Carnegie Hall

(NEW YORK, NY; November 17, 2023)—Carnegie Hall celebrates the holiday season with a variety of special programs this December. On Thursday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. Principal Conductor Bernard Labadie leads New York City’s beloved Orchestra of St. Luke’s in J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. The performance features soprano Lauren Snouffer, contralto Avery Amereau, tenor Andrew Haji, and baritone Joshua Hopkins, along with La Chapelle de Québec.

Later in the month, on Friday, December 22 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 23 at 8:00 p.m., Music Director Steven Reineke and The New York Pops ring in the holiday season with Tony nominee Norm Lewis and Essential Voices USA offering a festive program of classic and contemporary carols and other holiday favorites including “The Christmas Song,” “Silver Bells,” “I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” and “This Christmas.”

The New York String Orchestra, an ensemble of remarkable young players from around the world who come together each December for a seminar of rehearsals and performance preparation, is conducted by Jaime Laredo in their annual pair of year-end concerts. On Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24 at 7:00 p.m. the orchestra presents an all-Mozart program featuring two NYSO alums: violinist Bella Hristova and violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt. The group’s second concert on Thursday, December 28 at 8:00 p.m. includes Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Primal Message for String Orchestra, Harp, and Percussion; Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto featuring Anna Polonsky; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7.

About Carnegie Hall
Since 1891, Carnegie Hall has set the international standard for excellence in performance. From Tchaikovsky, Dvorák, Mahler, and Bartók to George Gershwin, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Judy Garland, and The Beatles, every form of music has filled Carnegie Hall—the only prerequisite: that it be the finest. Carnegie Hall presents a wide range of performances each season on its three stages—the renowned Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, intimate Weill Recital Hall, and innovative Zankel Hall—including concert series curated by acclaimed artists and composers; citywide festivals featuring collaborations with leading New York City cultural institutions; orchestral performances, chamber music, new music concerts, and recitals; and the best in jazz, world, and popular music. Complementing these performance activities, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute creates extensive music education and social impact programs that annually serve more than 800,000 people in the New York City area, nationally, and internationally, playing a central role in Carnegie Hall’s commitment to making great music accessible to as many people as possible. For more information, visit carnegiehall.org.


Program Information
Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S
Bernard Labadie, Principal Conductor
Lauren Snouffer, Soprano
Avery Amereau, Contralto
Andrew Haji, Tenor
Joshua Hopkins, Baritone
La Chapelle de Québec

J. S. BACH Christmas Oratorio

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music established by S. Donald Sussman in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw.

Tickets $32–$105

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Friday, December 22, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
THE NEW YORK POPS
Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor
Norm Lewis, Guest Artist
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, Music Director and Conductor

with
Pastor Bobby Lewis, Special Guest

The Best Christmas of All with Norm Lewis

JOHN WILLIAMS "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" from Home Alone
HERMAN "The Best Christmas of All" from Mrs. Santa Claus
EVANS / LIVINGSTON "Silver Bells"
TORMÉ / WELLS "The Christmas Song"
SMALLS "Home" from The Wiz
BERLIN "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
LEONTOVICH "Carol of the Bells"
HAGUE / SEUSS "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from How the Grinch Stole Christmas
MARKS "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
TRAD. "Go Tell It On the Mountain"
BEAL / BOOTHE "Jingle Bell Rock"
JUDITH CLURMAN / DAVID CHASE "Chanukah Joy and Peace"
HATHAWAY / NADINE MCKINNOR "This Christmas"
SIMEONE / ONORATI / DAVIS "The Little Drummer Boy"
RANDOL BASS / MOORE "The Night Before Christmas"
WESLEY WHATLEY / BILL SCHERMERHORN "I Believe (in Santa Claus)"
SCHUBERT / ADAM / DWIGHT "Ave Maria - O Holy Night"
MARKS / ROLLINS / NELSON / HALDERMAN / AUTRY / PIERPONT "Jingle, Jangle Sing-Along".

The December 22 performance is sponsored by Mastercard, Official Payment Partner of Carnegie Hall

The December 23 performance is sponsored by Deloitte LLP

Tickets $49–$150

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Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
NEW YORK STRING ORCHESTRA
Jaime Laredo, Conductor
Bella Hristova, Violin
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Viola

ALL-MOZART PROGRAM
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364
Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, "Haffner"

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Stella and Robert Jones.

Tickets $38–$75

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Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
NEW YORK STRING ORCHESTRA
Jaime Laredo, Conductor
Anna Polonsky, Piano

NOKUTHULA NGWENYAMA Primal Message for String Orchestra, Harp, and Percussion
CLARA SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for young artists established by Stella and Robert Jones.

Tickets $38–$75

 

Ticket Information

Tickets are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, carnegiehall.org.

For Carnegie Hall Corporation presentations taking place in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, a limited number of seats, priced at $10, will be available day-of-concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sunday until one hour before the performance or until supply lasts. The exceptions are Weill Music Institute and gala events. These $10 tickets are available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis at the Carnegie Hall Box Office only. There is a two-ticket limit per customer.

In addition, for all Carnegie Hall presentations in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage a limited number of partial view (seats with obstructed or limited sight lines or restricted leg room) will be sold for 50% of the full price. For more information on this and other discount ticket programs, including those for students, Notables members, and Bank of America customers, visit carnegiehall.org/discounts. Artists, programs, dates, and prices are subject to change.

 

Photo: Richard Termine