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.

Nov 5 @

Jessie Cox and the Sun Ra Arkestra

On November 5th Jessie Cox and the Sun Ra Arkestra present a new work, commissioned by the Paul Fromm Foundation at Harvard University, at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. Doors open at 7pm with the first live... Read More
Nov 15 @

BACH Brandenburg Concerti LIVE at DiMenna NYC

Pegasus: The Orchestra celebrates its Fifth Season with Bach's magnificent Brandenburg Concerti No. 4 and No. 5 and Vivaldi Trio Sonata. Join us for this special evening focused on some of the most innovative Baroque masterpieces held in... Read More
Dec 9 @

New Music by 5 Georgian Composers

Save the date! Join us to hear New Music by 5 brilliant composers from the republic of Georgia. Performed by world class musicians and filled with diverse program, this event is sure to please every art enthusiast. Welcoming... Read More
Dec 16 @

Mosaic Composers Collective: DEBUT

Mosaic Composers Collective, featuring Kevin Arthur Jr., Aidan Arbona, Naamia Rivera, Murphy Severtson, Alexa Letourneau, and Ashtyn Brown, is a gathering of composers in pursuit of an intimate – yet fearless – sound exploration of humanity’s many colorful... Read More
Jan 23 @

PRISM Quartet Meets Bang on a Can

The intrepid PRISM Quartet (saxophones) presents a portrait of Bang on a Can‘s visionary co-founders/co-artistic directors in an all-saxophone program featuring the premiere of “in a delirium” by Michael Gordon alongside performances of “Cha” by Julia Wolfe and... Read More
Jan 28 @

Pei-Chun Liao & Chih-Long Hu Piano Recital

PROGRAM Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor for piano duet, D940 Schubert/Liszt: Ständchen, Der Müller und der Bach, Die Forelle Messiaen: Cantéyodjayâ Percy Grainger: Fantasy on George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess for two pianos
Feb 17 @

Greece & Art Song: In Myth and Tradition

Winner of the 2022 Federation of the Art Song Fellowship Competition, the London-based voice/piano duo of Jared Michaud and Christina Koti will perform a recital of art songs influenced by Greek traditions and culture by Greek and non-Greek... Read More
Feb 24 @

Ramin Arjomand Solo

Pianist and composer Ramin Amir Arjomand's improvisations have drawn attention in the United States and abroad. Arjomand's work is born of a complex opposition of cross-cultural creative impulses. His long-form improvisations pursue extremes of sound intensity, pushing the... Read More
Mar 14 @

Rachmaninoff | Hakobyan & Antonov | piano and cello

2007 international Tchaikovsky competition gold medalist Sergey Antonov and pianist Karén Hakobyan play Rachmaninoff’s beloved sonata for piano and cello, as well as works by Arutiunian, Piazzolla, and Davidoff. Please join us for this beautiful program in the... Read More
Mar 28 @

Written for Talea

Talea Ensemble presents the world premieres of new works by Louis Karchin, Tyshawn Sorey, and Anthony Cheung.
Apr 4 @

Mahler in New York

Through carefully chosen excerpts from works of forthcoming music, film, and literature, Argento explores the last years of Mahler’s life (1907–1911), during which he survived devastating personal crises, lived in New York City and conducted the New York... Read More
Apr 18 @

Herding Cats

Argento produces and a performs a New York concert with friends and collaborators from the Baltimore-based icarus Quartet. This concert features two world premieres and the music of composers from five continents: Lang Chen, Amy Beth Kirsten, Marcos... Read More
Apr 27 @

The New York Chamber Players Orchestra in Concert

Come join us for the performance of the majestic Brahms Piano Concerto 1 with Giacomo Franci, Pianist, and Paolo Scibilia, Conductor. In the second part Giacomo Franci will conduct several solo and orchestra pieces featuring 4 extremely talented... Read More
May 19 @

Composer’s Voice featuring Chatterton-McCright Duo

Composer's Voice returns to the concert arena featuring the Chatterton-McCright Duo. Flutist Linda Chatterton and pianist Matthew McCright are champions of new music and dedicated to the empowerment of living composers and their works. This new hybrid performance... Read More
May 25 @

The World Premiere of Live Forever

Philippe Treuille will premiere his first flute concerto, Live Forever, featuring flute soloist Daniela Mars, and First Dimension Ensemble, conducted by Jean-Pierre Schmitt. The concert will also feature two other compositions by Treuille, Tessellations and Rejuvenation in Red.... Read More
Jun 6 @

Sorrel Hays Rediscovered

The North/South Symphony Orchestra and the NY Virtuoso Singers under the direction of Max Lifchitz premieres four works by the late American composer Doris Hays. Contralto Kirsten Sollek, and pianist Huizi Zhang will appear as soloists. Reserve a... Read More

Past Events

The Bottomless Well

Argento presents Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire with soprano Ariadne Greif along with a companion piece, Black Pierrot by William Grant Still, sung by tenor Lindell Carter. Bethany Younge performs her composition, Bodyscape, for ensemble, video and audience participation. Miles Walter plays... READ MORE

Defense-Defiance-Dedication

Since the start of Russia’s current war against Ukraine, Ukrainian music has taken on new purposes. Each of the works on this program has a function, but their utility goes beyond conventional music for purpose–entertainment, education, …–and serves a function... READ MORE

Shadows of the Minor

Explore 'Shadows of the Minor,' presented by MusicY Creative, a dynamic platform dedicated to bringing music to life. Led by violinist Filip Pogády, cellist Adrian Daurov, and pianist Yoojung Kim, immerse yourself in Beethoven's Violin and Piano Sonata No. 7... READ MORE

Spring Concert featuring Jay Gandhi and Ehren Hanson

Join us for an evening of music and community as we usher in Spring with a very special concert featuring Jay Gandhi and Ehren Hanson. The event will start with a vocal performance by Indian Classical vocalist, Monica Joshi. She... READ MORE

I Will Transform: A Trans Day of Visibility Concert

Join us for a free event at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music on March 22, 2024, for I Will Transform: A Trans Day of Visibility Concert, a powerful evening presented by NYCGMC. This profound performance not only celebrates but... READ MORE

Talea at 15!

This year’s program will look back at the past 15 years of commissions and premieres, while also bringing to life new works by composers we will continue to celebrate for years to come. Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent... READ MORE