A Night with the Orchestra: Isabel Hagen & the Manhattan School of Music Camerata Nova

Wednesday | April 28, 2027 | 7:30 pm

ARTIST AS CURATOR Curated by Isabel Hagen Apr 12: Isabel Hagen, Charles Yang & Peter Dugan Comedian, filmmaker and Juilliard-trained violist Isabel Hagen blends music and comedy in hysterical, high-energy evenings of stand-up that “blends existential humor and raunchy anecdotes with Bach…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Hall

Sunday | May 2, 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! SIBELIUS / Arr. Gregory Barrett  –  En Saga, for septet  EWAZEN …

(classical, season-highlights)

Simone Dinnerstein & Baroklyn with Concora

Thursday | May 6, 2027 | 7:30 pm

PIANO DIALOGUES The pianist hailed as “a unique voice in the forest of Bach interpretation” (The New York Times) and “an artist of strikingly original ideas and irrefutable integrity” (The Washington Post) joins her string ensemble Baroklyn and Concora: Connecticut Choral…

(classical, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

Daria Podorozhnova, piano

Tuesday | May 11, 2027 | 2 pm

TUESDAY MATINEES J. S. BACH  –  Fantasy and Fugue in A minor, BWV 944 O. KERN  –  Status Animae (State of Soul) BRAHMS  –  Sonata Op. 2 in F sharp minor   FÁBREGAS  –  Portraits l STRAVINSKY-AGOSTI  – …

(classical, season-highlights)

Mentor Sessions: Simone Dinnerstein

Sunday | May 16, 2027 | 4 pm

MENTOR SESSIONS The acclaimed pianist celebrated as “a unique voice in the forest of Bach interpretation” (The New York Times) hosts a performance of the complete Bach Sinfonias and Inventions featuring remarkable pianists of all ages from Kaufman Music Center’s Lucy Moses School.…

(classical, season-highlights)

CoLAB: Experiments in Community – American Composers Orchestra

Tuesday | May 18, 2027 | 7:30 pm

ARTIST AS CURATOR Curated by American Composers Orchestra The leading champion of new orchestral music, ACO brings works by today’s most innovative and visionary composers to the concert stage. The program includes world premieres by Joshua Henderson and Matthew Jamal, plus commissions…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

ChamberFest

Sunday | May 23, 2027 | 6 pm

STUDENT SOUNDS Extraordinary young musicians from Special Music School and Lucy Moses School perform a wide variety of works for small ensembles.

(classical, season-highlights)

What Makes It Great? James Taylor

Monday | May 24, 2027 | 7:30 pm

WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? Featuring singer-songwriter Eugene Ruffalo, guitarist Ann Klein and more TBA Get a fresh perspective on the legendary artist who became one of the most beloved musicians and defining voices of the 1970s singer-songwriter era with hits like “Fire and Rain” and…

(season-highlights, vocal-performance)

Lauren Lovette & Time For Three

Thursday | May 27, 2027 | 7:30 pm

ARTIST AS CURATOR Curated by Lauren Lovette This peformance also takes place on May 28. The celebrated choreographer and former New York City Ballet principal ballerina Lauren Lovette teams up with the Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble Time For Three for an evening of music and dance. Time For…

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Lauren Lovette & Time For Three

Friday | May 28, 2027 | 7:30 pm

ARTIST AS CURATOR Curated by Lauren Lovette This performance also takes place on May 27. The celebrated choreographer and former New York City Ballet principal ballerina Lauren Lovette teams up with the Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble Time For Three for an evening of music and dance. Time For…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

Nashir: The Rottenberg Chorale

Sunday | June 6, 2027 | 7 pm

Nashir! The Rottenberg Chorale performs Jewish music spanning centuries and continents, bringing a sense of joy and passion to repertoire both spiritual and whimsical. 2026-27 tickets go on sale in July.

2027 Special Music School High School Concerto Competition Winners' Concert

Sunday | June 13, 2027 | 6:30 pm

STUDENT SOUNDS See the highly accomplished winners of the 2026 Special Music School High School Concert Competition. Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, led by Music Director David Bernard, will accompany this year’s winners. Kaufman Music Center's Special Music School is the nation's only…

(season-highlights)