
February 2023
Young Concert Artists: Risa Hokamura, Violin, at Merkin Hall
YSAŸE – Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in D Minor PROKOFIEV – Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in F Minor, Op. 80 CHAUSSON – Poème, for Violin…
Find out more »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 »Music Speaks: Adam W. Sadberry, flute; Artina McCain, piano & Ayo Jackson, dancer/choreographer, at Merkin Concert Hall
Musical Journalism: Continuing a Legacy through the FluteThis is a concert inspired by Adam W. Sadberry’s late grandfather and unsung hero of the Civil Rights Movement, L. Alex Wilson. Wilson’s…
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 »Piano Dialogues: David Kaplan – Moments of Invention, at Merkin Concert Hall
Pianist David Kaplan balances works new and old with music from Anthony Cheung, Couperin, Christopher Cerrone and Robert Schumann. Kaplan has been called “excellent and adventurous” by The New York…
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 »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 »Meridian Concerts: Florian Noack, Concert Pianist & Transcriber, at Merkin Hall
Program 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…
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…
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