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The Worst Episodes of Live from Lincoln Center

Every episode of Live from Lincoln Center ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Live from Lincoln Center!

Since premiering in 1976, the landmark series has sought to democratize the world of the performing arts by making Lincoln Center's historic concerts and events...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"New York Philharmonic with André Previn and Van Cliburn" is the worst rated episode of "Live from Lincoln Center". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/30/1976. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Stephen Sondheim, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC".

  • New York Philharmonic with André Previn and Van Cliburn
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    #1 - New York Philharmonic with André Previn and Van Cliburn

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/1976

    Berlioz, "Beatrice and Benedict" Overture; Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16; INTERMISSION; R. Strauss, "Ein Heldenleben". Live intermission interview backstage with Previn.

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  • Stephen Sondheim, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
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    #2 - Stephen Sondheim, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

    Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 11/7/1990

    Performed by the New York City Opera (in 2 acts, book by Hugh Wheeler, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick). Pretaped interview with Stephen Sondheim; live intermission interviews backstage with Christopher Keene (Artistic Director of New York City Opera), Howes/Resnick. Sally Ann Howes (Désirée Armfeldt) Regina Resnik (Madame Armfeldt) Beverly Lambert (Anne Egerman) Maureen Moore (Countess Malcolm) Susan Terry (Petra) Danielle Ferland (Frederika Armfeldt) George Lee Andrews (Fredrik Egerman) Kevin Anderson (Henrik Egerman) Michael Maguire (Count Malcolm)

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  • New York Philharmonic Opening Night Gala With Sir James Galway
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    #3 - New York Philharmonic Opening Night Gala With Sir James Galway

    Season 33 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2008

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  • New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve Gala Concert
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    #4 - New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve Gala Concert

    Season 33 Episode 2 - Aired 12/31/2008

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  • The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma
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    #5 - The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma

    Season 33 Episode 4 - Aired 6/9/2009

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  • Joshua Bell With Friends @ The Penthouse
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    #6 - Joshua Bell With Friends @ The Penthouse

    Season 35 Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/2010

    The Season 35 opener features violinist Joshua Bell teaming with Sting ("Come Again"); Kristin Chenoweth ("My Funny Valentine"); Chris Botti ("I Loves You Porgy"); Nathan Gunn ("O, Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair"); Marvin Hamlisch ("I'll Take Manhattan"); Frankie Moreno ("Eleanor Rigby"); Regina Spektor ("Left Hand Song"); and Cuban music group Tiempo Libre ("Para Tí"). Also, thanks to technology, Bell "duets" with Russian pianist Sergey Rachmaninoff on Grieg's Violin Sonata No. 3, Movement II.

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  • Ax, Perlman and Ma
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    #7 - Ax, Perlman and Ma

    Season 35 Episode 2 - Aired 5/5/2010

    Pianist Emanuel Ax, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman perform Mendelssohn's Piano Trios and other selections at the Lincoln Center's Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. Alan Alda hosts.

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  • New York Philharmonic: Opening Night Concert 2010
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    #8 - New York Philharmonic: Opening Night Concert 2010

    Season 35 Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2010

    The opening-night gala for the New York Philharmonic features music director Alan Gilbert conducting the U.S. premiere of Wynton Marsalis' "Jazz Symphony."

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  • Baroque Holiday With the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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    #9 - Baroque Holiday With the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

    Season 35 Episode 5 - Aired 12/19/2010

    The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center perform Bach's Double Concerto and Corelli's Christmas Concerto; and is joined by recorder virtuosa Michala Petri for works by Sammartini, Tartini and Vivaldi.

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  • New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve With Lang Lang
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    #10 - New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve With Lang Lang

    Season 35 Episode 6 - Aired 12/31/2010

    The New York Philharmonic, under the baton of maestro Alan Gilbert, perform Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with pianist Lang Lang; and the second act of "The Nutcracker."

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  • Beethoven and Brahms With the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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    #11 - Beethoven and Brahms With the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

    Season 36 Episode 1 - Aired 2/13/2011

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  • Mostly Mozart Festival Opening Night
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    #12 - Mostly Mozart Festival Opening Night

    Season 36 Episode 2 - Aired 8/2/2011

    Louis Langrée and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra are joined by violinist Christian Tetzlaff and violist Antoine Tamestit for Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin and Viola; and soprano Susanna Phillips for Mozart's "Crudele?...Non mi dir, bell'idol mio" from "Don Giovanni" and "Bella mia fiamma...Resta, o cara."

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  • New York Philharmonic Opening Night With Deborah Voigt
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    #13 - New York Philharmonic Opening Night With Deborah Voigt

    Season 36 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2011

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  • Wynton at 50
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    #14 - Wynton at 50

    Season 36 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2011

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  • Bernstein and Gershwin
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    #15 - Bernstein and Gershwin

    Season 36 Episode 6 - Aired 12/31/2011

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  • Renée Fleming @ the Penthouse
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    #16 - Renée Fleming @ the Penthouse

    Season 37 Episode 1 - Aired 4/6/2012

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  • The Philharmonic Opening Gala With Itzhak Perlman
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    #17 - The Philharmonic Opening Gala With Itzhak Perlman

    Season 37 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2012

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  • The Richard Tucker Opera Gala
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    #18 - The Richard Tucker Opera Gala

    Season 37 Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2012

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  • One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch
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    #19 - One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

    Season 37 Episode 4 - Aired 12/31/2012

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  • Ring Them Bells! A Kander & Ebb Celebration
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    #20 - Ring Them Bells! A Kander & Ebb Celebration

    Season 38 Episode 1 - Aired 2/15/2013

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  • Celebration: Stephanie Blythe Meets Kate Smith
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    #21 - Celebration: Stephanie Blythe Meets Kate Smith

    Season 38 Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/2013

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  • Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
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    #22 - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel

    Season 38 Episode 5 - Aired 4/26/2013

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  • The New York Philharmonic Gala With Yo-Yo Ma
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    #23 - The New York Philharmonic Gala With Yo-Yo Ma

    Season 38 Episode 7 - Aired 12/31/2013

    The New York Philharmonic's opening gala concert features special guest cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

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  • Richard Tucker at 100: An Opera Celebration
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    #24 - Richard Tucker at 100: An Opera Celebration

    Season 39 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2014

    This year’s Richard Tucker Foundation Gala — a perennial highlight of the opera season — celebrates Richard Tucker’s centennial with performances by many of the world’s greatest voices and a salute to this year’s award winner, Isabel Leonard.

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  • Patina Miller in Concert
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    #25 - Patina Miller in Concert

    Season 39 Episode 2 - Aired 3/28/2014

    She received rave reviews – and a Tony Award – for her performance in Broadway’s revival of "Pippin." Soon she’ll be featured in the next installment of “The Hunger Games.” Tonight you’ll hear how she got from Pageland, South Carolina, to a starring role on Broadway, told in songs ranging from Sondheim to "Sister Act."

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