The Anthology of Art Song by Black Composers

Friday | October 16, 2026 | 7:30 pm

GREAT VOCALISTS In this thrilling collaboration with the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, Grammy-nominated baritone Joshua Conyers, acclaimed soprano Kiera Duffy and BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Nicole Cabell—all Eastman faculty—lead Eastman students in a…

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PUBLIQuartet

Saturday | October 17, 2026 | 7:30 pm

BRIDGES Rhythm Nation celebrates American rhythmic traditions as an expression of bodily autonomy and tacit history keeping. From the jagged grooves of Daniel Bernard Roumain’s String Quartet No.1: X (an homage to Malcolm X), to the otherworldly textures of Sun Ra’s…

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What Makes It Great? Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

Monday | October 19, 2026 | 7:30 pm

SOLD OUT WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? Featuring violinist Timothy Chooi and the Manhattan School of Music Camerata Nova The 1881 premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major got one of the most famous bad reviews in the history of Western music. Savaged as “music that stinks to the…

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New York Festival of Song: First-Name Basis

Tuesday | October 20, 2026 | 8 pm

From Beethoven’s “Adelaide” to Fauré’s “Lydia” to Noël Coward’s “Nina,” our playlist is composed of songs whose titles are the given names of a colorful cast of characters, ranging from Ancient Greece (Ganymede), to chic Parisian…

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Evren Ozel, piano & Joshua Brown, violin

Thursday | October 22, 2026 | 7:30 pm

MUSICIANS ON THE RISE BRAHMS  –  Scherzo in C minor, WoO 2 (from FAE Sonata) YSAŸE  –  Sonata Op. 27, No. 3 “Ballade” DEBUSSY  –  Preludes, Books 1 and 2      Ondine      La danse de Puck…

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Lembit Beecher & Karen Ouzounian: Mayrig

Tuesday | October 27, 2026 | 7:30 pm

ARTIST AS CURATOR Curated by Lembit Beecher & Karen Ouzounian Grammy-nominated Armenian-Canadian cellist and composer Karen Ouzounian and her husband, Rome Prize-winning Estonian-American composer, pianist and animator Lembit Beecher, give the NYC premiere of their new program Mayrig…

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VOCES8

Thursday | October 29, 2026 | 7:30 pm

GREAT VOCALISTS Oct 30: VOCES8 at Trinity Church Lead Me Home The ever-popular, Grammy-nominated British vocal VOCES8 returns to Merkin Hall with journeys through the rich and varied landscape of American choral music, tracing a path through faith, folk tradition, poetry and popular song. The…

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VOCES8 at Trinity Church

Friday | October 30, 2026 | 6:30 pm

GREAT VOCALISTS Oct 29: VOCES8 at Merkin Hall Featuring Trinity Choral Scholars THOMAS TALLIS  –  God Grant with Grace BENJAMIN BRITTEN  –  A Hymn to the Virgin FELIX MENDELSSOHN  –  Richte mich, Gott ARVO PÄRT  –  The Deer’s…

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NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Hall

Sunday | November 1, 2026 | 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! SHOSTAKOVICH  –  Five Pieces  BEETHOVEN  –  String Trio in…

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Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet

Tuesday | November 3, 2026 | 2 pm

TUESDAY MATINEES CLARA SCHUMANN  –  Three Romances, Op. 22 ALBAN BERG  –  Vier Stücke, Op. 5 ERWIN SCHULHOFF  –  Suite Op. 1, for Violin and Piano      (arr. Jonathan Leibovitz for clarinet and piano) ROBERT SCHUMANN  –…

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The New Consort: Flung from the Garden

Thursday | November 5, 2026 | 8 pm

This trailblazing vocal chamber ensemble makes its Merkin Hall debut to celebrate the release of their first album, Flung from the Garden. Drawing on themes of otherness, exclusion, and hope for reconciliation, Flung from the Garden traverses repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day…

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Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Elisabeth Hauptmann's "Happy End"

Thursday | November 12, 2026 | 7:30 pm

The NYC premiere of a new English version of the sharp, jazz-infused 1929 musical satire by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann blazes with wit, grit and dark glamour. A follow-up to the trio’s success with The Threepenny Opera, Happy End is a satire of big…

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“And I Always Thought” – Music by Martin Bresnick

Friday | November 13, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Music by the visionary composer Martin Bresnick takes center stage at this special 80th birthday event, where a stellar roster of artists performs a program devoted entirely to his recent chamber works, including three New York premieres. On the faculty of Yale School of Music for an extraordinary…

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The Hands Free & Dance Heginbotham: The Party Scene

Saturday | November 21, 2026 | 7:30 pm

BRIDGES Members of the fabulously whimsical Dance Heginbotham join the eclectic ensemble The Hands Free for The Party Scene, a music and dance extravaganza inspired by The Nutcracker and your rowdy holiday office party. Lightly immersive and family friendly, The Party Scene features Nathan Koci,…

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Parlando: Cowboy Nations

Friday | December 4, 2026 | 7:30 pm

REVUELTAS  –  Ocho por Radio GINASTERA  –  Harp Concerto SCHULHOFF — Symphony No. 1 Parker Ramsay, harp How do you make a "people" around music? Cowboy Nations explores how three composers across three continents wrestled with and created identity, politics, and…

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Very Young People’s Concerts: “Make Believe”

Saturday | December 5, 2026 | 12 pm

Come and explore how music helps us to pretend and takes us to far-away places. Plus, families are encouraged to participate in interactive activities with New York Philharmonic musicians and teaching artists before and following the concert. Associate Principal Viola Rebecca Young is your…

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Very Young People’s Concerts: “Make Believe”

Saturday | December 5, 2026 | 3 pm

Come and explore how music helps us to pretend and takes us to far-away places. Plus, families are encouraged to participate in interactive activities with New York Philharmonic musicians and teaching artists before and following the concert. Associate Principal Viola Rebecca Young is your…

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NY Phil Ensembles at Merkin Hall

Sunday | December 6, 2026 | 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! BARTÓK  –  String Quartet No. 1  BEETHOVEN  –…

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William Suh, cello

Tuesday | December 8, 2026 | 2 pm

TUESDAY MATINEES  R. SCHUMANN  –  Drei Romanzen for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94 J. BRAHMS  –  Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 C. SCHUMANN  –  Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 J. BRAHMS  –  Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major,…

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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…

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