Classical Music Listings From The New York Times

From NYTimes.com:

Institute & Festival for Contemporary Performance (Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday) After its Beethoven Institute, which this year offered works by the composer alongside contemporary fare, Mannes shifts the focus exclusively to new works. On Sunday music by Elliott Carter, Mario Davidovsky and Iannis Xenakis is highlighted; on Tuesday a full program is dedicated to Mr. Carter. On Wednesday the program includes selections by Berio, Webern, Crumb and Heinz Holliger. At 8 p.m., Mannes College the New School for Music, 150 West 85th Street, Manhattan, (212) 580-0210, Ext. 4884, mannes.edu; $20 on Sunday, free on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Schweitzer)

JACK Quartet (Sunday) This new-music-oriented string quartet slips arrangements of works by Gesualdo into a program otherwise dedicated to new music by Brian Ferneyhough, Jefferson Friedman and the cellist-composer Joshua Roman, who will perform with the quartet. At 7:30 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, near Thompson Street, Greenwich Village, (212) 505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com; $15 in advance, $20 at the door. (da Fonseca-Wollheim)

The Knights (Tuesday) Any concert by this orchestral collective feels like a game of pickup basketball in the park, and this outdoor performance of music by Boccherini, Mozart and Philip Glass, as well as Stockhausen’s “Tierkreis” in an arrangement by the newly minted Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, is no exception. At 7:30 p.m., Naumburg Bandshell, in Central Park, near 72nd Street, naumburgconcerts.org; free. (da Fonseca-Wollheim)

River to River Festival (through July 14) The popular River to River Festival, a signature New York City event for more than a decade, is back. This free series — with more than 150 events over 30 days at 28 sites this year — presents artists working across disciplines and responding to the architecture and culture of Lower Manhattan. Of special interest this week is Mantra Percussion’s performance of Cornelius Cardew’s epic work “The Great Learning,” which is also part of Make Music New York. The musicians will travel to several locations over 10 hours in Lower Manhattan, starting Friday at 11 p.m. (212) 219-9401, rivertorivernyc.com; free. (Tommasini)

John Zorn at the Guggenheim (Sunday and Tuesday) As part of his 60th birthday celebrations, John Zorn, the maverick American composer, will present two new works for female voices, performed in James Turrell’s site-specific installation in the museum’s rotunda. George Steel, general manager and artistic director of New York City Opera, will moderate a discussion with Mr. Zorn. At 7:30 p.m., Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street, (212) 423 3587, guggenheim.org; sold out. (Schweitzer)