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Merkin Hall

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Merkin Hall classical concerts

Upper West Side · New York

Associated programming: Kaufman Music Center

Merkin Hall is Kaufman Music Center's Upper West Side concert hall for contemporary classical music, chamber programs, recitals, and student ensembles.

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Jonathan Leibovitz, clarinet

Tuesday, November 3 at 2:00 PM · Ticket information

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Date: Tue, Nov 3, 2:00 PM EST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Merkin Hall • Neighborhood: New York Metro • • Details

TUESDAY MATINEES CLARA SCHUMANN – Three Romances, Op. 22 ALBAN BERG – Vier Stücke, Op. 5 CARL MARIA VON WEBER – Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48 ROBERT SCHUMANN – Three Romances, Op. 94 PAUL HINDEMITH – Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 11 No. 4 (arr. Jonathan Leibovitz for clarinet and piano) PAUL BEN-HAIM – Three Songs without Words With pianist Matteo Generani Jonathan Leibovitz is “an extraordinarily gifted clarinetist” with “that singular ability to mesmerise the listener in everything he does, moulding every phrase with imagination, infallible control and above all with a commanding personality” (BBC Music Magazine). The program traces the lineage of the German-speaking musical tradition of the 19th and early 20th centuries, one of the most fertile chapters in Western music and a world of Romantic introspection, rigorous craftsmanship and expressive depth. A winner of the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in 2024, he is the winner of the 2022 Arthur Waser Prize and the 2021 Crusell International Clarinet Competition, and a laureate of both the Israeli Wind Competition and the Aviv Competition of the America-Israeli Cultural Foundation. As a concerto soloist, Leibovitz has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, and the Vaasa City and Kuopio Symphony Orchestras in Finland. In 2024, he released his debut album, Eastern Reflections, on Delphian Records.

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Date: Thu, Nov 12, 7:30 PM EST

Format: OperaSee ticket options
Venue: Merkin Hall • Neighborhood: New York Metro • • Details

SOLD OUT The NYC premiere of a new English version of the sharp, jazz-infused 1929 musical satire by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann blazes with wit, grit and dark glamour. A follow-up to the trio’s success with The Threepenny Opera, Happy End is a satire of big business and big religion set in a smoky speakeasy where religion and capitalism collide. This production brings together all of the original songs, including “Bilbao Song,” “Mandalay Song” and “Surabaya Johnny,” with English lyrics from Michael Feingold's American adaptation. Directed by Mary Birnbaum, this compact new English adaptation by Kelley Rourke is music directed by Rob Ainsley and features Ana Karneža, a Juilliard drama graduate and 2024 winner of the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya Competition, and instrumentalists from the Manhattan School of Music’s Jazz program. The presentation is part of a historic new collaborative partnership between The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Saratoga, Finger Lakes Opera and the Seagle Festival.

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Date: Thu, Nov 12, 7:30 PM EST

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Venue: Merkin Hall • Neighborhood: New York Metro • • Details

The NYC premiere of a new English version of the sharp, jazz-infused 1929 musical satire by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann blazes with wit, grit and dark glamour. A follow-up to the trio’s success with The Threepenny Opera, Happy End is a satire of big business and big religion set in a smoky speakeasy where religion and capitalism collide. The unforgettable score includes “Bilbao Song,” “Mandalay Song” and “Surabaya Johnny.” Directed by Mary Birnbaum, this compact new English adaptation by Kelley Rourke is music directed by Rob Ainsley and features Ana Karneža, a Juilliard drama graduate and 2024 winner of the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya Competition, and instrumentalists from the Manhattan School of Music’s Jazz program. The presentation is part of a historic new collaborative partnership between The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Saratoga, Finger Lakes Opera and the Seagle Festival. 2026-27 tickets go on sale in July. Leadership support for chamber opera is made possible by the Roz Lasker Chamber Opera Fund.

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Date: Thu, Nov 12, 7:30 PM EST

Format: OperaSee ticket options
Venue: Merkin Hall • Neighborhood: New York Metro • • Details

The NYC premiere of a new English version of the sharp, jazz-infused 1929 musical satire by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann blazes with wit, grit and dark glamour. A follow-up to the trio’s success with The Threepenny Opera, Happy End is a satire of big business and big religion set in a smoky speakeasy where religion and capitalism collide. The unforgettable score includes “Bilbao Song,” “Mandalay Song” and “Surabaya Johnny.” Directed by Mary Birnbaum, this compact new English adaptation by Kelley Rourke is music directed by Rob Ainsley and features Ana Karneža, a Juilliard drama graduate and 2024 winner of the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya Competition, and instrumentalists from the Manhattan School of Music’s Jazz program. The presentation is part of a historic new collaborative partnership between The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Saratoga, Finger Lakes Opera and the Seagle Festival. Leadership support for chamber opera is made possible by the Roz Lasker Chamber Opera Fund.

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Date: Sun, Nov 15, 4:00 PM EST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Merkin Hall • Neighborhood: New York Metro • • Details

$25 senior and free student tickets are available. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. Use the codes NYCMC25 and NYCMC10 for access to $25 and $10 tickets. The New York City Master Chorale, under the direction of David J. Recca, presents This Love Between Us a concert anchored by the titular work by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail, bringing together choir, Western orchestral instrumentalists, and celebrated Brooklyn Raga Massive players Neel Murgai (sitar) and Tripp Dudley (tabla). Through seven movements in English and modern and ancient Indian languages, Esmail explores themes of unity and kindness towards one another in seven major religious traditions in India: Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam. Completing the program will be Agnus Dei, an evocative work by Ukrainian composer Kuzina-Rozhdestvenska “in response to the start of the war in Ukraine and to honor the memory of its countless victims” with choir accompanied only by tubular bell. New York City Master Chorale David J. Recca, conductor Aizhan Soltanova, conducting fellow Neel Murgai, sitar Tripp Dudley, tabla ANNA KUZINA ROZHDESTVENSKA – Agnus Dei REENA ESMAIL – This Love Between Us: Prayers for Unity

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Date: Fri, Dec 4, 7:30 PM EST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Merkin Hall • Neighborhood: New York Metro • • Details

REVUELTAS – Ocho por Radio GINASTERA – Harp Concerto SCHULHOFF — Symphony No. 1 Parker Ramsay, harp How do you make a "people" around music? Cowboy Nations explores how three composers across three continents wrestled with and created identity, politics, and belonging through sound. From Mexico's Silvestre Revueltas to Argentina's Alberto Ginastera to Czechoslovakia's Erwin Schulhoff, these composers grappling with the 20th century's complicated legacy of nationalist music reveals as much about our own cultural moment as it does about theirs. Harpist Parker Ramsay joins Parlando for Ginastera's Harp Concerto in a program asking what the last century of identity-driven music can tell us about who music helps us become.

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Date: Tue, Dec 8, 2:00 PM EST

Format: OrchestraSee ticket options
Venue: Merkin Hall • Neighborhood: New York Metro • • Details

TUESDAY MATINEES R. SCHUMANN – Drei Romanzen for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94 J. BRAHMS – Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 C. SCHUMANN – Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 J. BRAHMS – Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 99 With pianist Anthony Ratinov The winner of many prestigious competitions, cellist William Suh is acclaimed for his engaging musicianship, dynamic tonal color and artistic sincerity in concerts throughout the U.S., Asia and Europe. The first prizewinner of the National Federation of Music Clubs Artists Competition, Suh has received first prizes from the Serge & Olga Koussevitzky Artist Awards, Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition, Music Teachers National Association String Competition and the concerto competitions of The Juilliard School, Aspen Music Festival and New England Conservatory. Suh also holds top awards from the New York International Artists Association and Hellam Young Artist competitions. A recipient of the Aldo Parisot Prize and Broadus Erle Prize from the Yale School of Music and the Young Artist Award from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Suh’s performances have been featured on WQXR, WMFT and National Public Radio.

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Date: Mon, Dec 14, 7:30 PM EST

Format: ChamberSee ticket options
Venue: Merkin Hall • Neighborhood: New York Metro • • Details

WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? Featuring Terra String Quartet Schubert’s gripping quartet is one of the most frequently performed and emotionally affecting works in the chamber music repertoire. Written during a period of illness, isolation and despair, this haunting piece pushes the string quartet to extremes of drama and power as it moves between terror, resistance and moments of eerie calm. Host Rob Kapilow unravels the music and shows how Schubert’s attempt to imitate his idol Beethoven allowed him to find his own voice and produce a fiercely original masterpiece that remains one of the pillars of the chamber music canon. The Kaufman Fellows program is fully underwritten by Rose Hirschel.

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