Hi jhawthorne7,
The Opening Night Gala of Carnegie Hall's 114th Season
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
"On Wednesday, October 6, 2004, Carnegie Hall will open its doors for
its 114th Season. This year's Opening Night with The Philadelphia
Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Christoph
Eschenbach. The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform an all-Richard
Strauss program, featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Soprano, Renée
Fleming. A pre-concert reception starts at 5:30 p.m. The concert will
begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be immediately followed by a black-tie
seated supper at 9:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of The
Waldorf-Astoria."
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director and Conductor
Renée Fleming, Soprano
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello
All-Richard Strauss Program
Don Juan, Op. 20
Four Last Songs
Don Quixote, Op. 35
Ticket Information:
Tables: $50,000, $25,000, $15,000, $10,000 concert/dinner
Single Tickets: $2,500, $1,500, $1,000 concert/dinner
Single Tickets: $500 reception/concert only
Source: Carnegie Hall
http://www.carnegiehall.org/TextSite/361FD1E73DF0A705-9932249110004880.html
Christoph Eschenbach's 2004-2005 season"
"...Mr. Eschenbach and the Orchestra open Carnegie Hall's 2004-2005
season (October 6, 2004) with an Opening Night Gala of works by
Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Four Last Songs, and Don Quixote. Renée
Fleming and cellist Yo-Yo Ma join the Orchestra for this
performance..."
Philadelphia Orchestra
http://www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/news_20040117.html
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I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
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Best regards,
Rainbow |
Clarification of Answer by
rainbow-ga
on
23 May 2004 11:34 PDT
Hi jhawthorne7,
"The inaugural concert at Carnegie Hall on May 5, 1891 centered about
a rather unlikely work of music. Having paid Tchaikovsky to journey
all the way from St. Petersburg, it seems strange that the management
only had him conduct his Coronation March that evening. The rest of
the program, led by Walter Damrosch, consisted of the Leonore Overture
# 3 (you would think that The Consecration of the House might have
been a more appropriate choice) and the Te Deum of Hector Berlioz..."
ConcertoNet
http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=1411
"The five-day opening festival attracted the cream of New York society
? arrayed in the boxes were Whitneys, Sloans, Rockefellers, and Fricks
? who paid from $1 to $2 to hear performances by the Symphony Society
and the Oratorio Society under the direction of Damrosch and the famed
Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Horse-drawn carriages lined
up for a quarter mile outside the Hall on opening night, May 5,1891,
choking the streets, while inside, the Main Hall was jammed to
capacity. After a lengthy dedication speech from Bishop Henry Codman
Potter, Damrosch led the Symphony Society in a performance of
Beethoven?s Leonore Overture No. 3. Tchaikovsky then came to the
podium to conduct his Marche Solennelle. The concert ended with a
performance of the Berlioz Te Deum..."
Carnegie Hall: Then and Now
http://www.carnegiehall.org/pdf/CHnowthen.pdf.
May 5, 1891
"Carnegie Hall, one of the world's most renowned concert halls, opened
in New York City. On the opening night, the audience heard
performances by the Symphony Society and the Oratorio Society under
the direction of Walter Damrosch and the famed Russian composer Peter
Ilyich Tchaikovsky..."
QSL.net: Today in History
http://www.qsl.net/n0fyt/history5.htm
I hope that helps.
Best wishes,
Rainbow
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