Essential Classics

Upcoming Events

Jeremy Denk, Piano <br>& Stefan Jackiw, Violin <br><em>Ives Violin Sonatas</em> <br>with New York Polyphony, Voices

Jeremy Denk, Piano
& Stefan Jackiw, Violin
Ives Violin Sonatas
with New York Polyphony, Voices

Friday, January 17, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

St. Lawrence String Quartet & Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano

St. Lawrence String Quartet & Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano

Saturday, January 25, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Jan Lisiecki, Piano

Jan Lisiecki, Piano

Friday, January 31, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Curtis Symphony Orchestra <br>with Osmo Vänskä, Conductor <br>& Jonathan Biss, Piano

Curtis Symphony Orchestra
with Osmo Vänskä, Conductor
& Jonathan Biss, Piano

Thursday, February 6, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Doric String Quartet

Doric String Quartet

Saturday, February 8, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin <br><em>Beloved Baroque</em>

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Beloved Baroque

Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Seong-Jin Cho, Piano

Seong-Jin Cho, Piano

Sunday, February 23, 2020 | 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Chanticleer <br><em>Faith of Our Fathers</em>

Chanticleer
Faith of Our Fathers

Friday, March 6, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Belcea Quartet <br><em>Beethoven Cycle</em>

Belcea Quartet
Beethoven Cycle

Friday, March 13, 2020 | 8:00 pm - Sunday, March 15, 2020 | 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Imani Winds & <br>Cory Smythe, Piano <br><em>Revolutionary aka The Civil Rights Project</em>

Imani Winds &
Cory Smythe, Piano
Revolutionary aka The Civil Rights Project

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Nelson Freire, Piano

Nelson Freire, Piano

Friday, April 3, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Calefax Reed Quintet

Calefax Reed Quintet

Saturday, April 4, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ciompi Quartet <br>featuring Molly Morkoski, Piano <br><em>Songs, Games & Messages</em>

Ciompi Quartet
featuring Molly Morkoski, Piano
Songs, Games & Messages

Sunday, April 5, 2020 | 4:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

The Tallis Scholars <br><em>Rose Without Thorn</em>

The Tallis Scholars
Rose Without Thorn

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Quatuor Ébène <br/><em>Beethoven Cycle</em>

Quatuor Ébène
Beethoven Cycle

Friday, April 24, 2020 | 8:00 pm - Sunday, April 26, 2020 | 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Igor Levit, Piano

Igor Levit, Piano

Saturday, May 16, 2020 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Past Essential Classics events

Stephen Prutsman, Piano & Pamela Frank, Violin

Stephen Prutsman, Piano & Pamela Frank, Violin

Saturday, December 7, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ciompi Quartet <br>featuring The Lark Quartet <br>& Laura Sewell, Cello <br><em>Of the Cloth</em>

Ciompi Quartet
featuring The Lark Quartet
& Laura Sewell, Cello
Of the Cloth

Sunday, November 24, 2019 | 4:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Isabelle Faust, Violin </br>& Alexander Melnikov, Piano

Isabelle Faust, Violin
& Alexander Melnikov, Piano

Saturday, November 23, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Imani Winds <br>& Harlem Quartet <br><em>Passion for Bach & Coltrane</em>

Imani Winds
& Harlem Quartet
Passion for Bach & Coltrane

Saturday, November 16, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Tenebrae <br>Joby Talbot’s <em>Path of Miracles</em>

Tenebrae
Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Shai Wosner & Orion Weiss </br><em>Two Pianos</em>

Shai Wosner & Orion Weiss
Two Pianos

Saturday, November 9, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

The Kingdom Choir

The Kingdom Choir

Saturday, October 26, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Jerusalem Quartet

Jerusalem Quartet

Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Vox Luminis <br><em>The Bach Dynasty</em>

Vox Luminis
The Bach Dynasty

Friday, October 18, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Andrew Tyson, Piano

Andrew Tyson, Piano

Friday, October 11, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Escher String Quartet & Dover Quartet

Escher String Quartet & Dover Quartet

Saturday, September 28, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Quatuor Ébène

Quatuor Ébène

Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

JACK Quartet + yMusic

JACK Quartet + yMusic

Thursday, April 25, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Artemis Quartet

Artemis Quartet

Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Piotr Anderszewski, Piano

Piotr Anderszewski, Piano

Cancelled Saturday, April 6, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ciompi Quartet <br /><em>Concert No. 2</em> <br />With Susan Fancher, Saxophone

Ciompi Quartet
Concert No. 2
With Susan Fancher, Saxophone

Saturday, March 30, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Elias String Quartet

Elias String Quartet

Saturday, March 23, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Steven Isserlis, Cello & Robert Levin, Fortepiano

Steven Isserlis, Cello & Robert Levin, Fortepiano

Sold Out Saturday, February 23, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Beatrice Rana, Piano

Beatrice Rana, Piano

Friday, February 22, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

The Crossing <br><em>The Little Match Girl Passion</em>

The Crossing
The Little Match Girl Passion

Saturday, February 9, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Sold Out Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Schumann Quartet

Schumann Quartet

Saturday, February 2, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Jeremy Denk, Piano

Jeremy Denk, Piano

Friday, January 25, 2019 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

New York Polyphony <br><em>Sing Thee Nowell</em>

New York Polyphony
Sing Thee Nowell

Friday, December 7, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Calidore String Quartet

Calidore String Quartet

Saturday, December 1, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

Saturday, November 17, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Latvian Radio Choir

Latvian Radio Choir

Thursday, November 15, 2018 | 8:00 pm

JACK Quartet | Georg Friedrich Haas: String Quartet No. 9

JACK Quartet | Georg Friedrich Haas: String Quartet No. 9

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Danish String Quartet

Danish String Quartet

Saturday, November 10, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Emanuel Ax, Piano

Emanuel Ax, Piano

Sold Out Saturday, October 20, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir

Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Sold Out Saturday, October 13, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Anthony Roth Costanzo<br/>+ Les Violons du Roy

Anthony Roth Costanzo
+ Les Violons du Roy

Friday, October 12, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ciompi Quartet <br /><em>Concert No. 1</em>

Ciompi Quartet
Concert No. 1

Saturday, September 29, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Emerson String Quartet

Emerson String Quartet

Sold Out Saturday, May 5, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Paul Lewis, Piano

Paul Lewis, Piano

Friday, May 4, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XXI <br />with Carlos Núñez <br /><em>Celtic Universe</em>

Jordi Savall & Hespèrion XXI
with Carlos Núñez
Celtic Universe

Sunday, April 29, 2018 | 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ciompi Concert No. 2 <br />featuring Max Raimi, Viola

Ciompi Concert No. 2
featuring Max Raimi, Viola

Saturday, April 28, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

JACK Quartet <br /><em>American Music No. 2</em>

JACK Quartet
American Music No. 2

Thursday, April 26, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Rubenstein Arts Center | von der Heyden Studio Theater

Quatuor Danel

Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

The Tallis Scholars

The Tallis Scholars

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Rafał Blechacz, Piano

Rafał Blechacz, Piano

Friday, April 6, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Jerusalem Quartet

Jerusalem Quartet

Sold Out Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Shai Wosner, Piano <br /><em>Schubert’s Last Sonatas</em>

Shai Wosner, Piano
Schubert’s Last Sonatas

Sold Out Saturday, February 24, 2018 | 8:00 pm - Sunday, February 25, 2018 | 3:00 pm

Nelson Music Room

Smetana Trio

Saturday, February 17, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Jennifer Koh <br /><em>Shared Madness:</em> <br />New Work for Solo Violin

Jennifer Koh
Shared Madness:
New Work for Solo Violin

Saturday, February 10, 2018 | 8:00 pm - Sunday, February 11, 2018 | 3:00 pm

Rubenstein Arts Center | von der Heyden Studio Theater

The King’s Singers

The King’s Singers

Sold Out Friday, January 26, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Jeremy Denk & Stefan Jackiw<br /><em>Ives Violin Sonatas</em><br />with New York Polyphony

Jeremy Denk & Stefan Jackiw
Ives Violin Sonatas
with New York Polyphony

Cancelled Friday, January 19, 2018 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Escher String Quartet <br/>featuring Jason Vieaux

Escher String Quartet
featuring Jason Vieaux

Saturday, December 9, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Stephen Hough, Piano

Stephen Hough, Piano

Friday, December 8, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

JACK Quartet <br/><em>American Music No. 1</em>

JACK Quartet
American Music No. 1

Thursday, December 7, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Nelson Music Room

JACK Quartet: Chamber Music Master Class 1

JACK Quartet: Chamber Music Master Class 1

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 | 7:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

A Far Cry with Luciana Souza, Vocalist <br/><em>The Blue Hour</em>

A Far Cry with Luciana Souza, Vocalist
The Blue Hour

Saturday, November 18, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano

Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano

Friday, November 17, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

St. Thomas Choir, Leipzig

St. Thomas Choir, Leipzig

Sold Out Tuesday, November 14, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Modigliani Quartet

Modigliani Quartet

Saturday, November 11, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Quatuor Mosaïques

Quatuor Mosaïques

Saturday, October 21, 2017 | 3:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

World Premiere: <em>New Work for Goldberg Variations</em> <br/>Pam Tanowitz Dance & Simone Dinnerstein, Piano

World Premiere: New Work for Goldberg Variations
Pam Tanowitz Dance & Simone Dinnerstein, Piano

Friday, October 6, 2017 | 8:00 pm - Saturday, October 7, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Reynolds Industries Theater

American Brass Quintet

American Brass Quintet

Saturday, September 30, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

Ciompi Concert No. 1 <br />featuring Rachel Kuipers Yonan, Viola & Brent Wissick, Cello

Ciompi Concert No. 1
featuring Rachel Kuipers Yonan, Viola & Brent Wissick, Cello

Saturday, September 23, 2017 | 8:00 pm

Baldwin Auditorium

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