Music concert by Dylan Band and Joe Block Duo: From Duke to Debussy

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

To RSVP, please click here. Presented as part of the Music Performance Program, by the Department of Music and Maison Française. Program: All Too Soon (Duke Ellington) Reflections in D (Ellington) Nuages (Claude Debussy) Melancholia (Ellington) Voiles (Debussy) Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Debussy) Take the “A” train (Billy Strayhorn) Dylan Band is a 22-year-old saxophonist…

Evening of Jazz with Fima Chupakhin Quintet: Album Release Show

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

The Ukrainian Institute of America presents An Evening of Jazz with Fima Chupakhin Quintet: Album Release Show Serhiy Avanesov – sax  ∙  Taulant Mehmeti – guitar James Robbins – bass  ∙  Jonathan Barber – drums Fima Chupakhin – piano  Special guest – TBA Friday, November 1, 2019 Doors open at 6:30 pm, the show starts at 7:00 pm General Admission:…

Violin Virtuoso: Recital by Iskandar Widjaja

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York, NY, United States

From Bach to Dvorak to contemporary living composers, Indonesian-German violin virtuoso Iskandar Widjaja explores the range of classical and non-traditional music that make his instrument sing. In a tribute to idealism and freedom of all ages, Iskandar captures meditative sounds that have a transcendental quality and focus, incorporating personal arrangements and transcriptions that provide a new vibe for today’s audiences.…

Music On Park Avenue With Per Tengstrand: The Goldberg Variations

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

This season, Swedish pianist Per Tengstrand returns to Scandinavia House for the Music on Park Avenue concert series with a special presentation of famous piano concerti performed with musicians from Princeton chamber music group Opus 21. In today’s event, Tengstrand presents a solo performance of “The Goldberg Variations” by Johann S. Bach, consisting of an aria with diverse variations for harpsichord…

Mannes Sounds Festival: 30 Years of Freedom

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York, NY, United States

A concert featuring the music of Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, Martinů, Fišer, and an original composition "A Musical Tribute to Václav Havel" for cello and pianoby Lora Al Ahmad. Since 1999, Mannes has presented a year-long music festival every year. Each festival has a theme and a program of more than 20 concerts, performed by the Mannes School of Music's gifted…

RAMIN AMIR ARJOMAND, piano

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

An improvisation, two works by Giacinto Scelsi, and a fugue by J.S. Bach Arjomand: Improvisation Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro Illustrazioni ("Four illustrations of the metamorphoses of Vishnu," 1953) Scelsi: Poemi (1934/1937) J.S. Bach: Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor (Well-Tempered Clavier II) Ramin Amir Arjomand is an Iranian-American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator. Studied composition with Stephen Jaffe, Gheorghe Costinescu, Fred…

XXI International Chopin & Friends Festival in New York

Consulate General of Poland 233 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States

The International Chopin & Friends Festival in New York is an annual festival organized by the New York Dance & Arts Innovations, Inc. and supported by the Polish Cultural Institute NY showcasing artists of various disciplines inspired by Chopin’s legacy and working across a variety of media to unite traditional and contemporary art forms. Polish Cultural Institute NY is proud…

Concert: Spiritual Kvintet, Celebrating the Velvet Revolution

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York, NY, United States

Join us for the concert of the legendary Czech folk ensemble Spiritual Kvintet to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. Dress code: semi-formal. Cash bar provided by Bohemian Spirit. Critics regard Spiritual Kvintet as the first and best Czechoslovak folk group. In 1989 the government blacklisted Spiritual Kvintet, yet their songs were played on the streets of Prague…

An Evening of Mediterranean and Balkan Music

148 W 4th St 148 W. 4th St., New York, NY, United States

Daphna Mor (voice, winds, percussion) and Kane Mathis (oud) return to Los Corassones Avlan with an intimate acoustic musical performances inspired by the tradition of families, women and neighbors sitting together to make music, on Saturday night in Rhodes. The crossover of melodies includes Turkish, Greek, Judeo-español, Balkan and Mediterranean as well as liturgical hymns – Piyutim -from the Synagogue…

Heart and Soul

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

HEART AND SOUL  Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. SUSAN LORETTE DUNN, soprano SOLOMIYA IVAKHIV, violin • CHRISTINE GROSSMAN, viola YVES DHARAMRAJ, cello • CHRISTINA DAHL, piano DVOŘÁK: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55: No. 1 Mein Leid ertönt, ein Liebespsalm, No. 4. Als die alte Mutter, No. 5. Reingestimmt die Saiten; PREVIN: Four Songs for Soprano, Cello, and Piano (1994);…