Joel Sachs conducts the New Juilliard Ensemble. Photo by Hiroyuki Ito.
Starting with a birthday tribute, Juilliard will put on a wide array of concerts this week and all of them are free.
Samuel Adler 85th Birthday Tribute
Monday, October 28 at 8 PM, Juilliard’s Paul Hall (155 W 65th Street)
Juilliard musicians perform works by the celebrated faculty composer Samuel Adler in honor of his 85th include Three Pieces for solo piano, Canto XXI for solo harp, Five Snapshots for string trio, Nuptial Scene for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble, Caccia for two flutes, and Quintet for piano and string quartet.
FREE; no tickets required
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Pianist Seymour Lipkin in Recital | Daniel Saidenberg Faculty Recital Series
Tuesday, October 29 at 8 PM, Juilliard’s Paul Hall (155 W 65th Street)
Acclaimed concert pianist and Juilliard faculty member since 1986, Seymour Lipkin is best-known for his recordings of all 32 Beethoven Sonatas and “reaches lofty heights of inspiration and execution” (American Record Guide) in his performances. Mr. Lipkin will perform works by Mozart, Schubert, Perle, and Beethoven.
FREE tickets available at the Juilliard Box Office
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Wednesdays at One at Holy Trinity | Historical Performance Chamber Music Series
Wednesday, October 30 at 1 PM, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (65th Street and Central Park West)
Home of the Bach Vespers series, the 109-year-old Holy Trinity Lutheran Church offers a historically-appropriate venue for the performance of early music. Part of Juilliard’s Wednesdays at One series, Juilliard Historical Performance musicians share their talent with the community in these free hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season.
FREE; no tickets required
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Nicholas McGegan Master Class
Wednesday, October 30 at 5 PM, Juilliard’s Paul Hall (155 W 65th Street)
Juilliard Historical Performance hosts British conductor and early music authority Nicholas McGegan for a public master class, featuring period instrumental performances by Juilliard musicians.
FREE tickets available at the Juilliard Box Office
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Liederabend
Thursday, October 31 at 6 PM, Juilliard’s Paul Hall (155 W 65th Street)
Pianists from Juilliard’s Collaborative Piano Department perform vocal repertoire with singers from the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts.
FREE; no tickets required
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New Juilliard Ensemble
Friday, November 1 at 8 PM, Juilliard’s Paul Hall (155 W 65th Street)
New Juilliard Ensemble founder and director Joel Sachs leads the group in works from around the world, some of which are Western Hemisphere premieres, including Korean composer Sukhi Kang’s Octagon (2012), Italian composer Stefano Gervasoni’s Froward (2011), Israeli composer Betty Olivero’s Zimaa’r II (2009) featuring mezzo-soprano Raquel González, Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz’s Incrustations (1965) with French hornist Philip Brindise, and Puerto Rican/American composer Roberto Sierra’s Concierto dá Camara (2008).
FREE tickets available at the Juilliard Box Office
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Pre-College Faculty Recital by Cellist Caroline Stinson
Saturday, November 2 at 8 PM, Juilliard’s Paul Hall (155 W 65th Street)
FREE; no tickets required
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