Press Releases November 2009
Merkin Concert Hall Presents Tuesday Matinees: Lidia Kaminska, Accordion/Bandoneon (Dec 8, 2009)
“She transforms the accordion into a massive force… Kaminska has caused jaws to drop at concert halls from Europe to the Kimmel Center.” (Philadelphia Magazine)
J.S. Bach – Toccata and Fugue in d minor
Domenico Scarlatti – Sonata in d minor
Sonata in b minor
Sonata in A MajorIsaac Albéniz – Asturia
Vladislav Zolotariev – Espanada (Spanish Rhapsody)
Aram Khachaturian, arr. by Friedrich Lips – Toccata
Niccolò Paganini/Franz Liszt – Etude No. 5 in E Major "La Chasse"
Sofia Gubaidulina – De profundis
Vladislav Zolotariev – Partita No. 1
Felix Mendelssohn/Sergei Rachmaninoff – Scherzo from a “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Suite
Merkin Concert Hall Presents Musical Adventures with the Poppy Seed Players (Dec 13, 2009)
Annual Musical Review for Kids & Families Joyfully Celebrates Hanukkah with a New York Sensibility
Merkin Concert Hall presents a revised edition of Latkes & Applesauce, its popular annual Hanukkah revue for children ages 4-10 and their families, with songs and scenes celebrating Hanukkah in the city. This joyous, family-friendly musical play includes songs and scenes by some of New York's funniest writers, including a Hanukkah version of A Christmas Carol, a mother and daughter making latkes together, a parody of American Idol, the story of "Thomas, the Shammus" and the rousing klezmer-inspired title tune. Families will be laughing together and dancing in their seats as they catch the Hanukkah spirit.
Merkin Hall Calendar of Events—December 2009
For more information, please call the individual contacts for each concert.
Box Office: 212 501 3330
Hours: Sun.–Thu., 12 noon–7 pm;
Fri., 12 noon–4 pm; (November 1–January 12, 12 noon–3 pm)
Sat., 7–9 pm (performance days only)
http://www.kaufman-center.org
Merkin Concert Hall Presents Broadway Close Up: Bound for Broadway (Nov 16, 2009)
Be the first to see what’s coming down the Great White Way! Merkin Concert Hall’s annual Bound for Broadway concerts give theater fans a sneak peek at brand new shows that might turn out to be the next season’s biggest hits. Past shows have featured Avenue Q, The Drowsy Chaperone, Next to Normal, Vanities and High Fidelity among many others.
Merkin Concert Hall Presents Broadway Close Up: Gerard Alessandrini (Dec 7, 2009)
Merkin Concert Hall presents an evening with Gerard Alessandrini, the comic genius behind Forbidden Broadway. Hailed as “the funniest show in New York” by The New Yorker, this satirical cabaret revue spoofing Broadway musicals is the longest-running musical revue in the world. Hosted by Sean Hartley, the evening includes interviews with Mr. Alessandrini and performances by Forbidden Broadway veterans James Donegan, Donna English, Gina Kreiezmar, Nora Mae Lyng, Jeanne Montano and Bill Selby along with surprise guests. The musical director is David Caldwell. The show revisits gems from Forbidden Broadway’s 25 years of inspired spoofery and offers plenty of backstage insights. Find out how Mr. Alessandrini really feels about Broadway’s past and future, and some of the non-Forbidden shows he’s written, too.