Classical Concerts Wednesday 2/21 ABBY WHITESIDE FOUNDATION RECITALS Pianist ...
ABBY WHITESIDE FOUNDATION RECITALS
Pianist Ethan Iverson performs original arrangements & deconstructions of standards; Reiko Uchida makes NY debut; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 157 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 212-247-7800; 8, $25.
MUSIC & THE SPIRIT
The Clarement Ensemble premieres Jinpyeong Yoo's Four Songs of the Fathers; John C. Borden Hall, 120 Claremont Ave. (B'way), 212-749-2802, ext.528; 8, free.
MUSICA TRINITATIS
Organist Stephen Rumpf performs works by DeGrigny, Widor, Theile & Karg-Elert at The Church of the Holly Trinity; 213 W. 82nd St. (B'way), 212-787-0634; 7:30, $10.
ORGAN BENEFIT
Organ concert by Stephen Tharp helps raise funds for Red Cross relief efforts in India; St. Bartis Church, Park Ave. (51st St.), 212-875-2134; 7:30, contrib.
Thursday 2/22
AUGUSTINE GUITAR SERIES
French guitarist Roland Dyens takes stage; as usual he will not reveal the nature of the program's compositions in order "to create the best possible music"; Hubbard Recital Hall, Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 212-749-3300; 8, $10.
ENSEMBLE 21
Works of Karlheinz Stockhausen at Columbia's Miller Theater, 2960 B'way (116th St.), 212-854-7799; 8, $17.
INTERPRETATIONS
Various artists of contemporary music & multimedia collaborate in international compositions; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $10.
REDEMPTION
Soprano Susan Graham wails, Jacqueline Chambord narrates & lecture from James Keller follows; Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Ave. (84th St.), 212-288-3588; 4, $10.
Friday 2/23
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA & ORCHESTRA OF SACRED MUSIC
Robert Prior conducts orchestras feat. Pergolesi, Vivaldi & Bach; the Church of the Holy Innocents; 128 W. 37th St. (B'way), 212-279-5861, ext.216; 7, free.
MANHATTAN CHAMBER SINFONIA
Program incl. NY premier of Peter Schickle's Concerto For Cello & Orchestra; handling the solo parts is cellist Paul Tobias; Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 212-749-3300; 8, free.
SIMON SHAHEEN BENEFIT
Palestinian musicians performs array of Western classics, all proceeds go to provide medical aid in the Middle East, concert; P.S. 41, 116 W. 11th St. (6th Ave.), 212-691-4267; call for time & price.
Saturday 2/24
COMPOSER PERTRAIT: JOHN MUSTO
Musto launches three-movement piano piece followed by FLUX String Quartet; Columbia's Miller Theater, 2960 B'way (116th St.), 212-854-7799; 8, $17.
NEW AMSTERDAM SERIES
Lone baritone Andre Solomon-Glover in benefit for the New Amsterdam Singers, feat. variety of world-famous compositions; New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (Central Park W.), 212-568-5948; 8, $20.
ROMANTIC PIANO
Janina Failkowska, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Steven Mayer, Janice Weber & Kemal Gekic explore the legacy of composer Franz Liszt in five-piano concert; 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. (92nd St.), 212-996-1100; 8, $25.
SIEGFRIED
West Side Opera, under direction of Roger Malouf, pres. Act 3 of "Siegfried" by Richard Wagner; St. Mark's Church, 339 E. 84th St. (betw. 1st & 2nd Aves.), 212-595-6389; 4, $12.
Sunday 2/25
AN DIE MUSIK
Oboe, string trio & piano handle works of Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Britten & Mozart; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 4, $9.
CANTERBURY CHORAL SOCIETY
Under direction of its founder, Charles Dodsley Walker, the 100-voice group accompanied by full orchestra pres. Brahm's "A German Requiem"; Canterbury Choral Society, 2 E. 90th St. (5th Ave.), 212-222-9458 or www.canterburychoral.org; 8, $15.
VOYAGE A PARIS
Bonnie Hoke in an evening of French music incl. Debussy; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $25.
WINTER CONCERT
New York Youth Symphony, conducted by Mischa Santora, performs Zupko, Beethoven & Tchaikovsky; Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave. (57th St.), 212-247-7800; 2, $25-$40.
Monday 2/26
COMPOSERS IN PERFORMANCE!
Feat. works of American Composers: Larry Thomas Bell, Geoffrey Kidde, Max Lifchitz, Richard Nanes & Douglas Ovens; Christ & St. Stevens Church, 120 69th St. (B'way), 212-633-7566; 8, free.
AMERICAN MAVERICKS
New theatrical-minded music ensemble, "Sequitur," does works by well-known contemporary artists; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 212-501-3330; 8, $15.