Michael Tilson Thomas at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

Solemnity, fury, and joy—sometimes in a single work—characterize the music on this program. Ives’s Decoration Day (now known as Memorial Day) with its allusions to church bells, hymns, and military band music evokes a mood of reverence. Brahms also conjures a serious tone in the second movement of his Symphony No. 2, but the work’s overall warmth and jubilant finale dispels all sorrow. Beethoven balances a stormy mood, melancholy, and high spirits in his groundbreaking Piano Concerto No. 3, a work played by Igor Levit, “one of the essential artists of his generation” (The New York Times).\nPerformers\nVienna Philharmonic Orchestra\nMichael Tilson Thomas, Conductor\nIgor Levit, Piano\nProgram\nIVES Decoration Day\nBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No...

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Solemnity, fury, and joy—sometimes in a single work—characterize the music on this program. Ives’s Decoration Day (now known as Memorial Day) with its allusions to church bells, hymns, and military band music evokes a mood of reverence. Brahms also conjures a serious tone in the second movement of his Symphony No. 2, but the work’s overall warmth and jubilant finale dispels all sorrow. Beethoven balances a stormy mood, melancholy, and high spirits in his groundbreaking Piano Concerto No. 3, a work played by Igor Levit, “one of the essential artists of his generation” (The New York Times).\nPerformers\nVienna Philharmonic Orchestra\nMichael Tilson Thomas, Conductor\nIgor Levit, Piano\nProgram\nIVES Decoration Day\nBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3\nBRAHMS Symphony No. 2\nTickets on sale: \nAugust 6 at 8 AM for subscribers and members\nAugust 20 at 8 AM for the general public

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