May 16, 2004

Music Listings

lassical/Opera

Today

MET ORCHESTRA — James Levine, conductor; Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano. Schoenberg ("Pelleas und Melisande"), Wolf ("Kennst Du das Land"), Brahms (Symphony No. 4). Carnegie Hall, 3. (212) 247-7800.

ANONYMOUS 4 — "The Origin of Fire: Music of Hildegard of Bingen." Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St., 7. (212) 666-9266.

FREE FOR ALL AT TOWN HALL — Vladimir Feltsman, pianist. Bach (Partitas Nos. 1 and 2), Chopin (Polonaise-Fantasy, Op. 61; Fantasy in F mi., Op. 49; polonaises). 123 W. 43rd St., 5. (212) 840-2824. Free.

NATIONAL CHORALE — Beethoven (Symphony No. 9), Mozart ("Thamos, King of Egypt"). Martin Josman, conductor. Avery Fisher Hall, 3. (212) 721-6500.

AMATO OPERA — Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor." 319 Bowery, at Second St., 2:30. (212) 228-8200.

NEW YORK OPERA PROJECT — Barber's "Vanessa," in concert. John W. Simmons, conductor. Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69th St., 7. (212) 749-6603.

WILLIAM FERGUSON — Tenor. Schumann's "Dichterliebe" and works by Copland, Ives, Stephen Foster, Bernstein and others. Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 E. 65th St., 3. (212) 734-2130.

NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY — Works by Rachmaninoff, Fauré, Janacek, Gabrieli and others. Riverside Church, Riverside Dr. at 122nd St., 4. (212) 247-3878.

FIREWORKS — Glenn Branca's "Guitars d'Amour." Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th St., 2. (212) 645-2800.

ST. CECILIA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE — Works by Brahms, Beethoven and Britten. Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, West End Ave. at 86th St., 8. (212) 865-6986.

MELODY QI HE — Pianist. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 8:30. (212) 247-7800.

CERDDORION — Vocal works by Victoria, Barber, Druckman and others, with the group Consensus. Oratory Church of St. Boniface, Duffield and Willoughby Sts., downtown Bklyn, 4. (212) 569-5593.

BARGEMUSIC — Mozart (String Divertimento in E flat, K. 563), Brahms (Piano Quartet in G mi., Op. 25). Mark Peskanov, violinist; Yuri Gandelsman, violist; Leonid Gorochov, cellist; Dimitri Alexeev, pianist. Fulton Ferry Landing next to the Brooklyn Bridge, Bklyn, 4. (718) 624-2083.

ARIEL HALEVY — Pianist. Works by Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin and Liszt. Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., 8. (212) 501-3330.

OMEGA ENSEMBLE — Chamber works by Mozart, Beethoven, Weber and others. Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69th St., 3. (212) 787-2755.

"WINDS OF CHANGE" — Chamber works by Verdi, Poulenc, Paquito D'Rivera and David Maslanka. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St., 4. (212) 929-2390.

Monday

PIERRE-LAURENT AIMARD — Pianist. Carter ("Two Diversions"; "Night Fantasies"), Ives (Sonata No. 2). Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, 7:30. (212) 247-7800.

NORTH/SOUTH CONSONANCE — Vocal and instrumental works by Harry Bulow, Helena Michelson, Howard Quilling, Bruce Taub and others. Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 W. 69th St., 8. (212) 663-7566. Free.

LYCEUM — "Goethe and the Muse: Music and Poetry at the Dawn of the Romantic Era." Vocal and chamber works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn. Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Ave., at 25th St., 8. (646) 312-4085.

Tuesday

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC — Daniel Barenboim, conductor and pianist. Mozart (Piano Concerto in A, K. 488), Bruckner (Symphony No. 4). Avery Fisher Hall, 8. (212) 721-6500.

POCKET OPERA PLAYERS — John Eaton's "Pinocchio" (premiere) and "Antigone" (N.Y. premiere). TriBeCa Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St., 8. (212) 220-1460.

GREGORY D'AGOSTINO — Organist. Ned Rorem's "Pastorale," Six Pieces, "A Quaker Reader" and Fantasy and Toccata. Riverside Church, Riverside Dr. at 122nd St., 8. (212) 870-6720.

DAXUN ZHANG — Bassist. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Bottesini, Sarasate and Yan-Jun Hua. 92nd Street Y, at Lexington Ave., 8. (212) 307-6656.

AMERICAN VOICES — New works by Stephen Coxe, Shirish Korde and Tony Steve, and pieces by Richard Hundley, Virgil Thomson and Milton Babbitt. St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Lexington Ave. at 54th St., 8. (212) 924-7299.

ST. LUKE'S CHAMBER ENSEMBLE — Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 2, 4 and 5. Temple Emanu-El, Fifth Ave. at 65th St., 6:30. (212) 594-6100. Free.

ETHEL and DAVID KRAKAUER — Jewish Community Center, 334 Amsterdam Ave., at 76th St., 8. (646) 505-4493.

Wednesday

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC — Alan Gilbert, conductor; Nathan Gunn, baritone; Dessoff Choirs. Ives (Symphony No. 4; "General William Booth Enters Into Heaven"), Mahler (songs from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn"), Copland (from "Old American Songs"), Berg (Three Pieces, Op. 6). Avery Fisher Hall, 7:30. (212) 721-6500. A related article is on Page 26.

NEW YORK FESTIVAL OF SONG — "A Multitude of Sins." Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Poulenc, Arlen, Berlin, Sondheim, Tom Lehrer and others. Angela Gilbert, Maria Lenormand, Carolyn Betty, Ross Hauck and Ryan Taylor, singers. Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., 8. (212) 501-3330.

POCKET OPERA PLAYERS — Same as Tue.

HIROKO SASAKI — Pianist. Works by Berg, Debussy, Chopin and Schubert. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 8. (212) 247-7800.

Thursday

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC — Same as Wed.

SERGEY SCHEPKIN — Pianist. Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier," Book II. Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 8. (212) 570-3949.

SYLVAN WINDS — Chamber works by Britten, Spohr and Shostakovich. With Quatuor Arthur-LeBlanc. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 8. (212) 222-3569

AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA — Readings of new works by Daniel Bradshaw, Anthony Cheung, Ralf Gawlick, Kristin Kuster, Jonathan Newman, Thomas Osborne, Robert Paterson and Christopher Trapani. Miller Theater, Bway at 116th St., 10-3:30. (212) 977-8495, ext. 260. Free.

GERARD EDERY ENSEMBLE — "Treasures of Shephardic Song." Congregation Rodeph Sholom, 7 W. 83rd St., 7:30. (212) 362-8800.

ARTEK — Chamber works by Nicola Matteis. St. Francis of Assisi Church, 135 W. 31st St., 1:15. (212) 967-9157. Free.

PRISM PLAYERS — New works by Eric Moe, Barbara White and Roger Zahab. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St., 7:30. (212) 741-0011.

ENSEMBLE FOR THE ROMANTIC CENTURY — "None but the Lonely Heart: The Story of Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda von Meck." Chamber and vocal works by Tchaikovsky and readings of letters. Kosciuszko Foundation, 15 E. 65th St., 8. (212) 288-8020.

BARGEMUSIC — Stravinsky ("The Firebird," arr. Prutsma), Kodaly (Duo for Violin and Cello), Liszt ("Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 12), Dvorak (Piano Trio, Op. 90). Andy Simionescu, violinist; Matt Haimovitz, cellist; Micah Yui, pianist. Fulton Ferry Landing next to the Brooklyn Bridge, Bklyn, 7:30. (718) 624-2083.

Friday

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC — John Adams, conductor; Audra McDonald, mezzo-soprano; Choral Arts Society of Washington. Ives's "Country Band March," Ragtime Dance No. 4, Fugue and "Over the Pavements," Mr. Adams's "Easter Eve 1945" (premiere) and "Harmonium," and songs by Ives, Cannon, Gershwin, Berlin and others. Avery Fisher Hall, 8. (212) 721-6500.

MET ORCHESTRA — James Levine, conductor; Dmitri Hvorostovsky, bass-baritone; Elaine Douvas, oboist. Strauss (Oboe Concerto), Ravel ("Don Quichotte à Dulcinée"), Mahler ("Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen"), Beethoven (Symphony No. 7). Carnegie Hall, 8. (212) 247-7800.

PETER SERKIN — Pianist. Beethoven ("Diabelli" Variations), Oliver Knussen (Variations, Op. 24), Takemitsu ("For Away"), Messiaen ("Le Cossyphe d'Heuglin"; "Le Moqueur Polyglotte"), Berio ("Wasserklavier"; "Erdenklavier"; "Luftklavier"; "Feuerklavier"). Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 8. (212) 570-3949.

AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA — Same as Thur., but from 10-1.

KALIN IVANOV — Cellist. New works by Roumi Petrova and Elena Antimova, and pieces by Schumann and Barber. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 8. (212) 247-7800.

AMATO OPERA — Same as Sun., but at 7:30.

KITCHEN HOUSE BLEND — Works by Susie Ibarra, Min Xiao-Fen and Lee Hyla. The Kitchen, 512 W. 19th St., 8. (212) 255-5793.

GRACE CHURCH CHORAL SOCIETY — Rachmaninoff's Vespers. John Maclay, conductor. Grace Church, Bway at 11th St., 7:30. (212) 254-2000.

KATE WHITNEY — Pianist. Works by Brahms, Chopin, Haydn, Mendelssohn and John David Earnest. Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow St., 8. (212) 242-4770.

GREENWICH VILLAGE SINGERS — Works by Liszt, Schumann, Brahms, Stanford, Elgar and others. Mark Mangini, conductor. St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Lexington Ave. at 54th St., 8. (212) 642-8176.

BARGEMUSIC — Same as Thur.

Saturday

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC — Same as Fri.

BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC — JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Hila Plitmann, soprano. John Corigliano ("Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan"), Beethoven ("Leonore" Overture No. 3), Strauss ("Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" Suite). Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave., at Ashland Pl., Fort Greene, 8. (718) 636-4100.

KATYA GRINEVA — Pianist. Works by Schubert, Liszt, Ravel, Scriabin and Chopin. Carnegie Hall, 8. (212) 247-7800.

OPUS 21 — Works by Richard Einhorn, John Harbison, Trent Kynaston, Steve Reich, Wayne Siegel, Copland, Gene Bertoncini and others. With Mr. Bertoncini, guitarist. Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., 8:30. (212) 501-3330.

KITCHEN HOUSE BLEND — Same as Fri.

AMATO OPERA — Same as Sun., but at 7:30.

PRISM PLAYERS — New works by Alastair Stout, Lee Hyla, Eric Moe and others. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 346 W. 20th St., 7:30. (212) 741-0011.

CHERYL GOBBETTI HOFFMAN — Flutist. Works by Berio, Jonathan Golove, Boulez, Andre Jolivet and Ravel. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 2. (212) 247-7800.

CERDDORION — Same as Sun., but at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson St., and at 8. (212) 569-5593.

BARGEMUSIC — Mozart (Violin Sonata in F, K. 376), Schumann ("Davidsbündlertänze"), Debussy (Cello Sonata), Beethoven (Piano Trio in D, Op. 70, No. 1). Gloria Schmidt, violinist; Sophie Shao, cellist; Benjamin Hochman, pianist. Fulton Ferry Landing next to the Brooklyn Bridge, Bklyn, 7:30. (718) 624-2083.

Pop/Jazz

In Concert

CHAVA ALBERSTEIN — Singer. 92nd Street Y, at Lexington Ave. (212) 415-5500. Wed., 8.

JAZZ BREAKTHROUGHS — "Dixieland Digs Ornette," with Roswell Rudd, trombonist; host, Phil Schaap. Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St. (212) 501-3330. Mon., 8.

LINCOLN CENTER'S AMERICAN SONGBOOK — Tonight, 7: "Anything but Standard." Robert Kapilow, host, with Liz Callaway and Russ Kassoff. Mon., 8 and 10: John Michael LaChiusa's "Girly Show," with LaChanze, Lea DeLaria, Carolee Carmello, Michele Pawk, Mary Testa and others. Kaplan Penthouse, 165 W. 65th St. (212) 721-6500.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN — Fri., 7: "Z100's Zootopia," with Jessica Simpson, Avril Lavigne, Maroon 5, Liz Phair, Black Eyed Peas and others. Sat., 8: The Who. (212) 465-6741.

LEONA NAESS, ANDY STOCHANSKY and KATE JACOBS — Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince Sts. (212) 334-3324. Fri., 7:30.

CHARLIE PARKER TRIBUTE — With Roy Haynes, Kenny Garrett, Roy Hargrove, David Kikoski, Christian McBride and the Heath Brothers. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark. (888) 466-5722. Fri., 8.

FARID AYAZ QAWWAL AND BROTHERS — "Qawwali Music of Pakistan." Society for Ethical Culture, Central Park W. at 64th St. (212) 691-3617. Fri., 8.

THE STROKES — Central Park SummerStage, Rumsey Playfield, midpark at 70th St. (212) 360-2777. Wed., 7:15.

SYMPHONY SPACE — Sat., 8: Center for Traditional Music and Dance presents "Global Beat of the Boroughs," with Luis Dias, Coco Merenson, Conjunto Folklórico, Doña Chicha and Neri Olivares. In the Thalia: Fri., 8:30: Black Rock Coalition presents Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life." Bway at 95th St. (212) 864-5400.

TOWN HALL — Wed., 8: Mary Chapin Carpenter; Jim Lauderdale. Thur.-Fri., 8: Magnetic Fields. Sat., 8: Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer. 123 W. 43rd St. (212) 840-2824.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER — Thur., 8: Barbara Carroll tribute, with Bill Charlap, Houston Person, Jay Leonhart, Daryl Sherman, Grady Tate, Kenny Washington and Peter Washington. Fri., 8: "All Jazz Star Latin Descarga," with Bobby Sanabria and Sonny Fortune. 199 Chambers St. (212) 220-1460.

CHIP WHITE ENSEMBLE — John Birks Gillespie Auditorium, New York City Baha'i Center, 53 E. 11th St. (212) 222-5159. Tue., 8 and 10.

ZANKEL HALL — Wed., 7:30: Michael Feinstein, with Beckie Menzie, Cheri Coons, Chuck Larkin, Susan Werner and others. Sat., 8:30: Ustad Vilayat Khan tribute, with Shujaat Husain Khan, Hidayat Khan and Vijay Ghate. At Carnegie Hall. (212) 247-7800.

In the Clubs

B. B. KING BLUES CLUB AND GRILL — Tue.: "Moogfest," with Rick Wakeman, Bernie Worrell, DJ Logic, Steve Molitz, Graham Haynes, Pamela Kurstin and others. Wed.: Blood, Sweat and Tears. Thur.: Bo-Keys. Fri.: Keith Emerson. 237 W. 42nd St. (212) 997-4144.

BIRDLAND — Pat Martino Quintet. 315 W. 44th St. (212) 581-3080. Wed.-Sat.

BLUE NOTE — Ron Carter Trio. 131 W. Third St. (212) 475-8592. Tue.-next Sun.

BOWERY BALLROOM — Tonight: Neko Case; Mendoza Line. Mon.: Mooney Suzuki. Tue.: Josh Kelley; Toby Lightman. Wed.: Los Lonely Boys; Damnwells. Thur.: Stand; L.P. Fri.: The Fever; A.R.E. Weapons. Sat.: Scissor Sisters. 6 Delancey St. (212) 533-2111.

FEZ — Wed.: Pete Francis; Michael Miller. Thur.: Mingus Big Band. Fri.-Sat.: John Kelly as Joni Mitchell. 380 Lafayette St., at Great Jones St., under Time Cafe. (212) 533-2680.

IRIDIUM — Tue.-Wed.: Tisziji Muñoz, with Paul Shaffer, Ravi Coltrane and others. Thur.-next Sun.: Monty Alexander's Joyriders. 1650 Bway at 51st St. (212) 582-2121

IRVING PLAZA — Tonight: Ill Niño; Candiria; Flat. Wed.: Joey Ramone tribute, with the Alkaline Trio, the Dickies, Marky Ramone, Tommy Ramone and others. Thur.-Fri.: Zero 7. 17 Irving Pl., at 15th St. (212) 777-6800.

JAZZ GALLERY — Thur.: Pheeroan akLaff. Fri.-Sat.: Yosvany Terry Group. 290 Hudson St., at Spring St. (212) 242-1063.

JAZZ STANDARD — Tue.-Thur.: Randy Weston's African Rhythms Quartet. Fri.-next Sun.: Mr. Weston's African Rhythms Sextet. 116 E. 27th St. (212) 576-2232.

JOE'S PUB — Mon. (early): Gary Jules; Matthew Ryan. Mon. (late): Arto Lindsay. Wed. (early): Vinicius Cantuaria. Wed. (late): Isabel Rose. Thur.: Janis Ian. Fri. (early): T. V. Gopalakrishnan, Bao'an Cao, Debashish Battacharya, Hilario Soto and Franklin Kiermyer, percussionists. Fri. (late): John Wesley Harding. Sat. (early): Phil Roy. Sat. (late): Richard Barone. 425 Lafayette St., at Astor Pl. (212) 239-6200.

KNITTING FACTORY — Tonight: Unicorns; An Albatross; Six Parts Seven. Mon.: D.O.A.; M.D.C. Tue.: Butch Walker. Wed.: Ida; Naysayer. Thur.: Piebald; Jealous Sound. Fri.: Riverboat Gamblers; Turbo AC's. Sat.: The Business; Nekromantix; Roger Miret and the Disasters. 74 Leonard St. (212) 219-3006.

LIVING ROOM — Mon.: Jim Campilongo. Tue.: Ollabelle; Richard Julian. Wed.: Ahab Seamus. Thur.: Atoosa. Fri.: Andy Stochansky; Joe Mannix. 154 Ludlow St. (212) 533-7235.

MERCURY LOUNGE — Mon.: The Standard; Graham Colton. Tue.: Tim Easton; Ray Lamontagne. Wed.: Okkervil River; Shearwater; Tarantula. Thur.: Romantics; Chesterfield Kings; Star Spangles. Fri.: Las Sans Culottes; Deathray Davies. Sat.: Blue Dogs. 217 E. Houston St. (212) 260-4700.

NORTHSIX — Thur.: Some Action; the Brought Low; Fresh Kills; Purple Wizard. Fri.: Ratatat; Prosaics. Sat.: His Name Is Alive; Blood on the Wall. 66 N. Sixth St., Williamsburg. (718) 599-5103.

OPIA — Tonight: John Wallowitch; Toby Parker. Sat.: Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, with Brian d'Arcy James and others. 130 E. 67th St. (212) 688-3939.

PIANO'S — Mon.: Bo-Keys; Rene Lopez. Wed.: Mudville; Knife Skills; Psychic Ills. 158 Ludlow St., at Stanton St. (212) 505-3733.

SATALLA — Tue.: Badma-Khanda, with Roswell Rudd. Wed.: Lila Downs; Mariana Montalvo. Fri.-Sat.: Maura O'Connell. 37 W. 26th St. (212) 576-1155.

SIN-É — Mon.: Nikki Sudden; Bliss Blood. Fri.: Falcon; Pale Horse and Rider. Sat.: Jason Collett; Grey Does Matter. 150 Attorney St., at Stanton St. (212) 388-0077.

S.O.B.'S — Mon.: DJ Questlove, with Jean Grae and Skillz. Tue.: KRS One, Chuck D., Big Daddy Kane and Kurtis Blow. Wed.: Sol Village. 204 Varick St., at Houston St. (212) 243-4940.

SOUTHPAW — Tonight: Shannon Wright; Thalia Zedek. Wed.: Loaded Dreams; Silent League; David Berkeley. 125 Fifth Ave., at Sterling Pl., Park Slope. (718) 230-0236.

SWEET RHYTHM — Carla Cook. 88 Seventh Ave. S. (212) 255-3626. Thur.-Sat.

TONIC — Tue. (early): Greg Wall's Later Prophets. Tue. (late): Scott Amendola's Chambers of Grace Trio. Thur.: Marc Ribot Trio. Fri.: Regina Spektor; Langhorne Slim. Sat.: Loren Connors, Jim O'Rourke and Alan Licht. 107 Norfolk St., at Delancey St. (212) 358-7501.

UP OVER JAZZ CAFE — Wess Anderson Quartet. 351 Flatbush Ave., at Seventh Ave., Park Slope. (718) 398-5413. Fri.-Sat.

VILLAGE VANGUARD — Chris Potter Quartet. 178 Seventh Ave. S., at 11th St. (212) 255-4037. Tue.-next Sun.

VOLUME — "Weapons of Mic Destruction" tour, with M.O.P., Pharoah Monch, Scratch, Beans, the Real Live Show, Apollo Heights and others. 99 13th St., at Wythe Ave., Williamsburg. (718) 388-3588. Thur.