Back to Press Release List > 03/12/2010 - Complete Program Announced for Dawn Upshaw and Emanuel Ax Carnegie Hall Recital on March 17

Carnegie Hall has announced the complete program for the recital by soprano Dawn Upshaw and pianist Emanuel Ax on Wednesday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m. In addition to the previously announced songs by Chopin and Schumann, the program will include the US premiere of Stephen Prutsman’s Piano Lessons, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and written for Ms. Upshaw and Mr. Ax. Also announced are three solo piano works by Chopin to be performed by Mr. Ax on the program: Four Mazurkas, Op. 41; Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1; and Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2. As previously announced, the program will no longer feature a new work by Osvaldo Golijov. The recital concludes Mr. Ax’s three-concert series at Carnegie Hall celebrating the 200th anniversary of the births of composers Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann, which began with a January recital with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and continued with a solo piano recital in February.

Program Information
Wednesday, March 17 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
DAWN UPSHAW, Soprano
EMANUEL AX, Piano

CELEBRATING CHOPIN AND SCHUMANN AT 200

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN "The Wish," Op. 74, No. 1
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN "The Sad Stream," Op. 74. No. 3
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN "There Where She Loves," Op. 74, No. 5
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN "Out Of My Sight!," Op. 74, No. 6
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Four Mazurkas, Op. 41
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN "Melody," Op. 74, No. 9
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN "There Is No Need," Op. 74, No. 13
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN "My Darling," Op. 74, No. 12
STEPHEN PRUTSMAN Piano Lessons (US premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
ROBERT SCHUMANN "In der Fremde," Op. 39, No. 1
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Nachtlied," Op. 96, No. 1
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Die Lotosblume," Op. 25, No. 7
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Heiß mich nicht reden," Op. 98a, No. 5
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Singet nicht in Trauertönen," Op. 98a, No. 7
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Die Stille," Op. 39, No. 4
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Die Blume der Ergebung," Op. 83, No. 2
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Jemand," Op. 25, No. 4
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Röselein, Röselein!," Op. 89, No. 6
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Mignon," Op. 79, No. 28
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Er ist’s," Op. 79, No. 23
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Widmung," Op. 25, No. 1

Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.

Ticket Information
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