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★ Our picks
A few concerts we’d go to this week, and why.
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Thu 7:30 PM
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Stile Antico: Polyphonic Postcards
Concert hall
Some of each
Cheap seats
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Times Square
Stile Antico sings Renaissance polyphony by Tallis, Guerrero, Lassus and Monteverdi, plus a
world premiere by Christopher Cerrone commissioned by Miller Theatre.
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Sat 4:00 PM
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Orpheus for All with Lucas & Arthur Jussen
Concert hall
Some of each
Free
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, Midtown
Free orchestral concert at Carnegie Hall: Lucas and Arthur Jussen play Mozart's Concerto for
Two Pianos with Orpheus.
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Mon 8:00 PM
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Opera house
Adventurous
Cheap seats
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
World premiere of Missy Mazzoli's opera after George Saunders's novel, with Peter Mattei as
Lincoln and Nézet-Séguin conducting.
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Wed 1:00 PM
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Bach at One: Blessings
Concert hall
Favourites
Free
Trinity Church, Financial District
Free lunchtime hour: Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra perform two Bach cantatas,
Laß, Fürstin and Nun danket alle Gott.
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Free and casual
Free concerts, student recitals, open rehearsals and sing-alongs.
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Thu 1:00 PM
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Afternoons at the Piano I
Up close
Cheap seats
Student recital
Topfer Rehearsal Studio, Brooklyn College, Midwood
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Thu 1:15 PM
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Midtown Concerts: ALBA Consort – Songs of the Ancient Mariners
Up close
Free
St. Malachy's Church, Theater District
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Thu 6:30 PM
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Orchestra of St. Luke's: An Ode to America
Some of each
Free
Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center, Upper East Side
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Fri 11:00 AM
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Historical Performance Chamber Music at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Up close
Cheap seats
Student recital
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side
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Sat 2:00 PM
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Harlem Chamber Players
Up close
Free
Bargemusic, DUMBO
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Sat 4:00 PM
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Orpheus for All with Lucas & Arthur Jussen
Concert hall
Some of each
Free
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, Midtown
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Sat 5:00 PM
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Festival of Firsts: LOL: Laughing Out Lonely (solo opera, Morten Grove Frandsen)
Up close
Adventurous
Free
David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center
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Sat 6:00 PM
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Preparatory Division Faculty Recital Series: Philip Payton, violin, and Vital String Quartet
Up close
Free
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center
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Sat 7:30 PM
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Festival of Firsts: LOL: Laughing Out Lonely (solo opera, Morten Grove Frandsen)
Up close
Adventurous
Free
David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center
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Sat 8:00 PM
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New York Repertory Orchestra
Concert hall
Free
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Times Square
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Sun 2:00 PM
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Deborah Buck and Orli Shaham
Up close
Free
Bargemusic, DUMBO
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Sun 5:15 PM
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Organ Recital: Giovanni Solinas
Concert hall
Free
Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Midtown
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All 19 free and casual events →
Day by day
Thursday, October 15
4 more on Thursday →
Friday, October 16
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11:00 AM
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Historical Performance Chamber Music at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Up close
Cheap seats
Student recital
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side
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6:00 PM
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Still Life with Dowland and Britten
Church of the Ascension, Brooklyn, Greenpoint
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7:00 PM
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Music for 18 Musicians: Staged Variations
Concert hall
Adventurous
Ticketed
Park Avenue Armory, Upper East Side
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7:00 PM
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Takács Quartet with Jeremy Denk
Concert hall
Some of each
Cheap seats
Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, Midtown
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7:30 PM
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Faust
Concert hall
Favourites
St. Paul and St. Andrew Church, Upper West Side
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7:30 PM
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Sphinx Virtuosi: Sounds of Unity
Concert hall
Some of each
Cheap seats
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, Midtown
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7:30 PM
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The Anthology of Art Song by Black Composers
Concert hall
Adventurous
Cheap seats
Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center, Lincoln Center
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1 more on Friday →
Saturday, October 17
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1:00 PM
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Macbeth (matinee)
Opera house
Favourites
Cheap seats
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
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2:00 PM
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Harlem Chamber Players
Up close
Free
Bargemusic, DUMBO
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2:30 PM
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Faust
Concert hall
Favourites
St. Paul and St. Andrew Church, Upper West Side
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4:00 PM
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Orpheus for All with Lucas & Arthur Jussen
Concert hall
Some of each
Free
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, Midtown
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5:00 PM
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Festival of Firsts: LOL: Laughing Out Lonely (solo opera, Morten Grove Frandsen)
Up close
Adventurous
Free
David Rubenstein Atrium, Lincoln Center
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6:00 PM
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Preparatory Division Faculty Recital Series: Philip Payton, violin, and Vital String Quartet
Up close
Free
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center
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7:00 PM
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Music for 18 Musicians: Staged Variations
Concert hall
Adventurous
Ticketed
Park Avenue Armory, Upper East Side
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7 more on Saturday →
Sunday, October 18
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1:00 PM
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Shelest Piano Duo with the Brandywine Valley Symphony Chamber Orchestra
Up close
Adventurous
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Midtown
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2:00 PM
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Deborah Buck and Orli Shaham
Up close
Free
Bargemusic, DUMBO
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3:00 PM
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Music for 18 Musicians: Staged Variations
Concert hall
Adventurous
Ticketed
Park Avenue Armory, Upper East Side
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4:00 PM
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Faust
Concert hall
Favourites
St. Paul and St. Andrew Church, Upper West Side
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5:00 PM
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Mendelssohn’s B-minor Piano Quartet
Concert hall
Favourites
Deals for students and under-40s
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
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5:00 PM
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Goya's Musical World (Fullana, Dolphins & Viano Quartets, Aguirre)
Up close
Adventurous
Ticketed
The Frick Collection, Upper East Side
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5:15 PM
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Organ Recital: Giovanni Solinas
Concert hall
Free
Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Midtown
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2 more on Sunday →
Monday, October 19
Tuesday, October 20
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6:00 PM
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Graphic Content: Marginal Intersection Orchestra & Ekmeles
Adventurous
Free
St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, Morningside Heights
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7:00 PM
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Faculty Recital: Abendlieder/Liebeslieder
Favourites
Cheap seats
Tow Atrium, Brooklyn College, Midwood
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7:30 PM
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The Knights with Emanuel Ax
Concert hall
Some of each
Cheap seats
Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, Midtown
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7:30 PM
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Macbeth
Opera house
Favourites
Cheap seats
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
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7:30 PM
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MSM Student Project: The Seven Shadows of Shakespeare
Up close
Free
Student recital
Miller Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music, Morningside Heights
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7:30 PM
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Nicoletta Todesco: The Cockroach Diary
Up close
Adventurous
National Sawdust, Williamsburg
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8:00 PM
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Contemporaneous: Seeing in the Dark
Up close
Adventurous
Roulette, Downtown Brooklyn
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1 more on Tuesday →
Wednesday, October 21
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1:00 PM
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Bach at One: Blessings
Concert hall
Favourites
Free
Trinity Church, Financial District
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5:00 PM
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Music from the Conservatory I
Up close
Cheap seats
Student recital
Topfer Rehearsal Studio, Brooklyn College, Midwood
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6:00 PM
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Sonatenabend
Up close
Free
Student recital
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center
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6:30 PM
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PIPES: David Higgs, organ
Concert hall
Cheap seats
Trinity Church, Financial District
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7:00 PM
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Salon Concert: Enlightenment
Favourites
Columbus Citizens Club, Upper East Side
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8:00 PM
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Yunchan Lim, piano
Concert hall
Favourites
Cheap seats
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium, Midtown
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Watch and listen from anywhere
Livestreams, radio broadcasts, competitions and opera in cinemas. Times are Eastern. Links go to the
official pages.
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Oct 9 – 22
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Wieniawski Violin Competition: all rounds through the final
Competition
Free
Free live stream on the Wieniawski Society YouTube channel (youtube.com/@WieniawskiSociety);
also on The Violin Channel, medici.tv and Amadeus.tv
One of the oldest violin competitions (first held in 1935), held every five years; all the
auditions are broadcast, ending with the final on Oct 22.
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Thu 7:30 PM ET
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Bella Hristova and Gloria Chien: Stravinsky, Messiaen and Prokofiev
Livestream
Free
Free livestream from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
(chambermusicsociety.org)
A violin-and-piano recital with a world premiere and Prokofiev's dark First Violin
Sonata.
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Fri 1:00 PM ET
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Garsington Opera's La traviata on OperaVision
Livestream
Recorded
Free
OperaVision (operavision.eu) and its YouTube channel. Available until 16 April 2027
A summer 2026 production from the English country-house festival, with the Philharmonia in the
pit.
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Sat 1:00 PM ET
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The Met: Live in HD: Verdi's Macbeth
In cinemas
Live in cinemas across the US (find one on metopera.org); US encore screenings Wed Oct 21
(times vary by cinema). Tickets vary by cinema. US encore screenings on Wednesday, Oct 21,
2026
A new Met production shown live, with Lise Davidsen singing Lady Macbeth and Nézet-Séguin
conducting.
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Sat 8:00 PM ET
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Fountains and Pines of Rome with the Detroit Symphony and Jader Bignamini
Livestream
Free
Free on YouTube Live (youtube.com/@detroitsymphony/streams), Facebook Live and Live from
Orchestra Hall (livefromorchestrahall.vhx.tv)
Respighi's two Roman tone poems are big orchestral showpieces, and the program also has a
rarely heard piano concerto by Leokadiya Kashperova.
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Sat 8:00 PM ET
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Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods in Carlos Simon's Double Concerto
Radio
Free
CRB Classical 99.5 FM Boston and classicalwcrb.org. Encore broadcast Monday at 8 PM; the page
says episodes are available on demand
It is a new double concerto by the BSO's composer chair, Carlos Simon, played by Hilary Hahn
and Seth Parker Woods.
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Sat 8:30 PM ET
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St. Louis Symphony: Kristiina Poska conducts Mozart and Schumann's 'Rhenish'
Radio
Free
90.7 KWMU St. Louis Public Radio and Classic 107.3 (both stream online)
Broadcast live from the concert, including a U.S. premiere by the Estonian composer
Krigul.
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Sun 4:00 PM ET
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Dalia Stasevska conducts Revueltas and Dvořák's 'New World' Symphony
Radio
Recorded
Free
WCLV 90.3 FM Cleveland and ideastream.org/wclv (recorded Nov 22, 2025)
Revueltas's colorful Mexican score, built from music he wrote for a film, is paired with
Dvořák's best-known symphony.
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Sun 7:00 PM ET
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Chicago Symphony: Esa-Pekka Salonen and Iveta Apkalna
Radio
Recorded
Free
WFMT 98.7 FM Chicago and wfmt.com (CSO Radio Broadcast Series)
Salonen conducts his own organ concerto with Iveta Apkalna, between Strauss's Don Juan and
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra.
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Thu Oct 22
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Czerny and Brahms for horn, clarinet and strings at CMS
Livestream
Free
Free livestream from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
(chambermusicsociety.org)
A rarely played Czerny serenade alongside Brahms's Horn Trio, with the horn player Radovan
Vlatković.
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