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Wednesday, April 9
The New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, at 9:45 am

New York Philharmonic Open Rehearsal


Leonard Slatkin, conductor   •   Lang Lang, piano


Tan Dun: Piano Concerto (World Premiere: New York Philharmonic Commission)
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)


Tickets are $16.00

Juilliard Percussion Ensembles
New York Society for Ethical Culture, at 1:00 pm

Wednesdays at One are free hour-long lunchtime concerts by Juilliard performers most Wednesdays of the school year.


Program: TBA


Free; no tickets required.

New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street at Central Park West

American Classical Orchestra
Central Park Boathouse, at 6:30 pm

Thomas Crawford, Conductor


Stars of the City Opera

American Classical Orchestra Spring Benefit

Famous arias by Mozart and Rossini


Festivities begin at 6:00, please see details for more information

The Manhattan String Quartet
St. Bartholomew's Church at 7:00 pm

The Manhattan String Quartet:
Eric Lewis, Violin   •   Calvin Wiersma, Violin
John Dexter, Viola   •   Chris Finckel, Cello


Beethoven String Quartets Cycle

No. 1: String Quartet in F major, Op. 18, No. 1
No. 11: String Quartet in f minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
No. 15: String Quartet in a minor, Op. 132


International Contemporary Ensemble
Miller Theatre, Columbia University, at 7:30 pm

International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Jayce Ogren, conductor


Stravinsky Festival: Chamber Music

“Dumbarton Oaks” concerto (1937-38)
Eight Instrumental Miniatures (1962)
Concertino for Twelve Instruments (1952)
Ragtime (1917-18)
Octet (1922-23)
Septet (1952-53)
Pastorale (1933)
Three pieces for String Quartet (1914)
Double Canon (1959)
Epitaphium (1959)
Fanfare for a New Theatre (1964)
Lied ohne Name (1916-18)
Three Pieces for solo clarinet (1918)
Elégie (1944)
Study (1917)


Nancianne Parrella
St. Ignatius Loyola, at 7:30 pm

Nancianne Parrella, organ
And Guests


Works of Bourdon, Duruflé, Hakim, Massenet and Saint-Saëns


The New York Philharmonic
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, at 7:30 pm

Leonard Slatkin, conductor   •   Lang Lang, piano


Tan Dun: Piano Concerto (World Premiere: New York Philharmonic Commission)
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)


Asmira Woodward-Page
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, at 7:30 pm

Asmira Woodward-Page, Violin   •   Steve Beck, Piano


Dusk to Dawn: European Folk Influences

Works by Bartók, Enescu, Messiaen, and George Crumb


Concert Artists Guild Winner

The Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center at 7:30 pm

Puccini: Bohème

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nicola Luisotti, Conductor
Angela Gheorghiu   •   Ainhoa Arteta   •   Ramón Vargas
Ludovic Tézier   •   Quinn Kelsey   •   Oren Gradus
Paul Plishka

Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English

New York City Opera
New York State Theater, Lincoln Center at 7:30 pm

Bernstein: Candide

New York City Opera Orchestra, George Manahan, conductor
Daniel Reichard   •   Lielle Berman   •   Jessica Wright
Judith Blazer   •   Kyle Pfortmiller   •   Richard Kind

Sung in English with supertitles in English


Chanticleer & The Shanghai Quartet
Metropolitan Museum of Art, at 8:00 pm

Shanghai Quartet
Yi-Wen Jiang, violin   •   Weigang Li, violin
Honggang Li, viola   •   Nicholas Tzavaras, cello


Chen Yi: From the Path of Beauty

Works by Ravel:
Soupir
String Quartet in F Major

Also works by Ligeti


The concert is in the The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing.


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