Lincoln Center Announces 2019 'Great Performers' Lineup

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Lincoln Center announced the lineup for one of its longest-running annual concert series that's sure to please fans of classical music. The "Great Performers" series, which will enter its 54th consecutive year, will feature some world-renowned classical musicians and ensembles, according to Lincoln Center executives.

This year's "Great Performers" series will see both long-renowned and up-and-coming vocalists, instrumentalists, soloists and orchestras perform at a number of venues on the Lincoln Center campus, executivs at the performing arts center said in a statement.

"Great Performers offers a diverse range of classical music programs, from the vast landscape of a Mahler symphony to the intimacy of the late Beethoven piano sonatas," Jane Moss, Lincoln Center's Ehrenkranz Artistic Director said in a statement.

"It is certain to be a season of memorable and meaningful musical experiences for all of us."

Some highlights from the 2019/2020 "Great Performers" series include performances from Christine Goerke, back-to-back concerts by Gustavo Dudamel, Simon Rattle conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. A number of this year's performers have curated their sets to "delve deeply into the hearts and minds" of some of classical music's greatest composers, according to a Lincoln Center press release.

Performances have been grouped into seven different categories: Symphonic masters, chamber orchestras, art of the song, virtuoso recitals and chamber music, Sunday morning coffee concerts, music on film and complimentary classical, according to Lincoln Center.

Check out the full concert lineup here.

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