Carnegie Hall

Every note rings true when the world’s great singers perform in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage’s legendary acoustics. This season, hear Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin performed by one of its most acclaimed interpreters: baritone Matthias Goerne, who is joined by pianist par excellence Daniil Trifonov. Fellow Metropolitan Opera stars Isabel Leonard and Nadine Sierra join forces for a rare duo recital. International favorite Juan Diego Flórez returns with a vibrant program. Lise Davidsen makes her anticipated Carnegie Hall recital debut, following her headline-making New York recital debut at the Metropolitan Opera (“holy cow,” wrote The New York Times).

This series features three extraordinary vocal performances in Zankel Hall. Enjoy a tribute to one of the finest art-song interpreters of the 20th-century, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, by acclaimed Benjamin Appl, a mentee and friend of the famed baritone. Hear the Zankel Hall recital debut of opera and lied singer Günther Groissböck, recently called “a revelation” at the Metropolitan Opera (The New York Times). Experience an imaginative program of Spanish song, opera, and dance, featuring multilingual mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, superb instrumentalists, and choreography created and performed by flamenco dancer Sonia Olla.

Witness three recital debuts in Carnegie Hall’s most intimate performance space. In Thousands of Miles, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey and pianist Baptiste Trotignon perform an imaginative program of Weill/Brecht, Korngold, Alma Mahler, and Zemlinsky. International rising star soprano Axelle Fanyo performs an eclectic program of Schoenberg, Cage, Messiaen, and William Bolcom with renowned pianist Julius Drake. Baritone Jarrett Ott, who makes his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2025, performs a boldly incisive program of Ravel, Copland, Schubert, Adolphus Hailstork, Jasmine Barnes, Jake Heggie, and more with BBC New Generation Artist pianist Kunal Lahiry.

Hear four unforgettable concerts in Carnegie Hall’s most iconic venue. Pianists Nobuyuki Tsujii and Khatia Buniatishvili return as two of today’s most popular recitalists. Violinist extraordinaire Maxim Vengerov performs sonatas by Brahms, Schubert, and Shostakovich with pianist Polina Osetinskaya. Plus, experience a daring collaboration between singer Joyce DiDonato, the Grammy-winning Time for Three trio, and Musical America’s 2024 Composer of the Year Kevin Puts in the New York premiere of his Emily Dickinson–inspired song cycle.

Discover the limitless possibilities of orchestral music in this three-concert series that features the Philharmonia Orchestra, Galilee Chamber Orchestra, and Boston Symphony Orchestra. The ensembles are joined by star soloists Víkingur Ólafsson, Bruce Liu, Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, and others in programs that include symphonies by Dvořák, Felix Mendelssohn, and Sibelius; concertos by Beethoven and Mozart; daring selections by John Adams; a New York premiere by Gabriela Ortiz; and more.

Experience celebrated orchestras from around the world in the storied acoustics of Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Hear symphonies by Rachmaninoff, Barraine, Brahms, Mozart, and Dvořák; concertos by Felix Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Sibelius; and distinctive works by the visionary Arvo Pärt, Dongshoon Shin, and more. Featured artists include the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Jaap van Zweden with violinist Bomsori Kim; Orchestre National de France and Cristian Mǎcelaru with pianist Daniil Trifonov; Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer with violinist Maxim Vengerov; and Vienna Philharmonic with Andris Nelsons.

Every great orchestra has its own unmistakable sound, revealed in exquisite detail in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. In this three-concert series, hear rich symphonic works by G. Mahler, Brahms, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Ben-Haim, and Bartók performed by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Lahav Shani, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Vienna Philharmonic and Andris Nelsons. Soloists include pianist Lang Lang, violinists Pinchas Zukerman and Veronika Eberle, and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras.

Experience the famous passion and dramatic range of the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera. In the historic splendor of Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the ensemble in monumental symphonies by G. Mahler, Bruckner, and Dawson; works by Bernstein and Barber; and more. This season’s soloists include star singers Isabel Leonard and Joyce DiDonato, each of whom is a leading figure at the Metropolitan Opera and beyond.

The United States is home to several of the world’s top orchestras, and this series features four of them on the country’s most iconic stage for music. Cheer the return of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with conductor Manfred Honeck and audience favorite pianist Seong-Jin Cho. Experience Verdi’s larger-than-life Requiem performed by The Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Franz Welser-Möst, and world-renowned singers Asmik Grigorian, Deniz Uzun, Joshua Guerrero, and Tareq Nazm. Enjoy a program of exciting hero’s tales with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä. Hear the historic Boston Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Nelsons with piano superstar Lang Lang.

Discover what makes New York City’s storied Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) a staple of every Carnegie Hall season. Raphaël Pichon conducts a program anchored in the works of Beethoven, including his Ninth Symphony and selections that showcase featured vocalists. Andrew Manze conducts Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, featuring acclaimed Beethoven interpreter Paul Lewis, as well as Haydn’s Symphony No. 47 in G Major and John Adams’s Fearful Symmetries, which Adams wrote for OSL. Louis Langrée leads an all-American concert of Ellington, Ives, Bernstein, and Gershwin, featuring jazz pianist Gerald Clayton. Masaaki Suzuki conducts a program of masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, and Felix Mendelssohn, joined by star violinist Midori.

Celebrate 125 years of The Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the most consistently outstanding ensembles in the world. In this four-concert series, the orchestra is joined by pianists Emanuel Ax and Hayato Sumino, singers Ying Fang and Joyce DiDonato, the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, and the versatile Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Experience the New York premiere of Marsalis’s Symphony No. 5, “Liberty”; new works by John Adams and Julia Wolfe; powerful symphonies by G. Mahler, Beethoven, and Brahms; exhilarating concertos by Beethoven and Gershwin; and more.

Put four of the season’s most anticipated concerts on your calendar—including three matinees—and look forward to your unbeatable weekend plans. Enjoy a powerful Saturday-night concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Lahav Shani. Experience Handel’s dramatic Hercules brought to life by a world-class cast in the latest matinee event by The English Concert—always an annual highlight. Witness an invigorating recital of Chopin, J. S. Bach, Schoenberg, and Robert Schumann performed by renowned pianist Seong-Jin Cho. Spend a Sunday afternoon in the enchanting musical world of Puccini’s triptych of one-act operas, Il trittico, as Gianandrea Noseda leads the National Symphony Orchestra with a grand lineup of singers.

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.

Baroque music is a vibrant, varied, and endlessly entertaining living tradition performed by imaginative 21st-century virtuosos. This season, discover the brilliant Wonder Women project by Christina Pluhar and L’Arpeggiata with guest vocalists. Visionary director Jonathan Cohen leads the Handel and Haydn Society in cantatas by J. S. Bach and Telemann, plus one of the Brandenburg concertos. Concerto Köln returns with a wide-ranging program of early-music gems, including a Vivaldi double concerto performed by violinist Shunske Sato and recorder player Max Volbers in his Carnegie Hall debut.

This constantly evolving ensemble features members of the illustrious Met Orchestra in programs of great ambition and variety. The ensemble adapts to fit the instrumental needs of any piece of music, offering endless programming possibilities. In the intimacy of Weill Recital Hall, hear all-time chamber-music classics, hard-to-find hidden gems, and standout works by several of today’s leading composers. Soloists include Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Morley, and more.