Performance Calendar

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.

Jun 24 @

Gilbert Galindo: Perpetual Chant

Queens composer Gilbert Galindo presents some of his best works in Perpetual Chant: The Chamber Music of Gilbert Galindo, 2008-2016. Six works for winds, strings, piano, and percussion will be heard, ranging from a duo to a sextet.... Read More
Sep 21 @

Symphony Orchestra of the Americas: Music Without Borders

Celebrate the friendship between the United States, Mexico, and Canada featuring symphonic works by Aaron Copland, Carlos Chávez, and Rolando Gori. The Symphony Orchestra of the Americas presents its preview concert conducted by Felipe Tristan.
Oct 8 @

Dorothy Zhang & Friends

Welcome to the fall 2016 Piano performance by the talented young students of the Dorothy Zhang Piano Studio, with special appearance by Dorothy Zhang And Dr Max A. Midroit. From J.S BACH to DEBUSSY, Classy baroque style to... Read More
Nov 30 @

AN EVENING WITH SUSAN GRAHAM & BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL

Hosted in The DiMenna Center’s Mary Flagler Cary Hall, the special evening will feature an intimate conversation between Susan Graham, renowned mezzo-soprano and DiMenna Center Council Co-Chair, and Brian Stokes Mitchell, Tony Award winner and 2016 inductee into... Read More
Dec 9 @

Kettle Corn New Music presents: Anthony McGill

On Friday December 9th at 7 PM, Anthony McGill (principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic), performs alongside pianist Michael McHale in a recital program including Bernstein's early clarinet sonata, two early works from Chris Rogerson and Loren... Read More
Dec 16 @

OFFstage: Holiday Sing

OSL’s popular annual Holiday Sing returns, bringing voices of the community together in a celebration of the season. Surround yourself with the sounds and spirit of the holidays and sing your favorite songs and carols accompanied by Orchestra... Read More
Jan 7 @

PRISM Quartet: The Art of the Transcription

The PRISM Quartet presents stunning saxophone quartet adaptations of masterworks from the Western canon. The program features three anthologies: the New York premiere of "A Schumann Bouquet," Pulitzer Prize-winner William Bolcom’s new transcription of piano works from "Album... Read More
Jan 15 @

Chamber Music America: New Music From CMA

Hear three new works, created with support from CMA's classical and jazz commissioning programs, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Performing ensembles: Etienne Charles Project, Turtle Island Quartet,... Read More
Feb 4 @

Colibri: Light and Shadows

Colibri is a dynamic violin-piano duo, the culmination of fifteen years of musical collaboration between violinist Evelyn Petcher and pianist Hannah Mindeman. Colibri presents their New York debut "Light and Shadows," a performance of Shostakovich Opus 134 and... Read More
Feb 9 @

Ekmeles Sings American Works

Ekmeles vocal ensemble performs works by American composers, including a newly revised work by Andrew Waggoner, as well as works by Erin Gee, Taylor Brook, and Ekmeles director Jeffrey Gavett. These compositions explore a broad range of vocal... Read More
Feb 18 @

Concert of Famous Azerbaijani Piano Player

This is the debut concert  in New York of famous Azerbaijani piano player, Professor of Baku Music Academy Dr. Nargiz Aliyarova.  The repertoire of the pianist is diverse. She presents pieces by Haydn, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Debussy,... Read More
Apr 6 @

ICEBERG New Music Presents Contemporaneous

Hailed by the New York Times for their "ferocious, focused performances," Contemporaneous is is one of the most passionate and active new music ensembles in the country.  Contemporaneous has premiered over 70 works. Their first album, Stream of... Read More
Apr 6 @

JACK Quartet Plays NYU Composers

Jack Quartet, in collaboration with the composers of New York University, will premiere works written by Bernardo Barros, Viola Yip, Michael Rose, and Jue Wang.

Past Events

Soprano Saxophone and String Quartet

Soprano Saxophone and String Quartet delves into the intricacies of contemporary chamber music, featuring saxophonist Shivam Patel, pianist Karl Larson, and string quartet. Works by Mark Kuss and Scott Lindroth offer a glimpse into nuanced compositional worlds, while Bobby Ge’s... READ MORE

“scars plummet to the corners”

"music of introverted intensity" - The New Yorker "[the] evening’s high point ... tender to tough to chillingly still and mysterious ... magical" - San Francisco Classical Voice Written during the height of the Covid pandemic, a complete presentation of... READ MORE

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Schumann, and Beethoven

Join the Westside Chamber Players for an exciting evening of music, featuring orchestral works by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and Beethoven, alongside Schumann's Cello Concerto at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Cary Hall. Julius Akira Mauldin, Conductor and Artistic Director Wangshu... READ MORE

Lisgar CI Spring Music

Lisgar Collegiate Institute, a high school for grades 9 to 12, was established in 1874.  The music program began in 1918 with the orchestra being formed to raise the spirits of students from the daily news of WWI casualties.  At... READ MORE