Please note, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music does not provide ticketing for the events at its location. To inquire about tickets to an event, please see the individual event for contact information.
On Thursday, May 22nd, 2025, at 7:30 PM in the DiMenna Center's Cary Hall, the League of Composers/ISCM presents a concert of innovative and expressive new works featuring premieres by Justin Weiss, Pamela Madsen, Paul Salerni, and Roger... Read More
DramaEtMusica is an interdisciplinary performance series curated by Chen Shuhe Yue, showcasing experimental music theater, intermedia performance, and cross-genre collaboration. This event features a dynamic lineup, including a participatory dance performance, an electronic live set, amplified balloons with... Read More
Ekmeles performs a program of new microtonal works, anchored by the world premiere of Catherine Lamb's moveable frames, commissioned by Ekmeles with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. Other new works will be given their... Read More
WE CROSSED THE RIVER is a multi-media collaboration between Dominican-American novelist Angie Cruz (author of Let It Rain Coffee, Soledad, and the widely acclaimed Dominicana) and composer Eric Moe about the detention of children in camps at the... Read More
Sonéa Music Association presents its inaugural concert, La Nuit de la Musique Française. Music Director Hansol Seok leads Ensemble Sonéa in an enchanting journey through captivating French classical works by Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, and Roussel. Experience this unique,... Read More
PIAZZOLLA100 Festival's opening night is a unique multidisciplinary program featuring 2xLatin GRAMMY nominated Cuartetango string quartet with GRAMMY-winner Rodolfo Zanetti on bandoneon, instrumental, vocal and dance repertoire from Gardel and Le Pera to Piazzolla. This special evening concludes... Read More
Join us this summer to celebrate Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance’s 25th anniversary as a NYC-based contemporary ballet company. This season honors the collaborators who’ve shaped our creative trajectory, bringing together dancers from the early years, current company members, and... Read More
Join us this summer to celebrate Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance’s 25th anniversary as a NYC-based contemporary ballet company. This season honors the collaborators who’ve shaped our creative trajectory, bringing together dancers from the early years, current company members, and... Read More
After a hugely successful USA tour in 2024, Australian guitar virtuoso Andrew Blanch returns to the USA with his much-loved program, Spanish Romance—a vibrant and heartfelt celebration of the Spanish guitar. The evening begins with Andrew’s stunning solo... Read More
After a hugely successful USA tour in 2024, Australian guitar virtuoso Andrew Blanch returns to the USA with his much-loved program, Spanish Romance—a vibrant and heartfelt celebration of the Spanish guitar. The evening begins with Andrew’s stunning solo... Read More
Procured from our inaugural season last year on the island of Crete, the Wine & Opera Festival is excited to present the first Private Event in New York City. We invite you to join us for a unique... Read More
Simon Steen-Andersen Asthma, arr. 2025* for solo bellows, ensemble, and video * NY premiere Ensemble Dal Niente/Beyond This Point Simon Steen-Andersen Run Time Error, 2009-2020 for joystick-controlled video Simon Steen-Andersen, solo performer Simon Steen-Andersen Black Box Music, 2012* for amplified box,... Read More
Nursalim Yadi Anugerah Aphid and a Palm on the Top of Orange Cliff, 2025* for string quartet and computer-controlled kadedek * World premiere Commissioned by JACK Quartet
Robert Rowe Melting the Darkness, 2013 for violin and CD Lidia Zielinska RAPSODIA, 2004 for violin and CD Rand Steiger Longing, 2021 for violin and electronics Diego Tedesco Portrait Number I, 2020 for violin and fixed media electronics Kaija Saariaho Frises, 2011 for... Read More
Please join us for this free, special screening. A short talk between H. Paul Moon and Yaron Deutsch will precede the film. Stick around afterwards for the 7:30pm concert with Ensemble Nikel and Noa Frenkel (tickets sold separately). Shadow Axe, 2025* A film portrait of... Read More
Please join us for a free screening of Shadow Axe at 6:00 pm. At 7:00 pm doors open for this concert. Christopher Trapani Sunk 45s, 2025* for saxophone, electric guitar, Korg organ, and percussion * World premiere Co-commissioned by The Earle Brown... Read More
Ondrej Adámek Fishbones, 2007 Pierre Jodlowski Mécano 1, 2004 Juri Seo Shuî, 2017 arr. Sixtrum Percussion Pierre Jodlowski 24 Loops, 2007 Dominic Thibault D'aure et du pluie - Célérité, 2020* * US premiere Léa Boudreau D'aure et du pluie - Jeu d'eau, 2020* * US premiere... Read More
Cassandra Miller Three Songs, 2025* I. Ange II. Claire III. Bella * US premiere Co-commissioned by The Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust, Le Vivier, Soundstreams, Darmstadt Summer Course, and Quatuor Bozzini with support from Canada Council for the Arts Taylor Brook Vinetan... Read More
Jennifer Higdon Splendid Wood, 2006 Éric Champagne Onde de choc, 2020, rev 2022* * US premiere Jordan Nobles Still Life, 2006, rev 2011* * NY premiere Balinese Ceremonial Music I. Pemoengkah, 1934/arr. 2022* arr. Fabrice Marandola * US premiere Steve Reich 6 Marimbas, 1986 Sixtrum Percussion
Chaya Czernowin the divine thawing of the core, 2025* for 6 flutes, 6 oboes, 6 trumpets, trombone, tube, piano, percussion, and 3 cellos * US premiere Co-commissioned by The Earle Brown Music Foundation Charitable Trust, Darmstadt Summer Course, and the... Read More
Ashkan Behzadi Carnivalesque, 2014-2016 or flute, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, and cello Tebogo Monnakgotla Wooden Bodies, 2020 for string quartet Corie Rose Soumah Tossed Parachutes of Lilacs and Lungs, 2025* for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, electric guitar, violin, viola,... Read More
Steven Kazuo Takasugi Il Teatro Rosso, 2025* for soprano, violin, cello, bass clarinet, bass trombone, piano, percussion, electronics, and video * US premiere NO HAY BANDA
Celebrating Jim McNeely, a retrospective concert on September 10 at New York’s DiMenna Center for Classical Music, pays tribute to this singular body of work, featuring performances of some of the most iconic compositions from across his career,... Read More
Ekmeles performs a concert anchored by the world premiere of Georg Friedrich Haas's ...wie aus einer anderen Welt..., commissioned by NYSCA. Other works to be performed include Peter Ablinger's Studien nach der Natur.
SydeBoob Duo presents Night, an evening of works for flute, soprano voice, and electronics featuring Luciano Berio’s ethereal and rarely performed work “Altra Voce” with special guest composer and performer Brian Riordan. Free show sponsored by the Music... Read More
Shape of Becoming is a reflective experience centered around the question "Who shaped you?". Inspired by Japanese Noh theater and the Zen meditation practice of sutra tracing, the experience invites reflection on personal growth through a performance of... Read More
Experience an unforgettable evening of piano and chamber music with acclaimed artists Temo Kharchiladze (flute), Sandro Sidamonidze (cello), and pianists Ketevan Sepashvili and Inga Kashakashvili. The program features: Trio No.1 by Lowell Liebermann, Souvenirs for piano duet by... Read More
The AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. presents The Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble, Conductor Petr Kotik performs the music of the World Renowned AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. Composers, Amina Claudine Myers, Leonard E. Jones, Adegoke Steve Colson, Chico Freeman, Reggie Nicholson, Thurman Barker and... Read More
Iranian-American composer-pianist Ramin Arjomand's work is born of a complex interplay of cross-cultural creative impulses. His long-form improvisations attain extremes of sound intensity, pushing limits of spontaneous thinking while seeking simultaneously, and equally intensely, a compositional unity characteristic... Read More
Halloween Children's Concert: Peter and the Wolf Get ready for a spooktacular in-person event where kids can enjoy the classical tale of Peter and the Wolf brought to life by a live orchestra! Along with the music, the... Read More
AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. presents a Piano Series dedicated to Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams with Adegoke Steve Colson and (AACM NYC Special Guest) David Virelles, and the Amina Claudine Myers Trio featuring Reggie Nicholson on percussion and Jerome Harris on base. David Virelles was introduced to Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams... Read More
The Violoncello Society, Inc. (VCS), under the leadership of President Kate Dillingham, proudly announces a special tribute concert featuring the VCS Student Cello Ensemble and The Yale Cellos in honor of the late legendary cello pedagogue Aldo Parisot.... Read More
Celebrating the anniversaries of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) and Vytautas Bacevičius (1905-1970), pianist Gabrielius Alekna juxtaposes works of these two giants of Lithuanian music, showcasing them in the context of stylistically related works by their contemporaries: Szymanowski, Janáček,... Read More
New Music Theatre Project presents the world premieres of two new works in a free concert. FOUR; INTERWOVEN is a new concept quartet by Erika Ji that explores the tension between the vibrant self and the powerful collective.... Read More
New Music Theatre Project presents the world premieres of two new works in a free concert. FOUR; INTERWOVEN is a new concept quartet by Erika Ji that explores the tension between the vibrant self and the powerful collective. DEATH OF... READ MORE
Celebrating the anniversaries of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) and Vytautas Bacevičius (1905-1970), pianist Gabrielius Alekna juxtaposes works of these two giants of Lithuanian music, showcasing them in the context of stylistically related works by their contemporaries: Szymanowski, Janáček, Scriabin, Hauer,... READ MORE
The Violoncello Society, Inc. (VCS), under the leadership of President Kate Dillingham, proudly announces a special tribute concert featuring the VCS Student Cello Ensemble and The Yale Cellos in honor of the late legendary cello pedagogue Aldo Parisot. The performance... READ MORE
AACM New York City Chapter, Inc. presents a Piano Series dedicated to Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams with Adegoke Steve Colson and (AACM NYC Special Guest) David Virelles, and the Amina Claudine Myers Trio featuring Reggie Nicholson on percussion and Jerome Harris on base. David Virelles was introduced to Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams by longtime... READ MORE
Halloween Children's Concert: Peter and the Wolf Get ready for a spooktacular in-person event where kids can enjoy the classical tale of Peter and the Wolf brought to life by a live orchestra! Along with the music, the hall will... READ MORE
Iranian-American composer-pianist Ramin Arjomand's work is born of a complex interplay of cross-cultural creative impulses. His long-form improvisations attain extremes of sound intensity, pushing limits of spontaneous thinking while seeking simultaneously, and equally intensely, a compositional unity characteristic of fully-notated... READ MORE