Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Concert/Music Performances 2018
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Bernstein MASS
A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers
(New York production premiere)
July 17–18, 2018
David Geffen Hall
Over 200 performers bring Bernstein’s eclectic creation to life in this bold, fully staged production.
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Music | Theater
The Creation
La Fura dels Baus
(North American production premiere)
July 19–20, 2018
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
Experience Haydn’s Enlightenment-era oratorio as an immersive theatrical experience.
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Jupiter Symphony
July 20–21, 2018
Alice Tully Hall
Conductor Thomas Dausgaard and pianist Francesco Piemontesi join the Festival Orchestra for works by Mendelssohn and Mozart.
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Americans in Paris
July 24–25, 2018
David Geffen Hall
The Festival Orchestra celebrates the French-American connection with pianist Emanuel Ax and music by Bernstein, Mozart, and Gershwin.
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A Little Night Music
Emanuel Ax, piano
Friedrich Heinrich Kern and Philipp Marguerre, glass harmonicas
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
Beloved pianist Emanuel Ax leads this magical, mystical late-night recital of music for piano and glass harmonica.
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Handel & Bach
July 27–28, 2018
David Geffen Hall
Early-music star Richard Egarr leads the Festival Orchestra from the keyboard in this program of sparkling Baroque jewels.
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A Little Night Music
Virtuoso Vivaldi
Helicon Ensemble
Avi Stein, artistic director
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
An exhilarating late-night set by an ensemble of Baroque all-stars.
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Chamber Music
Emerson String Quartet
Nokuthula Ngwenyama, guest viola
Monday, July 30, 2018
Alice Tully Hall
An invigorating evening with one of the all-time great string quartets, featuring music by Purcell, Bach, Mozart, and Mendelssohn.
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Joshua Bell Plays Bruch
July 31–August 1, 2018
David Geffen Hall
The violin star plays Bruch’s beloved violin concerto on a program that also includes Brahms’s sunlit Symphony No. 2.
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A Little Night Music
Daniel Lozakovich, violin (New York debut)
George Li, piano
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
Enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, gorgeous city views, and a glimpse of the next generation of classical music superstars.
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International Contemporary Ensemble
Composers’ Forum
John Schaefer, moderator
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Bruno Walter Auditorium
Composers Courtney Bryan, Ashley Fure, George Lewis, and Michael Pisaro talk creative process and the future of classical music.
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International Contemporary Ensemble
Grand Pianola Music
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College
A fascinating exploration of the piano and technology featuring music by John Adams, Courtney Bryan, and George Lewis.
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Prague Symphony
August 3–4, 2018
David Geffen Hall
Conductor and pianist Christian Zacharias and soprano Rosa Feola illuminate Mozart’s passion for Prague and its people.
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A Little Night Music
Pražák Quartet
Friday, August 3, 2018
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
A revered Czech quartet explores Mozart’s time in Prague.
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A Little Night Music
Paul Lewis, piano
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
The eloquent pianist returns to the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse for another one of his legendary late-night recitals.
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International Contemporary Ensemble
The Force of Things
An Opera for Objects
(New York premiere)
August 6–8, 2018
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, Brooklyn
In their acclaimed music-theater piece, composer Ashley Fure and architect Adam Fure give voices and soul to the inanimate.
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Adams, Mozart, Beethoven
August 7–8, 2018
David Geffen Hall
The 16-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich joins Louis Langrée and the Festival Orchestra in this exuberantly youthful program.
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A Little Night Music
Lyrics by Shakespeare
New York Festival of Song
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
With wit, wisdom, and music, the New York Festival of Song digs into the Bard’s influence on music at this special late-night salon.
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International Contemporary Ensemble
A wave and waves
Thursday, August 9, 2018
David Rubenstein Atrium
Seat yourself in the middle of 100 performers and let yourself be submerged in Michael Pisaro’s music at this free performance.
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Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Mozart Requiem
August 10–11, 2018
David Geffen Hall
Louis Langrée, the Festival Orchestra, and an exceptional lineup of guest artists present a transcendent all-Mozart program.
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A Little Night Music
Stephen Hough, piano
Imani Winds
(Mostly Mozart Festival debut)
Friday, August 10, 2018
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
Enjoy complimentary wine and views at this effervescent, late-night soirée featuring music by Debussy, Mozart, and Poulenc.
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Music
In the Name of the Earth
(World premiere)
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Harlem Meer, Central Park
Celebrate our planet and our community in this world premiere choral work by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer John Luther Adams.
