Friday, December 27, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)

In this unique annual tradition, local audiences and holiday visitors from around the world come together at Carnegie Hall for a special 7pm Christmas Eve concert by the New York String Orchestra. The youthful ensemble delights listeners with the timeless majesty of an all-Mozart program, performed without intermission. Featured as soloist in the beloved Clarinet Concerto is The Philadelphia Orchestra's longtime principal clarinetist Ricardo Morales, whose 2022 performance of the piece on this stage was called "an outstanding mixture of grace, unassuming virtuosity, and beauty of tone" (Bachtrack). 

About Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall's mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.

https://www.carnegiehall.org/

About Ricardo Morales, clarineg

Ricardo Morales is one of the most sought after clarinetists of today. He joined The Philadelphia Orchestra as principal clarinet in 2003 and made his solo debut with the Orchestra in 2004. He previously served as principal clarinet of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. During his tenure with that ensemble, he soloed at Carnegie Hall and on two European tours. He has also been a featured soloist with the Chicago Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Seoul Philharmonic, the Columbus Symphony, the Memphis Symphony and the Flemish Radio Symphony. In addition, he was a featured soloist with the U.S. Marine Band, "The President's Own," with which he recorded Jonathan Leshnoff's Clarinet Concerto, a piece commissioned for him by The Philadelphia Orchestra. Ricardo has been asked to perform as principal clarinet with the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony and, at the invitation of Sir Simon Rattle, the Berlin Philharmonic.

http://ricardomorales.com/