Carnegie Hall

FRETWORK
IESTYN DAVIES, Countertenor
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM
(Zankel Hall)

Five years since their last sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall, countertenor Iestyn Davies and early music viol consort Fretwork return, joined by organist Silas Wollston, to perform works drawn from 17th-century Germany—including music by J.C. Bach, Tunder, Scheidt, Buxtehude, and more—in a program titled “Lamento” after their award-winning album of the same name.

CZECH PHILHARMONIC
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic return to Carnegie Hall for the first time since 2018, presenting three concerts tied to the worldwide Year of Czech Music, a decennial celebration in 2024 that highlights legendary Czech composers. Across the three programs, Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, and Daniil Trifonov join Maestro Bychkov and the orchestra to perform beloved and lesser-known concertos by Dvořák. These concerts also feature selections from Smetana’s Má Vlast, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, and Janáček’s magnificent Glagolitic Mass featuring the Prague Philharmonic Choir.

The Czech Philharmonic’s concert on December 4 will be heard live by listeners around the world as part of the Carnegie Hall Live broadcast and digital series. Produced by WQXR and Carnegie Hall, and co-hosted by WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon and WNYC’s John Schaefer, the concert will be broadcast on WQXR 105.9 FM in New York and streamed online at wqxr.org and carnegiehall.org/wqxr.

TRIO MEDIÆVAL
CATALINA VIECENS, Organetto
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM
(Weill Recital Hall)

The singers of Trio Mediæval return to Carnegie Hall with Catalina Vicens for “An Old Hall Ladymass,” a program featuring music drawn from a 15th-century choir book almost lost to history until it was rediscovered at the end of the 19th century. These medieval sacred works will be performed alongside new music by David Lang and Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen.

PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM
(Zankel Hall)

For their first performance after their Carnegie Hall debut in 2018, the Prague Philharmonic Choir returns as part of the celebration of the Year of Czech Music with a program of Czech choral works by Eben, Janáček, Dvořák, Martinů, and Jan Novák. This concert follows the choir’s performance in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage the previous evening with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic.

KIRILL GERSTEIN, Piano
Friday, December 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Pianist Kirill Gerstein makes his Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage recital debut with a program to include Robert Schumann’s Carnaval; Ravel’s La valse; two Liszt works: the rarely performed “Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude” from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses and Piano Sonata in B Minor; as well as the New York premiere of Francisco Coll’s Two Waltzes Toward Civilization, inspired by Federico García Lorca’s seminal book of poetry, Poet in New York.

JOSHUA ROMAN
A Well-Being Concert
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 5:30 PM
(Resnick Education Wing)

Following his unforgettable (and sold-out) Well-Being Concert in December 2023, cellist Joshua Roman returns with another immersive event to encourage self-care, mindfulness, and healing in Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing. Celebrated for his “playful zest for exploration” (The New York Times) and “contagious enthusiasm for musical evolution” (The Seattle Times), Roman is a TED Senior Fellow (and hit performer at the TED Conference) who became the Seattle Symphony’s youngest principal player at age 22. A prolific and eclectic solo career has now taken him around the world and included collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, DJ Spooky, Somi, Anna Deavere Smith, and numerous top orchestras.

PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 7:30 PM
(Weill Recital Hall)

For the grand finale of Carnegie Hall’s celebration of the Year of Czech Music, the Pavel Haas Quartet returns for the first time since 2012 with a program of Suk, Smetana, and Janáček.

PIOTR BECZAŁA, Tenor
HELMUT DEUTSCH, Piano
Monday, December 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

International opera star and acclaimed recitalist tenor Piotr Beczała, joined by pianist Helmut Deutsch, performs selections by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Robert Schumann, Karłowicz, and Grieg.

JANINE JANSEN, Violin
DENIS KOZHUKHIN, Piano
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Violinist Janine Jansen appears in recital with frequent collaborator pianist Denis Kozhukhin performing sonatas by Robert Schumann and Brahms, as well as Clara Schumann’s Three Romances, Op. 22.

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD, Piano
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

Pianist Hélène Grimaud returns with Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109; Brahms’s Three Intermezzos, Op. 117 and Seven Fantasies, Op. 116; and J. S. Bach’s Chaconne in D Minor from Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004, arranged by Busoni.

ASMIK GRIGORIAN, Soprano
LUKAS GENIUŠAS, Piano
Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM
(Zankel Hall)

One of opera and art song’s brightest rising stars, Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes her first of two Carnegie Hall appearances this season, appearing in recital with pianist Lukas Geniušas. The pair will perform selections by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff drawn from their critically acclaimed 2022 debut album, Dissonance. Ms. Grigorian returns as soloist with Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra in March.

CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT, Vocals
SULLIVAN FORTNER, Piano
Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM
(Zankel Hall)

Perspectives artist Cécile McLorin Salvant joins longtime collaborator pianist Sullivan Fortner for an intimate evening that features a range of repertoire performed in refreshing new ways.

A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION
Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

A Night of Inspiration returns to Carnegie Hall. This uplifting evening of music, dance, and spoken word from diverse traditions features an all-star lineup of artists under the direction of Ray Chew—well-known composer, producer, and music director of Dancing with the Stars, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Showtime at the Apollo, and more—with co-producer Vivian Scott Chew. The evening highlights a star-studded roster of artists including Regina Belle, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Erica Campbell featuring Krista Campbell, Tina Campbell, Isaac Carree, Olen Cesari, Melvin Crispell, Doug E. Fresh, Cory Henry, Dave Hollister, Rahsaan Patterson, Kierra Sheard-Kelly, Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Brian Courtney Wilson, and Juan Winans. The stellar lineup will be accompanied by a 64-piece orchestra and a 150-voice multicultural choir for a special evening paying tribute to the pioneering gospel quartet The Winans.

SHEKU KANNEH-MASON, Cello
ISATA KANNAH-MASON, Piano
Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

All-star siblings cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason return to make a double Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage recital debut, performing cello sonatas by Fauré, Poulenc, and Mendelssohn as well as the New York premiere of a new work by Natalie Klouda.

THE NEW YORK POPS
Friday, December 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

The New York Pops’ annual holiday tradition returns for two merry nights of classic carols, contemporary favorites, and other surprises with Broadway’s Jessica Vosk  andEssential Voices USA.

NEW YORK STRING ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM
(Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)

A joyous holiday tradition continues as the New York String Orchestra returns for its annual December concerts conducted by Jaime Laredo. On Christmas Eve, the orchestra presents an all-Mozart program featuring The Philadelphia Orchestra’s longtime principal clarinetist Ricardo Morales. The group’s second concert includes Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Prologue and Variations, Barber’s Violin Concerto with Jennifer Koh, and Brahms’s Symphony No. 1.