supervisor Special prices: $29, $34, $51, $69, $92.50, $102 Prices after August 17: $34, $40, $60, $81, $109, $120 Atandwa Kani, Actor Christiaan Schoombie, Actor Additional artists to be announced Wednesday, December 24 at 7 PM | Stern/Perelman Matthew Morrison Violinist Daniel Hope curates a one-time-only music theater New York String Orchestra production, joining forces with his father Christopher Hope, Jaime Laredo, Conductor one of South Africa’s most eminent novelists. Commissioned by Carnegie Hall, A Distant Drum is a portrait of Nat Nakasa, Liang Wang, Oboe Sunday, December 28 at 2 PM | Stern/Perelman a brilliant, irreverent spirit of his generation, who left behind ALL-MOZART PROGRAM New York String Orchestra South Africa’s apartheid of the 1960s for New York. Nakasa was Overture to The Impresario a young writer who heard a diff erent music and marched to a Jaime Laredo, Conductor Sir Simon Rattle distant drum. Noted authority on South African music Andrew Oboe Concerto Augustin Hadelich, Violin Tracey is musical supervisor, and the outstanding ensemble of Symphony No. 39 TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade in C Major for Strings, Op. 48 musicians and actors includes cellist Vincent Segal, best known This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists Wednesday, October 1 at 7 PM | Stern/Perelman for his collaboration with Sting. established by Stella and Robert Jones. BARBER Violin Concerto Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala Part of UBUNTU, page 53. Special prices: $21, $38, $51 BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral” Prices after August 17: $25, $45, $60 This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists Special prices: $37.50, $44 established by Stella and Robert Jones. Berliner Philharmoniker Prices after August 17: $44, $52 Special prices: $21, $38, $51 Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director and Conductor Tallis Scholars Prices after August 17: $25, $45, $60 Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances Friday, April 17 at 8 PM BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 Church of St. Ignatius Loyola | 980 Park Avenue STRAVINSKY Closing Scenes from The Firebird Perspectives: Anne-Sophie Mutter Tallis Scholars: Spem in alium Project Carnegie Hall Chamber Chorus Opening Night Gala Lead Sponsor: PwC Peter Phillips, Conductor The Carnegie Hall presentations of the Berliner Philharmoniker are made possible by a leadership gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen BRUMEL Missa Et ecce terrae motus; Lamentations Foundation and Marina Kellen French. TALLIS “Loquebantur variis linguis”; “Spem in alium” Balcony $75/$91, Dress Circle $119 Part of Before Bach, page 64. Please note that concert-only tickets become available for purchase on the following dates: July 14 for Carnegie Hall subscribers and Special prices: $42.50, $51 members; July 21 for the general public. Prices after August 17: $50, $60 No discount available. (See page 75 for gala details.) 74 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe Special Benefit Events | 75

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 7 PM Nathan Lane Patrick Wilson Stern/Perelman Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala Berliner Philharmoniker A Musical Fable of Broadway Sir Simon Rattle, Music Director and Conductor Photos: Lane by Michael Sofronski, Rattle by Simon Fowler, Mutter by Harald Hoffmann / DG. Hoffmann Harald by Mutter Fowler, Simon by Rattle Sofronski, Michael by Lane Photos: Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin Music and Lyrics by FRANK LOESSER RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances Book by JO SWERLING and ABE BURROWS BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 STRAVINSKY Closing Scenes from The Firebird Sierra Boggess Megan Mullally Come join your favorite wise guys and gals at Sir Simon Rattle Perspectives: Anne-Sophie Mutter Carnegie Hall for a one-night-only concert presentation Starring of Frank Loesser’s classic musical Guys and Dolls. Join us for the start of the 2014–2015 season with a Nathan Lane celebration of classic and thrilling works performed by Benefi t tickets start at $1,000 and include prime Patrick Wilson the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, and seating for the performance and an exciting after-party violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. Sierra Boggess with members of the cast. Tables start at $15,000 and also include a VIP pre-concert dinner at Carnegie Hall. To be added to our mailing list for this event, please contact and Megan Mullally as Miss Adelaide the Special Events offi ce at [email protected]. Orchestra of St. Luke’s carnegiehall.org/GuysAndDolls carnegiehall.org/OpeningNight Rob Fisher, Concert and Event Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP Music Director and Conductor Major funding for this concert is provided by Opening Night Gala Lead Sponsor: PwC The Alice Tully Foundation. Jack O’Brien, Director Additional support is provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. The Carnegie Hall presentations of the Berliner Philharmoniker are made possible by a leadership Joshua Bergasse, Choreographer gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation and Marina Kellen French. Anne-Sophie Mutter 76 | carnegiehall.org/subscribe 2014–2015 Season at a Glance | 77

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