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Carnegie Hall

  1. fall preview 2023
    25 New Classical Music Performances to Hear This FallIncluding a fresh Metropolitan Opera slate, a night of Phillip Glass, and more.
    By Justin Davidson
  2. music review
    Memory Play, With Cello: Michael Gordon’s Travel Guide to Nicaragua“The beauty of this score lies in its refusal of big gestures and its preference for the telling detail.”
    By Justin Davidson
  3. fall preview
    42 New Classical Music Performances to Hear This FallIncluding the grand reopening of David Geffen Hall, Medea at the Met, and work by Tyshawn Sorey.
    By Justin Davidson
  4. classical review
    A Blockbuster Evening With John Williams at Carnegie HallJoined by violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Philadelphia Orchestra, the composer conducted a night of his greatest movie hits.
    By Justin Davidson
  5. classical-music review
    A St. Matthew Passion That Speaks Even to NonbelieversAt Carnegie Hall, Bernard Labadie and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s brought out the drama in the Bach.
    By Justin Davidson
  6. classical-music review
    Carnegie Reopens With Bernstein, Beethoven, and a Tribute to Those 7 p.m. ShoutsAfter 572 silent days.
    By Justin Davidson
  7. fall preview 2021
    18 New Classical Music Performances to Hear This FallJonas Kaufmann sings at Carnegie Hall, Conrad Tao on stage at 92Y, and more.
    By Justin Davidson
  8. Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh Announce 2018 […]Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts,and Matt Walsh are bringing UCB’s popular long-running improv show ASSSSCAT to a very important stage […]
    By Megh Wright
  9. Joyce DiDonato, at Carnegie and Her Vocal PeakMolto mezzo.
    By Justin Davidson
  10. At Carnegie, Difficult Music at a Difficult TimeEarly Schoenberg, Webern, Berg.
    By Justin Davidson
  11. jokes
    Tig Notaro Unleashes the Best Closer I’ve Ever SeenLooking at her unbelievable show at a recent Carnegie Hall show.
    By Jesse David Fox
  12. A Dark, Glorious Shostakovich Moment at Carnegie“In these players’ hands, music accomplished what life often fails to do: fashion beauty out of pain.”
    By Justin Davidson
  13. At Carnegie Hall Last Night, El Sistema’s StarGustavo Dudamel comes to town.
    By Justin Davidson
  14. music
    Questlove’s Weeklong Master Class on the Gospel of Prince“When Prince’s 1999 came out, it touched off a saga that lasted half a decade.”
    By Touré
  15. bitchassness
    Questlove, the Roots Pull Out of Bowie Gigs Because of a “#Bitchassness” outbreak.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  16. hanukkah songs
    Adam Sandler Plays a New, Very Funny, Very Jewish Version of ‘The Hanukkah Song’For a fourth time!
    By Katie Levingston
  17. party chats
    Judd Apatow: I’m ‘Terrible’ at Sex“I’m always between impotence and premature ejaculation.”
    By Katie Levingston
  18. lean on him
    Live Review: Carnegie Hall’s Bill Withers SaluteThe reclusive singer-songwriter abruptly exited the spotlight in the 1980s, but his legacy continues to flourish, particularly this year.
    By Lauretta Charlton
  19. classical music
    On 50 Years of Meredith Monk’s Excellent WeirdnessShe has been carrying out a slow revolution, with no end in sight.
    By Justin Davidson
  20. classical music
    Carnegie Hall Will Start Livestreaming Concerts Next WeekFirst up: Joyce di Donato, from the World Series.
    By Justin Davidson
  21. At the Armory and Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonic’s Retro ReinventionSimon Rattle leads the freshest-sounding 132-year-old around.
    By Justin Davidson
  22. classical music review
    Davidson on John Luther Adams’s Carnegie Hall Debut“An utterly original, totally immersive sound world.”
    By Justin Davidson
  23. classical music
    Justin Davidson on James Levine’s Triumphant Return to Carnegie HallThe conductor came back after two years on the disabled list.
    By Justin Davidson
  24. Mike Birbiglia Is Playing Carnegie HallComedian Mike Birbiglia announced on his website today that he’s playing the prestigious concert venue Carnegie Hall this summer. Here’s a bit […]
    By Bradford Evans
  25. classical music
    John Cage Is Still Rattling the Bars at 100The composer explored the wondrous border zone between the intentional and the accidental.
    By Justin Davidson
  26. radio vulture
    Carnegie, Rockefeller, Carter? Jay-Z’s American DreamCultural horse-trading at star-studded Carnegie Hall concerts.
    By Nitsuh Abebe
  27. a little help
    Haiti Fund-Raiser at Carnegie Hall Mainly Benefits Carnegie HallBut hey, think of all the raised consciousness!
    By Matthew Perpetua
  28. major screw jobs
    Madoff’s Other Victim: CultureArts institutions could be the next victims of Bernard Madoff’s malpractice.
    By Erica Orden
  29. last night’s gig
    Randy Newman Indulges Spanish Inquisition Fantasy at Carnegie HallNewman slouched at his Steinway and sang about American hypocrisy with more sharpness and poignancy than the combined works of Thomas Frank and Maureen Dowd.
    By Stephen Rodrick
  30. last night’s gig
    Al Green Makes Carnegie Hall His Love ChurchAl Green wrapped up an aside referencing someone who once “literally sang his pants off.”
  31. news reel
    ‘Jerry Springer: The Opera’ Composer Richard Thomas Now Turning His Attention to a Britney Spears BalletAmerica’s pop-culture embarrassments, listen up!
  32. last night’s gig
    Kiki & Herb Segue From ‘Mister Fister’ Into ‘What Child Is This?’ at Carnegie HallChristmas came early to the gays.
  33. last night’s gig
    Brian Stokes Mitchell Drinks Deep From Meager Well of SufferingWith his anchorman’s diction, alpaca baritone, and twinkling teeth, Brian Stokes Mitchell exudes the sort of confidence that would shame a comic-book hero.