A Musical Journey
Wednesday 11 November 2026

A Musical Journey

Carnegie Hall Presents
Zankel Hall ·New York City ·11 Nov 2026, 19:30
Programme
  • Rachmaninoff"Morning," Op. 4, No. 2
  • Rachmaninoff"I wait for thee," Op. 14, No. 1
  • Balakirev"I Loved Him"
  • Tchaikovsky"Whether day dawns," Op. 47, No. 6
  • Rimsky-Korsakov"Enslaved by the Rose, the Nightingale" (Eastern Song), Op. 2, No. 2
  • Guastavino"La rosa y el sauce"
  • Bizet"Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe" from Vingt mélodies, No. 4
  • Weill"Je ne t'aime pas"
  • Elena Roussanova"Mujer Fatal"
  • Piazzolla"Yo Soy María" from María de Buenos Aires
  • Britten"Tell Me the Truth About Love"
  • Gershwin"The Man I Love" from Strike Up the Band
  • Weill"Speak Low" from One Touch of Venus
  • Tchaikovsky"None but the Lonely Heart," Op. 6, No. 6
  • Rachmaninoff"How fair this spot"
  • Tchaikovsky"Softly the Spirit Flew up to Heaven"
  • Jonathan Palmer Lakeland"The temple bell stops"
  • Bernstein"Somewhere" from West Side Story
  • Styne"People" from Funny Girl
About
Witness the Carnegie Hall debut of international rising star Aigul Akhmetshina, named “Female Singer of the Year” at the 2023 International Opera Awards. Known for superb title-role performances in Carmen and other major productions at the Royal Opera House, Met Opera, and beyond, Akhmetshina is one of today’s leading musical storytellers. This evening, she presents a musical journey of her own design, spanning three “chapters” of classical art songs, opera selections, jazz standards, film music, and Latin American repertoire with pianist Jonathan Palmer Lakeland.
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