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2008–2009 Program Updates
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CARNEGIE HALL PROGRAM UPDATES FOR 2008–2009 SEASON
Please note the following artist and program updates to the 2008–2009 season:
Two-time Tony Award-winning actress and vocalist Christine Ebersole has been added to the Opening Night Gala on Wednesday, September 24 with the San Francisco Symphony under the direction of Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. Ms. Ebersole will be featured as a soloist in "I Can Cook Too" from On The Town and will join the other previously announced soloists (Dawn Upshaw, Thomas Hampson, and Yo-Yo Ma) in the ensemble of "Ya Got Me" from On The Town.
On Tuesday, January 13, 2009 in Zankel Hall, a third performance by Gil Shaham and Friends will replace the previously announced duo recital by violinists Viktoria Mullova and Giuliano Carmignola. Ms. Mullova and Mr. Carmignola regretfully have canceled their 2008–2009 US Concert Tour. (Two other concerts by Shaham and Friends take place on Friday, February 6 and Monday, February 9, 2009.)
Prokofiev’s String Quartet No. 1 replaces the previously announced Thomas Adès String Quartet, commissioned by Carnegie Hall, in the concert by the Emerson String Quartet on Sunday, February 8, 2009 in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. The Adès commission will be performed in a future season to be announced at a later date.
On Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, bass-baritone Eric Owens will perform Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with The Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Chief Conductor and Artistic Adviser Charles Dutoit, replacing the previously announced Violin Concerto by George Walker on the program. Part of the Carnegie Hall festival Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy curated by Jessye Norman, this concert will be dedicated to the memory of legendary African-American singer Marian Anderson. A Philadelphia native known for her performances of this Mahler work, Ms. Anderson performed at Carnegie Hall 57 times during her lifetime.
For additional details, please see the program information listed below.
Program Information
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
THE OPENING NIGHT GALA OF CARNEGIE HALL'S 118TH SEASON
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and Conductor
Dawn Upshaw, Soprano
Christine Ebersole, Vocalist
Thomas Hampson, Baritone
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
ALL-BERNSTEIN PROGRAM
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Selections from A Quiet Place
Prelude from Act I
You're Late
Interlude
Morning. Good morning.
Postlude from Act I
"I Can Cook Too" from On The Town
Meditation from Mass
"What a Movie!" from Trouble in Tahiti
"To What You Said" from Songfest
Selection from Fancy Free
"Gee, Officer Krupke" from West Side Story
"Ya Got Me" from On The Town
Opening Night Gala Sponsor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Major support for the Opening Night Gala Broadcast has been provided by S. Donald Sussman.
Major funding for Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds has been provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Alice Tully Foundation, American Express, Bob and Martha Lipp, the National Endowment for the Arts, Nash Family Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Alfred Taubman.
Tickets: $56, $69, $92
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
GIL SHAHAM AND FRIENDS
Gil Shaham, Violin
Adele Anthony, Violin
Cynthia Phelps, Viola
Cellist to be announced
Orli Shaham, Piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN/JOHANNES BRAHMS/ALBERT DIETRICH F.A.E. Sonata for Violin and Piano
JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
Tickets: $54, $60
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Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
EMERSON STRING QUARTET
Eugene Drucker, Violin
Philip Setzer, Violin
Lawrence Dutton, Viola
David Finckel, Cello
Paul Neubauer, Viola
Lynn Harrell, Cello
SERGEI PROKOFIEV String Quartet No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 50
MAURICE RAVEL String Quartet in F Major
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, Op. 70
Tickets: $23, $28, $36, $49, $63, $69
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
Charles Dutoit, Chief Conductor and Artistic Adviser
Eric Owens, Bass-Baritone
Program to include:
DARIUS MILHAUD La création du monde, Op. 81
GUSTAV MAHLER Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
ANTONÍN DVORÁK Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World"
This event is part of Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy Curated by Jessye Norman
Pre-concert talk starts at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.
Major funding for Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy has been provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Alice Tully Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation's New York City Cultural Innovation Fund.
Tickets: $35, $42, $55, $76, $99, $110
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Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.
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Ticket Information
Beginning on September 2, single tickets will be available. Subscriptions are currently available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org.
In addition, for all Carnegie Hall Corporation presentations taking place in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, a limited number of partial-view seats, priced at $10, will be available day-of-concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sunday until one hour before the performance. The exceptions are Carnegie Hall Family Concerts and gala events. These $10 tickets are available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis at the Carnegie Hall Box Office only. There is a two-ticket limit per customer.
A limited number of student/senior citizen discount tickets, priced at $10, may also be available for some Carnegie Hall events. They are on sale at the Box Office day-of-concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sunday until one hour before the performance. Student/senior discount tickets for some Weill Recital Hall events are available at the Box Office one hour before the performance. Please call CarnegieCharge for ticket availability.
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