Concerts

Past Seasons

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May 10

American Aria

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street

This special, one-night-only performance explores contemporary American works for soloist and orchestra.

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Saturday 5.10.25
Aaron Dai —

New Work
Aaron Dai, Composer
Amanda Harberg —

Piccolo Concerto
Miguel del Aguila —

Broken Rondo
Zach Larimer, English horn
Alyssa Morris —

27-72
Justin Vance, Oboe
John Corigliano —

Poem in October
Paul Appleby, Tenor

June 13-14

All Seeing Sky

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street

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Friday 6.13.25
Alexandre Guilmant —

Morceau symphonique, op.88

(Friday only)
Mike Mulligan, Trombone
John Psathas —

The All-Seeing Sky
Tamika Gorski, Percussion
Patrick Litterst, Percussion
Dmitri Shostakovich —

Symphony No. 10 in E minor, op.93
Saturday 6.14.25
Elaine Tai —

New Work

(Saturday only)
Elaine Tai, Composer
John Psathas —

The All-Seeing Sky
Tamika Gorski, Percussion
Patrick Litterst, Percussion
Dmitri Shostakovich —

Symphony No. 10 in E minor, op.93

Previous Concerts This Season

September 20-21

Aspiration

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street

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Friday 9.20.24
Aidan Gold —

Swallowtail
Aidan Gold, Composer
Johannes Brahms —

Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op.102
Joseph Morag, Violin
Alec Hon, Cello
William Grant Still —

Symphony No.1 (Afro-American Symphony)
Saturday 9.21.24
Aidan Gold —

Swallowtail
Aidan Gold, Composer
Johannes Brahms —

Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op.102
Joseph Morag, Violin
Alec Hon, Cello
William Grant Still —

Symphony No.1 (Afro-American Symphony)

November 1-2

Pastorale

St. Paul's Church, 315 West 22nd Street

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Friday 11.1.24
Gordon Jacob —

Concerto for Horn

(Friday only)
Stacy Garrop —

The Battle for the Ballot
Alicia Christian, Guest Narrator
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68 ("Pastoral")
Saturday 11.2.24
Johann Joachim Quantz —

Concerto for Flute in G Major

(Saturday only)
Dirk Wels, Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart —

Concerto for Horn No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 417

(Saturday only)
Joe Borgia, Horn
Stacy Garrop —

The Battle for the Ballot
Alicia Christian, Guest Narrator
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68 ("Pastoral")

December 6

Holiday

St. Paul's Church, 315 West 22nd Street

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Friday 12.6.24
Mikhail Glinka —

Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture
Alexander Glazunov —

Concerto for Violin in A minor, op. 82
Duke Ellington —

Three Black Kings
Aaron Irwin, Saxophone
Leroy Anderson — Sleigh Ride
Aaron Dai —

The Night Before Christmas
Will Swenson, Guest Narrator
Aaron Dai, Composer

January 10-11

Flare

The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street

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Friday 1.10.25
Horacio Fernández —

Flare
Horacio Fernández, Composer
Franz Joseph Haydn —

Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob.Viib:2

(Friday only)
Antonín Dvořák —

Symphony No.6 in D Major, op.60, B.112
Saturday 1.11.25
Horacio Fernández —

Flare
Horacio Fernández, Composer
Camille Saint-Saëns —

Introduction et rondo capriccioso, op. 28

(Saturday only)
Derek Xu, Violin
Victor Herbert —

Cello Concerto No.2 in E minor, op.30

(Saturday only)
Frederick Chu, Cello
Antonín Dvořák —

Symphony No.6 in D Major, op.60, B.112

March 15

An Evening of Chamber Music

St. Paul's Church, 315 West 22nd Street

Celebrate the launch of The Chelsea Symphony's first-ever chamber music series! This program features Klughardt’s Schilflieder, the world premiere of Hailstork’s Ghosts in Grey and Blue, and Schubert’s Octet in F Major, performed by a stellar collection of TCS musicians. Join us for an unforgettable night of intimate and inspiring music!

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Saturday 3.15.25
August Klughardt —

Schilflieder (Song of the Reeds), Op. 28
Candace Chien, Piano
Adolphus Hailstork —

Ghosts in Grey and Blue

(World Premiere)
Owen Caprell, Trombone
Franz Schubert —

Octet in F Major, D.803
Angela Shankar, Clarinet
Melissa Kritzer, Bassoon
Juliana Pereira, Violin
Mitsuru Kubo, Viola
Nick Buonincontri, Double Bass