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On Thursday, May 5 at 7:00 p.m., Carnegie Hall, which opened its doors for the first time on May 5, 1891, celebrates its 120th anniversary with an all-star gala benefit concert featuring the New York Philharmonic under the baton of Music Director Alan Gilbert. Joining them will be pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Gil Shaham, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma as guest soloists in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, and vocalist Audra McDonald performing songs of Duke Ellington. Rounding out the program will be Dvorák’s Carnival Overture and Gershwin’s An American in Paris, which had its premiere at Carnegie Hall in 1928.
The Carnegie Hall 120th Anniversary Gala Concert will be recorded for nationwide broadcast on PBS by THIRTEEN for WNET’s Great Performances on May 31, 2011. Classical 105.9 FM WQXR in New York will also broadcast the concert and stream it online at wqxr.org at 8:00 p.m. EST.
In addition, saluting Carnegie Hall’s 120th birthday, the top of New York City’s iconic Empire State Building will be lit ’Carnegie Hall red’ on Tuesday evening, May 5.
The black-tie 120th Anniversary Concert Gala Benefit is chaired by Mercedes and Sid R. Bass. Gala co-chairmen include Suzie and Bruce Kovner, Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis, Tina and Terry Lundgren, and Annette and Oscar de la Renta. Honorary chairmen include Sanford I. Weill, James D. Wolfensohn, and Richard A. Debs. The gala will benefit Carnegie Hall’s artistic and education programs and includes a dinner-dance at The Plaza with the artists following the concert. The Gala Dinner-Dance will start at approximately 9:00 p.m. Gala benefit tickets—priced at $5000, $2500, and $1500—include premier concert seating and the post-concert dinner at The Plaza. All gala benefit tickets are available by calling 212-903-9679 or visiting carnegiehall.org/specialevents.
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