Concerts
Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8
02/24/2013 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space Build a package with two or more concerts and save up to 15%! Single tickets $35 From the thunderous opening theme to the immense scherzo and militant fanfares of the finale, Leon Botstein and the orchestra explain it all, and then let you enjoy this awe-inspiring…
Read MoreTruth or Truffles
02/10/2013 at 02:00 PM – Carnegie Hall Build a package with two or more concerts and save up to 15%! Single tickets $25/$35/$50 After the devastation of the First World War, Strauss chose to write a delightful escapist ballet, filled with dancing candy and whipped cream. Hartmann, on the other hand, responded to his experience…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Masterpiece
01/25/2013 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie Hall Build a package with two or more concerts and save up to 15%! Single tickets $25/$35/$50 To mark his 20th year with the ASO, Music Director Leon Botstein offers a signature program, questioning why some works are regarded as masterpieces, while others are overlooked. Brahms’ beloved Symphony No.…
Read MoreThe Cage Concert
12/13/2012 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie Hall Build a package with two or more concerts and save up to 15%! Single tickets $25/$35/$50 At a concert in 1949, legendary American composer John Cage heard a piece by Anton Webern that moved him so much he had to leave the hall. On the way out, he…
Read MoreASO on Tour
11/04/2012 at 03:00 PM – State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ $28, $38, $52, $62 The ASO heads out on the road for its 50th Anniversary. This captivating program opens with Brahms’ Serenade No. 1, Op. 11 in D major and also features Beethoven’s bold and heroic Eroica Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 in E-flat…
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11/02/2012 at 08:00 PM – George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax, VA $30, $52, $60 The ASO heads out on the road for its 50th Anniversary. This captivating program opens with Brahms’ Serenade No. 1, Op. 11 in D major and also features Beethoven’s bold and heroic Eroica Symphony No. 3, Op.…
Read More50th Birthday Celebration
10/26/2012 at 08:00 PM – Carnegie Hall 1962 Prices! $1.50/$3/$4/$5/$6/$7 ASO celebrates its Golden Jubilee with a concert of its “greatest hits,” starting with the first piece the orchestra ever played, Stokowski’s arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner. You’ll also hear Mahler’s massive 8th Symphony, which received great acclaim at the 2002 Bard Music Festival, and…
Read MoreAn Alpine Symphony
An Alpine Symphony 10/14/2012 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space Build a package with two or more concerts and save up to 15%! Single tickets $35 After a dozen years focusing on opera, Richard Strauss returned to symphonies in a massive way with his opulent Alpine Symphony. Leon Botstein and the orchestra explain…
Read MoreBartók’s Concerto for Orchestra
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
Read MoreCrumb
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…
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