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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
Vibraphone-centric jazz-Latin-blues rooted in Afro-Cuban clave. Freeman's original music is born from his associations with high-profile Latinjazz and salsa artists along with his experiences as a long-time Hell's Kitchen resident. Peter Brainin - Saxophone, Giuido Gonzalez - Trumpet,... Read More
NEXUS is that fleeting connection that unites the finest young artists in the world. A bond the artists treasure — and one the audience becomes part of — because that moment will never happen again. Featuring the greatest... Read More
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance presents Favorites & First Drafts, an evening featuring works from the company’s repertory alongside new material in development. The program includes Facets (2008), a sculptural dance marked by precision and clarity, and RU (2014), an... Read More
The Why Collective presents their annual immersive showcase, MIXT: A Living Gallery. Step into this multi-sensory playground of LIVE music, dance, poetry, and visual art installations, blurring the line between artist and audience. Driven by themes of psychological... Read More
Commencing with a love-sick cry to the stars in Monteverdi’s madrigal Sfogava con stelle, this collaborative program between the contemporary music group Ensemble Ipse and early music group Repast Baroque explores themes of novelty and innovation spanning from... Read More
Chao He presents an evening illuminating the full emotional spectrum of Chopin through a program of nocturnal lyricism, magnanimous polonaise grandeur, storm-driven scherzo intensity, and sweeping balladic drama. His selections showcase Chopin’s intimate poetry and breathtaking virtuosity, moving... Read More
NYC-based Coriolis Duo (Catherine Boyack, flute, and Oliver Xu, percussion) presents a concert at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music's Cary Hall. This program features the world premiere of Ted Babcock's Daisy Chain, a five-movement work commissioned by... Read More
A composer of “uncompromising brilliance” (The Washington Post) whose work has been described by The New York Times as “viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music ... claustrophobic and exhilarating at once, with moments of sublime beauty nestled inside... Read More
Join us on December 10 for this Special Presentation of new works from Bulgaria, commissioned by the Off the Beaten Path Festival, featuring three U.S. premieres of new works by Dobrinka Tabakova, Kenji Bunch and Peter Kerkelov. To... Read More
This program pairs two masterworks linked by the idea of "ricercata," or "sought music." The concert opens with György Ligeti’s Musica ricercata (1951-53) in a new arrangement. The title is literal: Ligeti’s goal was to "build a new... Read More
This program pairs two masterworks linked by the idea of "ricercata," or "sought music." The concert opens with György Ligeti’s Musica ricercata (1951-53) in a new arrangement. The title is literal: Ligeti’s goal was to "build a new music from... READ MORE
Join us on December 10 for this Special Presentation of new works from Bulgaria, commissioned by the Off the Beaten Path Festival, featuring three U.S. premieres of new works by Dobrinka Tabakova, Kenji Bunch and Peter Kerkelov. To close the... READ MORE
A composer of “uncompromising brilliance” (The Washington Post) whose work has been described by The New York Times as “viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music ... claustrophobic and exhilarating at once, with moments of sublime beauty nestled inside thickets of... READ MORE
NYC-based Coriolis Duo (Catherine Boyack, flute, and Oliver Xu, percussion) presents a concert at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music's Cary Hall. This program features the world premiere of Ted Babcock's Daisy Chain, a five-movement work commissioned by the ensemble... READ MORE
Chao He presents an evening illuminating the full emotional spectrum of Chopin through a program of nocturnal lyricism, magnanimous polonaise grandeur, storm-driven scherzo intensity, and sweeping balladic drama. His selections showcase Chopin’s intimate poetry and breathtaking virtuosity, moving from whispered... READ MORE
Commencing with a love-sick cry to the stars in Monteverdi’s madrigal Sfogava con stelle, this collaborative program between the contemporary music group Ensemble Ipse and early music group Repast Baroque explores themes of novelty and innovation spanning from the 16th-century... READ MORE