Events & Tickets

Piano Teachers Congress of New York: Honors Program Winners Concert

Saturday | April 18, 2026 | 7:30 pm

The Piano Teachers Congress of New York presents the Honors Program Winners Recital!  The PTC celebrates our prize winners in our most prestigious recital of the season.

Composer Festival

Sunday | April 19, 2026 | 4:30 pm

STUDENT SOUNDS 125 Years of American Composers (1900-2025) Featuring rising star soloists from Kaufman’s Special Music School and Lucy Moses School.

(classical, season-highlights)

Chanticleer Mentor Session

Monday | April 20, 2026 | 1 pm

MENTOR SESSIONS See the result of groundbreaking artists mentoring a new generation of outstanding young performers. The multiple Grammy-winning vocal ensemble and 2025-26 Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence performs side-by-side with rising star vocalists from Kaufman Music Center’s…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

Xinsheng Chinese Choir NYC 2026 Spring Concert

Monday | April 20, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Join the most dynamic Chinese choral organization in the metropolitan area—an ensemble that has graced the prestigious stages of the United Nations Headquarters and Carnegie Hall—for their premier showcase at Merkin Hall. This ultimate presentation unites five distinct ensembles,…

Chanticleer

Tuesday | April 21, 2026 | 7:30 pm

GREAT VOCALISTS Hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, The Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer is known around the world for its dazzling virtuosity and impassioned musicianship. They’ll celebrate America’s 250th year of independence by…

(classical, musical-theater, new-music, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

Chanticleer at Trinity Church

Wednesday | April 22, 2026 | 6:30 pm

This performance takes place at Trinity Church at 89 Broadway, NYC. GREAT VOCALISTS "The dulcet vocal ensemble Chanticleer gave Machaut’s disquisitions on courtly love an uncanny immediacy" (Alex Ross, The New Yorker) Hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New…

(classical, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

Parlando: The Cabaret Project – Part II

Wednesday | April 22, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Ian Niederhoffer, conductor From smoky Berlin nightclubs to today’s jazz clubs, cabaret walks the line between satire and story. Join Parlando for The Cabaret Project: Part II, the second chapter of a two-season collaboration with soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, exploring cabaret’s…

(musical-theater, season-highlights, vocal-performance)

James Baik, cello

Thursday | April 23, 2026 | 7 pm

YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS The Peter Jay Sharp Concert BOCCHERINI  –  Sonata in G Major, G. 5 DEBUSSY  –  Cello Sonata, L.135 BRITTEN  –  Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65 MENDELSSOHN  –  Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58 With Bogang…

(classical, season-highlights)

Young Maestro International Competition 2026 Winners Concert Series

Saturday | April 25, 2026 | 10 am

Young Maestro International presents their 2026 Winners Concert Series and Awards Ceremony.

Before the Flight: Kane Art Studio Concert

Saturday | April 25, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Kane Art Studio Presents: Before The Flight — Student Concert 2026 Join Kane Art Studio for an extraordinary evening at the prestigious Merkin Hall. Our 2026 showcase, themed "Before The Flight," celebrates that profound, quiet moment before the stage lights rise—where years of…

VIVO International Music Competition First Prize Winners' Concert

Sunday | April 26, 2026 | 1 pm

Tickets will go on sale one hour before the concert. First prize Winners’ Concert: (Final round of Live Audition) At the First prize winners’ concert, all performers will be evaluated by judges on the day of the Winners’ Concert, and monetary awards will be offered to gold, silver,…

VIVO International Music Competition First Prize Winners' Concert

Sunday | April 26, 2026 | 5:30 pm

Tickets will go on sale one hour before the concert. First prize Winners’ Concert: (Final round of Live Audition) At the First prize winners’ concert, all performers will be evaluated by judges on the day of the Winners’ Concert, and monetary awards will be offered to gold, silver,…

The NYYS Chamber Music Festival

Monday | April 27, 2026 | 7 pm

CRESCENDO ORCHESTRA & CHAMBER MUSIC Featuring Select New York Youth Symphony Chamber Groups Dr. Lisa Tipton, Director Join us for the second concert of the NYYS Chamber Music Festival, a series of three concerts celebrating the culmination of a year of our Chamber Music program – the other…

(classical, season-highlights)

Matthew Zachary: Live At Merkin Hall

Tuesday | April 28, 2026 | 8 pm

Matthew Zachary: Live At Merkin Hall is a one night only concert and storytelling event created and performed by Matthew Zachary, celebrating thirty years since his brain cancer diagnosis. Through live piano performances, personal reflection, and powerful guest voices, the evening traces three…

Jessie Montgomery Mentor Session

Wednesday | April 29, 2026 | 1 pm

MENTOR SESSIONS See the result of groundbreaking artists mentoring a new generation of outstanding young performers. The Grammy Award-winning composer, violinist and educator performs with young musicians from Kaufman Music Center. Jessie Montgomery’s Artist Residency is generously…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

A Love Letter to the Americas

Thursday | April 30, 2026 | 7:30 pm

$25 senior and student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. The George and Nora London Foundation for Singers presents fast-rising young stars Shelén Hughes Camacho, soprano, and Joseph Parrish, baritone, performing “A Love Letter to the…

Jessie Montgomery & The Everything Band

Friday | May 1, 2026 | 7:30 pm

ARTIST AS CURATOR Curated by Jessie Montgomery The Grammy Award-winning composer, violinist and educator hosts and performs an eclectic program of works with her ensemble The Everything Band, an all-star lineup of the best players on the new music scene. Described as “turbulent, wildly…

(classical, new-music, season-highlights)

New Woman Featuring Lauren Snouffer

Saturday | May 2, 2026 | 7:30 pm

Half off student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. Composers Marianna Martines and Maria Antonia Walpurgis defied 18th-century convention by putting women front and center. GRAMMY-nominated soprano Lauren Snouffer takes the stage in this daring solo performance…

VIVO International Music Competition Winners' Concert

Sunday | May 3, 2026 | 2 pm

Tickets will go on sale one hour before each showtime. We are pleased to announce the Winners' Concert of the VIVO International Music Competition. The winners will perform a variety of compositions from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods, featuring standard repertoire…

Joyful Decade: Willan Academy of Music

Saturday | May 9, 2026 | 2 pm

To purchase a Supporter Ticket at $50, please use the Promo Code JOYFUL20 on the ticket sales page.  The additional amount will be a voluntary contribution toward student initiatives at Willan Academy. Join Willan Academy of Music for a joyful community concert celebrating 10 years of igniting…