Source: The New York Times.
Chamber Music Society(Thursday) The popular contemporary-music series in the intimate Kaplan Penthouse presents a fine roster of performers including the pianist Michael Brown, the cellist Nicholas Canellakis and the horn player Eric Reed for a program of new chamber works. Among the composers are George Perle, Andrew Norman, Paul Lansky and the rarely performed Soviet “underground” composer Edison Denisov. At 7:30 p.m., Kaplan Penthouse, Lincoln Center, 165 West 65th Street, 212-875-5788, chambermusicsociety.org. (da Fonseca-Wollheim)
John Zorn Festival(Friday and Saturday) A continuation of National Sawdust’s Zorn festival has four concerts. On Friday, there’s music for solo piano, then music for cello(s), both including world premieres. Saturday’s Halloween special includes “Walpurgisnacht” and “All Hallows Eve” before a performance of Zorn’s recent album “Simulacrum.” At 8 and 10 p.m., 80 North Sixth Street, at Wythe Avenue, 646-779-8455, nationalsawdust.org. (Allen)
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