David Geffen Hall - Elektra Suite & Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
Sat, Jan 31
|David Geffen Hall
Violinist María Dueñas and conductor Manfred Honeck lead an emotionally charged evening of Beethoven and Strauss at the New York Philharmonic.
Time & Location
Jan 31, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, USA
About the event
Event Overview From January 29 to February 1, 2026, the New York Philharmonic invites you to an evocative evening of orchestral power and poetic finesse at Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall. This concert features the sensational María Dueñas in her NY Phil debut, performing Beethoven’s transcendent Violin Concerto, a masterwork revered for its lyrical soul and enduring brilliance.
Dueñas, described by Gramophone as “nothing short of remarkable,” brings her spellbinding technique and expressive depth to this pinnacle of the violin repertoire. Her performance promises both technical elegance and profound emotional insight — a remarkable journey from the concerto’s gentle opening to its celebratory close.
The second half of the program pivots to electrifying intensity with the Elektra Suite, arranged by Manfred Honeck from Richard Strauss’s groundbreaking opera. Conducted by Honeck himself — celebrated globally for his deeply human interpretations — this suite channels the psychological tension and sweeping power of Strauss’s music into a…