Great Performances: Carnegie Hall 120th Anniversary Concert
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
On May 31, Great Performances celebrates the 120th anniversary of Carnegie Hall with a concert featuring conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, along with special guests, pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Gil Shaham, and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Audra McDonald.
The concert features the works of Beethoven, Dvořák, Duke Ellington, and George Gershwin. The evening’s program includes Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56, and Ellington’s “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing.”
Carnegie Hall’s 120th Anniversary Concert airs Tuesday, May 31 at 8 p.m. on Great Performances.
Check out photos from the concert:
- Conductor Alan Gilbert (Joesph Sinnott)
- Conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic (Joesph Sinnott)
- Singer and actress Audra McDonald performs (Joseph Sinnott)
- Gil Shaham, Yo-Yo Ma, and Emanuel Ax perform (Joseph Sinnott)
- Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Pianist Emanuel Ax and Violinist Gil Shaham (Joseph Sinnott)
- Conductor Alan Gilbert (Joseph Sinnott)
- Members of the New York Philharmonic (Joseph Sinnott)
- Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Joseph Sinnott)
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Gabriel Carrizosa
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Gabriel Carrizosa



