Kaufman Music Center – Past Concerts

Host Sean Hartley & a stellar cast of Broadway performers explore the life & music of composer Kay Swift, the first woman to score a successful Broadway musical.

Come explore Sondheim's magical art of ambivalence as Nikki Renée Daniels & Michael Winther sing music from A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, & more.

Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonata No. 1 in G minor for solo violin, BWV 1001 (IV. Presto)
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin (VI. Toccata)
François Schubert – L’Abielle ("The Bee"), Op. 13, No. 9
Philippe Gaubert – Madrigal
George Frideric Handel – Sonata in C major, Op. 1, No. 7 (IV. Tempo di Gavotta)
John Corigliano – Sonata for Violin and Piano (I. Allegro)
Frederic Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 (I. Grave – Doppio movimento)
Maurice Ravel – Tzigane

Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Conrad Tao illustrates a deeper look into his work in piano, electronics, composition, & improvisation as the program for his May KMC concert comes into focus.

Teen musicians of Kaufman Music Center's Face the Music youth new music program perform Anthony Braxton’s Composition No. 69b, Mauricio Kagel’s Con Voce, & a brand-new imagining of Seth Parker Woods’ Kazaguruma.

Virtual performance filmed in Merkin Hall in NYC, featuring 7th & 8th grade performers from KMC’s Special Music School.

Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Conrad Tao illustrates a deeper look into his work in piano, electronics, composition, & improvisation as the program for his May KMC concert comes into focus.

Broadway stars Sally Wilfert & Michael Winther join Rob Kapilow for a musical tour through Cole Porter’s life & career, taking a fresh look at his complex highbrow/lowbrow sensibility in some of his classic songs.

LACO presents the world premieres of 8 works by teen composers in KMC’s Luna Composition Lab program.

Robert Schumann – Carnaval, Op. 9
Christian Wolff – FANTAIL (22 pieces for a pianist) (world premiere)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”

The Horszowski Trio performs & discusses Ludwig van Beethoven's iconic "Archduke" Piano Trio, with live post-concert Q&A with host Rob Kapilow.

Broadly participatory musical performance for an unlimited number of voices & instruments, with music by Lisa Bielawa & text excerpted from Sheryl Oring’s I Wish to Say.

Jesse Mills (violin) & Rieko Aizawa (piano) dive into Ludwig van Beethoven's radically individual "Kreutzer" Sonata.

Pianist Orli Shaham performs Ludwig van Beethoven's "Appassionata" Sonata, and joins NPR's Rob Kapilow for a deep-dive into this iconic work.

Zosha di Castri – String Quartet No. 1
Marcos Balter – Chambers
Anthony Braxton – Composition 18
Clara Ianotta – A Failed Entertainment
George Lewis – String Quartet 2.5, "Playing with Seeds"

Zosha di Castri – String Quartet No. 1
Marcos Balter – Chambers
Anthony Braxton – Composition 18
Clara Ianotta – A Failed Entertainment
George Lewis – String Quartet 2.5, "Playing with Seeds"

Lisa Bielawa’s Broadcast from Home, a musical response to the shelter-in-place measure put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is presented in it's entirety – in two parts – for the first time.

Lisa Bielawa’s Broadcast from Home, a musical response to the shelter-in-place measure put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is presented in it's entirety – in two parts – for the first time.

Broadway stars Sally Wilfert and Michael Winther go on a musical tour through Cole Porter’s extraordinary life & career, as they take a fresh look at Porter’s complex highbrow/lowbrow sensibility in some of his classic songs.