Live with Carnegie Hall: Angélique Kidjo

Carnegie Hall is presenting a free series, Live with Carnegie Hall.

This series will feature some of the world’s finest artists as they share behind-the-scenes stories, excerpts from past performances, and live musical moments.

Carnegie Hall has created a Facebook event that the following following episodes listed. They might update the Facebook event with future episodes, so check back. We’ll be checking too, and updating here.

Ute Lemper
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2 PM (Eastern)
In advance of her concert in April 2021 as part of the Voices of Hope: Artists in Times of Oppression festival, chanteuse Ute Lemper honors the 75th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps with songs of rebellion, hope, defiance, and life-affirming resilience written during the Holocaust.

Emanuel Ax
Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 2 PM (Eastern)
Along with special guests Yefim Bronfman and Marc-André Hamelin, Emanuel Ax journeys through the legacy of great pianists at Carnegie Hall, from legends Vladimir Horowitz and Arthur Rubinstein to superstars of today.

Angélique Kidjo
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 2 PM (Eastern)
Four-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo embraces West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk, and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America.

Joshua Bell
Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 2 PM (Eastern)
One of the world’s preeminent violinists, Joshua Bell reunites with his frequent trio partners—pianist Jeremy Denk and cellist Steven Isserlis—for an afternoon of performances and conversation.

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