Nikolaj SzepsZnaider conducts the world premiere of a new work for cello by Thomas Larcher on April 3-5, with Alisa Weilerstein as soloist. The program also includes Mendelssohn’s incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. https://www.nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2425/weilerstein-larcher/
At their Carnegie Hall recital on April 3, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis will present the world premiere of Likoo by Iranian composer Aftab Darvishi. Otherwise, the program is classical and romantic repertoire: Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, and Respighi. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/04/03/AnneSophie-Mutter-Violin-Lambert-Orkis-Piano-0800PM
In its April 6 Carnegie Hall concert spanning the entire Baroque era, from Monteverdi through Handel, the New England Symphonic Ensemble will also include some works from this century. Climate Mass by Loretta K. Notareschi will receive its world premiere, followed by Elaine Hagenberg’s Illuminare. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2025/04/06/New-England-Symphonic-Ensemble-0100PM
As part of the New York Philharmonic’s Project 19 commissioning effort to support women composers, the orchestra will give the world premiere of a new work by Jessie Montgomery on April 9-11. Jakub Hrůša conducts this program, which features Patricia Kopatchinskaja playing Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto and concludes with Brahms’ First Symphony. https://www.nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2425/hrusa-montgomery/
