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Carnegie Hall Presents

Vienna Philharmonic

Sunday, March 2, 2025 2 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Riccardo Muti by Todd Rosenberg
This matinee performance concludes the Vienna Philharmonic and conductor Riccardo Muti’s back-to-back concerts at Carnegie Hall. They perform the last—and grandest—of Mozart’s symphonies: No. 41, “Jupiter,” a culmination of the composer’s mastery of Classical music conventions. It is also, as far as we know today, an extremely rare piece written of Mozart’s own accord, with no paid commission connected to or influencing it. The program also features Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.” One of the classical canon’s most beloved works, it received its premiere here at Carnegie Hall with the composer himself in attendance.

Performers

Vienna Philharmonic
Riccardo Muti, Conductor

Program

MOZART Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter"

DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"


Encore:

J. STRAUSS JR. Overture to The Gypsy Baron

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately 100 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. Please note that there will be no late seating before intermission. 

Listen to Selected Works

Major support for this concert is provided by the Audrey Love Charitable Foundation. 
Rolex is the Exclusive Partner of the Vienna Philharmonic.

At a Glance

MOZART  Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter”
Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” represent the Classical symphony at the peak of perfection. Mozart (who was near the end of his short life) was struggling with debt and artistic neglect. His symphony has a jubilant, festive character, but also decidedly somber episodes and a technical subtlety typical of the composer’s late style.

DVOŘÁK  Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, “From the New World”
Dvořák’s final symphony, “From the New World,” composed during his stint in New York, is based on Native American motifs, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha, and Black spirituals, which Dvořák proclaimed to be the “folk songs of America.” The latter statement caused a great outcry from the racist tastemakers of the time, but since the symphony’s historic Carnegie Hall debut in 1893, many composers have followed Dvořák’s lead, and the symphony is probably the most popular ever composed in America.

Bios

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