Would The Tone Of A Barack Obama Presidency Help Reshape The Classical Programming Of American Orchestras And Public Radio Stations?

Carnegie Hall's Great American Orchestras I and II, 2008-09

Thurs, Sept 25, 2008 at 8 PM
San Francisco Symphony
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director and Conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque, Piano

LIGETI Lontano
POULENC Concerto in D Minor for Two Pianos
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8 PM
The Cleveland Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director and Conductor
Measha Brueggergosman, Soprano

LIGETI Atmosphères
WAGNER Wesendonck Lieder, Op. 91 (orch. Mottl/Wagner)
·· Der Engel
·· Stehe still!
·· Im Treibhaus
·· Schmerzen
·· Träume
R. STRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie

Tues, Feb 17, 2009 at 8 PM
New York Philharmonic
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Lorin Maazel, Music Director and Conductor
Celena Schafer, Soprano
Jessica Jones, Soprano
Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-Soprano
Susanne Mentzer, Mezzo-Soprano
Kelley O'Connor, Mezzo-Soprano
Philippe Castagner, Tenor
Ian Greenlaw, Baritone
Kevin Deas, Bass
New York Choral Artists
Joseph Flummerfelt, Director
Westminster Symphonic Choir
Joe Miller, Director
The Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Dianne Berkun, Director

RAVEL L'Enfant et les sortilèges
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé (complete)

Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Bernard Haitink, Conductor

BRUCKNER Symphony No. 8

*

Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 8 PM
The Cleveland Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director and Conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano

GEORGE BENJAMIN New work (NY Premiere)
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 7, "Leningrad"

Tues, Mar 10, 2009 at 8 PM
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Pierre Boulez, Conductor

IVES Three Places in New England
IVES The Unanswered Question
ELLIOTT CARTER Réflexions
VARÈSE Ionisation
VARÈSE Amériques

Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 8 PM
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

David Robertson, Music Director and Conductor
Karita Mattila, Soprano
Anssi Karttunen, Cello

WAGNER Prelude and Good Friday Music from Parsifal
SIBELIUS Songs TBA
KAIJA SAARIAHO Mirage for Soprano, Cello, and Orchestra (NY Premiere)
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 82

Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8 PM
Minnesota Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Osmo Vänskä, Music Director and Conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, Violin

SIBELIUS The Wood Nymph, Op. 15
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

Photo credit: (c) nymag.com. All rights reserved. With thanks.