Innovation and Legacy: An Anniversary Celebration with Bard Conservatory Orchestra

Wed Oct 29, 2025
Various times
Age: 12 and up
Price: $20 and up
Location:
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center

Bard Conservatory of Music celebrates its 20th anniversary with a landmark concert conducted by Leon Botstein and Bard Conservatory Dean Tan Dun, featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and the North American premiere of Tan Dun’s Choral Concerto: Nine.  

All proceeds will directly support Bard Conservatory students.

Approx. run time: 2 hours with intermission

Program:

Tan Dun
Choral Concerto: Nine

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”)

Performers:

Bard Conservatory Orchestra
Conducted by Leon Botstein and Tan Dun

Paulina Swierczek, soprano
Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano
Jun Mo Yang, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone

With Bard College Chorus and James Bagwell, Chorus Master.

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.