Free Concerts – Upcoming Events near New York, NY
Midtown Music: Medieval Voices – Music & Poetry of the 14th & 15th Centuries
Thursday, May 9, 2024 @ 1:15pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church – The Actors' Chapel, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
The late medieval/early Renaissance period was one of the most turbulent and secular of the Middle Ages, yet artistry was in full force. Th…
Free
YOSL 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Yoko Shimomura,
John Kander,
Caroline Shaw,
Franz Schubert,
José Elizondo,
Florence Price, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Free (RSVP required)
Music Mondays: Time for Three
Monday, May 13, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Advent Lutheran Church, New York, NY, United States
The 2023 Grammy Winners are taking the classical world by storm with their unique and winning blend of classical, Americana, and modern pop…
Free (RSVP available, but not required)
On Hollywood & Weimar: Songs of European Composers from the Golden Age of Film
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Center for Jewish History, New York, NY, United States
Kurt Weill
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Selected works
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Selected works
Miklós Rózsa — Selected works
Dimitri Tiomkin — Selected works
Hanns Eisler — Selected works
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Selected works
Miklós Rózsa — Selected works
Dimitri Tiomkin — Selected works
Hanns Eisler — Selected works
Free (RSVP required; waitlist only)
Midtown Music presents Opera Essentia: Excerpts of "From Hell to Antigone"
Thursday, May 16, 2024 @ 1:15pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church – The Actors' Chapel, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Free
Midtown Music: Caroline Nicolas & Friends – Gamba Rivalry
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 1:15pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church – The Actors' Chapel, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Free
Shocking Red at Hunter Dunbar Projects
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Hunter Dunbar Projects, New York, NY, United States
Free
The Locrian Chamber Players: Thomas, Birtwistle, Macklay, Mackey
Thursday, May 23, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
The Riverside Church, New York, NY, United States
Augusta Read Thomas
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Helix Spirals
Harrison Birtwistle — Duo for Eight Strings
Sky Macklay — FastLowHighSlow
Steven Mackey — Repeated Notes
Harrison Birtwistle — Duo for Eight Strings
Sky Macklay — FastLowHighSlow
Steven Mackey — Repeated Notes
Free
NY Phil Free Memorial Day Concert
Monday, May 27, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY, United States
Richard Wagner
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Prelude to Act I of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Aaron Copland — Quiet City
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Aaron Copland — Quiet City
Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Free (tickets required, will be distributed at the door starting 5pm; first come, first served)
Midtown Music: The Berwick Fiddle Consort
Thursday, May 30, 2024 @ 1:15pm – 2:00pm (EDT)
St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church – The Actors' Chapel, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person
Combining historical folk music from Cape Breton, Scotland, and Ireland, 18th-century settings of traditional Scottish tunes, and well-know…
Free
Carnegie Citywide in Bryant Park: The Harlem Chamber Players
Friday, July 5, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Bryant Park, New York, NY, United States
Adolphus Hailstork
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Sonata Da Chiesa
(for string orchestra)
Chen Yi — Shuo (for string orchestra)
Tania León — In the Field (for soprano, piano, & string quartet)
Trevor Weston — The People Could Fly (for narrator, violin solo, & string orchestra)
Chen Yi — Shuo (for string orchestra)
Tania León — In the Field (for soprano, piano, & string quartet)
Trevor Weston — The People Could Fly (for narrator, violin solo, & string orchestra)
Free