From Tchaikovsky to Rachmaninoff, the classic arts scene in New York is never quiet. Here is just a sampling of some of the classic arts events happening this week:
New York City Ballet鈥檚 Winter season concludes with two weeks of the perennial favorite Swan Lake, presented in Peter Martins鈥� full-length production. Martins鈥� staging is based on the iconic choreography of Petipa and Ivanov, as well as Balanchine鈥檚 one-act version which is also part of the company鈥檚 repertory. Although originally not a success, Swan Lake鈥檚 reputation was rehabilitated after the composer鈥檚 death, and it has since become one of the most famous ballets in the canon. It tells the story of a princess, Odette, who has been transformed into a swan as the result of a sorcerer鈥檚 curse.
Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali joins the New York Philharmonic February 20-22 for an all-Soviet program including Shostakovich鈥檚 15th Symphony, selections from Shostakovich鈥檚 Moscow Cheryomushki as arranged by Cornall, and Prokofiev鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 2 with soloist Seong-Jin Cho. The Philharmonic will also present a Very Young People鈥檚 Concert February 22, hosted by violist Rebecca Young, and featuring selections from Swan Lake.
Pianists Yuja Wang and V铆kingur 脫lafsson will join forces at Carnegie Hall February 19 for a concert of virtuosic four-hand and two-piano works, including works by Berio, Schubert, Cage, Nancarrow, Adams, P盲rt, and Rachmaninoff. Carnegie Hall will also host performances this week from The Knights (February 20); Ensemble Connect (February 20); and Latin ensemble Monsieur Perin茅 (February 22).
The Dessoff Choirs will perform a new edition of Florence Price鈥檚 Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight at the Union Theological Seminary鈥檚 James Chapel February 20, continuing its mission of unveiling choral orchestra works by Black women composers. Led by conductor Malcolm J. Merriweather, the program will also include choral works by Schubert, Schumann, Richard Strauss, and Brahms.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents pianist Juho Pohjonen in a solo recital at Lincoln Center鈥檚 Rose Studio February 20. Pohjonen will perform a world premiere work by Jyrki Linjama, as well as sonatas and other works by Scriabin, Liszt, Beethoven, and Messiaen.
The Hagen Quartet returns to the 92nd Street Y February 18 to perform a concert of Haydn and Schumann String Quartets. The quartets on the program will be Haydn鈥檚 No. 43 in G Major, No. 44 in E Major, and Schumann鈥檚 No. 3 in A Major.
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