KAUFMAN MUSIC CENTER PRESENTS
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 Copland, Thelonious Monk, Tania León and more.
AARON COPLAND – Piano Variations
CAROLINE SHAW – Gustave Le Gray
TANIA LEÓN – Tumbao
THELONIOUS MONK – Monk's Dream
PHILIP GLASS – Mad Rush
MIKAEL DARMANIE – Though I walk (World Premiere)
DUKE ELLINGTON – Black and Tan Fantasy
