New York City Classical Concerts
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12 March 2010
 
5pm
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
New York
NY 10025
United States of America

Details:
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US$25; Day of Show $30; Members $20
Simply Schumann

Michael Boriskin, piano
Tanya Bannister, piano
Rorianne Schrade, piano
Soyeon Lee, piano
Judith Gordon, piano
Krista River, mezzo-soprano
Robert Swensen, tenor
Sarah Wolfson, soprano
Asmira Woodward-Page, violin
Jennifer Stumm, viola
Rhonda Rider, cello

Piano Quartet, Op. 47
Frauenliebe und leben
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Lieder und Gesange aus Wilhelm Meister, Op. 98A
Carnaval, Op. 9
Fünf Stücke im Volkston, Op. 102
Marchenbilder, Op. 113

Schumann’s bicentennial is marked by this mini-marathon exploring the breadth of this quintessentially Romantic composer’s oeuvre. An opening panel discussion with performers and music historians gives insight into the remarkably fertile yet troubled mind of this singular composer.

In collaboration with Concert Artists Guild
 
13 March 2010
 
10am
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York
10028
United States of America

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Early Music Exposed (Lecture Series)

 
8pm
Baruch Performing Arts Center, Engelman Recital Hall
Baruch College - Newman Vertical Campus Building, 55 Lexington Avenue
New York
NY 10010
United States of America

Details:
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+1 (646) 312 4085
Address: 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010

US$25
Musica Sequenza Performs at BPAC

Musica Sequenza:
Elizabeth Derham, violin
Liv Heym, violin
Kim Mai Nguyen, viola
Ceren Turkmenler, cello
Irene Wong, harpsichord
Burak Ozdemir, bassoon

Vivaldi, arranged by Burak Ozdemir: The New Four Seasons
C P E Bach: Pastorale for violin, bassoon and basso continuo

Musica Sequenza is comprised of Juilliard musicians who shared a common passion for music from the early ages. The ensemble performs music ranging from renaissance to late rococo on both modern and period instruments. The ensemble made its debut in January 2009 at Peter J Sharp Theater at Juilliard’s Chamber Fest.
 
16 March 2010
 
8pm
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street
New York
NY 10023
United States of America

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US$40-55, with group discounts. $15 student tickets, call +1 (646) 230 8380.
The Sweetest Path

John Brancy, baritone
Charlotte Dobbs, soprano
Rebecca Jo Loeb, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Pena, tenor
Steven Blier, pianist/host
Michael Barrett, pianist/host

Kaufman Center and New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org) present The Sweetest Path, on Tuesday, March 16 at 8 PM at Kaufman Center’s Merkin Concert Hall. The concert, celebrating the first great flowering of French art song, with the lush, poetic music of Fauré, Ravel, Debussy, Bizet, Gounod and many other composers, culminates the second season of Caramoor’s Vocal Rising Stars program, a week-long residency for young professionals devoted to guiding and inspiring the next generation of vocal talent. The Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York is the program’s sponsor, and will present The Sweetest Path on Saturday, March 13 in the Music Room at Caramoor. The initial season of the Caramoor Vocal Rising Stars Program will be underwritten, in part, by the Terrance W. Schwab Fund for Young Vocal Artists. Leading the week’s events will be NYFOS Artistic Directors and pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, working with a select group of young singers from around the country.
 
20 March 2010
 
8pm
St. James' Church
Madison Avenue at 71st Street
New York
NY 10021
United States of America

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Germania-Amerika : 18th century European and German-American composers

 
8pm
St. Mary the Virgin Church
145 West 46th Street (between 6th and 7th ave)
New York
NY 10034
United States of America

Details:
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US$20; $10 for students and seniors
NYC's Premier Chamber Orchestra

The Camerata Notturna Orchestra

Kim Kashkashian, viola
Haeran Hong, soprano
Jonathan Yates, conductor


Betty Olivero: Neharot, Neharot for solo viola, strings, percussion, and tape (2006)
Kim Kashkashian, viola

[intermission]

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G
Haeran Hong, soprano

 
22 March 2010
 
7.30pm
Advent/ Broadway Church
2504 Broadway
New York
10025
United States of America

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Free
Daedalus Quartet presents an all Beethoven program

Min-Young Kim, violin
Kyu-Young Kim, violin
Jessica Thompson, viola
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

Music by Beethoven

 
24 March 2010
 
7.30pm
Kosciuszko Foundation
15 E 65th St
New York
NY 10065
United States of America

Details:
Julia Reinhart
Web site
E-mail
+1 (212) 239 9190
Chopin, Schumann, and Beyond

Kenny Drew, Jr, piano

Frederic Chopin: Ballade No 2 in F minor
Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana op 16
Kenny Drew, Jr: Variations on a Theme of Schumann
Frederic Chopin: Allegro de Concert op 46

Ever thought you would hear Chopin, Schumann, and Jazz all in the same sentence? Come celebrate Chopin and Schumann’s 200th anniversaries with jazz pianist Kenny Drew, Jr. in a rare New York City appearance at the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York. Drew Jr. will perform pieces by Chopin, Schumann, as well as his own Variations on a Theme of Schumann. Playing a mix of jazz and classical styles, Drew is sure to impress all who attend. Meet the artist up-close and personal during a reception immediately following the concert. Visit http://www.lyricny.org/concerts2009-2010.html or call +1 (212)-239-9190 to find out more information and order tickets.
 
8pm
Renee Weiler Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow Street (between Seventh Avenue South and Bedford St.)
New York
NY
United States of America

Details:
Greenwich House Music School
Web site
E-mail
+1 (212) 242 4770

US$15 general, $10 for students and seniors, with tickets available at the door starting at 7.30pm
Dreams - the third and final Women’s Work 2010 concert

Airi Yoshioka, violin
John Novacek, piano
Wendy Salkind, actress

Music by Beth Anderson, Linda Dusman, Gabriela Lena Frank, Laura Kaminsky, Tania León, Anna Rubin, Rebecca Schack, and Errollyn Wallen will be presented, including three world premieres and one New York premiere.

Several of the composers will speak prior to the performances.
 
28 March 2010
 
8pm
The Church of the Epiphany
1393 York Avenue at 74th Street
New York City
NY
United States of America

Details:
Gene Murrow
Web site
+1 212 866 0468

US$25; Day of Show $30; Members $20
A Pergolesi Offering: Music of Sacrifice and Redemption

Sinfonia New York
John Scott, director

guest artists -
Jessica Gould, soprano
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Lisa Rautenberg, violin
Marika Holmqvist, violin
Theresa Salomon, viola
Christine Gummere, cello
John Scott, harpsichord

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Salve Regina in f minor for contralto and strings
Pergolesi: Arias from La Morte di San Giuseppe
Pergolesi: Salve Regina in a minor for soprano and strings
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater for soprano, mezzo and strings

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts event 3

Pergolesi’s works for the Lenten season, both the celebrated and the recently discovered. The two Salve Regina settings attributed to the composer, the F minor for alto and A minor for soprano, will be heard along with arias from the oratorio La Morte di San Giuseppe (The Death of St. Joseph). The famous duet setting of the Stabat Mater, considered to be his final composition, will close this Palm Sunday program.
 
22 April 2010
 
Temple Israel of the City of New York
112 East 75th Street
New York
NY 10021
United States of America

Details:
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US$20, Senior and Students: $10, Children and Temple Members free
Musicians of Lenox Hill Perform Chamber Music New York Style

Jae-Hyuck Cho, piano
Cornelius Dufallo, violin
Sean Katsuyama , cello
Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola
Sivan Magen, harp
Soo-Kyung Park, flute and artistic director

A delightful program of chamber music written in or inspired by New York: Three American Pieces for flute and piano by Lukas Foss, Gershwin’s Embraceable You and I've Got Rhythm arranged for solo piano by Earl Wilde, Dvorák’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major, B 162, Op.87 and Luminaria for violin and harp by Kenji Bunch performed by six of the most highly acclaimed New York chamber musicians: Jae-Hyuck Cho, piano, Cornelius Dufallo, violin, Sean Katsuyama , cello, Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola, Sivan Magen, harp and Soo-Kyung Park, flute and artistic director. Visit www.LenoxHillMusic.com for more information and tickets.
 
1 May 2010
 
8pm
St. James' Church
Madison Avenue at 71st Street
New York NY
10021
United States of America

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Rule Britannia - Hail Columbia : 18th century English and Anglo-American Composers

 


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