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 philosophy of music of the spheres to Science Fiction and technology of our modern age […]
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 loneliness and waiting, the program takes guests through a sea of human sculptures, interactive exhibits, and world […]
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, Carlos Mena - Bass, Roberto Quintero - Cangas, Joel Mateo - Drums Sponsored by LMCCNYC, NYC Cultural […]
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 music. Their sound structure draws as much on a nineteenth-century European approach to piano resonance […]
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 Performance Trust Fund Saturday, September 27th, 7:30pm The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Norman S. Benzaquen Hall450 […]
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 pairing experience, featuring a tasting of eighteen different wines along with arias and duets from the operatic […]
BETA Quartet has been endorsed to premiere three (3) new commissioning works for the 2024-2025 Anthems of Dialogue initiative. This innovative project features works by narrative-driven composer, pedagogue, and flutist Erin Spencer, DownBeat® Magazine Award Winner and saxophonist Caroline Davis, and 2024 Global Genius® Grand Prize Winning composer and 2020 Latin GRAMMY® Winning contemporary classical […]
The North/South Chamber Orchestra, directed by Max Lifchitz, brings to life five recent works by living composers. Music by Cathy Kuo, Alexandro Rodriguez, Judith Shatin, Liliya Ugay, and Manjing Zhang will be heard in New York for the first time. Soprano Anna Elder will be the distinguished soloist. Since seating is limited, please reserve a […]
Introducing light beat — Paul on piano, Miwha on cello. We’re sharing something close to our hearts: Destined Light — a concert shaped by memory, connection, and light, featuring works by Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Fauré. We’re performing at the DiMenna Center on Saturday, May 17, followed by a wine reception (included with your ticket). […]
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 Keeper of the Winds premieres in a bold expansion of saxophone repertoire. The program showcases […]
Pianist David Kaplan joins Argento to present seven modern composers and their response to Schumann's Musical Enigmas.
This concert presents the world premieres of two works for solo violin by Samuel Clay Birmaher that attempt to recall the experience of existence before life. Both pieces were written for Christopher Otto—a founding member of the JACK Quartet—and this performance will be his first public solo concert. The sparseness of the music magnifies every […]
Labyrinth, a program by cellist Thea Mesirow, centers on textures and sounds that exist between silence and fullness to create a shared close resonance. There will be two new pieces written for solo cello by Maya Bennardo and ZongYun We, as well as shared residues, a piece by Mesirow that asks the audience to interact […]
Sunü Quartet presents our debut winter concert, showcasing both the origins and hidden gems of the piano quartet repertoire. Our program features Mozart’s Piano Quartet in G Minor and Mendelssohn’s Piano Quartet in B Minor, alongside other ensemble works and solo performances by our members. Join us for an evening of blissful music as we […]
Iranian-American pianist-composer Ramin Arjomand's work is born of a complex interplay of cross-cultural creative impulses. His long-form improvisations reach extremes of sound intensity, pushing limits of spontaneous thinking while seeking simultaneously, and equally intensely, a compositional unity characteristic of fully-notated music. Their sound structure draws as much on a nineteenth-century European approach to piano resonance […]
The North/South Chamber Orchestra performs three concertos for strings by Max Lifchitz, the ensemble’s founder and director. Featured soloists are Dylan Hamme on violin, Colin Brookes on viola, and Sam DeCaprio on cello. Admission is Free, but reservations are required. For reservations, please email [email protected]
Music is a story, and every note is a clue. Mozart opens—clean, sharp, every note landing like it’s meant to be there, no wasted motion. Then Mahler rolls in, dark and stormy, his Piano Quartet in A minor pulling you into a world he didn’t even finish. It’s raw, unresolved, like a conversation cut short. […]
Frederic Rzewski’s To The Earth for speaking percussionist is used as an artistic departure point, flowing into an evening length structured improvisation by 10 percussionists using ceramic flower pots, 2x4 wood planks, cinder blocks, and galvanized steel pipes, punctuated by The Dolphins Quartet layering in a movement from Dvořák’s 10th string quartet, and brass musicians […]
Cobalt Quartet presents Tristan Keuris' monumental Music for Saxophones alongside Bach and a collection of works written in just the last four years. From Chris Evan Hass' vibrant, AC/DC-inspired baritone duo to the more delicate tones of Roger Tréfousse and Elizabeth Knudson — not to mention Sunny Knable turning the usual orchestration of the quartet […]
Music From China performs world premieres of Zhou Long’s The Hard Road and David Serkin Ludwig’s Kaifeng Siddur, both commissioned for the group’s 40th anniversary. Ludwig’s work explores the intersection of the two ancient cultures of China and the world of the Jewish people of Kaifeng. Zhou Long’s music is inspired by the rich imagery […]
Pianist and composer Ramin Amir Arjomand presents an evening-length solo improvisation. Ramin Amir Arjomand's work is born of a complex interplay of cross-cultural creative impulses. His unique long-form improvisations achieve extremes of sound intensity, pushing the limits of spontaneous thinking while seeking simultaneously, and equally intensely, a compositional unity characteristic of fully-notated music. Their sound […]
The Tilted Head Ensemble returns to Benzaquen Hall with music by James Tenney, Barbara Kolb, Itzá García, Karola Obermueller, Pablo Santiago Chin, Carl Bettendorf, and Scott D. Miller. The concert will feature a rare performance of Tenney’s “Harmonium #1” (1976) for 12 sustaining instruments, a pioneering spectral composition.
This in-person event will feature performances of works by The NowBeat Project's Composer-Mentors, as well as the world premiere of a string quartet by the recipient of The NowBeat Commission, Zachary Jarvis (2023 Cycle Alumnus). All of these compositions will be masterfully performed by talented student musicians at The Juilliard School. Don't miss out on […]
Laurence Cummings, will present a recital dedicated to his late father, Chris. “My dad taught me to play piano when I was very young. Forging a connection to the instrument happens over a long stretch of time on many different levels: physical; intellectual; emotional. I am thankful for that gift that he gave me, and […]
The complete culmination of works written and arranged by David “Cestari” Chung for his upcoming album “In A Moment”, “Moments” is a story of reflection and maturity. Throughout his epic, sounds of music of all genres collide: Jazz, classical, RnB, latin, free improvisation, a cappella, all of which meld into a singular sound. Cestari accompanies […]
Asian Cultural Council (ACC) fellow Maria Christine Muyco will be presenting her song cycles on Saturday, April 27, at 3:30 PM. The program includes Voices Lost in Industrial Winds with Nicole Eliev (soprano) and Yuk Shing Tang (pianist); and Ohoy with Titus Levi (baritone) and Amber Liao (pianist). These songs have lyrics from the indigenous peoples that Muyco collaborated with (Jesus […]
On FRIDAY, APRIL 12, at 7:30pm, there will be a concert in Benzaquen Hall, presenting Tcherepnin’s compositions inspired by his wife Lee Hsien-Ming, and by his enthusiasm for Chinese culture. Also featured will be prize-winning works incorporating Chinese musical concepts, modeled after the competition created by Tcherepnin in China in 1934. THE FESTIVAL WILL CONTINUE […]
The world premiere of Sang Song’s Hoarding Behaviors for Soprano and Ensemble, which is inspired by the tragic case of Homer Collyer and Langley Collyer, commonly known as the Collyer Brothers. Also on the program: Octandre by Edgard Varèse, Mother & Child by William Grant Still and Three Places in New England by Charles Ives.
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 12 (1926), is the composer's first substantial work. Concise in structure and dense in emotional content, Op. 12 demonstrates Shostakovich's overt intellectualism and interest in the burgeoning avant-garde. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 61 (1943), dedicated to the memory of Leonid Nikolaev, stands in opposition to Op. 12 with its […]
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 the world premiere of a new work for solo piano. Additional music by Christopher Fox […]
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 in C minor, Op. 30, Medtner's 'Forgotten Melodies,' Op. 38, No. 6, 'Canzona Serenata,' and […]
Pianist and composer Ramin Amir Arjomand presents an evening-length solo improvisation. Ramin Amir Arjomand's work is born of a complex interplay of cross-cultural creative impulses. His long-form improvisations achieve extremes of sound intensity, pushing the limits of spontaneous thinking while seeking simultaneously, and equally intensely, a compositional unity characteristic of fully-notated music. Their sound structure […]
The North/South Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Max Lifchitz perform four recent works by composers from Argentina and the US. Featured will be music by Silvina Milstein, Eugene O'Brien, Miguel Rosas-Cobian and William Schimmel. Accordionist Denise Koncelik will appear as soloist. Admission Free (first come first serve).
The North/South Chamber Orchestra under the baton of its founder Max Lifchitz performs a free-admission concert featuring recent works by New York based composers Victor Kioulaphides, Max Lifchitz, Robert Martin and Rufus Reid. Soloists will include flutist Lisa Hansen, bassist Stephen Sas and percussionist Frank Cassara.
Lebanese-French-American Violist Noémie Chemali releases her debut album, Opus 961, under the label Dreyer-Gaido. This album launch event is an immersive concert experience which will feature performances of works for solo viola and chamber music by Lebanese composers Layale Chaker, Saad Haddad, Wajdi Abou Diab, Sami Seif, and will feature Noémie's new string trio. She […]
Every few years, the world’s most promising pianists convene in Salt Lake City for the prestigious Bachauer Artists Competition to compete for fame, cash, and prizes. This December, join us at the DiMenna Center, when pianists from 20 countries perform 30-minute concerts to vie for a spot in the competition this June in Salt Lake […]