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Featuring “some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world” (Time Out New York), Decoda is Carnegie Hall’s first-ever affiliate ensemble, comprising alums of the adventurous Ensemble Connect. Copland’s Appalachian Spring—celebrating its 80th anniversary this season—serves as an inspiration and departure point for this unique program. Experience a premiere composed by and featuring Ringdown, the new electronic cinematic pop duo of Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee; an American folk–inspired septet by Copland’s friend Hanns Eisler written shortly before his expulsion from the US; a new arrangement of Billy Bragg’s setting of Woody Guthrie’s “Eisler on the Go”; and the dynamic Vera by Hannah Kendall.

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Decoda

Carnegie Hall

Galvanised in the late 70s by The Clash and an aversion to the austere policies of Margaret Thatcher, Billy Bragg set out to inspire political engagement and empathy, and he hasn’t deviated from that path. He has performed numerous benefit shows over the years -for the miners, the Labour party, CND, the jobless, the homeless and many more, and has run the Left Field political stage at Glastonbury for the last 15 years.

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Billy Bragg

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 28, 2026

Billy Bragg · Count Basie Center for the Arts

Past events

May 14, 2024

Decoda · Carnegie Hall

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