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Mannes Sounds Festival
Founded in 1999 by Pavlina Dokovska, chair of the Mannes Piano department, the Mannes Sounds Festival presents more than 20 concerts annually performed by young artists from Mannes School of Music, the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music and the School of Drama as well as master classes and lectures by distinguished faculty members and renowned guest artists. It is one of the outstanding components of the Mannes performance program. The events are held at various prestigious concert venues and cultural institutions throughout New York City.
We are excited to welcome audiences back to live as well as live-streamed performances this fall.
A Musical Journey through American History
Changing Landscapes: Meet the Bergamot Quartet
Friday, May 7, 2021, 7:00PM (ET)
2021-2022 Season Calendar
Mannes Sound Festival Concerts
OCT 17
Sunday
3:00 PM ET
Admission: $25; students / seniors 62+: $20
A Tribute to Saint-Saëns in Observance of the 100th Anniversary of His Death
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church | 921 Madison Avenue
NOV 09
Tuesday
7:30 PM ET
Admission $18: Members: $12; Seniors / Students $9, details will be announced by 10/26
Kristallnacht and Its Aftermath: Remembering Terezín
A Tribute to the Artists who Perished in the Holocaust
Center for Jewish History | 15 West 16th Street
Tuesday
7:00 PM
Free concert, register here
Musical Reminiscences: The 80th Anniversary Bohuslav Martinu in New York
Dec 2
Thursday
6:30 PM
Admission: $35; students/seniors 62+: $20
Beethovan: Five Concerti for Piano and Orchestra
Presented with Camerata NY, Richard Owen, Music Director
Saint Jean Baptiste Church | 184 East 76th Street
FEB 15
Tuesday
6:30 PM
Free admission; details will be announced by 1/15
An Evening Honoring German Women Composers
German Consulate General New York | 871 U.N. Plaza
Feb 25
Friday
7:30 PM
Suggested donation: $20/seniors $10
Mannes Opera presents An Evening with Henry Purcell’s Fairy Queen
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel | 230 East 90th Street
Feb 26
Saturday
7:30 PM
Suggested donation: $20/seniors $10
Mannes Opera presents An Evening with Henry Purcell’s Fairy Queen
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel | 230 East 90th Street
Mar 11
Friday
6:30 PM
*Donor Appreciation Concert
Fuguing
Steinway Hall | 1133 Avenue of the Americas
Mar 30
Wednesday
7:00 PM
*Donor Appreciation Concert
An Invitation to Marcel Proust’s Soirée Musicale; A Salon with Music and Readings from In Search of Lost Time
House of the Redeemer | 7 East 95th street
ApR 26
Tuesday
6:30 PM
*Donor Appreciation Concert
The Musical Splendor of Spain
The Union Club | 101 East 69th Street
May 05
Thursday
7:00 PM
*Donor Appreciation Concert
Saint-Saëns and His Circle
Curated by Donald Wagner, a member of the Board of Governors of the College of Performing Arts
Steinway Hall | 1133 Avenue of the Americas
May 09
Monday
7:30 PM
Tickets: $35; Students/Seniors: $15
Available starting 4/4/22 from Carnegie Hall
Festival Finale Concert
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall | 154 West 57th Street
Piano Cantabile
Nov 21
Sunday
7:30 PM
TBD
The Concert Etude in the Romantic Era
Curated by Inessa Zaretsky
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
DEC 03
Friday
7:30 PM
TBD
Piano Masterpieces by Women Composers
Curated by Xia Yin Wang
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
Dec 05
Sunday
7:30 PM
TBD
A Year Later
Curated by Blair McMillen
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
Dec 10
Friday
7:30 PM
TBD
Voices of Hope
Curated by J.Y. Song
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
Dec 12
Sunday
7:30 PM
TBD
The Art of Transcription
Curated by Yuri Kim
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
Feb 04
Friday
7:30 PM
TBD
New York Enclaves
Curated by Blair McMillen & J.Y. Song
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
Feb 06
Sunday
7:30 PM
TBD
The Prelude in the 20th and 21st Century
Curated by Vladimir Valjarevic
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
Feb 11
Friday
7:30 PM
TBD
The Concert Etude in the 20th and 21st Century
Curated by Ursula Oppens
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
feb 13
Sunday
7:30 PM
TBD
The Art of Variation
Curated by Jerome Rose
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
feb 18
Friday
7:30 PM
TBD
The Different Worlds of Schumann and Chopin
Curated by Ann Schein
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
May 07
Saturday
Time TBA
TBD
Mannes Prep Gala: A Celebration of Clara Mannes Scholars
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall | 55 West 13th Street
Masterclasses & Lectures
Oct 20
Wednesday
1:00 PM
TBD
Shai Wosner, Masterclass
TBD
Nov 15
Monday
1:00 PM
TBD
Xiayin Wang, Masterclass
TBD
Jan 27
Thursday
7:30 PM
TBD
The Different Worlds of Chopin and Schumann: PART 1
Ann Schein, Lecture
TBD
Feb 02
Wednesday
7:30 PM
TBD
The Different Worlds of Chopin and Schumann: PART 2
Ann Schein, Lecture
TBD
Feb TBA
Day and Time TBA
TBD
Richard Goode, Masterclass
TBD
Mar 28
Monday
1:00 PM
TBD
John O’Conor, Masterclass
TBD
Apr 18
Monday
1:00 PM
TBD
Vladimir Feltsman, Masterclass
TBD
The College of Performing Arts and the Mannes Sounds Festival are proudly supported by the generosity of people like you. Now, more than ever, your support enables students to achieve their artistic dreams through intensive study at Mannes and makes possible virtual performances like these. To give or to learn about giving opportunities, please contact Stephen Jacobsohn, Senior Director of Development by phone (646) 909-3557 or email at [email protected]. We are deeply grateful for your generosity which inspires and propels our student artists and dedicated faculty.
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2020/2021 Season
A Musical Journey through American History
Changing Landscapes: Meet the Bergamot Quartet
A Celebration of American Women:
Artistic Achievement and Suffrage Victory
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Mannes Sounds Festival revisits the very powerful and meaningful opening event of the 2020 festival.
A Musical Journey through American History
The Emergence and Development of American Styles
Mannes Sounds Festival presents
PIANO CANTABILE: “That Rings A Bell…….”
Mannes Sounds Festival presents
Piano Cantabile: Beethoven’s Final Evolution - The Last Three Piano Sonatas
Mannes Sounds Festival presents
Piano Cantabile: "Beethoven's Bagatelles, Rondos, & Fantasia Op. 77"
Mannes Sounds Festival presents
Piano Cantabile: "Reminiscences of Beethoven"
Mannes Sounds Festival presents
European Women Composers through the Centuries
Mannes Sounds Festival presents
Piano Cantabile: "Survey of Beethoven’s Variations"
Mannes Sounds Festival presents
Kristallnacht and Its Aftermath
Remembering Terezin: A Tribute to the Artists who Perished in the Holocaust