CLASSICAL CONCERTS Wednesday 10/25 DESIREE HALAC Mezzo-soprano performs works by Araga, ...
DESIREE HALAC
Mezzo-soprano performs works by Araga, Brahms, Gustavino, Hundley & Ravel w/pianist Israel Gursky; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $20.
PROUST RECAPTURED
Multi-media reflections on French author incl. performances of works by Faure & Hahn, plus appearances by Ned Rorem, Edmund White, Christopher Walken & others; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 212-721-6500; 8, $25.
Thursday 10/26
ALAN BRIDGES
Jazz vocalist w/trio performs in weekly mid-day series at Trinity Church, 74 Trinity Pl., Wall St. (B'way), 212-602-0873; 1, $2 contrib.
CARNEGIE HALL JAZZ BAND
Trumpeter Jon Faddis leads ensemble in works saluting the Harlem Renaissance feat. vocalist Bobby Short & accompanied readings of Langston Hughes' poetry; Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave. (57th St.), 212-247-7800; 8, $21-$68.
CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PATRICK CHOIR & CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Ensemble performs works by Bach, Durufle & Rutter; Cathedral of St. Patrick, 460 Madison Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 212-753-2261; 7:15, free.
INTERPRETATIONS
Experimental works feat. multi-instrumentalist J.D. Parran, pianist Vijay Iyer & "computer-electronicist" David Wessel; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $10, $7 st./s.c.
NEW YORK CHAMBER SYMPHONY
Gerard Schwarz conducts works by Schubert, Dvorak, Brahms & the world premiere of Daniel Brewbaker's Fields of Vision w/pianist Andre Watts, mezzo-soprano Stacey Rishoi & Young People's Chorus of New York City; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 212-721-6500; 8, call for price [repeats Sun. at 2].
PAUL STEVEN RAY
Composer & piccolo bassist performs his Hyperlingual Episodes w/pianist Yuko Fujiyama, bassist Julian Thayer & percussionist Sylvia Cuenca; Renee Weiler Concert Hall at Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St. (7th Ave.), 212-242-4770; 8, $12, $8 st./s.c.
Friday 10/27
ABSOLUTE ENSEMBLE
K. Jarvi conducts electro-acoustic group in works by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, John Adams, Miles Davis, Steve Reich & Marc Anthony Turnage feat. violinist Leila Josefowicz; Columbia's Miller Theater, 2960 B'way (116th St.), 212-854-7799; 8, $17.
EDDY KRONENGOLD & ELINOR AMLEN
Duo-pianists perform works by Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Ravel's utterly magnificent & over the top La Valse; Third St. Music School Settlement, 235 E. 11th St. (betw. 2nd & 3rd Aves.), 212-777-3240; 7:30, free.
MANHATTAN CHAMBER CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF SACRED MUSIC
Robert Prior conducts works by Puccini feat. soprano Kelly Cae Hogan, tenor James Guthrie & baritone Gregory Moore; Church of the Holy Innocents, 128 W. 37th St. (B'way), 212-279-5861, ext.216; 7:30, free.
NEW YORK TREBLE SINGERS
Virginia Davidson conducts works by Stravinsky, Smith, Lajtha & Thomson feat. soprano Judith Pannill & tenor Thomas Bogdan; 5th Ave. Presbyterian Church, 7 W. 55th St. (5th Ave.), 212-799-2084; 7:30, $15, $10 st./s.c.
NEW YORK NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Program highlights "classic 20th-century sextet (violin, cello, flute, clarinet, percussion & piano)" feat. works by Melinda Wagner, Jonathan Dawe, David Rakowski, Jacob Druckman & Elliott Carter; Great Hall at Cooper Union, 7 E. 7th St. (3rd Ave.), 212-353-4120; 8, $12, $6 st./s.c.
Saturday 10/28
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Leon Botstein conducts vocal works by Beethoven; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 212-721-6500; 8, $30.
BARD FESTIVAL CHAMBER PLAYERS
Ensemble performs vocal & instrumental works by Beethoven at Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 212-721-6500; 2:30, $20.
SOON-HEE LEE
Soprano performs works by Debussy & Ravel w/pianist Dalton Baldwin at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $25.
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA
Eiji Oue conducts works by Webern, Mozart & Mahler feat. pianist Andreas Haefliger; Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave. (57th St.), 212-247-7800; 8, call for price.
Sunday 10/29
ANONYMOUS FOUR
Vocal quartet performs works by Reich, Einhorn & Tavener; Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St. (B'way), 212-666-9266; 4, $25, $20 s.c., $15 st.
FELIX RIVERA GUZMAN
Pianist performs works by de Nunez, Pedreira, Delano, Campos, Parsi & Acosta; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $15
DAVID HECKENDORN
Composer conducts his own chamber music feat. premiere of I Corinthians, 13; Cathedral of St. Patrick, 460 Madison Ave. (betw. 50th & 51st Sts.), 212-753-2261; 2:30, contrib.
MUSIC IN CHELSEA
Soprano Tracy Bidleman, mezzo-soprano Tara Venditti, pianist Steven L. Cantor & dance artist Richard Daniels perform works by Bernstein, Kimper & Brahms; St. Peter's Church, 346 W. 20th St. (betw. 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-691-6263; 4, $10, $5 st./s.c.
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES
Instrumentalists perform works by Bach, Mendelssohn & Faure; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 3, $18.
ORCHESTRA DA CAMERA ITALIANA
Violinist Salvatore Accardo conducts works by Rossini, Paganini & Schubert; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 212-721-6500; 3, $25-$45.
Monday 10/30
ADOLFO DEL MONTE
Tenor performs early Italian art songs, tangos & works by Tosti w/pianist Celeste Montemarano; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $20.
RONGCHUN ZHAO
Ancient Chinese string instrumentalist (erhu) performs works by Zhao, Schumann & Cantonese folk songs w/pianist Lucile Soule; St. Paul's Chapel, B'way (Fulton St.), 212-602-0747; 12, $2 contrib.
Tuesday 10/31
MANNES ORCHESTRA
Samuel Wong conducts works by Beethoven & Copland; Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 212-721-6500; 8, free.
WORKS BY PHILIP SPRINGER
Conductor Leon Ilyman & violinist Stuart Canin perform world premiere of Violin Concerto In Memory of the Six Million, & other works at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 7:30, $20.