CLASSICAL CONCERTS Wednesday 10/18 FESTIVAL CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Ensemble performs piano ...

| 16 Feb 2015 | 05:00

    FESTIVAL CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY

    Ensemble performs piano trios by Beethoven & Mendelssohn, plus Verne Reynolds' Fantasy Etudes for Bassoon & Percussion; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $22.

     

    KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS

    Pianist Jeffrey Siegel speaks on works by composers who were either born or lived in Vienna & performs works from Mozart to Schoenberg; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 8, $25.

     

    LYRIC CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

    Instrumentalists perform works by Bach, Mozart, Stamitz & Beethoven, as part of "Power & Influence: How Geniuses Learn From One Another" program; Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 E. 65th St. (betw. 5th & Madison Aves.), 212-496-9927; 8, $45, $15 st.

     

    Thursday 10/19

     

    CHOIR OF CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH

    Louise Basbas directs works by Josquin Desprez; Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Pl., Wall St. (B'way), 212-602-0873; 1, $2 contrib. [repeats Sun. at 2].

     

    MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT

    Early music vocal & instrumental ensemble performs works by Monteverdi; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St. (betw. betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 212-967-9157; 1:15, free.

     

    VERONICA TYLER

    Soprano performs works by Handel, Menotti, Brahms & Schubert, as well as spirituals feat. clarinetist Kenneth Keeling & pianist Murial Balzer; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $25.

     

    Friday 10/20

     

    A CELEBRATION OF BACH

    Instrumentalists perform works by Johann Sebastian, discussion w/audience follows; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 2, free.

     

    IRENE FAILENBOGEN

    Soprano & pianist Alexander Wu perform Spanish & Hebrew songs; Church for All Nations, 417 W. 57th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-265-2867; 7:30, free.

     

    MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY

    George Manahan conducts works by Debussy, Wieniawski & Sibelius feat. violinist Ilmar Gavilan; John C. Borden Aud., Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 212-749-3300; 8, free.

     

    DAVID UERKVITZ & SHU-WEI TSENG

    Duo-pianists perform works by Soler, Infante & Rachmaninoff at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 157 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 212-247-7800; 8, $15, $10 st./s.c.

     

    Sunday 10/22

     

    ANTARA ENSEMBLE

    Flutist Harold Jones conducts 14-member ensemble in works by Vivaldi & Boury feat. violinist Mioi Takeda; St. Peter's Church at Citicorp Center, 619 Lexington Ave. (54th St.), 212-460-5713; 8, $15, $12 st./s.c.

     

    AUSTRIAN CHAMBER SYMPHONY

    Ernst Theis conducts works by Zemlinsky & Krenek; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, free.

     

    ENSEMBLE RADIEUSE

    Oboist Kelly McElrath Vaneman, flutist Christopher Vaneman, soprano Lydia Noland & guitarist Brian Duford perform contemporary chamber music; Cathedral of St. Patrick's, 460 Madison Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 212-753-2261; 2:30, free.

     

    MURRAY PERAHIA

    World-renowned pianist performs Bach's towering Goldberg Variations & works by Bach-Busoni; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 212-721-6500; 3, $30-$55.

     

    Monday 10/23

     

    ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT

    Pianist performs works by Bach & Brahms; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 212-721-6500; 8, $25-$45.

     

    PROMETHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

    Wilson Hermanto conducts works by Weber, Stravinsky & Beethoven; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $15.

     

    MIMI STILLMAN

    NY debut by 19-year-old flutist feat. works by Schulhoff, Bach, Bates, Villa-Lobos & Lieberman w/pianist Hugh Sung & bassoonist Angela Anderson; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 157 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 212-247-7800; 7, $20.

     

    LISA TANNEBAUM & MARK MICHAUD

    Harpist & bassist perform works by Handel, Chopin, Mozart, Dussek & Spohr; St. Paul's Chapel, B'way (Fulton St.), 212-602-0747; 12, $2 contrib.

     

    MIKIS THEODORAKIS 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

    Charles Dutoit conducts Montreal Symphony Orchestra & Chorus in works by Greek composer; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 212-721-6500; 8, $15-$40.

     

    Tuesday 10/24

     

    ALARIA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

    Violinist Yuri Vodovoz, cellist Diliana Momtchilova & pianist Nancy Garniez perform works by Boccherini, Stravinsky, Schumann & Shostakovich; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 157 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 212-247-7800; 8, $21, $10 st./s.c.

     

    PATTI MONSON

    Flutist performs works by Bresnick, Dick, Higdon, Meltzer, Saariaho & Reich; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $15.

     

    CHRISTOPHER PARKENING

    Guitarist pays tribute to his mentor Andres Segovia in works by Bach, Sanz, Weiss, Sor, Tansman, Villa-Lobos, Torroba, Tarrega & Albeniz; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 8, $25.