December 9
Oak Trio
Haydn, Dvořák, Gabriela Lena Frank, Paul Schoenfeld
2 p.m. Merkin Concert Hall
Balourdet Quartet
Bartók: String Quartet No. 3
Ravel: String Quartet
Brahms: String Quartet No. 3
7:30 p.m. Weill Recital Hall/Carnegie Hall
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Metropolitan Opera
Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Piotr Beczała, Sonya Yoncheva, Igor Golovatenko
Daniele Rustioni, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
John Moore, bass
Bach: Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209
Bach: Durchlauchster Leopold, BWV 173.1
Bach: Amore traditore, BWV 203
Bach: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, “Coffee Cantata”
7:30 p.m. Alice Tully Hall
Talea Ensemble
Berio: Sequenza I
Berio: Sequenza VI
7:30 p.m. 520 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Veronika Eberle, violinist
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cellist
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Brahms: Double Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
8 p.m. Carnegie Hall
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December 10
New York Philharmonic
Jane Glover, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
John Holiday, countertenro
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Music of the Baroque Chorus
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Trinity Choir
Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Melissa Attebury, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Trinity Church
Benjamin Grosvernor, pianist
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
7:30 p.m. Zankel Hall/Carnegie Hall
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Metropolitan Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Alfred Walker, Brittany Renee, Frederick Ballentine, Ryan Speedo Green, Denyce Graves
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Brentano String Quartet
Haydn: String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2
Batrók: String Quartet No. 4
Dvořák: String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106
7:30 p.m. 92NY
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4
Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings, “Il riposo per il Santo Natale”
Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor for Flute, Strings, and Continuo, “La notte”
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, “Christmas Concerto”
Vivaldi: Concerto in F Major for Violin and Cello, “Il Proteo ò sia il mondo al rovescio”
Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo
8 p.m. Weill Recital Hall/Carnegie Hall
New York Festival of Song
“A Goyische Christmas to You!”
9 p.m. Merkin Concert Hall
December 11
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Joshua Hopkins, Joshua Blue, Erin Morley, Aigul Khismatullina
Erina Yashima, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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New York Philharmonic
Jane Glover, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
John Holiday, countertenor
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Music of the Baroque Chorus
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Radu Ratoi, accordionist
Rameau: Overture from Pygmalion
Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Liszt: Transcendental Etudes, S. 139, No. 10, “Appassionata”
Schubert: Presto from String Quartet in D minor, D. 810
Per Nørgård: Anatomic Safari
Sain-Saëns: Danse Macabre
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
Hannah Ishizaki: World premiere
7 p.m. Merkin Concert Hall
Trinity Choir
Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Melissa Attebury, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Trinity Church
Mannes Orchestra
William Gustafson, conductor
Martinů, Smetana, Janáček, Debussy, Roussel, et al
7:30 p.m. Bohemian National Hall
AXIOM
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Andriessen: Symphony for Open Strings
Stravinsky: Monumentum Pro Gesualdo di Venosa ad CD annum
Takemitsu: Archipelago S
Stravinsky: Concerto in D
7:30 p.m. Alice Tully Hall
Free admission
Leland Kuo, cellist
Adria Ye, pianist
Lei Liang: A Kite Over the Grassland (world premiere)
Nadia Boulanger: 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano
Mendelssohn: Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 1
Bach: Ich ruf’ zu dir Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
Fauré: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1
Messiaen: “Louange à l’éternité de Jésus”
7:30 p.m. Weill Recital Hall/Carnegie Hall
December 12
Metropolitan Opera
Puccini: La Bohème
Juliana Grigoryan, Stephen Costello, David Bizic, Mané Galoyan
Daniele Rustioni, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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New York Philharmonic
Jane Glover, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
John Holiday, countertenor
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Music of the Baroque Chorus
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Trinity Choir
Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Melissa Attebury, conductor
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. Trinity Church
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1–6
7:30 p.m. Alice Tully Hall
Mannes Orchestra
David Hayes, conductor
Tyler Sexson: Longmire
Martinů: Memorial to Lidice
Stravinsky: Petrushka
7:30 p.m. Tishman Auditorium
December 13
Metropolitan Opera
Giordano: Andrea Chénier
Piotr Beczała, Sonya Yoncheva, Igor Golovatenko
Daniele Rustioni, conductor
1 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Here & Now Winter Holidays Concert
Celia Daggy, violist
Scott Wheeler, pianist
Ethan Iverson, pianist
Kathleen Supové, pianist
Beth Levin, pianist
Scott Wheeler: Sonata for viola and piano, “Blue Ridge Suite”
Matthew Guerrieri: Pop Songs (world premiere)
Ethan Iverson: Prelude and Fugue (world premiere)
Alvin Curran: Dead Beats I
Douglas Cuomo: Every Door (world premiere)
Kathleen Supové: DenshiRenji (world premiere)
Andrew Rudin: Piano Sonata
2 p.m. Bargemusic
Free admission
Wet Ink Ensemble
Aurora Nealand: Solo
Eric Wubbels: “ne owiht” from Second Nature (world premiere)
6 p.m. DiMenna Center
New York Philharmonic
Jane Glover, conductor
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
John Holiday, countertenro
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass
Music of the Baroque Chorus
Handel: Messiah
7 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Jay Campbell, cellist
Conor Hanick, pianist
Marcos Balter: Three Enigmas
7:30 p.m. 92NY
Peoples’ Symphony Concerts
Espressivo! Piano Quartet
Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C minr
Dvořák: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major
7:30 p.m. High School of Fashion Industries
Juilliard Orchestra
Jonathan Heyward, conductor
Hannah Kendall: The Spark Catchers
Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
7:30 p.m. Alice Tully Hall
Essential Voices USA
Essential Strings
Judith Clurman, conductor
Robert Sirota: The Star (world premiere)
7:30 p.m. St. Malachy’s – The Actors’ Chapel
Gabriel Martins, cellist
Victor Santiago Asunción, pianist
Bach: Cello Suite No. 2
Mozart: Violin Sonata in E Minor
Ginastera: Pampeana No. 2
Fauré: Papillon
Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1
7:30 p.m. Weill Recital Hall/Carnegie Hall
Daniil Trifonov, pianist
Taneyev: Prelude and Fugue
Prokofiev: Visions fugitives
Myaskovsky: Piano Sonata No. 2
Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1
8 p.m. Carnegie Hall
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Metropolitan Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Alfred Walker, Brittany Renee, Frederick Ballentine, Ryan Speedo Green, Denyce Graves
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
8 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Wet Ink Ensemble
Ben LaMar Gay: Lie #4: Emcee melodies / Maroon messaging systems (world premiere)
Mariel Roberts Musa: Jalan Mentari
Peter Ablinger: Black Series
8 p.m. DiMenna Center
December 14
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Michael Sumuel, Paul Appleby, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle Krause
Steven White, conductor
2 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Here & Now Winter Holidays Concert
Celia Daggy, violist
Scott Wheeler, pianist
Ethan Iverson, pianist
Kathleen Supové, pianist
Beth Levin, pianist
Scott Wheeler: Sonata for viola and piano, “Blue Ridge Suite”
Matthew Guerrieri: Pop Songs (world premiere)
Ethan Iverson: Prelude and Fugue (world premiere)
Alvin Curran: Dead Beats I
Douglas Cuomo: Every Door (world premiere)
Kathleen Supové: DenshiRenji (world premiere)
Andrew Rudin: Piano Sonata
2 p.m. Bargemusic
Free admission
Central City Chorus
“Palestrina 500: A Christmas Tribute”
4 p.m. Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1–6
5 p.m. Alice Tully Hall
Brooklyn Art Song Society
Brian James Myer, baritone
Dimitri Dover, pianist
Chris Hayes, narrator
Brahms: Die Schöne Magelone
5 p.m. Roulette
JACK Quartet
Nathaniel Giles, Christopher Otto, Rodericus, Nicola Vicentino, Austin Wulliman
6:30 p.m. The Met Cloisters
JACK Quartet
Nathaniel Giles, Christopher Otto, Rodericus, Nicola Vicentino, Austin Wulliman
8:15 p.m. The Met Cloisters
December 15
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
Bach: Chaconne, BWV 1004
J.C. Bach: Sinfonia No. 6
Beethoven: Wind Sextet, Op. 71
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1
2 p.m. Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Ivalas Quartet
David Krakauer, clarinetist
Rob Kapilow, host
Osvaldo Golijov: Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
7:30 p.m. Merkin Concert Hall
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
Bach: Chaconne, BWV 1004
J.C. Bach: Sinfonia No. 6
Beethoven: Wind Sextet, Op. 71
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1
7:30 p.m. Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
December 16
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Joshua Hopkins, Joshua Blue, Erin Morley, Aigul Khismatullina
Erina Yashima, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1–6
7:30 p.m. Alice Tully Hall
Attacca Quartet
David Lang: Daisy
Bartók, Mendelssohn
7:30 p.m. Park Avenue Armory
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, conductor
“Candlelight Christmas Concerts”
7:30 p.m. Church of the Ascension
Maxim Vengerov and Friends
“Isaac Stern Memorial Concert”
Brahms: Piano Quintet
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet
8 p.m. Carnegie Hall
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December 17
Metropolitan Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Alfred Walker, Brittany Renee, Frederick Ballentine, Ryan Speedo Green, Denyce Graves
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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New York Philharmonic
Constantine Kitsopolous, conductor
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
John Williams: Home Alone (score with film)
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Attacca Quartet
David Lang: Daisy
Bartók, Mendelssohn
7:30 p.m. Park Avenue Armory
Musica Sacra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Michael Sheetz, conductor
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Mariko Anraku, harpist
Bach: Gloria in excelsis” from Mass in B Minor
Randall Thompson: Alleluia
Corellli: Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor
Handel: Excerpts from Messiah
Poulenc: O Magnum Mysterium
Helena Paish: “While Mary Slept”
Handel: Concerto for Harp, Op. 4, No. 6
Adam: Cantique de Noël
Rachmaninoff: “Bogoroditse Dyevo” from Vespers
Handel: “Worthy is the Lamb” from Messiah
7:30 p.m. Carnegie Hall
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December 18
Juilliard415
1 p.m. Frick Collection
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Michael Sumuel, Paul Appleby, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle Krause
Steven White, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Skylark Vocal Ensemble
Christine Baranski, narrator
Benedict Sheehan: A Christmas Carol
7 p.m. Morgan Library
New York Philharmonic
Constantine Kitsopolous, conductor
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
John Williams: Home Alone (score with film)
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
Sharon Isbin, guitarist
John Duarte: Joan Baez Suite
Andrew York: Andecy
Tan Dun: Seven Desires
Augustin Barrios Mangoré: Julia Florida; Waltz Op. 8, No. 3; Waltz Op. 8, No. 4
Augustin Barrios Mangoré: La Catedral
Bruce MacCombie: Nightshade Rounds
7:30 p.m. 92NY
Attacca Quartet
David Lang: Daisy
Bartók, Mendelssohn
7:30 p.m. Park Avenue Armory
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, conductor
“Candlelight Christmas Concerts”
7:30 p.m. Church of the Ascension
ModernMedieval Voices
“A Midwinter Feast”
7:30 p.m. Church of St. Luke in the Fields
December 19
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Joshua Hopkins, Joshua Blue, Erin Morley, Aigul Khismatullina
Erina Yashima, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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New York Philharmonic
Constantine Kitsopolous, conductor
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
John Williams: Home Alone (score with film)
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
December 20
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Michael Sumuel, Paul Appleby, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle Krause
Steven White, conductor
12 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Steven Beck, pianist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
2 p.m. Bargemusic
Free admission
Voices of Ascension
Dennis Keene, conductor
“Candlelight Christmas Concerts”
4:30 p.m. Church of the Ascension
Metropolitan Opera
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Alfred Walker, Brittany Renee, Frederick Ballentine, Ryan Speedo Green, Denyce Graves
Kwamé Ryan, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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New York Philharmonic
Constantine Kitsopolous, conductor
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
John Williams: Home Alone (score with film)
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
December 21
George Fu, pianist
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
1 p.m. Frick Collection
Steven Beck, pianist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
2 p.m. Bargemusic
Free admission
The Orchestra Now
Leonardo Pineda, conductor
Pacho Flores, trumpeter
All-City High School Orchestra
Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2
Artuo Marquez: Concierto do Otoño
Bizret: Selections from Carmen Suites
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccion espagnol
3 p.m. Julia Richman Educational Complex
Free admission
Parker Ramsay, harpist
Nico Muhly: The Street
5 p.m. Frick Collection
Saint Ignatius Choir & Instrumentalists
Music by Orlando Gibbons
5 p.m. Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
Free admission
December 22
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Joshua Hopkins, Joshua Blue, Erin Morley, Aigul Khismatullina
Erina Yashima, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 23
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Michael Sumuel, Paul Appleby, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle Krause
Steven White, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 24
New York String Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
Anna Polonsky, pianist
Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart: Symphony No. 40
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27
7 p.m. Carnegie Hall
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December 26
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Joshua Hopkins, Joshua Blue, Erin Morley, Aigul Khismatullina
Erina Yashima, conductor
6 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 27
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Michael Sumuel, Paul Appleby, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle Krause
Steven White, conductor
12 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Mark Peskanov, violinist
Semplice Players
Rossini: Sonata No. 3
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Saraste: Zigeunerweisen
2 p.m. Bargemusic
Free admission
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Joshua Hopkins, Joshua Blue, Erin Morley, Aigul Khismatullina
Erina Yashima, conductor
6 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 28
New York String Orchestra
Jaime Laredo, conductor
Bella Hristova, violinist
Isidore String Quartet
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Dvořák: Violin Concerto
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
2 p.m. Carnegie Hall
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Mark Peskanov, violinist
Semplice Players
Rossini: Sonata No. 3
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Saraste: Zigeunerweisen
2 p.m. Bargemusic
Free admission
December 29
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Michael Sumuel, Paul Appleby, Joélle Harvey, Rainelle Krause
Steven White, conductor
12 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 30
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Joshua Hopkins, Joshua Blue, Erin Morley, Aigul Khismatullina
Erina Yashima, conductor
12 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 31
Metropolitan Opera
Bellini: I Puritani
Lisette Oropesa, Lawrence Brownlee, Artur Ruciński, Christian Van Horn
Marco Armiliato, conductor
6 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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