Mahler and Bernstein? A match made in heaven.Leonard Bernstein’s pioneering Mahler cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic includes this performance of the radiant Fourth Symphony, featuring soprano Edith Mathis in the final movement, depicting a child’s vision of heaven.
Kandace Springs on Nina Simone's “Wild Is the Wind” | A Story in Every Note“When Nina [Simone] plays, I see an image in my head and I try to play it back and put it down on the piano. It’s almost like I know her, in a way.” For Kandace Springs, Nina Simone’s influence as a multi-hyphenate, genre-defying musician dates back to her childhood and continues to this day. Through intimate interviews filmed at Carnegie Hall, A Story in Every Note invites you into the musical wor...
Welcome to Musical Explorers!Musical Explorers is a free curriculum designed to connect students in grades K–2 to rich and diverse musical communities as they build fundamental music skills through listening, singing, and moving to songs from all over the world. In each program, you and your students will meet three artists who each represent a different musical genre and cultural tradition; many have reinvented these deeply rooted traditions to make them their own. The program culmina...
What’s your favorite moment from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6?Seiji Ozawa leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in a 2008 performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique,” on Carnegie Hall Plus
Do you prefer today’s seats or those from 1891?The 2084 red seats in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage are one of Carnegie Hall’s most recognizable features. But they weren’t always that way! In 1891, they were pink – or to be more specific, a color we call “old rose.” These seats from Row B – made from the same mohair fabric we use today – were removed during renovations in 1966 and restored in 2003. Today, they’re on display in our Rose Archives Research Room.
Joshua Bell in Dvořák’s criminally underrated Violin Concerto.Joshua Bell is soloist in Dvořák's lyrical Violin Concerto, with Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa leading the Bamberg Symphony at the BBC Proms. The program continues with Smetana’s “Ma vlast” cycle, including the beloved “Moldau.”
The historic performance behind “Maestro.”Experience the historic performance behind “Maestro” starring Bradley Cooper! Watch Leonard Bernstein conduct Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony from London’s Ely Cathedral—fully remastered by Unitel and exclusively on Carnegiehall Plus—and see the film now playing on Netflix.
Yuja Wang playing Rachmaninoff? Never gets old.Yuja Wang is soloist in this outdoor performance of the finale from Rachmaninoff’s breathtaking Third Piano Concerto with Xian Zhang, who in 2008 became the first woman to conduct the Staatskapelle Dresden in its main hall in its 450-year history. Watch the full program on Carnegie Hall+: https://www.carnegiehallplus.com/
Ana Durlovski nailing the #QueenofTheNight challenge
POV: You're in a NYO Jazz trombone sectional.Faculty member Dr. Javier Nero leads trombonists in a sectional rehearsal during the band’s residency.
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Seiji Ozawa and Berlin Philharmonic: Karajan Memorial Concert | Carnegie Hall+Legendary maestro Herbert von Karajan is celebrated in this concert conducted by his protege, Seiji Ozawa. The program includes works by Tchaikovsky and Bach, plus Anne-Sophie Mutter in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. Curated by Carnegie Hall from a superb array of new and historic presentations, Carnegie Hall+ offers front-row access to exceptional performances from the world’s most renowned stages—and thi...
Nothing compares to Mitsuko Uchida performing Mozart
Cue the chills.Recognize this piece? Featured in the latest Netflix film, “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein conducts this iconic excerpt of Mahler’s Second Symphony. In this clip, Leonard Bernstein, soprano Sheila Armstrong and mezzo-soprano Janet Baker join the London Symphony Orchestra at Ely Cathedral for Mahler’s musical contemplation on life and death in his Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.”
Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts: Thus Spake Richard Strauss | Carnegie Hall+Three years after Strauss’s tone poem Thus Spake Zarathustra found Hollywood fame in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Leonard Bernstein explores the work in depth at this Young People’s Concert with the New York Philharmonic. Curated by Carnegie Hall from a superb array of new and historic presentations, Carnegie Hall+ offers front-row access to exceptional performances from the world
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Name a more epic piece; we dare you. #shortsWatch more of Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, recorded at Prague’s Rudolfinum in 2013. Jiří Bělohlávek leads the Czech Philharmonic in this concert-hall favorite.
A little bit of Yuja Wang to get you through the week
Yuja Wang: Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue” | Carnegie Hall+Superstar pianist Yuja Wang electrifies the Salzburg Festival 2016 with Camerata Salzburg in a performance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G and Gershwin’s complementary Rhapsody in Blue. The program also includes selections by Mozart and Kodály with conductor Lionel Bringuier. Curated by Carnegie Hall from a superb array of new and historic presentations, Carnegie Hall+ offers front-row access to exceptional performances f...
Leonard Bernstein’s infectious passion on full display.This 1974 Tanglewood concert marked the 100th anniversary of conductor Serge Koussevitzky’s birth. Tchaikovsky’s Fifth, said Leonard Bernstein, “was like Koussevitzky's signature, his theme song…I felt his presence on stage very strongly.”
Czech Philharmonic: Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony (excerpt) | Carnegie Hall+Watch the full performance of Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, recorded at Prague’s Rudolfinum in 2013. Jiří Bělohlávek leads the Czech Philharmonic in this concert-hall favorite. Curated by Carnegie Hall from a superb array of new and historic presentations, Carnegie Hall+ offers front-row access to exceptional performances from the world’s most renowned stages—and this is just the begi...
One Carnegie Hall, 3 stages. Which have you visited?Did you know there are 3 different stages at Carnegie Hall? Our smallest is Weill Recital Hall, loved for its intimacy and warmth. Look up and you’ll see three chandeliers dripping in Swarovski crystals. Our largest hall is the iconic Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. It opened in 1891 and has hosted countless legendary musicians, comedians, world leaders, activists, and more. Zankel Hall is our newest stage and it opened in 2003. Th...