Repertoire
This program will feature works by R. Strauss, Hoiby, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, and Dorsey, along with traditional music.
Please see below for full program details.
Please see below for full program details.
Performers
Angel Blue
Soprano
Lang Lang
Piano
Location
Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
57th Street & 7th Avenue
New York, NY
About The Performance
Discover an exciting new musical partnership between world-renowned artists: American soprano Angel Blue and superstar pianist Lang Lang. Carnegie Hall audiences have heard these artists in a variety of settings—but never in a performance quite like this: Blue in her recital debut and Lang Lang in his first full-concert duo at the Hall with a vocalist. Already acclaimed worldwide, Blue has recently become one of New York’s most prominent singers, thanks to a series of major, Grammy Award–winning roles at the Metropolitan Opera. Featured as part of Lang Lang’s two-year Carnegie Hall Perspectives series, this concert is one of many that connects him to audiences across an unprecedented variety of performances. Program to include:
R. STRAUSS “Morgen!,” Op. 27, No. 4
R. STRAUSS “Befreit,” Op. 39, No. 4
R. STRAUSS “Heimliche Aufforderung,” Op. 27, No. 3
HOIBY “Lady of the Harbor”
HOIBY “Winter Song”
HOIBY “There came a wind like a bugle”
POULENC Miroirs brûlants
RACHMANINOFF “Au!,” Op. 38, No. 6
RACHMANINOFF “Sing not to me, beautiful maiden,” Op. 4, No. 4
RACHMANINOFF “Spring Waters,” Op. 14, No. 11
DORSEY “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” (arr. inspired by Mahalia Jackson)
TRAD. “You Can Tell the World”
TRAD. “Deep River”
TRAD. “Ride on, King Jesus”
For more information, please visit the event website.
Images (L to R): Angel Blue / courtesy of Carnegie Hall; Lang Lang / photo by Xin Qiu