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A GOYISHE CHRISTMAS TO YOU! Comes to the New York Festival of Song


by Stephi Wild - November 19, 2024

 New York Festival of Song will present its annual holiday show, A Goyishe Christmas to You! in December at the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. Learn more about the show here!...

Lebanese-American Tenor Amine Hachem to Return to NYC With a New Holiday Concert in in Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 17, 2023

On Friday, December 15, celebrated Lebanese-American tenor Amine Hachem will return to the NYC concert stage with a one-night-only holiday musical event, “Christmas With Amine Hachem: A Global Musical Tale” at 7:30PM in Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center....

SOUND BITES X, 10th Annual Festival Of 10-Minute Musicals Featuring BIG ASS SECRET, Set For Next Week


by Stephi Wild - May 01, 2023

Theater Now New York, one of the nation's leading producers of original short form musicals, has selected 10 new musicals to be presented in its SOUND BITES X Festival of 10-Minute Musicals....

Finalists Announced For SOUND BITES X, 10th Annual Festival Of 10-Minute Musicals


by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2023

Theater Now New York, one of the nation's leading producers of original short form musicals, has selected 10 finalists to be presented in its SOUND BITES X Festival of 10-Minute Musicals. The festival will take place on May 8th at 7pm at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (129 W 67th St, New York)....

New Musical LOST SHANGHAI Gets Concert Staging in December


by Stephi Wild - November 11, 2022

HONG KONG JOURNEYS will present a concert staging of excerpts from LOST SHANGHAI, a new musical with book/ lyrics by Angel Lam and Richard Caliban and music by Angel Lam, on Friday, December 2 at Merkin Hall....

Past Shows

Five Broadway Shows With a Sporting Twist


Broadway is world-famous for its dazzling performances and captivating stories that transport audiences into different worlds. Many Broadway productions focus on the themes of fantasy, ...

World Map
World Map
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  Taking risks is a natural part of life, and it influences everything from crucial life decisions to everyday choices. Whether it's changing careers, moving ...

Asiya Korepanova | 24 Liszt Etudes


On  February 21 , Meridian Performances will present Asiya Korepanova as she does the impossible with her signature tour de force concert of Liszt's 24 ...

World Music Institute: Techung & Tibetan Ensemble – Classical Music from Lhasa


WORLD PREMIERE!Growing up in exile in Dharamsala, India, Techung was raised to become one of the rare keepers of traditional Tibetan musical traditions. After immigrating ...

Communal Sing-In with Kamala Sankaram


Join Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Kamala Sankaram for a free, public communal sing-in featuring new works by Sankaram in Merkin Hall. All levels are welcome!This ...

Tuesday Matinees: Randall Goosby, violin & Zhu Wang, piano


A. DVOK Sonatina for Violin and PianoW.G. STILL Suite for Violin and PianoE. GRIEG Violin Sonata No. 3A 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, violinist ...

Piano Dialogues: Vladimir Feltsman


L.V. BEETHOVEN Seven Bagatelles, Op. 33F. SCHUBERT Four Impromptus, Op. 142Pianist, conductor and educator Vladimir Feltsman is one of today's most versatile and consistently interesting ...

Kaufman Music Center – What Makes It Great? The Beatles


Only a few great artists like Beethoven, Picasso and the Beatles have been able to completely reinvent themselves and continually transform their art while simultaneously ...

Kaufman Music Center – Fast Forward: ChamberFest 2022


Featuring chamber ensembles from Kaufman Music Centers Special Music School and Lucy Moses School. Program TBA.This concert is generously underwritten by the Frank & Lydia ...

Kaufman Music Center – Communal Sing-In with Kamala Sankaram


Join Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Kamala Sankaram for a free, public communal sing-in featuring new works by Sankaram in Merkin Hall. All levels are welcome!...

2022 Lotte Lenya Competition Finals


A singing competition unlike any other -- in which acting counts as much as vocal talent. Open to the public in New York City for ...

Kaufman Music Center – Ecstatic Music: Imani Winds


The Grammy-nominated wind quintet collaborates with trailblazing (Los Angeles Times) composer Andy Akiho on the world premiere of his new work, BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging. Inspired ...

Kaufman Music Center – Ecstatic Music: Amir ElSaffar’s “Rivers of Sound”


Iraqi-American trumpeter, santur player, vocalist and composer Amir ElSaffar has mastered disparate musical styles and created a singular approach to combining aspects of Middle Eastern ...

Kaufman Music Center – Solar Flare: Luna Composition Lab


Young musicians from Kaufman Music Center and throughout NYC premiere works by the 2021-22 Fellows in our Luna Composition Lab mentorship program for female, non-binary ...

Kaufman Music Center – Tuesday Matinees: Grace Park, violin & Joseph Liccardo, piano


J. BRAHMS Scherzo WoO 2, from FAE SonataC. SCHUMANN Romances, Op. 22W.A. MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat, KV. 454C. ROGERSON Lullaby; ...

Kaufman Music Center – Bridges: JACK Quartet


Hailed by The New York Times as our leading new-music foursome, JACK Quartet is one of the most acclaimed, renowned and respected groups performing today. ...

Wexford Festival Opera: Angela Meade


Wexford Festival Opera is one of Europe's most celebrated opera festivals and the company is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a debut performance in New ...

Kaufman Music Center – Fast Forward: ComposerFest


Featuring rising star performers from Kaufman Music Centers Lucy Moses School and Special Music School. Program TBA.This concert is generously underwritten by the Frank & ...

Kaufman Music Center – Music Speaks: Ohrwurm – Tabea Debus, recorder & Paul Morton, theorbo, lute


Described by The Times as a charismatic virtuoso, recorder player Tabea Debus is constantly exploring the horizons of music for recorder and has performed widely ...

Kaufman Music Center – What Makes It Great? Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings


With host Rob Kapilow & the Manhattan School of Music SinfoniaIn this exploration of one of Tchaikovskys most beautiful pieces, host Rob Kapilow takes on ...

Kaufman Music Center – Piano Dialogues: Anthony de Mare – LIAISONS


Conceived by acclaimed concert pianist Anthony de Mare, LIAISONS is a landmark commissioning and concert project that brings together todays leading classical, jazz, theater, film ...

Kaufman Music Center & New York Festival of Song: Love Songs in 176 Keys – 4 hands, 4 voices, 4 countries


Caramoors 2022 Vocal Rising Stars perform love songs from Brazil, Germany, France, and the United States; each chapter begins with a virtuoso duo-piano overture. Music ...

Kaufman Music Center – Music Speaks: Undiluted Days – Merz Trio


Directed by Jonathan LevinRiveting stunning virtuosity and ensemble work fresh and surprising interpretations Susan Pena, Reading EagleCLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Interrotte speranze (Broken hope, 1619)arr. Merz TrioFRANZ ...

Kaufman Music Center – Bridges: Kamala Sankaram & Bombay Rickey


Composer and soprano Kamala Sankarams highly theatrical music defies categorization. Her Merkin Hall debut will feature her work with the genre-defying, pan-global band Bombay Rickey, ...

Kaufman Music Center – New York Festival of Song: Buenos Aires, Then and Now


A tribute to the diverse musical culture of Buenos Aires, with music from its iconic masters (Guastavino, Ginastera, Lpez Buchardo, Piazzolla, Ramrez) and two of ...

aufman Music Center – Tuesday Matinees: Grace Park, violin & Joseph Liccardo, piano


J. BRAHMS Scherzo WoO 2, from FAE SonataC. SCHUMANN Romances, Op. 22W.A. MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat, KV. 454C. ROGERSON Lullaby; ...

Fast Forward: 2022 Kaufman Music Center Concerto Competition Winners Concert


The 2022 Concerto Competition winners from Kaufman Music Center's Lucy Moses School, Special Music School and Young Artist Program perform solo works with orchestra.Congratulations to ...

Kaufman Music Center – Bridges: Charles Yang & Peter Dugan


From Ravel to The Beatles to their own compositions, the genre-bending classical-meets-rockstar-duo (Wall Street Journal) will feature a gamut of musical styles and the connections ...

Kaufman Music Center – Ecstatic Music: Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund Concert


World Premieres by Tomeka Reid, Ken Thomson and Fred FrithNew Arrangements of Works by Nick Dunston, Aeryn Santillan, Jeffrey Brooks, Trevor Weston and Soo Yeon ...

Kaufman Music Center – Music Speaks: Crossing Borders – Jamal Aliyev, cello & Dominic Cheli, piano


ERNEST BLOCH From Jewish Life (1925)FAZIL SAY 4 Cities Cello Sonata (2012)ERNEST BLOCH Nigun (Improvisation from Baal Shem) (1923)L.D. MALASHKIN Romance I met youERNEST BLOCH ...

Kaufman Music Center – Tuesday Matinees: Dmytro Choni, piano


CLAUDE DEBUSSY Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut; LIsle JoyeuseALEXANDER SCRIABIN Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30ALBERTO GINASTERA Sonata No. ...

Kaufman Music Center – What Makes It Great? The Irving Berlin Songbook


With host Rob Kapilow & vocalists Beth Malone and Michael WintherJerome Kern famously said that Irving Berlin has no place in American music he is ...

Kaufman Music Center – Piano Dialogues: Timo Andres


R. SCHUMANN Waldszenen (9 short solo piano pieces)SARAH GOLDFEATHER World Premiere of a new workERIC SHANFIELD Timo VariationsPost-concert conversation with Andres, Goldfeather and Shanfield moderated ...

Kaufman Music Center – Broadway Close Up: Sing Me a Story


With host Sean Hartley, musical director Nate Patten and stage director Denis JonesFeaturing David Garrison, Jose Llana, Charlotte Maltby, Emily Skinner and Gabrielle StravelliExplore the ...

Kaufman Music Center – Tuesday Matinees: Merz Trio – Ink Spills


Inspired by Merz Trios 2021 debut album INK, Ink Spills offers a unique and personal account of Ravels Piano Trio, a work he finished penning ...

Kaufman Music Center – Just in Time: “The Jesus Year” by Matthew Scott


Written and performed by Matthew Scott with Music Direction by Vadim FeichtnerHaving just become a new father himself, Matthew Scott looks for guidance from a ...

Kaufman Music Center – Bridges: Trevor New


At this interactive, multimedia, multidisciplinary performance, New will play with sounds from the in-person and virtual audience, create a telematic music instrument petting zoo, give ...

Kaufman Music Center – Piano Dialogues: Anthony de Mare – LIAISONS


Conceived by acclaimed concert pianist Anthony de Mare, LIAISONS is a landmark commissioning and concert project that brings together todays leading classical, jazz, theater, film ...

Kaufman Music Center – Junction Trio


Three renowned visionary artists combine talents in this eclectic new piano trio with WQXR Propulsion Lab artists Conrad Tao, piano, Stefan Jackiw, violin and Jay ...

Kaufman Music Center – New York Festival of Song: And…We’re Back!


A reunion with our New York audience, whom we last saw 20 months ago. The program includes songs that got us through the pandemic, along ...

Kaufman Music Center – Broadway Close Up: Party at the Gershwins


With host Sean Hartley and musical director Greg JarrettFeaturing Farah Alvin, Kate Baldwin, Eric Comstock, Eddie Cooper, Barbara Fasano, Charlotte Maltby, Jason Robinson, Kirsten Scott, ...

Kaufman Music Center – Music Speaks: Into the Light – Jordan Bak, viola & Ji Yung Lee, piano


A star in the making (Seattle Pi), Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is an outstanding artist of passion, energy and authenticity in the recital and chamber ...

Kaufman Music Center – Tuesday Matinees: Sterling Elliott, cello & Wynona Wang, piano


BRIAN RAPHAEL NABORS Cello SonataCAMILLE SAINT-SANS HavanaiseFREDERICK DELIUS RomanceROBERT SCHUMANN Adagio & AllegroCSAR FRANCK Cello SonataCellist Sterling Elliotts recent accomplishments include being awarded a 2021 ...

Kaufman Music Center – Just in Time: Caroline Shaw & Andrew Yee


Caroline Shaw is a New York-based musicianvocalist, violinist, composer and producerwho performs in solo and collaborative projects. The winner of two GRAMMY Awards for her ...

Kaufman Music Center – Just in Time: People of Earth


Music by Tito Puente, Rachel Therrien, Victor Pablo, Ivan Llanes, Ernesto Duarte Brito, Ernesto Lecuona, Keisel Jiminez/Anibal Cruz and Isaac Delgado.People of Earth is a ...

Kaufman Music Center - Tuesday Matinees: Daniel Kurganov, violin & Constantine Finehouse, piano


ERNEST BLOCH Baal Shem (Three Pictures of Hasidic Life)PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Sing not, my beauty Op. 4 No. ...

Kaufman Music Center – Fast Forward: ChamberFest


Wednesday, May 19, 2021 7pm EasternVirtual performance filmed in Merkin HallChamber ensembles from Kaufman MusicCenters Special Music School High School perform movements from trios and ...

Kaufman Music Center – Broadway Close Up: Kay Swift


April 19, 2021 7pm EasternVirtual Lecture-Concert Filmed in Merkin HallWith host Sean Hartley and Nikki Rene Daniels, Jeff Kready, Sally Wilfert and Klea Blackhurst; Music ...

Kaufman Music Center: What Makes It Great? Stephen Sondheim


Nikki Rene Daniels, voiceMichael Winther, voiceOnly a handful of artists in the 20th century redefined their fields as completely as Sondheim redefined musical theater, yet ...

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