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Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute Announces 2020-2021 Grant Recipients for PlayUSA

Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI) today announced the 2020 - 2021 grant recipients for PlayUSA, a program that supports a wide range of instrumental music education projects across the United States, all specifically designed to reach low-income and underserved students on a local level.

Carnegie Hall Expands Online Activities for the Lullaby Project and Hosts June 12 Concert

Carnegie Hall today announced that the Weill Music Institute’s (WMI) Lullaby Project has expanded its free digital offerings providing fun and interactive music activities for families at home with babies and toddlers.

New Online Series ‘Learn with Carnegie Hall’ Includes Special Programming for Families

Carnegie Hall has launched a new online series—Learn with Carnegie Hall—including a wide range of musical activities for families, created by the Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

2020 Summer Residency of Carnegie Hall’s Three National Youth Ensembles Moves to All-Digital Format

Carnegie Hall today announced that the annual summer residency with its three acclaimed national youth ensembles—the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz—will move to an all-digital programming format this summer in light of the ongoing effects of COVID-19.

Carnegie Hall Cancels Remainder of 2019-2020 Season

Carnegie Hall today announced its decision to cancel the remainder of its 2019-2020 season, including all events in its three performance venues through July 2020, as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Carnegie Hall Cancels All Events from March 13 to March 31 [Updated]

UPDATE, March 16: Carnegie Hall has cancelled all events through May 10. All live events and in-person educational programming presented by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute—whether taking place at Carnegie Hall or in off-site locations—is suspended through May 10. All free Carnegie Hall Citywide performances in venues throughout New York City through May 10 are postponed.

With the health and safety of its public, artists, and staff as its foremost priority, Carnegie Hall today announced that it will be closed for all public events and programming through the end of March, effective midnight tonight, in an effort to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

Top Teen Musicians From Across the Country Selected for the 2020 National Youth Orchestra of the USA

Carnegie Hall has announced the names of the 115 outstanding young musicians selected from across the country for the eighth annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA).

Tilson Thomas Leads San Francisco Symphony in His Final Carnegie Hall Concerts in March

This March, acclaimed conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony in his final Carnegie Hall concerts as the orchestra’s music director.

Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra to Make Debut Tour to South Africa

This June and July, Carnegie Hall’s critically-acclaimed national youth jazz orchestra—NYO Jazz—returns for its third season of extraordinary music-making, highlighted by its first-ever tour to South Africa from June 24-July 7, 2020.

Carnegie Hall Announces 2020-2021 Season

Clive Gillinson, executive and artistic director, has announced Carnegie Hall’s 2020–2021 season, consisting of more than 170 concerts and wide-ranging education and community programs created by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

Fleming Leads Second Year of Vocal Recital Workshop SongStudio in January 2020

From January 13–18, 2020, renowned soprano Renée Fleming will mentor 10 aspiring young singers and 10 collaborative pianists from around the world in the second year of SongStudio, an innovative program exploring the future of the vocal recital.

Musical Explorers Family Concerts on January 18 Introduce Children to Music From Around the World

On Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., three New York City-based musical groups will perform in Zankel Hall as part of the Musical Explorers Family Concert, an interactive experience celebrating music from around the world.