May 2016 programs on Carnegie Hall Live

May 2016 programs on Carnegie Hall Live

Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

Carnegie Hall's 125th season continues this month with performances by Bach Colleguim Japan, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

5/4        Bach Collegium Japan Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 Vivaldi: Concerto for Recorder, Strings, and Continuo Handel: Gloria Bach: Flute Sonata Vivaldi: Concerto for Oboe, Strings, and Continuo Bach: Cantata No. 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! Bach: Cantata No. 199: Wie freudig ist mein Herz (Joanne Lunn, s; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki, hc and cond)

5/11      Berliner Philharmoniker Beethoven: Symphony No. 8, Symphony No. 6, Pastoral (Berliner Philharmoniker; Sir Simon Rattle, cond)

5/18      The Philadelphia Orchestra J. Strauss Jr.: Tales from the Vienna Woods Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Beethoven/Mahler: String Quartet, Serioso Gruber: Charivari (Jan Lisiecki, p; The Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, cond)

5/25      TBD