Art | Film | Dance | Music
[Updated 1/10/20]
2020. Do or die, friends. Do. Or die. Guaranteed.
You know the drill. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. This is the city of green dildos. They are big, and new, and they feel awesome inside of you.
We have a lot to do this year. Let’s make every minute count.
Get some rest. Don’t waste money on expensive perfume—I love your smell. Clean out. Be prepared for the moment. Attention and focus is so sexy.
There is a certain tisane, of rose-water and mint. It is said to flavor the juices. A whole pot is recommended.
Show me you have perfect pitch. When I come, you come.
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Art
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Robert Grosvenor at Karma
I am excited about the Robert Grosvenor show at Karma, opening this month, which will feature some recent sculpture. Karma is also publishing a new catalog (and maybe a free poster too, if past shows at Karma are any guide). Also good news: Jack Shainman—of all places—will show Andy Warhol photographs. Warhol’s photography satisfies on multiple levels, and the stitched photographs are especially good. The press release says the show will bring together “one of the largest selections” of these stitched works. Little known fact: Andy stole the idea of using a sewing machine from one of his poor, anonymous studio assistants. This makes the work even better, because it resembles Barthes’s “punctum” of photography—the ineradicable sense of its having happened by chance, however well composed. What else? Kim Gordon is bound to do something eye-rollingly bad—that also feels fresh and bitchy in a facile and indifferent way—for her show at 303 (why must this admixture be so preoccupying? Nevermind it’s just her celebrity); and Dan Walsh, David Reed, and Susan Rothenberg have shows this month (see below), but I cannot GUARANTEE you will love them like I can the Grosvenor and Warhol shows (because I cannot guarantee I will love them). Speaking of guarantees, I decided it was a little too T Magazine, a little too Royal We to say “Don’t Miss” or “Must See,” when what I really mean anyway is I personally GUARANTEE you will not be disappointed, or too disappointed, in the shows I designate as such. Fat green dildos, I say. Too fat, too green, GUARANTEED. I am behind on my museum shows—join me?
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Chelsea
Andy Warhol at Jack Shainman
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[Updated 1/10/20]
- OPENING: “Andy Warhol Photography: 1967 – 1987,” at Jack Shainman Gallery, 513 W 20, January 9 – February 15
- OPENING: Dan Walsh, at Paula Cooper Gallery, 524 W 26, January 9 – February 15
- OPENING: Kim Gordon, 303 Gallery, 555 W 21, January 10 – February 22
- OPENING: Robert Irwin, “Unlights,” at Pace, 540 W 25, January 17 – February 22
- OPENING: Max Ernst, “Collages,” Kasmin, 297 10th Ave, January 23 – February 29
- GUARANTEED: Hernan Bas, “TIME LIFE,” at Lehmann Maupin, 536 W 22, through January 4
- GUARANTEED: Keith Sonnier, “Louisiana Suite,” at Kasmin, 509 W 27, through January 11
- GUARANTEED: Trisha Donnelly, at both Matthew Marks galleries on 22nd, 522 W 22 and 526 W 22, through January 18
- Agnes Denes, at The Shed, 545 W 30, through January 19
- Mike Kelley, “Timeless Painting,” at Hauser & Wirth, 548 W 22, through January 25
- Rashid Johnson, “The Hikers,” at Hauser & Wirth, 548 W 22, through January 25
- Richard Serra, “Reverse Curve,” at Gagosian, 522 W 21, through February 1, 2020
- GUARANTEED: Charles Ray, “Three Christs, Sleeping Mime, and the Last Supper Pagan Paradise,” at Hill Art Foundation, 239 10th Ave, 3rd Floor, through February 15, 2020
- GUARANTEED: Nicholas Party, “Pastel,” at Flag Art Foundation, with murals by Party and pastel drawings by Rosalba Carriera, Mary Cassat, Edgar Degas, Louis Fratino, Marsden Hartley, Wayne Thiebaud, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, and others, 545 W 25, Floor 9, through February 15
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Uptown
Rachel Feinstein at Jewish Museum
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[Updated 1/10/20]
- OPENING: “David Reed: New Paintings,” at Gagosian 980 Madison, January 10 – February 22
- OPENING: Robert Morris, “Voice, 1974,” at Castelli Gallery, 24 W 40, January 10 – February 28
- OPENING: Salvo, aka Salvatore Mangione, “Salvo,” an exhibition of the Italian modernist’s landscapes, at Gladstone 64, 130 E 64; Gladstone is reprinting a catalog of the artist’s work from 1986
- “David Tudor and Composers Inside Electronics, Inc.,” at MoMA, 11 W 53, through January 5, 2020
- GUARANTEED: “Artistic License: Six Takes on the Guggenheim Collection,” a group show curated by six artists, at Guggenhiem,1071 5th Ave at 89, through Sunday, January 12, 2020
- GUARANTEED: Vija Celmins, “To Fix the Image in Memory,” at Met Breuer, 945 Madison, through January 12, 2020
- Félix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, through January 26
- Pope.L, “member: Pope.L,” at MoMA, 11 W 53, October 21 – February 1, 2020
- “Bill Traylor,” at David Zwirner, 34 E 69, through February 15, 2020
- “Anna Sui,” at Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, through February 23, 2020
- Rachel Feinstein, “Maiden, Mother, Crone,” at The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave at 92, through March 22, 2020
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Downtown
Francesco Clemente at Vito Schnabel Projects
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[Updated 1/10/20]
- OPENING: Robert Grosvenor, at Karma, 172 & 188 E 2, January 9 – February 23
- OPENING: Bruce Nauman: Prints,” at Brooke Alexander, 59 Wooster, January 9 – March 7
- OPENING: Susan Rothenberg, at Sperone Westwater, 257 Bowery, January 9 – February 29
- OPENING: Aki Sasamoto, “Phase Transition,” at Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, 131 E 10; exhibition is open from January 9 – 11, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., and January 16 – 18, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.; performances are at 8:00 p.m., FREE
- OPENING: Katherine Bernhardt, “Done With Xanax,” at Canada, 60 Lispenard, January 10 – February 28
- OPENING: Wendell Castle, “Wendell Castle and the ‘Quiet Revolution’,” at R & Company, 64 White, January 13 – February 26
- Matthew Wong, “Blue,” at Karma, 172 & 188 E 2, through January 5
- Jemima Kirke, “Scamp,” at Sargent’s Daughters, 179 E Broadway, through January 5, 2020
- Francesco Clemente, “India,” at Vito Schnabel Projects, 43 Clarkson St., through January 18, 2020
- Suzy Lake, “Performance of Protest,” at Arsenal Contemporary, 214 Bowery, through January 18, 2020
- Hans Haacke, “All Connected,” at New Museum, through January 26, 2020
- Pope.L, a new installation, “Choir,” and new crawl pieces, at Whitney Museum of American Art, 99 Gansevoort, through March 8
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Outside Manhattan
Goodbye, Pierre
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- GUARANTEED: “Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion,” at Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, through Sunday, January 5, 2020
- “The Life and Times of Alvin Baltrop,” Baltrop’s photographs of the gay-cruising world of Manhattan’s West side piers, at Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, through February 19, 2020
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Film
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Kung Fu Master! (1988), dir. Agnès Varda
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New Releases
- 1917, dir. Sam Mendes, with Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Colin Firth
- Like a Boss, dir. Miguel Arteta, with Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne
- Les Misérables (France), dir. Ladj Ly (limited release) (not another musical or adaptation), won the 3rd place Jury Prize at Cannes, behind Parasite and Atlantics
- Run, dir. Aneesh Chaganty (Searching), with Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen (no traler yet)
- The Turning, dir. Floria Sigismondi (who directed The Runaways, with Kristen Stewart), with Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, and Brooklynn Prince
- Color Out of Space, dir. Richard Stanley, (limited release) from H.P. Lovecraft’s eponymous story, with Nicolas Cage
- Greta and Hansel, dir. Oz Perkins, with Alice Krige as the witch, and Sophia Lillis
- The Rhythm Section, dir. Reed Morano, with Blake Lively and Jude Law (I hesistate to watch or even recommend a film with Blake Lively in it, but here she appears to be pretending to be someone else for once)
- The Assistant, dir. Kitty Green, (limited release) with the amazing Julia Garner (Blake Lively, take notes!) and Matthew MacFadyen
- Zombi Child (2019, France), dir. Bertrand Bonello (Nocturama) (US release)
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Series
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Short Runs, Engagements, Special Screenings
- The White Sheik (1952), dir. Federico Fellini, at Film Forum, through January 7
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), dir. Agnès Varda, at Film at Lincoln Center, January 4
- Le Bonheur (1965), dir. Agnès Varda, at Film at Lincoln Center, January 4
- Vagabond (1985), dir. Agnès Varda, at Film at Lincoln Center, January 5
- Lions Love (…and Lies) (1969), dir. Agnès Varda, at Film at Lincoln Center, January 5
- Kung Fu Master! (1988), dir. Agnès Varda, at Film at Lincoln Center, January 6
- 5 Centimeters Per Second (2007), dir. Makoto Shinkai, at Metrograph, January 11
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011), dir. Makoto Shinkai, at Metrograph, January 12
- The Naked Fog (1966), dir. Joseph W. Sarno, at Anthology Film Archives, January 17 – 19 at 7:30 p.m. Thought lost, this film was only recently re-discovered on eBay
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Film Calendar
Saturday, January 4
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), dir. Agnès Varda
7:00 p.m., Film at Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater
Le Bonheur (1965), dir. Agnès Varda
9:00 p.m., Film at Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater
Sunday, January 5
Vagabond (1985), dir. Agnès Varda
3:45 p.m., Film at Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater
Lions Love (…and Lies) (1969), dir. Agnès Varda
8:30 p.m., Film at Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater
Monday, January 6
Kung Fu Master! (1988), dir. Agnès Varda
9:15 p.m., Film at Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater
Saturday, January 11
5 Centimeters Per Second (2007), dir. Makoto Shinkai
1:15 p.m., Metrograph
Sunday, January 12
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011), dir. Makoto Shinkai
3:30 p.m., Metrograph
Friday, January 17
The Naked Fog (1966), dir. Joseph W. Sarno
7:30 p.m., Anthology Film Archives
Saturday, January 18
The Naked Fog (1966), dir. Joseph W. Sarno
7:30 p.m., Anthology Film Archives
Sunday, January 19
The Naked Fog (1966), dir. Joseph W. Sarno
7:30 p.m., Anthology Film Archives
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Dance
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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
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[Updated 1/10/20]
Not a lot of overlap action this month, which means we can slide down the yellow brick road without the schedule conflict Nazis making us poor Sophies choose. Wow that was a mouthful; hold on let me swallow. Bruce Wood and Limon at Joyce is probably the best new thing, but Bourne’s Swan Lake might be a pearl, and check out Aki Sasamoto at Danspace, both an exhibition (see below) and a performance (see calendar). And there is a very sweet and lovely dance opera called Cion and set to an a cappella rendition of Ravel’s Bolero that looks very swallow-able. New York City Ballet begins their Winter 2020 season on January 21.
Aki Sasamoto, “Phase Transition,” at Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, 131 E 10; exhibition is open from January 9 – 11, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., and January 16 – 18, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.; performances are at 8:00 p.m., FREE
Dance Calendar
Wednesday, January 1
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dances: Ode; Fandango; City of Rain; Busk
7:30 p.m., New York City Center
Thursday, January 2
New York City Ballet
Balanchine’s Nutcracker
7:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dances: Ode; Fandango; Mass; Revelations
7:30 p.m., New York City Center
Friday, January 3
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dances: Highlights of Ailey classics; Revelations
8:00 p.m., New York City Center
New York City Ballet
Balanchine’s Nutcracker
8:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
Saturday, January 4
New York City Ballet
Balanchine’s Nutcracker
2:00 & 8:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dances: Mass; In/Side; A Case of You; Divining; Revelations
2:00 p.m., New York City Center
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dances: Divining; Fandango; Greenwood; Ode
8:00 p.m., New York City Center
Sunday, January 5
New York City Ballet
Balanchine’s Nutcracker
1:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dances: Busk; A Case of You; City of Rain; EN
3:00 p.m., New York City Center
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Dances: Highlights of Ailey classics; Revelations
7:30 p.m., New York City Center
Monday, January 6
Movement Research
Work by Mariam Dingilian; Jaamil Olawale Kosoko; Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone and zaybra; and Shannon Stewart / Screaming Traps
8:00 p.m., Judson Church, FREE
Wednesday, January 8
“American Dance Platform”
Bruce Wood Dance, performing Wood’s “I’m My Brother’s Keeper,” and Katarzyna Skarpetowska’s “Yesod”
Limon Dance Company, performing Kate Weare’s Night Light,” and Limon’s “A Suite from A Choreographic Offering,” set to Bach
7:30 p.m., Joyce Theater
Thursday, January 9
Aki Sasamoto, “Phase Transition”
8:00 p.m., Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, FREE
Friday, January 10
Aki Sasamoto, “Phase Transition”
8:00 p.m., Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, FREE
Saturday, January 11
Aki Sasamoto, “Phase Transition”
8:00 p.m., Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, FREE
Sunday, January 12
“American Dance Platform”
Bruce Wood Dance, performing Wood’s “I’m My Brother’s Keeper,” and Katarzyna Skarpetowska’s “Yesod”
Limon Dance Company, performing Kate Weare’s Night Light,” and Limon’s “A Suite from A Choreographic Offering,” set to Bach
7:30 p.m., Joyce Theater
Monday, January 13
“Works and Process”
Les Ballet Afrik and Ephrat Asherie Dance
7:30 p.m., Guggenheim
Movement Research
Work by Julian Barnett and Cynthia Chang
8:00 p.m., Judson Church, FREE
Tuesday, January 14
“Works and Process”
Les Ballet Afrik and Ephrat Asherie Dance
7:30 p.m., Guggenheim
Wednesday, January 15
PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL
Gregory Vuyani Maqoma’s “Cion (Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero)”
Music by Ravel sung a cappella by Isicathamiya singers
7:30 p.m., Joyce Theater
Thursday, January 16
Aki Sasamoto, “Phase Transition”
8:00 p.m., Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, FREE
PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL
Gregory Vuyani Maqoma’s “Cion (Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero)”
Music by Ravel sung a cappella by Isicathamiya singers
8:00 p.m., Joyce Theater
Friday, January 17
Aki Sasamoto, “Phase Transition”
8:00 p.m., Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, FREE
PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL
Gregory Vuyani Maqoma’s “Cion (Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero)”
Music by Ravel sung a cappella by Isicathamiya singers
8:00 p.m., Joyce Theater
Saturday, January 18
Aki Sasamoto, “Phase Transition”
8:00 p.m., Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, FREE
PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL
Gregory Vuyani Maqoma’s “Cion (Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero)”
Music by Ravel sung a cappella by Isicathamiya singers
2:00 & 8:00 p.m., Joyce Theater
Monday, January 20
Movement Research
Work by Karen Fennell, Maura García, and Joanna Kotze
8:00 p.m., Judson Church, FREE
Tuesday, January 21
New York City Ballet
“Stravinsky and Balanchine”
All dances by Balanchine, with music by Stravinsky
Danses Concertantes
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
Movements for Piano and Orchestra
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
7:30 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
Wednesday, January 22
New York City Ballet
“All Balanchine”
Allegro Brillante (Tchaikovsky)
La Source (Leo Delibes)
Firebird (Stravinsky)
7:30 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
7:10 p.m., First Position Discussion
Thursday, January 23
New York City Ballet
“Stravinsky and Balanchine”
All dances by Balanchine, with music by Stravinsky
Danses Concertantes
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
Movements for Piano and Orchestra
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
7:30 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
Friday, January 24
New York City Ballet
“All Balanchine”
Allegro Brillante (Tchaikovsky)
La Source (Leo Delibes)
Firebird (Stravinsky)
8:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
7:40 p.m., First Position Discussion
Saturday, January 25
New York City Ballet
“All Balanchine”
Allegro Brillante (Tchaikovsky)
La Source (Leo Delibes)
Firebird (Stravinsky)
2:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
1:40 p.m., First Position Discussion
New York City Ballet
“All Balanchine”
Allegro Brillante (Tchaikovsky)
La Source (Leo Delibes)
Firebird (Stravinsky)
8:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
7:40 p.m., First Position Discussion
Sunday, January 26
New York City Ballet
“Stravinsky and Balanchine”
All dances by Balanchine, with music by Stravinsky
Danses Concertantes
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
Movements for Piano and Orchestra
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
3:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
2:40 p.m., First Position Discussion
Monday, January 27
New York City Ballet
“Stravinsky/Balanchine: The Collaboration”
6:30 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
Movement Research
Work by Domestic Performance Agency; Doug LeCours & Iris McCloughan; Collin Ranf; and the nonsuch collab with Samantha Mohr, Candace Scarborough and Elizabeth de Lise
8:00 p.m., Judson Church, FREE
“Works and Process”
Ivo van Hove and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker discuss West Side Story
7:30 p.m., Guggenheim Museum
Wednesday, January 29
New York City Ballet
“All Balanchine”
Allegro Brillante (Tchaikovsky)
La Source (Leo Delibes)
Firebird (Stravinsky)
7:30 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
7:10 p.m., First Position Discussion
Thursday, January 30
New York City Ballet
“New Combinations”
Wheeldon: Polyphonia (Ligeti)
Peck: Bright (Mark Dancigers)
Robbins: Opus 19/The Dreamer (Prokofiev)
New Ratmansky
7:30 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
7:10 p.m., First Position Discussion
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
8:00 p.m., New York City Center
Friday, January 31
New York City Ballet
“New Combinations”
Wheeldon: Polyphonia (Ligeti)
Peck: Bright (Mark Dancigers)
Robbins: Opus 19/The Dreamer (Prokofiev)
New Ratmansky
8:00 p.m., David H. Koch Theater
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
8:00 p.m., New York City Center
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Music
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Berg’s Wozzeck, staged by William Kentridge
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“Pipes at One”
Most Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.
St. Paul’s Chapel, 209 Broadway
Free
“Bach at Noon”
Tuesday-Friday, 12:20 – 12:50 p.m., starting September 10
Grace Church, 802 Broadway
Free
“Weekend Organ Meditation”
Every Saturday and Sunday at 4:00 p.m., starting September 7
Grace Church, 802 Broadway
Free
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Music Calendar
Wednesday, January 1
Semplice Players
Program:
Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins, RV 580
Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins, BWV 1043
Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op. 20
3:00 p.m., Bargemusic, $35
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
With Camilla Nylund, Magdalena Kożená, Guunther Groissböck, and Golda Schulz
Simon Rattle, conductor
7:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Thursday, January 2
“Midtown Concerts”
Ensemble L’aureate
Program:
Music by Andre Campra and Jean-Baptiste Lully
1:15 – 2:00 p.m., The Chapel at St. Bartholomew’s Church, FREE
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Mozart: The Magic Flute
With Will Liverman, Paul Groves, Ying Fang, and Jeni Houser
Lothar Koenigs, conductor
1:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Berg: Wozzeck
With Peter Mattei, Tamara Mumford, Gerhard Siegel, and Christopher Ventris
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Friday, January 3
“Here and Now Winter Festival”
Duo Yumeno
Ina Faliks, pianist
Julian Schwartz, cellist
Marika Bournaki, pianist
Semplice Players
Program:
Eric Moe: Scree Slope; Like Diamond We Are Cut With Our Own Dust (world premiere)
Takuma Itoh: But Beautiful
Maya Miro Johnson: Manuscripts Don’t Burn (world premiere)
Veronika Krausas: Master and Margarita Suite (world premiere)
Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin: Selections from Caprices for Fadolin (world premiere)
Adolphus Hailstork: Two Spirituals
Kevin Puts: Aria for cello and piano (world premiere)
David Taylor: Houdini’s Lament (world premiere)
7:00 p.m., Bargemusic, $35
Brooklyn Art Song Society
Amy Owens, soprano
Laura Strickling, soprano
Michael Brofman, pianist
Spencer Myer, pianist
Mirori Sugiyama, pianist
Program:
Chopin: Selected Mazurkas and Songs
Szymanowski: Mélodies, Op. 29; Songs of a Fairy Tale Princess, Op. 31
7:30 p.m. Brooklyn Historical Society
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Mozart: The Magic Flute
With Joshua Hopkins, David Portillo, Joélle Harvey, and Kathryn Lewek
Lothar Koenigs, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
New York Philharmonic
Jeffrey Kahane, pianist and conductor
Program:
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22
Respighi: Trittico botticelliano
Haydn: Symphony No. 96
8:00 p.m., David Geffen Hall
Saturday, January 4
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
Camilla Nylund, Magdalena Kożená, Guunther Groissböck, Golda Schulz
Simon Rattle, conductor
12:00 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
Free Bargemusic Concert
Program TBA
4:00 p.m., Bargemusic, FREE
“Here and Now Winter Festival”
Duo Yumeno
Ina Faliks, pianist
Julian Schwartz, cellist
Marika Bournaki, pianist
Semplice Players
Program:
Eric Moe: Scree Slope; Like Diamond We Are Cut With Our Own Dust (world premiere)
Takuma Itoh: But Beautiful
Maya Miro Johnson: Manuscripts Don’t Burn (world premiere)
Veronika Krausas: Master and Margarita Suite (world premiere)
Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin: Selections from Caprices for Fadolin (world premiere)
Adolphus Hailstork: Two Spirituals
Kevin Puts: Aria for cello and piano (world premiere)
David Taylor: Houdini’s Lament (world premiere)
6:00 p.m., Bargemusic, $35
Stanichka Dimitrova, violin
Igor Pikayzen, violin
Chieh-Fan Jay Yiu, viola
Michael Katz cello
Nana Shi, piano
Program:
Ravel: Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit (1908)
Debussy: Reflets dans l’eau from Images Book I (1905)
Debussy: Estampes III. Jardins sous la pluie (1903)
Toru Takemitsu: Between Tides (1993)
Huang Ruo: Divergence
David Ludwig: Pale Blue Dot
7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, $25
New York Philharmonic
Jeffrey Kahane, pianist and conductor
Program:
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22
Respighi: Trittico botticelliano
Haydn: Symphony No. 96
8:00 p.m., David Geffen Hall
Alana Youssefian, violinist
Adam Cockerham, theorbist
Program:
Music by Vivaldi, Biber, Caldera, et al.
8:00 p.m., Church of the Transfiguration
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Mozart: The Magic Flute
With Will Liverman, Paul Groves, Ying Fang, and Kathryn Lewek
Lothar Koenigs, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Sunday, January 5
Marika Bournaki, pianist
Program:
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111
Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 106, “Hammerklavier”
2:00 p.m., Bargemusic, $35
Here and Now Winter Festival
Duo Yumeno
Ina Faliks, pianist
Julian Schwartz, cellist
Marika Bournaki, pianist
Semplice Players
Eric Moe: Scree Slope; Like Diamond We Are Cut With Our Own Dust (world premiere)
Takuma Itoh: But Beautiful
Maya Miro Johnson: Manuscripts Don’t Burn (world premiere)
Veronika Krausas: Master and Margarita Suite (world premiere)
Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin: Selections from Caprices for Fadolin (world premiere)
Adolphus Hailstork: Two Spirituals
Kevin Puts: Aria for cello and piano (world premiere)
David Taylor: Houdini’s Lament (world premiere)
4:00 p.m., Bargemusic, $35
Andrew Henderson, organ
Program TBA
5:15 – 6:15 p.m., Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, FREE
Monday, January 6
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
Program:
Mozart: Clarinet Quartet No. 1
Alexander Ernst Fesca: Grand Septuor No. 1
Schumann: Piano Trio No. 3
2:00 & 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, $25
Parker Quartet
Anthony McGill, clarinetist
Program:
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, K. 581
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Homunculus
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 9, Op. 117
7:30 p.m. Advent Lutheran Church, FREE
“Music for Contemplation”
Erin Rogers, saxophonist
Kristen McKeon, saxophonist
Elisa Corona, guitarist
Dan Joseph, guitarist
Alex Lahoski, guitarist
Craig Shepard, speaker
Program:
Craig Shepherd: Broken Silence
8:25 p.m., DiMenna Center
Tuesday, January 7
Omer Quartet
Program:
Schubert: String Quartet No. 10, Op. 125
Gabriella Smith: Porcupine Wash
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12, Op. 127
2:00 p.m., Merkin Concert Hall
New York Philharmonic
Jeffrey Kahane, pianist and conductor
Program:
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22
Respighi: Trittico botticelliano
Haydn: Symphony No. 96
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Bridget Kibbey, harpist
Metropolis Ensemble
Program:
João Luiz Rezende: Harp Concerto “Recife”
JP Jofre: Double Concerto
Clarice Assad: Cirandadas (world premiere)
Samuel Torres: World premiere
José Barros/Benito Meza: El Pescador
João Luiz Rezende: Jequibau
Juan Manuel Plaza: Curruchá
8:00 p.m., (le) poisson rouge
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Berg: Wozzeck
With Peter Mattei, Tamara Mumford, Gerhard Siegel, and Christopher Ventris
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Music for Contemplation
Erin Rogers, saxophonist
Kristen McKeon, saxophonist
Elisa Corona, guitarist
Dan Joseph, guitarist
Alex Lahoski, guitarist
Craig Shepard, speaker
Program:
Craig Shepherd: Broken Silence
8:25 p.m., DiMenna Center
Wednesday, January 8
Jeffrey Palmer, countertenor
Irene Portenko, pianist
Program:
Music by Handel, Debussy, Schubert, Schumann, Gluck, et al.
7:30 p.m. Weill Recital Hall/Carnegie Hall
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
With Kevin Short, Angel Blue, Frederick Ballentine, and Denyce Graves
David Robertson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
“Music for Contemplation”
Erin Rogers, saxophonist
Kristen McKeon, saxophonist
Elisa Corona, guitarist
Dan Joseph, guitarist
Alex Lahoski, guitarist
Craig Shepard, speaker
Program:
Craig Shepherd: Broken Silence
8:25 p.m., DiMenna Center
Thursday, January 9
New York Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
Paul Lewis, pianist
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Garrett Fisher: Blood Moon
7:30 p.m. Baruch Performing Arts Center, $30-$75
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Puccini: Porgy and Bess
With Roberto Alagna, Maria Agresta, Artur Ruciński, and Susanna Phillips
Marco Armiliato, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
Friday, January 10
New York Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
Paul Lewis, pianist
Program:
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
2:00 p.m., David Geffen Hall
“Five Boroughs Music Festival”
Longleash (piano trio)
Program:
Music by Beethoven
Reiko Füting: world premier
And other music
7:30 p.m. Flushing Town Hall, $25
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Verdi: La Traviata
With Aleksandra Kurzak, Dmytro Popov, and Quinn Kelsey
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
Saturday, January 11
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Berg: Wozzeck
With Peter Mattei, Tamara Mumford, Gerhard Siegel, and Christopher Ventris
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
1:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Garrett Fisher: Blood Moon
2:00 p.m., Baruch Performing Arts Center, $30-$75
“Carnegie Hall Citywide”
Kayleight Decker, mezzo-soprano
Madeline Slettedahl, pianist
Program:
Music by Price, Boulanger, Smyth, Alma Mahler
Traditional songs
3:00 p.m., St. Michael’s Church, FREE
Ekstasis Duo and Friends
Program:
Fauré: Après un réve
Ravel: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
Jean Françaix: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano
Poulenc: Vocalise-Étude, FP 44
Ravel: Chanson Madécasses
Milhaud: Scaramouche
Ravel: Vocalise-Étude en for me de Habanera
Fauré: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
6:00 p.m., Merkin Concert Hall, FREE (RSVP)
Ekmeles (vocal ensemble)
Program:
Christopher Trapani: End Words
Taylor Brook: Motorman Sextet
Erin Gee: Three Scenes from Sleep
7:30 p.m. Cary Hall/DiMenna Center
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Danielle Birrittella/Zoe Aja Moore: Magdalene
7:30 p.m. HERE Mainstage Theatre, $30-$75
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
With Kevin Short, Angel Blue, Frederick Ballentine, and Denyce Graves
David Robertson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
New York Philharmonic
Daniel Harding, conductor
Paul Lewis, pianist
Program:
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
8:00 p.m., David Geffen Hall
“Ferus Festival”
Lucy Dhegrae, soprano
Program:
Eva Bulgarian: She Gets to Decide
Music by Amadeus Regucera, Philippe Leroux, Georges Aperghis, Peter Kramer, Guillaume de Machaut, and Francis Poulenc
8:00 p.m., National Sawdust, $25
Sunday, January 12
“Carnegie Hall Citywide”
Ensemble Connect
Program:
Mozart: Quintet for Horn and Strings, K. 407
Britten: String Quartet No. 2
2:00 p.m., Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx, FREE
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Danielle Birrittella/Zoe Aja Moore: Magdalene
2:00 p.m., HERE Mainstage Theatre, $30-$75
New York Philharmonic Ensembles
Program:
VIvaldi: Trio Sonagta, RV 69
Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins
Bowen: Fantasia for Four Violas
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2
3:00 p.m., Merkin Concert Hall
Maxim Anikushin, pianist
Program:
Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, K. 141
Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18, K. 576
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 4
Stravinsky: Three Dances from Firebird
Ernesto Lecuono: Mazurka Glissando
3:00 p.m., 92Y
“Five Boroughs Music Festival”
Longleash (piano trio)
Program:
Music by Beethoven
Reiko Füting: world premier
And other music
3:00 p.m., Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, $25
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Puccini: Porgy and Bess
With Roberto Alagna, Maria Agresta, Artur Ruciński, and Susanna Phillips
Marco Armiliato, conductor
3:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Paul Galbraith, guitarist
Antonio Meneses, cellist
Program:
Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998
Schubert: “Arpeggione” Sonata
Clóvis Pereira: Three Dances from Suite Macambira
André Mehmari: Suite Brasileira No. 2 or Five Pieces from an Imaginary Brazil
Radamés Gnattali: Sonata for Cello and Guitar
5:00 p.m., Frick Collection
Jordan Prescott, organ
Program TBA
5:15 – 6:15 p.m., Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, FREE
Ferus Festival
Sarah Hennies
Program:
Sarah Hennies: Come ‘Round Right
7:00 p.m., National Sawdust
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Garrett Fisher: Blood Moon
7:30 p.m. Baruch Performing Arts Center, $30-$75
Monday, January 13
“Crypt Sessions”
Time for Three (string trio)
Program TBA
7:00 p.m., Crypt of the Church of the Intercession
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Danielle Birrittella/Zoe Aja Moore: Magdalene
7:30 p.m. HERE Mainstage Theatre, $30-$75
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Verdi: La Traviata
With Aleksandra Kurzak, Dmytro Popov, and Quinn Kelsey
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
Jeremy McCoy, double bass
Mika Chang, piano.
Program:
Dragonetti: Waltzes for Solo Double Bass
Gliere: Four Pieces for Double Bass and Piano, Op. 9 and 32
Egilsson: European Memories
Montag: Sonata in E Minor for Double Bass and Piano
7:30 p.m., Manhattan School of Music, Greenfield Hall, FREE
String Orchestra of Brooklyn
Eli Spindel, conductor
Mellissa Hughes, soprano
Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano
Argus String Quartet
Program:
Christopher Cerrone: High Windows
Jaco Cooper: Stabat Mater Dolorosa
8:00 p.m., Roulette
Tuesday, January 14
Mario Verdicchio, organ
Program TBA
12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington, FREE
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Program:
Suk: Elegie for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 23
Janáček: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Debussy: String Quartet
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 26
7:30 p.m. Alice Tully Hall
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Ricky Ian Gordon: Ellen West
8:00 p.m., Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, $30-$75
“Guildhall Artists in New York”
Soohong Park, Piano
Leo Popplewell, Cello
Julia Raga Pascual, Clarinet
Program:
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
DEBUSSY: Cello Sonata in D Minor
DEBUSSY: Première rapsodie
BRAHMS: Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
8:00 p.m., Weill Recital Hall, $20
Wednesday, January 15
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, pianist
Program:
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Esteban Benzecry: Piano Concerto, “Universos Infinitos”
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Garrett Fisher: Blood Moon
7:30 p.m. Baruch Performing Arts Center, $30-$75
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
With Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Frederick Ballentine, and Denyce Graves
David Robertson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Danielle Birrittella/Zoe Aja Moore: Magdalene
7:30 p.m. HERE Mainstage Theatre, $30-$75
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Ricky Ian Gordon: Ellen West
8:00 p.m., Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, $30-$75
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Berg: Wozzeck
With Peter Mattei, Tamara Mumford, Gerhard Siegel, and Christopher Ventris
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro
Music by Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Choreography by Gregory Vuyani Maqoma
7:30 p.m., The Joyce, $30-$75
Thursday, January 16
“Midtown Concerts”
Chloe Fedor, violin
Parker Ramsay, harpsichord
Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba
Program:
Music by Leclair, Rebel, and Mondonville
1:15 – 2:00 p.m., The Chapel at St. Bartholomew’s Church, FREE
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, pianist
Program:
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Esteban Benzecry: Piano Concerto, “Universos Infinitos”
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Program:
Thomas Meadowcroft: Cradles for Percussion Duo with Wurlitzer e-Piano
Kaija Saariaho: Trois rivières for Percussion Quartet and Electronics
Stockhausen: Kontakte
7:30 p.m. Kaplan Penthouse
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Garrett Fisher: Blood Moon
7:30 p.m. Baruch Performing Arts Center, $30-$75
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Danielle Birrittella/Zoe Aja Moore: Magdalene
7:30 p.m. HERE Mainstage Theatre, $30-$75
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro
Music by Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Choreography by Gregory Vuyani Maqoma
8:00 p.m., The Joyce, $30-$75
The Art of Change: An Experimental Opera by Jean-Baptiste Barriere
8:00 p.m., New School, Arnhold Hall, FREE
Friday, January 17
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, pianist
Program:
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Esteban Benzecry: Piano Concerto, “Universos Infinitos”
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
11:00 a.m., David Geffen Hall
Ferus Festival
Eve Gigliotti, mezzo-soprano
Program:
Untitled (inspired by Film Stills), four opera monodramas, with music composed by Ellen Reid, Paola Prestini, Nico Muhly, and Missy Mazzoli
1:30 p.m. National Sawdust
The Art of Change: An Experimental Opera by Jean-Baptiste Barriere
5:00 & 8:00 p.m., New School, Arnhold Hall, FREE
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Garrett Fisher: Blood Moon
7:30 p.m. Baruch Performing Arts Center, $30-$75
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Puccini: Porgy and Bess
With Roberto Alagna, Maria Agresta, Artur Ruciński, and Susanna Phillips
Marco Armiliato, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Danielle Birrittella/Zoe Aja Moore: Magdalene
7:30 p.m. HERE Mainstage Theatre, $30-$75
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Ricky Ian Gordon: Ellen West
8:00 p.m., Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, $30-$75
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro
Music by Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Choreography by Gregory Vuyani Maqoma
2:00 p.m., The Joyce, $30-$75
American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Program:
Gavin Bryars: The Sinking of the Titanic
Gavin Bryars: String Quartet No. 1, “Between the National and the Bristol”
8:00 p.m., Tenri Cultural Institute
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
With Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Frederick Ballentine, and Denyce Graves
David Robertson, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Julian Wachner: REV. 23
8:00 p.m., Gerald W. Lynch Theater, $30-$75
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Boléro
Music by Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Choreography by Gregory Vuyani Maqoma
8:00 p.m., The Joyce, $30-$75
Saturday, January 18
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Verdi: La Traviata
With Aleksandra Kurzak, Dmytro Popov, and Quinn Kelsey
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
1:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Julian Wachner: REV. 23
3:00 p.m., Gerald W. Lynch Theater, $30-$75
The Art of Change: An Experimental Opera by Jean-Baptiste Barriere
5:00 & 8:00 p.m., New School, Arnhold Hall, FREE
Hotel Elefant (ensemble)
Bearthoven (piano, bass, percussion trio)
Fjóla Evans: Shoaling; Warped Threads
Leaha Maria Villarreal: Crossing the Rubicon (world premiere)
7:00 p.m., Aréte Gallery and Venue, Greenpoint
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, pianist
Program:
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Esteban Benzecry: Piano Concerto, “Universos Infinitos”
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
8:00 p.m., David Geffen Hall
“SongStudio: Young Artists in Recital”
Renée Fleming, host
Singers and program TBA
8:00 p.m., Zankel Hall/Carnegie Hall
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Ricky Ian Gordon: Ellen West
8:00 p.m., Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, $30-$75
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Julian Wachner: REV. 23
8:00 p.m., Gerald W. Lynch Theater, $30-$75
Sunday, January 19
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Berg: Wozzeck
With Peter Mattei, Tamara Mumford, Gerhard Siegel, and Christopher Ventris
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
3:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
“Prototype Festival”
Program:
Ricky Ian Gordon: Ellen West
3:00 p.m., Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center, $30-$75
Sequentia
“Charms, Riddles, and Elegies of the Medieval Northlands, 8th–11th Centuries”
4:00 p.m., Corpus Christi Church
Monday, January 20
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
Program:
Franz Lachenmann: Nonet in F Major
Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 100
2:00 p.m., Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Daumants Lipeins, pianist
Program:
Music by Schumann and Brahms
6:30 p.m. Opera America
Lucas Debargue, pianist
Program:
Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas
7:00 p.m., National Sawdust
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
Program:
Franz Lachenmann: Nonet in F Major
Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 100
7:30 p.m. Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
“Works and Process”
Peter Gelb moderates a discussion with the director of Handel’s Agrippina, Sir David McVicar, conductor Harry Bicket, and members of the cast. Selections from the opera will be performed
7:30 p.m., Guggenheim Museum
Tuesday, January 21
Lauren Cauley, violinist
Program:
Richard Carrik: Graphic Series #43 (world premiere)
Piyawat Louilarpprasert: Hope for Violin (world premiere)
Clara Ionnatta: dead wasps in a jam-jar (i)
Jessie Montgomery: Rhapsody No.1
Dai Fujikara: Fluid Calligraphy
Timothy O’Dwyer: Transbraxton
6:00 p.m., Miller Theatre, FREE
Asiya Korepanova, piano
Program:
Korepanova will perform her transcriptions of the following works
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, 1. Choir (1734)
Franck: Les mariages des Roses (1871)
Faure: Elegie (1880)
Amy Beach: Extase, Op.21, No. 2 (1893)
Modest Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death (1877)
Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata, Op.19 (1901)
7:30 p.m., Revelation Gallery at St. John’s in the Village, $20 (wine reception at 7:00 p.m.)
Xiaohui Yang, Piano
Program:
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, “Pathétique”
SHULAMIT RAN: Ballade (World Premiere)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
FAURÉ: Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat Major, Op. 63
CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor
SAINT-SAËNS: “En forme de valse” from Études for piano, Op. 52, No. 6
7:30 p.m., Weill Recital Hall, $20
Alexander Boldachev, Harp
Guest Artists:
Alexander Misko, Guitar
Barabra Luisi, Violin
Program:
Music by Chopin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Freddie Mercury, Nirvana, Boldachev, Dvorak, Kreisler, Elgar, Misko, David Bowie, and Tchaikovsky
7:30 p.m., Zankel Hall, $30-50
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Sergio Tiempo, pianist
Program:
Ives: The Unanswered Question
Esteban Benzecry: Piano Concerto, “Universos Infinitos”
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Puccini: Porgy and Bess
With Roberto Alagna, Maria Agresta, Artur Ruciński, and Susanna Phillips
Marco Armiliato, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
The Art of Change: An Experimental Opera by Jean-Baptiste Barriere
8:00 p.m., New School, Arnhold Hall, FREE
Wednesday, January 22
Decoda
Mizzy Mazzolli: Ecstatic Science
William Bolcom: arrangements of Incineratorag, Graceful Ghost Rag, and The Poltergeist Rag
Steven Mackey: Indigenous Instruments
Brad Balliett: Ice Princess
Martinû: La revue de cuisine
7:30 p.m. Weill Recital Hall/Carnegie Hall
Roderick Williams, baritone
Julius Drake, pianist
Adam Gopnik, narrator
Cristina Garcia Martin, animator
Program:
Brahms: Die schöne Magelone
7:30 p.m. 92Y
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Berg: Wozzeck
With Peter Mattei, Tamara Mumford, Gerhard Siegel, and Christopher Ventris
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Thursday, January 23
“Midtown Concerts”
Andrew Appel, harpsichord
Program:
Music by d’Anglerbert, Gaspard Le Roux, and Couperin
1:15 – 2:00 p.m., The Chapel at St. Bartholomew’s Church, FREE
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Simon O’Neill, tenor
Program:
Schubert: Symphony No. 4, “Tragic”
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Clara Gerdes, organist
Program:
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
Julius Reubke: Sonata on the 94th Psalm
7:30 p.m. St. Bartholomew’s Church
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Verdi: La Traviata
With Aleksandra Kurzak, Dmytro Popov, and Quinn Kelsey
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
Benjamin Bagby, harpist and vocalist
Program:
Beowulf, spoken and sung in Anglo-Saxon, with supertitles
8:00 p.m., 92Y
Scott Johnson, guitarist
Yoko Reikano Kimura, shamisen
Ashley Bathgate, cellist
Stephen Gosling, pianist
Contemporaneous (ensemble)
David Bloom, conductor
Program:
Scott Johnson: Assembly Required (world premiere)
Scott Johnson: Americans
Scott Johnson: Up and Back
8:00 p.m., Roulette
Object Collection (opera company)
Program:
Travis Just: You Are Under Our Space Control
8:00 p.m., La MaMa
Tianqi Du, piano
Program:
BACH: Selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846–869
BACH: Selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870–893
SHOSTAKOVICH: Selections from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
8:00 p.m., Weill Recital Hall, $30-40
Friday, January 24
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
With Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Frederick Ballentine, and Denyce Graves
David Robertson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
“Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century”
New Juilliard Ensemble
Joel Sachs, conductor
Program:
Jacqueline FONTYN (Belgium): Méandres (2009-10, U.S. premiere)
Ursula MAMLOK (Germany/U.S.): Girasol (Sunflowers, 1990)
Ruth Crawford SEEGER (U.S.): Three Songs, low female voice (1930-32)
Elisabeth LUTYENS (U.K.): 6 Tempi (1957)
Galina USTVOLSKAYA (U.S.S.R.): Octet (1950)
7:30 p.m., Peter Jay Sharp Theater, FREE (RSVP)
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Simon O’Neill, tenor
Program:
Schubert: Symphony No. 4, “Tragic”
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
8:00 p.m., David Geffen Hall
The New York Virtuoso Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, conductor
Program:
Mahler: Abendrot (Adagietto from Symphony No. 5) (1902) (arr. Clytus Gottwald)
Webern: Entflieht auf leichten Kahnen (1908)
Berg: Die Nachtigall (1907) (arr. Clytus Gottwald)
Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden (1907)
Dallapiccola: Tempus destruendi – Tempus aedificandi (1971)
Poulenc: Figure humaine (1943)
David Lang: By Fire (1984)
8:00 p.m., St. Michael’s Church, $30
Benjamin Hochman, pianist
Lucy Shelton, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
William Ferguson, tenor
Tara Helen O’Connor, flutist
Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinetist
Jennifer Frautschi, violinist
Raman Ramakrishnan, cellist
Program:
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Janaček: Diary of one who disappeared
8:00 p.m., 92Y
Object Collection (opera company)
Program:
Travis Just: You Are Under Our Space Control
8:00 p.m., La MaMa
Saturday, January 25
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
With Bryan Hymel, Elīna Garança, and Ildar Abdrazakov
Edward Gardner, conductor
1:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Future Music Project Ensemble
2:00 p.m., Rockwood Music Hall Carnegie Hall
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Vadim Gluzman, violinist
Program:
Tchaikovsky (arr. Jessie Montgomery and Jannina Norpoth): The Seasons, Op. 37a (world premiere)
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
7:00 p.m., Carnegie Hall
Juilliard Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Program:
Barber: Toccata festiva
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 2
7:30 p.m. Alice Tully Hall, $30
New York Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Simon O’Neill, tenor
Schubert: Symphony No. 4, “Tragic”
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
8:00 p.m., David Geffen Hall
New York Baroque Incorporated (ensemble)
Program:
Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville: “Sonata No. 1” from Pièces de clavecin en sonates
Handel: Concerto Gross, Op. 6, No. 5
Lully: Armide, passacaille
Georg Muffat: Sonata No. 5 from Armonico tributo
Telemann: Overture-Suite in A minor
8:00 p.m., Miller Theatre
Object Collection (opera company)
Program:
Travis Just: You Are Under Our Space Control
8:00 p.m., La MaMa
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Puccini: Porgy and Bess
With Roberto Alagna, Maria Agresta, Artur Ruciński, and Susanna Phillips
Marco Armiliato, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Kronos Quartet
Program:
Michael Gordon: Clouded Yellow
Glass: Quartet Satz
Missy Mazzoli: Enthusiasm Strategies
Misato Mochizuki: Boids
Terry Riley: “The Electron Cyclotron Frequency Parlour” from Sun Rings
Terry Riley: “One Earth, One People, One Love” from Sun Rings
Bryce Dessner: Le Bois (world premiere)
Reich: Different Trains
9:00 p.m., Zankel Hall/Carnegie Hall
Sunday, January 26
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Verdi: La Traviata
Aleksandra Kurzak, Dmytro Popov, Quinn Kelsey
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
3:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Program:
Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 18
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello
Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 15
5:00 p.m., Alice Tully Hall
Avi Stein, organ
Program TBA
5:15 – 6:15 p.m., Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, FREE
Object Collection (opera company)
Program:
Travis Just: You Are Under Our Space Control
5:00 p.m., La MaMa
Monday, January 27
Ensemble Connect
Program:
Music by Carolyn Chen, Julius Eastman, Rameau, Steve Reich, et al.
7:30 p.m. Resnick Education Wing, Carnegie Hall, $20
“Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century”
New Juilliard Ensemble
Joel Sachs, conductor
Program:
Music by:
Rebecca CLARKE (U.K./U.S., 1886-1979)
Ruth SCHONTHAL (Germany/U.S., 1924-2006)
Verdina SHLONSKY (Ukraine/Germany/Israel, 1905-90)
Barbara PENTLAND (Canada, 1912-2000)
Liu ZHUANG (China, 1932-2011)
Elizabeth MACONCHY (U.K., 1907-94)
7:30 p.m., Peter Jay Sharp Theater, FREE (RSVP)
Tuesday, January 28
Paul Galbraith, guitarist
Program:
Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998r
Schumann: Three Pieces from Op. 68r
Haydn: Sonata in E, Hob.XVI:31
Scriabin: Six Preludes from Op. 11/16r
Albéniz: “Cataluña” and “Sevilla” from Suite Española
6:30 p.m. Morgan Library
Eric Wubbels, pianist
Program:
Peter Abligner: Excerpts from Voices and Piano
7:00 p.m., Austrian Cultural Forum, FREE
New York Philharmonic
Long Yu, conductor
Gil Shaham, violinist
Haochen Zhang, pianist
Program:
Zhou Tian: Gift
Chen Gang/He Zhanhao: The Butterfly Lovers, Violin Concerto
Texu Kim: Spin-Flip
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
“Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century”
New Juilliard Ensemble
Joel Sachs, conductor
Program:
Music by:
Vivian Fine (U.S., 1913-2000)
Florence Price (U.S., 1887-1953)
Young-ja Lee (Korea, b. 1931)
Priaulx Rainier (South Africa/U.K./France, 1903-86)
Mary Lou Williams (U.S., 1910-81)
7:30 p.m., Peter Jay Sharp Theater, FREE (RSVP) (Enjoy a 6:30pm panel discussion prior to the 7:30pm concert.)
International Contemporary Ensemble
Jörg Widmann, conductor and clarinetist
Program:
Jörg Widmann: Liebeslied for Eight Instruments
Jörg Widmann: Air for Solo Horn
Jörg Widmann: Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, and Piano
Jörg Widmann: Three Shadow Dances for Solo Clarinet
Jörg Widmann: Freie Stücke (Free Pieces)
7:30 p.m. Zankel Hall/Carnegie Hall
Ecstatic Music Festival
Bang on a Can All-Stars
Program:
Amanda Berlind: Bird Chart (world premiere)
Alvin Curran: Missteps (world premiere)
Hildur Guðnadóttir: Illimani (world premiere)
Qasim Naqvi: Featureless (world premiere)
Phil Kline: Exquisite Corpse
Julius Eastman: Stay On It
7:30 p.m. Merkin Concert Hall
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
With Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Frederick Ballentine, and Denyce Graves
David Robertson, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
Wednesday, January 29
Omer Quartet
Hanzhi Wang, accordionist
Program:
Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas, K. 9, 146, 159
Schnittke: Revis Fairy Tale
Moszkowski: Étincelles
Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3
Katherine Balch: With Each Breathing
Daniel Nelson: My Inner Disco
12:00 p.m. Morgan Library
Brentano String Quartet
Ettore Causa, Viola
David Fung, Piano
Program:
HINDEMITH: Viola Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4
MARTIN BRESNICK: The Planet on the Table
HINDEMITH: Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 11, No. 1
MOZART: String Quintet in C Minor, K. 406
7:30 p.m., Weill Recital Hall, $25
“Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century”
New Juilliard Ensemble
Joel Sachs, conductor
Program:
Music by:
Miriam GIDEON (U.S., 1906-96)
Vítězslava KAPRÁLOVÁ (Czechoslovakia/France, 1915-40)
Germaine TAILLEFERRE (France, 1892-1983)
Ruth Crawford SEEGER (U.S., 1901-53)
Margaret SUTHERLAND (Australia, 1897-1984)
Grete von ZIERITZ (Austria/Germany, 1899-2001)
7:30 p.m., Peter Jay Sharp Theater, FREE (RSVP)
MSM Wind Ensemble
Program:
Thomas: A Mother of a Revolution
Gandolfi: Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance Theme
Dooley: Manifestos
Hindemith: Symphony in B-flat for Band
7:30 p.m., Manhattan School of Music, Niedorff-Karpati Hall, FREE
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
With Bryan Hymel, Elīna Garança, and Ildar Abdrazakov
Edward Gardner, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
Thursday, January 30
“Midtown Concerts”
Sarah Pillow, voice
Mary Anne Ballard, viola da gamba
Ronn McFarlane, lute.
Program:
Galileo and his composer father, Vincenzo, lived in a time when the “mathematical arts” flourished and gave birth to a new form of song based on the interpretation of ancient Greek theory and declamation. Giulio Caccini’s ‘Le Nuove Musiche’ and virtuosic lute music is at the heart of this program
1:15 – 2:00 p.m., The Chapel at St. Bartholomew’s Church, FREE
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Program:
Nielsen: Woodwind Quintet, Op. 43
Mozart: Serenade in C minor, K. 388
6:30 p.m. Rose Studio
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinist
Daniel Müller-Schott, cellist
Lambert Orkis, pianist
Program:
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5, “Spring”
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9. “Kreutzer”
7:00 p.m., Carnegie Hall
“Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century”
New Juilliard Ensemble
Joel Sachs, conductor
Program:
Music by:
Lili BOULANGER (France, 1893-1918)
Peggy GLANVILLE-HICKS (Australia, 1912-90)
Johanna Magdalena BEYER (Germany/U.S., 1888–1944)
Louise TALMA (France/U.S., 1906-96)
Margaret BONDS (U.S., 1913-72)
Myriam MARBÉ (Romania, 1931-97)
Amy BEACH (U.S., 1867-1944)
Ruth ZECHLIN (Germany, 1926-2007)
7:30 p.m., Peter Jay Sharp Theater, FREE (RSVP)
New York Philharmonic
Simone Young, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, cellist
Program:
Britten: Four Sea Interludes
Brett Dean: Cello Concerto
Elgar: Enigma Variations
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Object Collection (opera company)
Travis Just: You Are Under Our Space Control
8:00 p.m., La MaMa
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Program:
Nielsen: Woodwind Quintet, Op. 43
Mozart: Serenade in C minor, K. 388
9:00 p.m., Rose Studio
Friday, January 31
New York Philharmonic
Simone Young, conductor
Alban Gerhardt, cellist
Program:
Britten: Four Sea Interludes
Brett Dean: Cello Concerto
Elgar: Enigma Variations
11:00 a.m., David Geffen Hall
Peter Mattei, baritone
Lars David Nilsson, pianist
Program:
Schubert: Winterreise
7:30 p.m. Zankel Hall/Carnegie Hall
“Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century”
New Juilliard Ensemble
Joel Sachs, conductor
Program:
Betsy JOLAS: A Little Summer Suite (2015, New York premiere)
Grażyna BACEWICZ: Cello Concerto No. 2 (1963) (Samuel DeCaprio, cello)
Ethel SMYTH: On the Cliffs of Cornwall (Prelude to Act II of The Wreckers) (1904)
Thea MUSGRAVE: Rainbow (1990)
Sofia GUBAIDULINA: The Rider on the White Horse (2002, New York premiere) (Raphael Vogl, organ)
7:30 p.m., Alice Tully Hall, FREE (RSVP)
MSM Philharmonia Orchestra
George Manahan, Conductor
Sae Lin Kim, mezzo-soprano.
Program:
Wagner: Overture to Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504 (“Prague”)
Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64B
7:30 p.m., Manhattan School of Music, Neidorff-Karpati Hall, FREE
American Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein, conductor
Lucas Debarque, pianist
Program:
Louis Spohr: Symphony No. 6, “Historical Symphony”
Galina Ustvolskaya: Piano Concerto
Liszt: Fantasy on Motifs from Beethoven’s Ruins of Athens
Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven
8:00 p.m., Carnegie Hall
Alvin Curran, keyboardist and percussionist
Angelo-Maria Farro, sound designer
Program:
Alvin Curran: SHOFAR RAGS XXL
8:00 p.m., Roulette
Object Collection (opera company)
Program:
Travis Just: You Are Under Our Space Control
8:00 p.m., La MaMa
Metropolitan Opera
Program:
Verdi: La Traviata
With Aleksandra Kurzak, Dmytro Popov, and Quinn Kelsey
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
8:00 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House
“Composer’s Concordance”
New Jersey Percussion Ensemble
Program:
Twelve works scored for as many percussion instruments as can fit in a standard backpack
9:00 p.m., Symphony Space/Bar Thalia, FREE
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