Music in NYC: Hommage à Chopin by Daniil Trifonov, piano at Carnegie Hall

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Music in NYC:  Hommage à Chopin by Daniil Trifonov, piano at Carnegie Hall

Perspectives Series by Daniil Trifonov: Next Concerts are on April 25-26, 2018   

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Daniil Trifonov; Photo credit Dario Acosta, DG / Image courtesy of Carnegie Hall

Daniil Trifonov, 26-year old Russian pianist, is giving a seven-concert Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall 2017-2018 season opening it with a solo recital on October, 28, 2017. The next concert will take place on March 1, 2018. Book your tickets here. 

After winning the first prize in 2011 Tchaikovsky competition and becoming an international sensation, Trifonov gave his first Carnegie Hall recital two month later and had regularly returned to dazzle and delight New York music fans. This coming season he is dedicating much of his Perspectives concerts to the oeuvre of Chopin and the compositions inspired by Chopin’s music. Read More

Jazz in NYC: Django a Gogo 2018 at The Town Hall

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Jazz in NYC: Django a Gogo 2018 at The Town Hall

A Celebration of the guitar through the music of French jazz legend Django Reinhardt with Stephane Wrembel, Stochelo Rosenberg, Paulus Schaffer, Olli Soikelli and Simba Baumgartner at The Town Hall on Saturday, May 5, 2018

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Django-a-Gogo_Poster Art / Image courtesy of Stephane Wrembel

An incredible fête of guitar music in the spirit of great musician Django Reinhardt will be taking place on May 5, 2018 at The Town Hall in midtown Manhattan. Django’s celebrated melodies immediately bring to mind fun time at a smoky French café full of happy musicians and cheerful crowds. That atmosphere is being recreated by Stephane Wrembel and his Django-A-Gogo festival. Wrembel and his guests are very familiar to New York audiences and are known for their deep virtuosity and care in keeping the music of Django Reinhardt alive. Book your tickets here. Read More

Jazz in NYC: Fred Hersch Duo Invitation Series at Jazz Standard

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Jazz in NYC: Fred Hersch Duo Invitation Series at Jazz Standard

Jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch is playing in duet performances with Anat Cohen, Kate MacGarry, Miguel Zenon, Esperanza Spalding and Pocket Orchestra at the iconic NYC Jazz Standard Club on May 8 – 13, 2018

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Fred Hersch / Photo credit Jim Wilkie

Serious jazz by the world-class musicians in an intimate and sound-perfect music club at the center of music universe – what could be better for a night out in New York City? The famous Jazz Standard club is hosting an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch and his superb guests in a very special Duo Invitation Series on May 8-13, 2018. The guest list includes a brilliant clarinetist Anat Cohen, an introspective singer Kate MacGarry, a 2018 Grammy Award nominated alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon and an Emmy-award winning vocalist Esperanza Spalding. 

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Art in NYC: Provocations by Anselm Kiefer at the Met Breuer

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Art in NYC: Provocations by Anselm Kiefer at the Met Breuer

Kiefer’s works from the Met Museum collection on view until April 8, 2018

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Anselm Kiefer, Bohemia Lies by the Sea, 1996 © Anselm Kiefer / Image courtesy of the Met Museum

The exhibition at the Met Breuer “Provocations: Anselm Kiefer” presents selected works from the Met collection covering artist’s 50-year career. Well known for pushing the boundaries of comfortable art and sleepy consciousness, Kiefer’s paintings, watercolors, and collages shake the norms by questioning the stale and tired concepts. The art lovers, sophisticated and novices, will appreciate the introspection and depth of thought that this expose projects. The exhibition is on view from December 13, 2017 until April 8, 2018. Read More