05/05/2026 7:00-8:30PM

Carnegie Hall celebrates its “Concert of the Century” with another once-in-a-lifetime convening of all-stars. Featured artists include Emanuel Ax, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Feinstein, Renée Fleming, Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang, Isabel Leonard, Audra McDonald, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Daniil Trifonov with the NYO-USA All-Stars, Oratorio Society of New York, and more.

Eleven-time Grammy Award® winner GLORIA ESTEFAN — whose music has sold over 100 million records worldwide — has shaped generations through song. Now, she joins her daughter and acclaimed singer-songwriter Grammy Award®nominee EMILY ESTEFAN, to co-write the music and lyrics for BASURA, A POWERFUL AND BOLD NEW MUSICAL INSPIRED BY THE TRUE STORY OF PARAGUAY’S RECYCLED ORCHESTRA, where young artists turn scrap material into instruments and music into possibilities. This world premiere musical continues Estefan’s global legacy — proving that music can rise from anywhere and change everything.

Lincoln Center continues its celebration of the United States Semiquincentennial with NEXT250, an inspirational next-gen showcase curated by pianist and producer Lara Downes in conjunction with her upcoming concert, Declaration: Songs of Democracy, Voices of Hope. Throughout the day, Downes will host performances and conversations with rising-star young musicians from across the United States. Join us as the artists of tomorrow reflect on and respond to this historic moment with innovative ideas, new sounds, and passionate creativity that imagine the next 250 years of American music and culture.

The 2026 Design for Freedom Summit convenes leaders of the architecture, construction, technology, manufacturing, finance, government, academic, and real estate sectors to advance the global movement toward a more ethical built environment. 

Through the guidance of the Design for Freedom Principles, participants will explore solutions to identify and address forced labor, advance ethical decarbonization, and prioritize circularity through a human rights lens.

𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗔 fuses revolutionary skiing and artistic vision into a one-of-a-kind film. It’s a journey to the dreamlike realms of the sport where past and future intersect with surreal visuals and endlessly imaginative skiing. The action is backdropped with life-sized art installations created by legendary Armada collaborator Madsteez, and soundtracked by original, live-scored music from the ORNADA 8.

Ornada 8 world tour: Salt Lake City, Newport Beach, Innsbruck, NYC, Quebec City, and Aspen.

Praised by such great musicians as Gary Graffman and Yehudi Menuhin, The Salon was founded in 1989 by the concert pianist Charlotte White, a former student of the legendary Josef Lhevinne and the noted Richard Singer. Now entering its 26th season, The Salon has discovered and supported an outstanding array of superb young artists through generous grants and unforgettable concerts at some of New York’s most exclusive and beautiful venues, including the consulates of the many countries which are represented here in New York.

The Sphinx Organization brings you the largest and longest-standing global convening dedicated to excellence and inclusion in classical music. With over 30 sessions designed to inspire and ignite action and spark collaboration, the participation of more than 90 speakers, keynote addresses by luminaries and trailblazers, and much more: you won’t want to miss this transformative experience!

03/09/2025 2:00 - 4:00PM

Performers

New York Youth Symphony
Andrew J. Kim, Music Director
Ana Isabella Espana, Violin
Alexa Jarvis, Soprano

Program

DAYTON HARE spiral-bound (World Premiere)

DVOŘÁK Romance in F Minor, Op. 11

R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs

BRAHMS Symphony No. 4

Ana Isabella España won the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) 2025 Violin Concerto Competition and performed as the featured winner with the Conducting Academy.

This celebratory concert, captured in the Hall’s famed Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage in October 2025, showcases Yuja Wang performing Tchaikovsky’s thrilling Piano Concerto No. 1, directing the orchestra from the keyboard. Also included are selections from Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite (1919 version) with Daniel Harding leading the NYO-USA All-Stars—an orchestra comprised of exceptional and highly accomplished musicians, all alumni of Carnegie Hall’s national youth ensembles.

The National Arts Club presents music honors including theHerman and Mary Newman Music Award to recognize emerging and distinguished musical artists.

Herman and Mary Neuman Music Award: This award is presented in collaboration with WQXR and the Sphinx Organization. Recent recipients include violinist Ana Isabella España (2024), violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious (2023), and cellist William Miguel Johnson (2021).