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  • March 2024

  • Fri 29

    The Piano sonatas of Dmitri Shostakovich, performance and remarks

    March 29, 2024 @ 7:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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 […]

  • Thu 28

    The Bottomless Well

    March 28, 2024 @ 8:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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 […]

  • Tue 26
    Shadows of the Minor

    Shadows of the Minor

    March 26, 2024 @ 8:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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 […]

  • Fri 1
    Ramin Arjomand

    Ramin Arjomand Solo at The DiMenna Center

    March 1, 2024 @ 8:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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 […]

  • February 2024

  • Fri 23
    Shan Sui/Mountain Water

    Shan Sui/Mountain Water

    February 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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).

  • January 2024

  • Wed 24
    Home Grown Talent Celebration

    Home Grown Talent Celebration

    January 24, 2024 @ 8:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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.

  • Sat 13

    Opus 961 Album Launch

    January 13, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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 […]

  • December 2023

  • Thu 14

    2024 Artists Competition Preliminary Round

    December 14, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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 […]

  • Tue 5

    Serials/Sets: Vienna, Berlin, Cambridge

    December 5, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    An evening showcasing the connection between German, Austrian and UK composers through the lens of blackbirds, snails, mice, horses, and more. Cash or card donation at the door. Amber Evans, soprano Sam Fairbrother, voice/movement artist Francesca Ferrara, flute Austin Philemon, piano Program: Hanns Eisler - 8 Klavierstücke op. 8 for piano (1925-27) Bernhard Lang - […]

  • November 2023

  • Sat 4

    Premiere Works XXIX: Composers as Performers

    November 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    Music From China presents "Premiere Works XXIX" concert featuring commissioned composers performing their own works. Program: HONG-DA CHIN: Almost Identical (world premiere) for dizi, pipa, erhu, bawu, cello, percussion; HONG-DA CHIN: Chinese Winds Improvisation; ZHOU JING: Melancholique for zheng & cello; ZHOU JING: New Work (world premiere) for erhu and pipa; WANG GUOWEI: Mosaic (world […]

  • October 2023

  • Sat 28

    Pathos Trio – Best in Score 2023

    October 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    Pathos Trio, nominated in the 1st Round Ballot Voting for the 2023 GRAMMYS, is presented by Tribeca New Music in Best in Score 2023, along with special guest artists pianist Adrian Zaragoza and percussionist Glenn Choe. This concert spotlights the music of Juilliard phenom Liam Cummins, who won first prize in the TNM 2023 Young […]

  • September 2023

  • Fri 29
    Ramin Arjomand Solo

    Ramin Arjomand Solo at The DiMenna Center

    September 29, 2023 @ 8:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    Pianist and composer Ramin Amir Arjomand presents an evening-length solo performance. Arjomand's work is born of a complex interplay of cross-cultural creative impulses. His long-form improvisations attain 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 draws as […]

  • Sun 10

    Explorations Vol. 6: Time and Breath

    September 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    New Thread presents its 6th Explorations concert with a program of cutting edge works for saxophone, drawing from meditative breath, temporal flux, sine tone clusters, dissembled instruments, and vocalization. The concert opens with Neva Derewetzky‘s "small voices," exploring time and air, growing from meditative breath to sweeping dynamic swells. Derewetzky writes the saxophone “is an […]

  • Sat 9

    An Immersive Surround Experience of Electro-Acoustic Works

    September 9, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    Prepare to be immersed in a unique blend of electronic and acoustic works by NY-based composers Finnegan Fine, Howie Kenty, Austin Shadduck, Kathleen Supové, and Queens-born composers Ken Steen and Roy Vanegas. Premieres by Jeremiah Bornfield, Ken Steen, Kathleen Supové, and Roy Vanegas.

  • Fri 8

    Bergamot Quartet – Best in Score

    September 8, 2023 @ 8:00 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    Tribeca New Music is thrilled to present the Bergamot Quartet - Best in Score 2023. This concert will feature new and recent works including Arcade by Charles Peck who won first prize in the TNM 2023 Young Composer Competition (Division 1 for composers 22-35 of age). Also featured on the program will be the world […]

  • May 2023

  • Sun 21
    A Night Of Premieres

    A Night Of Premieres – New Works for Percussion, Piano, and Electronics

    May 21, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    "Elevated themselves into those elite ranks alongside Yarn/Wire, Sō Percussion, Tigue, Iktus and Ensemble Et Al", as described by the New York Music Daily, join Pathos Trio on Sunday, May 21st at 5:30pm for an exciting program of all world premieres of chamber music works for percussion, piano, and electronics by composers Ian Chang, Clara […]

  • Sun 14
    TRIPTYCH

    TRIPTYCH: Master’s Recitals by Mannes Composers

    May 14, 2023 @ 4:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    Free recital of world premiere and other bold new works by a trio of emerging composers completing their Master of Music degrees at Mannes School of Music in NYC. Celebrate Mother's Day with new music for classical guitar and mixed ensembles of flute, trumpet, voice/choral, viola, piano, electronics and fixed media. Each composer presents a […]

  • April 2023

  • Tue 18

    Herding Cats

    April 18, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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 Balter, Chaya Czernowin, Beat Furrer, Manuela Meier.

  • Tue 4

    Mahler in New York

    April 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
    Benzaquen Hall

    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 Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera.

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