The 92nd Street Y will open its 2013-14 concert series in the Kaufmann Concert Hall on Oct. 19 with a program of late-19th- and 20th-century piano sonatas by Russian composers. Or with a program of Liszt compositions and arrangements. Or with a program of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Shostakovich. As part of the Masters of the Keyboard series, Valentina Lisitsa, a Ukrainian pianist who has recently gained a big following on YouTube, will make her New York recital debut playing one of three programs to be chosen by the general public and the audience through online voting. Three other programs in the Masters of the Keyboard series each feature single programs, to be played by Olga Kern, Yefim Bronfman and Peter Serkin.
The Y’s Distinguished Artists in Recital series offers appearances by the violinist Miriam Fried and the pianist Jonathan Biss; the violnist Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica; and the cellist Steven Isserlis and the pianist Jeremy Denk. The distinguished Hagen Quartet, which has been celebrating its 30th anniversary with performances of the Beethoven string quartets in Europe, will perform the entire cycle at the Y in six concerts in November, and the Brentano String Quartet will present three concerts, each featuring a premiere, beginning in February.
Expanding on its use of a satellite space, 92YTribeca, the Y will offer a new recital series, Listen Up, and will join the Metropolitan Museum and Symphony Space in presenting the New York Philharmonic’s contemporary-music series, Contact!
