CONCERTS Wednesday 3/22 Stephen Mayer Pianist performs works ...
Stephen Mayer
Pianist performs works by Griffes, Stravinsky, Szymanowski & New York City premiere of "eccentric" Parsi composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji's Le Jardin Perfumé; Columbia's Miller Theater, 2960 B'way (116th St.), 854-7799; 8, $15.
new york woodwind quintet
Ensemble performs works by Fine, Beethoven & Hindemith at Paul Hall at the Juilliard School, 65th St. (B'way), 769-7406; 8, free, tkts. req.
Thursday 3/23
american brass quintet
Ensemble performs works by Druckman, Fennelly, Ives, Sanders & Sampson; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $10.
MALCOLM GETS
First performer in three-day American Songbook series "Who Wrote That Song?" Singer "surveys American standards & rarities from Scott Joplin to Kenny Loggins," among others; Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 769-7021; 8 & 10:30, $45.
GRANT JOHANNESEN
Pianist performs all-Debussy program in tribute to memory of Gaby Casadesus; NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Plaza (65th St.), 870-1600; 8, free.
MUSIC FOR THE SPIRIT
St. Francis of Assisi Church hosts free weekly midday concerts. Midtown Concerts consist of both secular & sacred music. Today, tenor Philip Anderson performs works by Purcell & Monteverdi; St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St. (betw. 6th & 7th Aves.), 967-9157; 1:15, free.
Friday 3/24
badavi
Yemeni poet, instrument-maker & singer accompanies himself on 'ud (short-necked, plucked lute) with ensemble in New York debut; Washington Square Church, 135 W. 4th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.), 777-2528; 8, $18.
LIZ CALLAWAY
Second performer in three-day American Songbook series "Who Wrote That Song?" Singer performs 1960's favorites "from Bacharach to Broadway to the Beach Boys." Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 769-7021; 8 & 10:30, $45.
manhattan school of music symphony
Sergiu Comissiona conducts works by Ruders, Stravinsky & Prokofiev feat. pianist R. Hyung-Ki Joo; John C. Borden Aud., Manhattan School of Music, B'way (122nd St.), 749-3300; 8, free.
national chorale
Martin Josman conducts works by Schubert, Bernstein & Bach feat. soloists Crail Conner, Robert Crowe, Rockland Osgood & Gary Aldrich; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 721-6500; 8, $21-$73.
NEW AMSTERDAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Eckart Preu conducts works by Schumann & Saint-Saëns feat. cellist Jonas Tauber & organist Timothy Smith; Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr. (betw. 120st & 122nd Sts.); 8, $12, $6 st./s.c.
NEW YORK POPS
Skitch Henderson conducts program in tribute to Kurt Weill feat. singer Ute Lemper; Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave. (57th St.), 247-7800; 8, $18-$66.
Ruth slenczynska
Pianist performs works by Schumann, Schubert, Mozart, Prokofiev & Chopin; Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St. (7th Ave.), 242-4770; 8, $12, $8 st./s.c.
Saturday 3/25
alexander & daykin
Piano duo performs Bach's rarely-heard Art of the Fugue at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 247-7800; 2, $35, $20 st./s.c.
czech philharmonic orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts first of three concerts honoring 10th anniversary of the "Velvet Revolution" feat. works by Mahler & Krasa; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 721-6500; 3, $25-$47.
ENSEMBLE SOSPESO
Modern music specialists perform all-Ligeti program at Columbia's Miller Theater, 2960 B'way (116th St.), 854-7799; 8, $15.
JOHN PIZZARELLI
Final performer in three-day American Songbook series "Who Wrote That Song?" Singer-guitarist celebrates songwriter Harry Warren ("42nd St.," "Jeepers Creepers," "Lullaby of Broadway."). Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (65th St.), 769-7021; 8 & 10:30, $45.
raghunath seth & samir chatterjee
Indian bansuri (flute) & tabla (drum) music at Washington Square Church, 135 W. 4th St. (betw. 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.), 777-2528; 8, $18.
ureuk chamber orchestra
Christopher J. Lee & Daniel H. Lee conduct works by Brahms, Beethoven & Han feat. pianist Yury Park & sohaekumist Hee Ruyn Kim; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $25.
wall to wall kurt weill
12-hour music marathon feat. hundreds of performers including Rickie Lee Jones, Joe Jackson & Stan Ridgway; Symphony Space, 2537 B'way (95th St.), 864-5400; 11 a.m.-11 p.m., free.
Sunday 3/26
new york philharmonic ensembles
Chamber works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Copland & Strauss-Hasenhorl feat. guest pianists Michael Moriskin & Vladimir Stoupel & harpsichordist Edward Brewer; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 3, $18.
graham fitch
Pianist essays Bach's keyboard colossus Goldberg Variations at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $20.
robert miller
Pianist performs works by Beethoven, Chopin, Albéniz & Bartterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $20.
l Moriskin & Vladimir Stoupel & harpsichordist Edward Brewer; Merkin Concwords & music: the MacDowell Colony Project
czech philharmonic orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts second of three concerts honoring 10th anniversary of the "Velvet Revolution" feat. works by Mozart, Janacek & Dvorak; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 721-6500; 7:30, $25-$47.
stanley & naomi drucker
Married clarinet duo perform works by Mendelssohn, Kupferman, Schocker, Poulenc, Siegmeister & Ponchielli with pianist Kazuko Hayami; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W. 57th St. (7th Ave.), 247-7800; 8, $32, $14 st./s.c.
Tuesday 3/28
czech philharmonic orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts last of three concerts honoring 10th anniversary of the "Velvet Revolution" feat. works by Mozart, Dvorak, Martinu & Tchaikovsky; Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, B'way (64th St.), 721-6500; 7:30, $25-$47.
simon keenlyside
Baritone performs works by Schumann, Schubert, Strauss, Fauré, Debussy & Britten with pianist Malcolm Martineau at Alice Tully Hall, 1941 B'way (65th St.), 721-6500; 2, $30.
prometheus chamber orchestra
Wilson Hermanto conducts works by Beethoven, Brahms & Berg feat. pianist John Root & violinist David Chan; Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (betw. B'way & Amsterdam Ave.), 501-3330; 8, $20.