Events & Tickets
Very Young People's Concerts | Philharmonic Families: Strings
Saturday | May 30, 2026 | 3 pm
For groups of 10 or more, please contact the Box Office at (212) 501-3344 to purchase tickets. Explore the sound world of the string family: violin, viola, cello and bass! Pre-concert activities where kids can try instruments, meet musicians and enjoy hands-on experiences start one hour…
OMP 2026 VIP Reception + Season Finale Concert
Sunday | May 31, 2026 | 1 pm
Premium tickets include a 12pm VIP reception with a performance by jazz singer Jillian Grace, food by La Tazza d'Oro, and brunch cocktails. Celebrate the culmination of Opportunity Music Project's 2025-2026 season with us! The afternoon features performances by our three student…
Jenny Lin, piano
Friday | June 5, 2026 | 6 pm
100 YEARS OF AMERICAN PIANO MUSIC 100 Years of Virtuosity An artist of keen musicianship, brilliant technique and a compelling perspective shaped by a deep fluency in global culture, pianist Jenny Lin surveys the landscape of American piano works that stretch the limits of technical prowess and…
(classical, new-music, season-highlights)
Conrad Tao, piano
Friday | June 5, 2026 | 8 pm
100 YEARS OF AMERICAN PIANO MUSIC Broken Lines Pianist and composer Conrad Tao has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine, and an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York…
(classical, new-music, season-highlights)
Mikael Darmanie, piano
Saturday | June 6, 2026 | 6 pm
100 YEARS OF AMERICAN PIANO MUSIC The pianist known for his “Lisztian pyrotechnics” (New York Classical Review) and hailed as “exceptional” by The New York Times returns to Merkin Hall for an evening of contemporary music by Caroline Shaw, Philip Glass, Duke Ellington, Aaron…
(classical, new-music, season-highlights)
Anthony de Mare, piano
Saturday | June 6, 2026 | 8 pm
100 YEARS OF AMERICAN PIANO MUSIC The Maverick Jungle The trailblazing pianist takes audiences on a journey through iconoclastic American composers from Conlon Nancarrow to John Adams and Meredith Monk, traversing multiple genres. One of the world’s foremost champions of contemporary…
(classical, new-music, season-highlights)
Nashir! The Rottenberg Chorale
Sunday | June 7, 2026 | 4 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. At their annual 2026 performance they'll perform works by Salamone Rossi, Gerald Cohen, Elliot Z. Levine,…
(season-highlights, vocal-performance)
Laverne Cox “Transcendent” Book Launch
Tuesday | June 9, 2026 | 7:30 pm
In conversation with actress comedian and content creator Dylan Mulvaney. Four-time Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox shares her journey as a transgender woman in Hollywood, confronting childhood trauma, shame, gender identity, her transition, body image issues, her search for romantic love,…
(season-highlights)
Onóir - The Brotherhood Tour
Wednesday | June 10, 2026 | 7:30 pm
From Donegal Ireland, Onóir brings their Brotherhood Tour to the United States. Onóir adds a contemporary flair to Irish Folk Music with their unique arrangements and 4-part harmony. Haunting, ancient ballads brought to life with unique voices, and upbeat classics and…
Bridges of Freedom, America250 Celebration
Thursday | June 11, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Join us for a unique and inspiring evening celebrating the Spirit of America. Bridges of Freedom is an artistic production created to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States. Blending music, dance, narration, film, and contemporary visuals, the show offers a rich, multi-layered experience…
Music in Motion
Friday | June 12, 2026 | 7 pm
$30 senior and student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. Conducted by Robert René Galván, the choral program includes a diverse repertoire: world music in many languages, such as Spanish, Italian, Xhosa/Zulu/Afrikaans, Taiwanese, traditional…
The Barbara Brandt Winners’ Concert
Sunday | June 14, 2026 | 6 pm
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…
(classical, season-highlights)
Musical Life Competition Winners Concert
Saturday | June 20, 2026 | 3 pm
$40 student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. Join us for an evening of exceptional performances by the 2026 Musical Life Competition Winners. Selected by a live jury through our competition process, these accomplished young musicians ages 18 and under come…
Musical Life Competition Winners Concert With Composers In Residence
Saturday | June 20, 2026 | 6 pm
$40 student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. Join us for an evening of exceptional performances by the 2026 Musical Life Competition Winners. Selected by a live jury through our competition process, these accomplished young musicians ages 18 and under come…
With Poetry and Justice for All: Three Anniversaries in Song
Sunday | June 21, 2026 | 1 pm
$40 tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. THE YIDDISH PHILHARMONIC CHORUS Binyumen Schaechter, Music Director Seth Weinstein, Pianist We’re celebrating three anniversaries! It’s 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of…
Tzu Chi 60th Anniversary & TCYOLI 13th Annual Concert
Sunday | June 21, 2026 | 7:30 pm
Drops of Kindness, a River of Love. One Coin, One Good Deed - Hearts United. Tzu Chi 60th Anniversary & Tzu Chi Youth Orchestra Long Island 13th Annual Concert. The TCYOLI Orchestra The Tzu Chi Sign Language Team The Tzu Chi Chorus
Scott Siegel's Broadway by the Seasons
Monday | June 22, 2026 | 7:30 pm
$60 senior tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. The All New “Broadway by the Seasons” introduces a brand-new format for this time-honored series. For the first time, we will celebrate, in each concert, a wide variety of Broadway seasons. In other words, in…
The Charly Prizewinners' Concert 2026, For Charly Dimston
Friday | June 26, 2026 | 2 pm
See the remarkable winners of the 2026 Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition perform in Merkin Hall. Open to young pianists up to age 18, the competition awards more than $12,000 in cash prizes and gives winners the opportunity to perform in New York's prestigious…
(classical, season-highlights)
International Keyboard Institute & Festival: Jerome Rose
Tuesday | July 7, 2026 | 8 pm
$10 senior and student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. BRAHMS – Rhapsodies, Op. 79 SCHUBERT – Sonata in C Minor, D. 958 LISZT – Sonata in B Minor Jerome Rose, hailed as “the Last Romantic of our…
(classical, season-highlights)
International Keyboard Institute & Festival: Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner
Wednesday | July 8, 2026 | 8 pm
$10 senior and student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. DEBUSSY – Estampes SCHUMANN – Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 11 RZEWSKI – Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues BARBER – Sonata in…
(classical, season-highlights)
