Carnegie Hall

This concert series is designed for cultural omnivores and fans with an appetite for artistic adventure. Be transported into Arvo Pärt’s mystical musical world by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Hear the brilliant piano duo of Timo Andres and Aaron Diehl in works by Ellington, Monk, and Julia Wolfe, plus a world premiere by Andres. For one night only, experience Hello, America: Letters to Us, from Us, a program of premieres performed by the prolific American Composers Orchestra. Explore a musical triptych by the game-changing Kronos Quartet with Quentin E. Baxter, Laura Ortman, and Wu Man.

Bring a sense of discovery and journey into three singular musical performances. The prolific American Composers Orchestra performs an innovative program of new works, new instruments, and more. Violin virtuoso Gidon Kremer celebrates his beloved collaborator Arvo Pärt, one of the most impactful composers of the past century. Plus, hear The Crossing—“America’s most astonishing choir” (The New York Times)—in a program of its own curation, featuring New York premieres by Wang Lu, Tania León, and Ayanna Woods.

Explore a three-concert, genre-crossing series for the culturally curious. Blending classical music with 21st-century singer-songwriters and other surprises, yMusic has “a language all their own.” Hear them perform new music by Gabriella Smith, a collaboration with soul-pop innovator and vocalist Emily King, and more. Ruckus, “the world’s only period instrument rock band” (San Francisco Chronicle), teams up with visionary bass-baritone Davóne Tines to reflect on 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Cellist Alisa Weilerstein continues her multi-year, multisensory FRAGMENTS performance series, blending J. S. Bach’s solo cello suites with visual components and new works by leading composers.

Led by Colin Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen, The Knights expand classical music’s boundaries with innovative programming, exuberant performances, and insatiable curiosity. Across three concerts this season, they perform symphonies by Robert Schumann and Haydn; a chamber-music masterpiece by Felix Mendelssohn; New York premieres by Osvaldo Golijov and Gabriel Kahane; a distinctive tintinnabuli piece by Arvo Pärt; an inspired melding of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 3 with poetry by J. Mae Barizo; and a varied reflection on the United States, featuring music by Ellington, Bonds, Ljova, Copland, and more.

Celebrate classical music’s bright future with two ensembles known for their virtuosity, curiosity, and endless sense of adventure. Across three concerts, the new fellows of Ensemble Connect perform works by Arvo Pärt, Barber, Ives, Wynton Marsalis, and Joan Tower, plus a New York premiere by George Lewis. Hear Decoda—a group of extraordinary Ensemble Connect alums—in American Renaissance, featuring works by William Grant Still, Florence Price, Ives, Jessie Montgomery, Margaret Bonds, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, and Zenobia Powell Perry.

Carnegie Hall presents exceptional artists from The Juilliard School in this brand-new concert series. Dynamic programs celebrate Juilliard’s unique blend of tradition and innovation, highlighting the vibrant future of music, dance, and drama. Celebrate a new generation of artists in the modern and versatile Zankel Hall.

Enjoy a quintessential Carnegie Hall experience in this globetrotting, four-concert series that brings top ensembles and soloists to our grandest stage. The Estonian Festival Orchestra performs its North American debut in celebration of Arvo Pärt, joined by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; soloists Midori, Hans Christian Aavik, and Nico Muhly; and more. The Cleveland Orchestra performs Mozart’s final symphony and Shostakovich’s monumental Symphony No. 11. Violinist Joshua Bell leads Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in works by Robert Schumann, Brahms, and others. Early-music icon Jordi Savall traverses five centuries and “a sea of music” with Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Tembembe Ensamble Continuo, and artists from numerous international traditions.