Concerts
50th 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…
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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 MoreLe Roi Malgré Lui
A contemporary of Saint-Saëns, Emmanuel Chabrier was an independent-minded and important innovator—many saw him as having paved the way for French modernism. With his comic opera The King in Spite of Himself, he succeeded in creating a sophisticated and forward-looking piece. This stylish and elegant production from the 2012 Bard SummerScape festival as directed by…
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
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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…
Read MoreThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
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…
Read MoreStravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
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…
Read MoreParallel Lives: Liszt & Busoni
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…
Read MoreMahler’s Symphony No. 1, “Titan”
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
Read MoreBauhaus Bach
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…
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