February 2023
2023 Kaufman Music Center Concerto Competition Winners Concert at Merkin Hall
Part of the Fast Forward series The winners of the 2023 Kaufman Music Center Concerto Competition perform with orchestra in Merkin Hall. Featuring rising star musicians from Kaufman Music Center’s…
Find out more »IMAS 9th Annual Talented Young Musician Olympia Winners’ Concert, at Merkin Hall
The International Music & Arts Society (IMAS) is an international global non-profit that promotes the advancement of musical and cultural relationships between teachers and students from all over the world.…
Find out more »IMAS 9th Annual Talented Young Musician Olympia Winners’ Concert, at Merkin Hall
The International Music & Arts Society (IMAS) is an international global non-profit that promotes the advancement of musical and cultural relationships between teachers and students from all over the world.…
Find out more »Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard: String ‘Stravaganza with Vaughn String Quartet, at Merkin Concert Hall
“Shaham has hit on a formula that has families hooked.” – New York Magazine With special guests the Vaughn String Quartet Your child will get to know all the members…
Find out more »Asiya Korepanova All-Liszt Solo Recital at Merkin Hall
Program F. LISZT – 24 Etudes Transcendental Etudes, S.139 I. Prelude II. No.2 III. Paysage IV. Mazeppa V. Feux Follets VI. Vision VII. Eroica VIII. Wilde Jagd IX. Ricordanza X.…
Find out more »The Unadorned Bach: Will Healy at Merkin Hall
Program Cantatas #148-177 Performer Will Healy, piano While many of Bach’s contemporaries actively engaged in writing cantatas, Telemann being the most well-known, Bach used this genre to create some of…
Find out more »Orchestra of St. Luke’s: Piano Quintets with Hamelin, at Merkin Concert Hall
Program Orchestra of St. Luke’s with Marc-André Hamelin, pianoFLORENCE PRICE – Piano Quintet in A Minor JOHANNES BRAHMS – Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 Celebrated Canadian-American pianist Marc-André…
Find out more »Orchestra of St. Luke’s: Piano Quintets with Hamelin, at Merkin Hall
Program Orchestra of St. Luke’s with Marc-André Hamelin, piano FLORENCE PRICE – Piano Quintet in A Minor JOHANNES BRAHMS – Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 Celebrated Canadian-American pianist…
Find out more »March 2023
Contemporary Festival at Merkin Hall
Part of the Fast Forward series Rising star musicians from Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School and Lucy Moses School perform music by contemporary composers. Special Music School/M. 859 is…
Find out more »Young Concert Artists: YCA on Tour, at Merkin Concert Hall
Performers Lun Li, violin Jonathan Swensen, cello Albert Cano Smit, piano William Socolof, bass-baritone Daniel McGrew, tenor Program FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Songs for two voices and piano, Op. 63 JULIAN…
Find out more »Young Concert Artists: YCA on Tour, at Merkin Hall
Performers Lun Li, violin Jonathan Swensen, cello Albert Cano Smit, piano William Socolof, bass-baritone Daniel McGrew, tenor Program FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Songs for two voices and piano, Op. 63 JULIAN…
Find out more »Adam W. Sadberry, Artina McCain and Ayo Jackson at Merkin Hall
Part of the Music Speaks series Musical Journalism: Continuing a Legacy through the Flute This is a concert inspired by Adam W. Sadberry’s late grandfather and unsung hero of the…
Find out more »New York Festival of Song: Mediterranean, at Merkin Concert Hall
The program will be a musical voyage around the Mediterranean Sea from Spain to Greece, with stops in France, Italy, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia. Artists include five young artists—four…
Find out more »New York Festival of Song: Mediterranean, at Merkin Hall
The program will be a musical voyage around the Mediterranean Sea from Spain to Greece, with stops in France, Italy, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia. Artists include five young artists—four…
Find out more »Juilliard Vocal Arts Honors Recital, at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center
Vocal Arts Honors Recital Program The Vocal Arts Honors Recital is an annual opportunity awarded to two current Juilliard Vocal Arts students selected by a panel of industry adjudicators to…
Find out more »David Kaplan: Moments of Invention, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Piano Dialogues series Pianist David Kaplan balances works new and old with music from Anthony Cheung, Couperin, Christopher Cerrone and Robert Schumann. Kaplan has been called “excellent…
Find out more »Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival: Tribute to Borys Liatoshynsky, at Merkin Hall
INSPIRATIONS The festival will open with a concert introducing audiences to the music of Borys Liatoshynsky, the father of Ukrainian contemporary music. In honor of 55 years since his passing,…
Find out more »Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival: Tribute to Borys Liatoshynsky, at Merkin Hall
EVOLUTIONS Many of Ukraine’s contemporary composers can trace their pedagogical lineage back to Liatoshynsky. In our second concert, we will chart the variety of ways Ukrainian music has developed since…
Find out more »Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival: Tribute to Borys Liatoshynsky, at Merkin Hall
CONVERSATIONS Though still largely unknown outside Ukraine, Liatoshynsky’s music reveals fascinating parallels with western works and inspires thought-provoking conversations between musical worlds. In our closing concert, pieces from Liatoshynsky’s early…
Find out more »Henry Schneider Young Artists Concert at Merkin Hall
Part of the Fast Forward series Rising star musicians from Kaufman Music Center’s Lucy Moses School explore a broad range of repertoire. Manhattan's largest community arts school, Lucy Moses School…
Find out more »The Unadorned Bach: Miles Fellenberg at Merkin Hall
Program Cantatas #178-188 Performer Miles Fellenberg, piano While many of Bach’s contemporaries actively engaged in writing cantatas, Telemann being the most well-known, Bach used this genre to create some of…
Find out more »Eliza Garth Solo Recital at Merkin Hall
VOICES Pianist Eliza Garth returns to Merkin Hall with “Voices,” an evening of radiant, emergent works. The program includes premieres of works she commissioned from NOMI EPSTEIN and SHEREE CLEMENT;…
Find out more »April 2023
Tuesday Matinees: Thomas Mesa, cello & Ilya Yakushev, piano, at Merkin Concert Hall
Music by Andrea Casarrubios, Stephanie Ann Boyd & Carlos Simon, Kevin Day and Rachmaninoff Cuban-American cellist Thomas Mesa has established himself as one of the most charismatic, innovative and engaging…
Find out more »Thomas Mesa, Cello & Ilya Yakushev, Piano, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Tuesday Matinees series Music by Andrea Casarrubios, Stephanie Ann Boyd & Carlos Simon, Kevin Day and Rachmaninoff Cuban-American cellist Thomas Mesa has established himself as one of…
Find out more »The Unadorned Bach: Will Healy at Merkin Hall
Program Cantatas #191-198 Performer Will Healy, piano While many of Bach’s contemporaries actively engaged in writing cantatas, Telemann being the most well-known, Bach used this genre to create some of…
Find out more »Meridian Concerts: Florian Noack, concert pianist & transcriber, at Merkin Concert Hall
BACH-NOACK – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major BWV 1048 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV-NOACK – Scheherazade F. LISZT AND S. LYAPUNOV – Transcendental Etudes Berceuse (Lyapunov) Chasse-Neige (Liszt) Ronde des Sylphes (Lyapunov)…
Find out more »Young Concert Artists: Lun Li, violin & Janice Carissa, piano, at Merkin Concert Hall
GIYA KANCHELI – “Don Quixote” from 18 MiniaturesPOULENC – Violin Sonata SCIARRINO – Per Mattia SCHOENBERG – Phantasy, Op. 47 KREISLER – Miniature Viennese March MESSIAEN – Fantaisie SCHUMANN (arr.…
Find out more »Young Concert Artists: Lun Li, violin & Janice Carissa, piano, at Merkin Hall
Program GIYA KANCHELI – “Don Quixote” from 18 MiniaturesPOULENC – Violin Sonata SCIARRINO – Per Mattia SCHOENBERG – Phantasy, Op. 47 KREISLER – Miniature Viennese March MESSIAEN – Fantaisie SCHUMANN…
Find out more »Piano Dialogues: Shai Wosner & Gilles Vonsattel: Music for 2 Pianos 4 Hands, at Merkin Concert Hall
Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. His performances of a broad range of repertoire – from Beethoven and Schubert to…
Find out more »Shai Wosner & Gilles Vonsattel: Music for 2 Pianos 4 Hands, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Piano Dialogues series Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. His performances of a broad range of repertoire…
Find out more »Music International Grand Prix Winners Concert 2023, at Merkin Concert Hall
The 1st place Winners of Music International Grand Prix 2023 will perform to compete for the $5000 Grand Prix award and the Audience Favorite award. Come to see talented musicians…
Find out more »Music International Grand Prix Winners Concert 2023, at Merkin Hall
The 1st place Winners of Music International Grand Prix 2023 will perform to compete for the $5000 Grand Prix award and the Audience Favorite award. Come to see talented musicians…
Find out more »The Unadorned Bach: David Enlow at Merkin Hall
Program Cantatas #205-215 Performer David Enlow, piano While many of Bach’s contemporaries actively engaged in writing cantatas, Telemann being the most well-known, Bach used this genre to create some of…
Find out more »May 2023
Orchestra of St. Luke’s: Mendelssohns Salon, at Merkin Concert Hall
Program Orchestra of St. Luke’s with Liv Redpath, soprano FANNY & FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Songs FANNY MENDELSSOHN – Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 11 FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Piano Sextet…
Find out more »Orchestra of St. Luke’s: Mendelssohns Salon, at Merkin Hall
Program Orchestra of St. Luke’s with Liv Redpath, soprano FANNY & FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Songs FANNY MENDELSSOHN – Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 11 FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Piano Sextet…
Find out more »Pegasus: The Orchestra Mozart & Mendelssohn – Scriabin & Rachmaninoff, at Merkin Hall
Pegasus: The Orchestra’s founder, principal conductor, and artistic director, Karén Hakobyan, conducts the season’s finale in a commemoration of both Scriabin’s and Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversaries, as well as their fascinating…
Find out more »Piano Dialogues: The Pianists United – Rzewski in New York, at Merkin Concert Hall
An incredible lineup of pianists including Lisa Moore, Anthony de Mare, Conrad Tao, Ursula Oppens, Vicki Ray and Mikael Darmanie, join forces to celebrate the remarkable work of pianist-composer Frederic…
Find out more »The Pianists United: Rzewski in New York, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Piano Dialogues series An incredible lineup of pianists including Lisa Moore, Anthony de Mare, Conrad Tao, Ursula Oppens, Vicki Ray and Mikael Darmanie, join forces to celebrate…
Find out more »Piano Dialogues: The Pianists United – Rzewski in New York, at Merkin Concert Hall
An incredible lineup of pianists including Lisa Moore, Anthony de Mare, Conrad Tao, Ursula Oppens, Vicki Ray and Mikael Darmaine, join forces to celebrate the remarkable work of pianist-composer Frederic…
Find out more »The Pianists United: Rzewski in New York, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Piano Dialogues series An incredible lineup of pianists including Lisa Moore, Anthony de Mare, Conrad Tao, Ursula Oppens, Vicki Ray and Mikael Darmaine, join forces to celebrate…
Find out more »Piano Dialogues: The Pianists United – Rzewski in New York, at Merkin Concert Hall
An incredible lineup of pianists including Lisa Moore, Anthony de Mare, Conrad Tao, Ursula Oppens, Vicki Ray and Mikael Darmaine, join forces to celebrate the remarkable work of pianist-composer Frederic…
Find out more »The Pianists United: Rzewski in New York, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Piano Dialogues series An incredible lineup of pianists including Lisa Moore, Anthony de Mare, Conrad Tao, Ursula Oppens, Vicki Ray and Mikael Darmaine, join forces to celebrate…
Find out more »Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard: Wondrous Winds with Montclair State University Wind Ensemble, at Merkin Concert Hall
“Shaham has hit on a formula that has families hooked.” – New York Magazine Featuring Montclair State University Wind Ensemble Audiences of all ages will get blown away by the…
Find out more »Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard: Wondrous Winds with Montclair State University Wind Ensemble, at Merkin Hall
“Shaham has hit on a formula that has families hooked.” – New York Magazine Interactive concert for ages 3-8 Audiences of all ages will get blown away by the instruments…
Find out more »Ecstatic Music: Circuit des Yeux & Erika Dohi, at Merkin Concert Hall
Singer/songwriter Haley Fohr teams up with the virtuosic, barrier-defying pianist Erika Dohi for an evening of new music. Fohr is a vocalist, composer and singer-songwriter based in Chicago who is…
Find out more »Circuit des Yeux & Erika Dohi, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Ecstatic Music series Singer/songwriter Haley Fohr teams up with the virtuosic, barrier-defying pianist Erika Dohi for an evening of new music. Fohr is a vocalist, composer and…
Find out more »ChamberFest at Merkin Hall
Part of the Fast Forward series Chamber ensembles featuring rising star musicians from Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School and Lucy Moses School explore a broad range of repertoire. Special…
Find out more »Kevin Zhu, Violin with Collaborative Piano, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Tuesday Matinees series Ballet Morning, Opera Evening Program IGOR STRAVINSKY – Suite Italienne P.I. TCHAIKOVSKY – Two 'Pas de deux' from Swan Lake, Op. 20 SERGEI PROKOFIEV…
Find out more »Give Voice: Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano & Kirill Kuzmin, piano, at Merkin Concert Hall
"I am so excited to return to Merkin Hall, where so many special musical memories live for me. The space has a way of fostering intimate and inspiring experiences, on…
Find out more »Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano & Kirill Kuzmin, piano, at Merkin Hall
Part of the Give Voice series how do i find you "I am so excited to return to Merkin Hall, where so many special musical memories live for me. The…
Find out more »The Chelsea Symphony: World Map at Merkin Hall
The Chelsea Symphony, in collaboration with composer Shuying Li, presents Li’s World Map concertos, featuring members of the Four Corners Ensemble in all new orchestrations of the concertos for chamber…
Find out more »The New York Philharmonic Ensembles at Merkin Hall
Up close and personal Program TBA An Ensembles concert provides an intimate connection between musician and audience. Individual talents that make up the Orchestra. Experience the passion and personality of…
Find out more »June 2023
Ecstatic Music: Curtis Stewart of Love / of Time, at Merkin Concert Hall
A New Sounds Live co-presentation hosted by John Schaefer Featuring Aaron Diehl, Harlem Quartet & Mazz Swift Multi-Grammy nominated violinist/composer Curtis Stewart premieres new music with pianist and Kaufman Music…
Find out more »July 2023
IKIF Master Series Concert: Jerome Rose at Merkin Hall
Performer: Jerome Rose Program: Brahms: Rhapsodies, No. 1 in B minor and No. 2 in G minor, Op. 79 Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 Allegro Scherzo…
Find out more »IKIF Master Series Concert: Martín García García at Merkin Hall
Performer: Martín García García Program: Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 33 No. 1 in G-sharp minor No. 2 in D Major No. 3 in C Major No. 4 in B minor Barcarolle…
Find out more »IKIF Master Series Concert: Jeffrey Swann at Merkin Hall
Performer: Jeffrey Swann Program: Schubert/Liszt: Soirées de Vienne No. 1 in A-flat Major and No. 3 in E Major Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 Introduzione: Un…
Find out more »IKIF Master Series Concert: Nicolas Namoradze at Merkin Hall
Performer: Nicolas Namoradze Program: Namoradze: Memories of Rachmaninoff’s Georgian Song Ligeti: Étude 11 “En suspens” Ligeti: Étude 16 “Pour Irina” Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812…
Find out more »IKIF Master Series Concert: Reed Tetzloff at Merkin Hall
Performer: Reed Tetzloff Program: Berg: Sonata Op. 1 Ives: Three-Page Sonata Beethoven: Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 “Waldstein” Allegro con brio Introduzione: Adagio molto Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo…
Find out more »IKIF Master Series Concert: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet at Merkin Hall
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Program: Haydn: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Hob XVI: 46 Allegro moderato Adagio (cadenza Bavouzet) Finale: Presto Haydn: Sonata No. 59 in E-flat Major, Hob XVI:…
Find out more »October 2023
“Memory Brings Us Together” Classical Music Concert, at Merkin Hall
$20 senior and student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. Ticket price includes: The exhibition"Trials of Hope,The Odyssey of Freedom" prepared by the Institute of…
Find out more »Classic & Avangarde – with Polish Romantic into the Future, at Merkin Hall
OPENING GALA Classic & Avangarde – with Polish Romantic into the Future Concert is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Polish and Slavic Center and 25th anniversary of the…
Find out more »Scott Siegel’s Broadway by the Season: 1987/88 & 2013/14, at Merkin Hall
Scott Siegel's acclaimed BROADWAY BY THE SEASON concludes this year on Monday, October 30 at 8 PM w/ Tony Award Winner Adriane Lenox and another All-Star Cast! Songs from Phantom…
Find out more »November 2023
I Will Tell You The Truth About It, I Will Tell You All About It, at Merkin Hall
The premiere performance of this oratorio for chamber choir and piano trio will be preceded by a reading of the featured poems by poet Tracy K. Smith, as well as…
Find out more »David Krakauer, Clarinet with Kathleen Tagg, Piano, at Merkin Hall
“David Krakauer is such an overwhelmingly expressive clarinetist who moves so seamlessly between different genres that for a minute you’d almost think that there’s no appreciable difference between jazz, klezmer…
Find out more »Piano Duets, at Merkin Hall
A scintillating evening of newly discovered Filipino compositions and a ravishing array of piano duets. Works by Juan Hernandez, Carmencita Arambulo, Rodolfo Consejo, Julio Nakpil, Jose Estrella, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Aram…
Find out more »NYC Master Chorale Presents Annelies, at Merkin Hall
$20 senior and free student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. Use the codes NYCMC20 and NYCMC5 for access to $20 and $5 tickets. The…
Find out more »Competition Winners Concert, at Merkin Hall
The 2023 New York International Artists Competition & Praelusio Competition Winners Concert. Andrew Liu, Violin Jacky Zhu, Oboe Indy Huang, Piano Ariane Huang, Piano Zhihao Gou, Oboe Jonas Chen, Piano…
Find out more »NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall
ProgramSchubert String Quartet in G minor, D.173 Mozart Oboe Quartet Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor Ensembles of Philharmonic musicians perform in intimate Merkin Hall. Hear the individual talents that…
Find out more »The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, at Merkin Hall
Musicians from The New York Philharmonic SCHUBERT – String Quartet No. 9 in G minor, D. 173 MOZART – Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello in F major, K.370…
Find out more »The Best of Polish Composers Concert at Kaufman Music Center
The Best of Polish Composers Concert Concert features the most beautiful works by outstanding Polish composers: Fryderyk Chopin - a piano poet and icon of classical music; Stanisław Moniuszko -…
Find out more »Adam Tendler & Conor Hanick, at Merkin Hall
PIANO DIALOGUES Two of the most celebrated pianists on the contemporary classical scene perform two piano works by seminal queer iconoclasts Steve Martland and Julius Eastman. The program juxtaposes Martland’s…
Find out more »December 2023
New York Festival of Song: Gracias a la Vida, at Merkin Hall
A musical tour of South America, with songs from Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. The program features Ecuadorian tenor César Andrés Parreño and Bolivian soprano Shelén Hughes, with…
Find out more »Jeremy Denk Piano Master Class at Merkin Hall
KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER MASTERCLASSES This new series of public masterclasses features celebrated performers and educators coaching Kaufman Music Center students from our Lucy Moses School, a community arts school for…
Find out more »Jeremy Denk Solo Recital at Merkin Hall
PIANO DIALOGUES Jeremy Denk “is a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs“ (The New York Times). The winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery…
Find out more »Andrew Park Foundation’s 10-Year Anniversary Concert, at Merkin Hall
$15 senior and student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. This varied concert, in celebration of the Foundation’s 10-year anniversary, will invite the musicians of…
Find out more »NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall
Program Vanhal / Arr. C. White Trio, Dohnányi Piano Quintet No. 1 Brahms Clarinet Quintet Ensembles of Philharmonic musicians perform in intimate Merkin Hall. Hear the individual talents that make up…
Find out more »The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, at Merkin Hall
Musicians from The New York Philharmonic VANHAL – Trio, La Chasse (Arr. C. White) DOHNÁNYI – Piano Quintet No. 1 BRAHMS – Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor,…
Find out more »Nadia and Lili Boulanger & the Boulangerie, at Merkin Hall
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? Hosted by Rob Kapilow and featuring tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Maxim Lando Explore songs by Prix de Rome winning composer Lili Boulanger; her legendary sister,…
Find out more »Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, at Merkin Hall
TUESDAY MATINEESSAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR – Piano Trio in E minor ERNÖ DOHNÁNYI – Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 GIACOMO PUCCINI – Crisantemi for string quartet FLORENCE PRICE…
Find out more »USA-Georgia Christmas Gala, at Merkin Hall
$40 senior and student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. The concert features performers of international stature from the US, Europe and Georgia. Listeners will…
Find out more »January 2024
NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall
ProgramE. Goossens Pastorale et Arlequinade Eric Ewazen Trio for Trumpet, Violin, and Piano Schubert Octet Ensembles of Philharmonic musicians perform in intimate Merkin Hall. Hear the individual talents that make…
Find out more »Elia Cecino Solo Recital at Merkin Hall
TUESDAY MATINEES Works by Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Patrice Sciortino and Sergei Prokofiev Winner of the 2021 New Orleans International Piano Competition, pianist Elia Cecino won the first prize at…
Find out more »Vision Duo & Chromic Duo, at Merkin Hall
MUSICIANS ON THE RISE Reflections Vision Duo (violinist Ariel Horowitz and percussionist Britton-René Collins) and Chromic Duo (toy pianists and multimedia artists Lucy Yao and Dorothy Chan) explore our experience…
Find out more »February 2024
NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall
Program Mozart Divertimento in D major, K.251 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Piano Quintet Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 Ensembles of Philharmonic musicians perform in intimate Merkin Hall. Hear the individual talents that…
Find out more »The New York Philharmonic Ensembles at Merkin Hall
Musicians from The New York Philharmonic MOZART – Divertimento No. 11 in D Major, K.251 Ellen Taaffe ZWILICH – Piano Quintet BRAHMS – Piano Quartet No. 1 Buy tickets to…
Find out more »2024 Kaufman Music Center Concerto Competition Winners’ Concert, at Merkin Hall
STUDENT SOUNDS Featuring rising star musicians from Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School, New York’s only K-12 public school prioritizing an intensive, immersive and musically-focused education without financial barriers, and…
Find out more »Awadagin Pratt Piano Master Class at Merkin Hall
The renowned pianist and conductor Awadagin Pratt is a Naumburg International Piano Competition winner and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. This new series of public masterclasses features celebrated performers and…
Find out more »Awadagin Pratt Solo Recital at Merkin Hall
PIANO DIALOGUES Pianist Awadagin Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras. The winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition and…
Find out more »March 2024
Ariel Lanyi, Piano, at Merkin Hall
MUSICIANS ON THE RISEFrights, Fancies & Fictions FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN – Mazurkas, Op. 59 LERA AUERBACH – Selection from Preludes, Op. 41 L.V. BEETHOVEN – Sonata in E Major, Op. 109…
Find out more »Henry Schneider Young Artists Concert, at Merkin Hall
STUDENT SOUNDS Accomplished young musicians from Kaufman Music Center’s Lucy Moses School, Manhattan’s largest community performing arts school for students of all ages, perform a selection of solo and chamber…
Find out more »New York Festival of Song: Eros and Co., at Merkin Hall
Songs by Saint-Saëns, Enrique Granados, Cole Porter, Sam Cooke and many others refract the chaos and the delight of Cupid’s arrow. The cast features Caramoor's 2024 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars…
Find out more »Juilliard Vocal Arts Honors Recital, at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center
Vocal Arts Honors Recital Program The Vocal Arts Honors Recital is an annual opportunity awarded to two Juilliard Vocal Arts students—soprano Kerrigan Bigelow with pianist Amber Scherer and soprano Shelén…
Find out more »Young Concert Artists: Erin Wagner, Mezzo-Soprano & Shawn Chang, Piano, at Merkin Hall
Everything Must ChangeSongs by Franz Schubert, Stefania Turkewich, Viktor Ullman, Shawn Chang and more. "Despite society’s attempts to move forward from a past marked by violence and hatred, division and…
Find out more »April 2024
NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Concert Hall
Program Melinda Wagner Elegy Flywheel Janáček String Quartet No. 1 I. Yun Together Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 Ensembles of Philharmonic musicians perform in intimate Merkin Hall. Hear the individual talents…
Find out more »The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, at Merkin Hall
Musicians from The New York Philharmonic Melinda WAGNER – Elegy Flywheel (Project 19) JANÁČEK – String Quartet No. 1 YUN – Together ARENSKY – Piano Trio No. 1 Buy tickets…
Find out more »Anthony Davis & Joan Ross Sorkin’s The Reef, at Merkin Hall
$10 student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. The new opera by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis and librettist Joan Ross Sorkin – based on…
Find out more »Israeli Chamber Project with Karim Sulayman, at Merkin Hall
ROBERT SCHUMANN – Three Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 (arranged by J. Keren for clarinet and string quartet)SAMUEL BARBER – Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (arranged by Y. Shapiro) NAJI HAKIM –…
Find out more »Young Concert Artists: Chaeyoung Park, piano, at Merkin Hall
CLAUDE DEBUSSY – Études, Book IGEORGE CRUMB – A Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979 L.V. BEETHOVEN – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier” “My debut…
Find out more »Piano Teachers Congress of New York: Honors Program Winners Recital, at Merkin Hall
The Piano Teacher’s Congress of New York presents the Honors Program Winners Recital! The Honors program is our most prestigious recital at the PTC, and showcases our first, second, and…
Find out more »The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, at Merkin Hall
Musicians from The New York Philharmonic PROKOFIEV – Quintet in G minor, Op. 39 BEETHOVEN – Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op. 25 Fe. MENDELSSOHN –…
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