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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

What Makes It Great? Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet

Monday | December 14, 2026 | 7:30 pm

WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? Featuring Terra String Quartet Schubert’s gripping quartet is one of the most frequently performed and emotionally affecting works in the chamber music repertoire. Written during a period of illness, isolation and despair, this haunting piece pushes the string quartet to…

(classical, season-highlights)

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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

Marc-André Hamelin

Tuesday | December 15, 2026 | 7:30 pm

PIANO DIALOGUES GEORGE ENESCU  –  Carillon Nocturne Op. 18 No. 7 (1916) MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG  –  Sonata No. 5 (1956) FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN  –  Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 (1837-39) CLAUDE DEBUSSY  –  Images, Book 2…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

Zachary Wilder & Rob Mounsey

Thursday | December 17, 2026 | 7:30 pm

GREAT VOCALISTS The acclaimed tenor Zachary Wilder teams up with renowned, Emmy-winning producer Rob Mounsey for an intimate evening of music from their new album, Brooklyn Suite, which travels across continents and generations from Yiddish song and Romantic lied to opera arias, jazz and…

(classical, musical-theater, new-music, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

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Zamir Choral Foundation presents

Zamir Chorale / Zamir Noded Celebrate America at 250

Sunday | December 20, 2026 | 8 pm

The Zamir Chorale and Zamir Noded, under the direction of Matthew Lazar, present a concert to celebrate America at 250.  The two ensembles will sing separately and together, performing works by American Jewish composers, including David Burger, Steve Cohen, Jack Gottlieb, Benjie Ellen Schiller,…

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Kaufman Music Center and Korean Cultural Center New York co-present

Julian Rhee, violin

Tuesday | January 12, 2027 | 2 pm

TUESDAY MATINEES ARCANGELO CORELLI  –  Violin Sonata FRITZ KREISLER  –  Variations on a theme by Corelli  FRITZ KREISLER  –  Caprice Viennois FRITZ KREISLER  –  Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta  ZLATOMIR FUNG  –…

(classical, season-highlights)

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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

“Stand Up, Sit Down” The Westerlies Play Bill Frisell Album Release Show

Thursday | January 14, 2027 | 7:30 pm

ARTIST AS CURATOR Curated by The Westerlies Riley Mulerkar, trumpet Chloe Rowlands, trumpet Andy Clausen, trombone Addison-Maye-Saxon, trombone The Grammy-nominated brass quartet known for playing with the precision of a string quartet and the audacity of a rock band performs new arrangements of…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

The Westerlies: Improvisation For Everyone

Friday | January 15, 2027 | 7:30 pm

MENTOR SESSIONS The Grammy-nominated brass quartet The Westerlies strongly believe in improvisation as a universal means of personal expression and communication. In this hands-on workshop for musicians of all instruments, experience levels and stylistic backgrounds, they’ll break down the…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

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NY Phil presents

NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Hall

Sunday | January 17, 2027 | 3 pm

Up Close and Personal Join Musicians of the Philharmonic for personal and intimate performances, and experience the personality of the performers. See how a small setting can amplify a huge musical event! GLINKA  –  Trio Pathétique MOZART  –  String Quartet No.…

(classical, season-highlights)

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Benjamin Pawlak presents

Benjamin Pawlak Three Sonatas

Monday | January 18, 2027 | 7:30 pm

Composer and pianist Benjamin Pawlak presents Three Sonatas, an evening of chamber music, featuring musicians from the New York Philharmonic and the New York City Ballet Orchestra. Benjamin will be performing his most recent works alongside his Lincoln Center colleagues and friends they were…

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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

Special Music School Winter Choral Concert

Wednesday | January 20, 2027 | 1 pm

Students at Kaufman Music Center's Special Music School perform a wide range of songs from around the world. Featuring choruses from Kindergarten through 8th grade led by Sean Harley, Yukiko Konishi and Will Roslak, plus the Kaufman Music Center Community…

(family, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

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Symphony Space presents

Selected Shorts: The O. Henry Prize Stories 2026 with Tommy Orange

Wednesday | January 27, 2027 | 7 pm

$19 tickets are available for those 30 and younger. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Tommy Orange hosts this annual celebration of The O. Henry Prize Stories. Experience the power of contemporary fiction as actors perform stories…

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World Music Institute presents

Peace Through Music: Tribute to Ustad Sabri Khan

Thursday | January 28, 2027 | 8 pm

Ustad Kamal Sabri Ustad Tari Khan Tapas Yagnik Arpan DeAngelo

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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

Broadway Playhouse: Rodgers & Hammerstein

Sunday | January 31, 2027 | 11 am

BROADWAY PLAYHOUSE For ages 4-11 The groundbreaking collaborations of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II gave birth to the modern musical and helped define the Golden Age of Broadway. This family-friendly exploration of the evolution of American musical theater and the greatest theater…

(family, musical-theater, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

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ny phil presents

Very Young People’s Concerts: “Games and Toys”

Saturday | February 6, 2027 | 12 pm

Instruments can play games too: musical chairs, follow-the-leader, tag ... you’re it! Together we’ll find out how music can be fun for everyone. Plus, families are encouraged to participate in interactive activities with New York Philharmonic musicians and teaching artists before and…

(classical, family)

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ny phil presents

Very Young People’s Concerts: “Games and Toys”

Saturday | February 6, 2027 | 3 pm

Instruments can play games too: musical chairs, follow-the-leader, tag ... you’re it! Together we’ll find out how music can be fun for everyone. Plus, families are encouraged to participate in interactive activities with New York Philharmonic musicians and teaching artists before and…

(classical, family)

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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

2027 Concerto Competition Winners' Concert

Sunday | February 7, 2027 | 4:30 pm

STUDENT SOUNDS Rising star soloists from Special Music School and Lucy Moses School perform with an orchestra.

(classical, season-highlights)

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KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS

Trio Azura

Tuesday | February 9, 2027 | 2 pm

TUESDAY MATINEES Works by Beethoven, Arvo Pärt and Bedřich Smetana One of today's most promising young ensembles, Trio Azura is hailed for its “intelligence and imagination” and “profound emotion” (Gramophone). Currently the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Colburn…

(classical, season-highlights)

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Kaufman Music Center & NYFOS Co-present

New York Festival of Song: United We Stand

Wednesday | February 10, 2027 | 8 pm

A new program exploring the universal values that unite us all, through music by Joni Mitchell, Carlos López Buchardo, Fairuz, Franz Schubert and others. Their songs take a stand against cruelty and intolerance, singing of kindness, connection, love and the beauty of a day well lived. NYFOS…

(classical, musical-theater, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

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Kaufman Music Center & the John J. Cali School of Music co-present

Chloe Flower

Saturday | February 13, 2027 | 7:30 pm

BRIDGES Pianist, composer, and multi-hyphenate star Chloe Flower brings her signature “popsical” approach to bridging pop and classical music to an immersive interdisciplinary experience featuring her original works, dance and cinematic video. Blending classical elegance with…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

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Kaufman music center & concert artists Guild co-present

Katarina String Quartet & Carter Johnson, piano

Thursday | February 18, 2027 | 7:30 pm

MUSICIANS ON THE RISE SCHUBERT  –  Quartettsatz, D 703 BEETHOVEN  –  Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, “Quasi una Fantasia” (“Moonlight”) KONSTANTIA GOURZI  –  Anájikon - The Angel in the Blue Garden,…

(classical, season-highlights)

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