Classical Music Venues, New York City
- Alice Tully Hall
- Lincoln Center, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, United States. (212) 875-5456
Featuring more contemporary music, Alice Tully Hall regularly hosts a mix of music, dance, theater, and video. Philip Glass is a regular entertainer here. In addition, the Chamber Music Society performs year round here.- Avery Fisher Hall
- Lincoln Center, 62nd - 66th Streets and Broadway. (212) 875-5030
The annual Mostly Mozart festival at Avery Fisher Hall features performers like Itzhak Perlman, Jean Pierre Rampal, and other greats. If you're planning on going, show up early -- most performers give half hour pre-concert recitals, beginning one hour before the main concert and free to ticketholders. In addition, Avery Fisher is the home of the New York Philharmonic, which performs there from September through June.- BargeMusic
- Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, (718) 624-2083, (718) 624-4061 (barge)
- Since 1977, Bargemusic has been showcasing chamber music on a 102-foot long converted barge on the Brooklyn waterfront. "A wood-paneled room with spectacular views of the lower Manhattan skyline and the East River. In an effort to maintain the intimacy of each concert, seating is limited to 125 persons."
- Brooklyn Academy of Music
- 30 Lafayette Ave, (718) 636-4100
- BAM offers a wonderfully varied program including music, dance, film and theater. The Brooklyn Philharmonic is featured.
- Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
- 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, (718) 622-3300
- The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music does 6 concert series every season that include various genres of music including jazz, classical, world music, new music and more.
- Carnegie Hall
- Seventh Ave. and 57th St. (212) 247-7800
- The original home of the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall was saved from demolition during the 1960s. Today, it's a world famous musical treasure right in the heart of Manhattan. Concerts from September to June, tickets $10-$40.
- The Juilliard School of Music
- Lincoln Center, 62nd - 66th Streets and Broadway.
The Lincoln Center "campus" also includes one of the world's finest schools of music, Juilliard. Paul Recital Hall hosts free student recitals almost daily during the school year. Orchestral recitals faculty performances, chamber music, and dance events also take place regularly here.- Lincoln Center
- 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, United States. (212) 875-5456
- Made up of a number of different concert halls, Lincoln Center provides a diverse, year-round selection of concerts. From October through May, the Great Performers series brings some of the world's finest musicians to New York. For more information on these groups performing at Lincoln Center, visit their websites: New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, The New York City Opera and New York City Ballet.
- Merkin Concert Hall
- 129 W. 67th St. (btw. Broadway & 9th Ave.) (212) 501-3330
This 451 seat concert hall just north of Lincoln Center hosts mostly contemporary orchestra and chamber recitals. Subway: 1, 9 to 66th St.- Miller Theater at Columbia University
- Broadway at 116th St. (212) 854-7799
Columbia School for the Arts hosts a range of Classical and Jazz musicians, plus lectures, dance and other performances. Tickets are generally $15 - $25. Subway: 1, 9 to 116th St.- MOMA Summer Contemporary Classical Music Garden
- 14 W. 54th St. (212) 708-9480
- On most summer weekends, the Museum of Modern Art "Summergarden" program presents free concerts of "avante-garde" contemporary classical music in the museum's newly-redesigned Sculpture Garden.
- Queens College Concert Hall & Colden Auditorium
- Kissena Blvd & LIE, Queens. (718) 793-8080
- Symphony Space
- Broadway and 95th St. (212) 864-5400
- Currently under construction. Symphony Space holds all kinds of cultural events year-round. The performance season (Sept. through June) boasts classical and contemporary ethnic music from around the world. The annual Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta is always a favorite. Pick up a Symphony Space program at their box office, or call to have one mailed to you.
- Town Hall
- 123 W. 43rd St., bet. Sixth Ave. and Broadway (212) 840-2924
- Year round programs and wonderful acoustics make this concert hall a favorite. Other cultural events (besides concerts) can be found here. Tickets: $15-$35.