2011-2012

Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra 04/29/2012 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony SpaceBartók’s most popular work has been blowing people away for almost 70 years. Find out how it re-ignited his career, then enjoy the masterpiece in a thrilling performance. Concert Notes

Crumb 04/19/2012 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie Hall All seats: $25 Choose 2 or more concerts and save 10% Now here’s something you won’t hear every day! The Pulitzer Prize-winning “Echoes of Time and theRiver” and the Grammy Award-winning “Star-Child” are featured on this tribute to the one-of-a-kindGeorge Crumb, who explored techniques like Spoken Flute…

The Hunchback of Notre Dame 03/18/2012 at 02:00 PM – Carnegie Hall All seats: $25 Choose 2 or more concerts and save 10%Passion. Betrayal. Revenge. Victor Hugo’s epic novel is given the operatic treatment in Franz Schmidt’s lush and tuneful Notre Dame, which features a famous and beloved Intermezzo. Stephen Powell, baritone Burak Bilgili, bass…

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring 02/26/2012 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space All seats: $25 Choose 2 or more concerts and save 10% Only partial view seats are available at this time. For tickets, please call the Symphony Space box office at 212.864.5400. So they rioted at the premiere, but what else? Leon…

Parallel Lives: Liszt & Busoni 12/11/2011 at 02:00 PM – Carnegie HallThey were both composers, virtuoso pianists, and teachers, and they first met when Busoni was just nine years old, studying in Vienna. This concert features Busoni’s piano concerto that announced hisarrival as masterful composer, and Liszt’s symphony for the inauguration of a monument to…

Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan” 10/30/2011 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony SpaceWhy is Mahler’s first symphony sometimes called the “Titan?” You’ll find out as you get the backgroundstory on the work, and then hear the powerful piece in its entirety. Concert Notes

Bauhaus Bach 10/21/2011 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie HallIn conjunction with the Whitney Museum’s exhibit on the artist Lyonel Feininger, J.S. Bach gets amodernist bent in these 20th-century orchestrations by Arnold Schoenberg, Max Reger and others. Theprogram also features Feininger’s own composition based on a form that Bach perfected—the fugue. Opening Night VIP Package includes…