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In honor of Women’s History Month in March, Carnegie Hall has partnered with leading cultural and academic organizations across New York City and beyond to offer a dynamic array of events that celebrate women’s contributions to music. These events are part of the Hall’s season-long exploration of the many trailblazing contributions made by women and people of marginalized genders—from conductors and soloists to composers and thought leaders—who continue to shape the musical and cultural landscape as innovative and genre-defying artists. This focus includes an all-women line-up of Perspectives series artists—acclaimed pianist Mitsuko Uchida and celebrated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens—who each curate fascinating Perspectives series this season. The exploration also includes a range of concerts curated by this season’s Richard and Barbara Debs Creative Chair Claire Chase, the award-winning flutist and innovator.
Highlights of Carnegie Hall Events Celebrating Women in Music in March
At Carnegie Hall, concerts in March showcase many leading women artists in classical, jazz, folk, opera, Latin music, and more, performing one-night only shows, collaborations, double-bills, and events in Stern Auditorium / Perlman Stage, Zankel Hall, Weill Recital Hall, and the Resnick Education Wing. The line-up will include:
Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
Thursday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
Grammy Award winner, drummer, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington blends jazz, indie rock, and hip-hop with her multi-talented sextet Social Science. The ensemble thoughtfully addresses pressing social and societal issues through a suite of powerful compositions.
Decoda
Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. (Weill Recital Hall)
Carnegie Hall’s first-ever affiliate ensemble, Decoda, comprised of alums of Ensemble Connect—which features some of the brightest young classical musicians on the scene today—presents a program entitled Transformations. The concert includes the world premiere of a new work by Sarah Kirkland Snider (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall); a new arrangement of Stravinsky’s Suite italienne by Catherine Gregory, as well as new arrangements of works by John Coltrane and Chick Corea and a world premiere by Joseph Jones.
Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Mitsuko Uchida Thursday, March 9 at 8:00 p.m. (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)
One of the most revered artists of our time, Mitsuko Uchida leads the Mahler Chamber Orchestra—a long-term collaborator—from the keyboard in a program that features two of Mozart’s late piano concertos as well as Schoenberg’s Kammersymphonie No. 1. This performance is part of Uchida’s multi-event Perspectives series which will take place over the next three seasons, during which she will be featured in solo and concerto performances, and more. Ms. Uchida will also give a special master class for up-and-coming pianists, open to the public, on Wednesday, March 1 at 3:00 p.m. (Resnick Education Wing).
Rhiannon Giddens with Members of the Silk Road Ensemble: Indigenous Connections
Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
Samantha Hankey and Sophie Raynaud
Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. (Weill Recital Hall)
American Composers Orchestra and Daniela Candillari: Modern Yesterdays
Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
Flor De Toloache and Nella
Friday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
The New York Pops and Steven Reineke: The Marvelous Marilyn Maye
Friday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)
More information regarding events by the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance and Jazzmobile will be available on carnegiehall.org/womeninmusic at a later date.
