Recital Series
The Recital Series has been lauded for becoming a “locus for important chamber music concert” (The New Yorker). Performed in the restored Board of Officers Room, these mesmerizing musical moments utilize the pristine acoustics and intimate scale intended by many composers while invoking the Salon culture of the Gilded Age. This season includes highly anticipated recital debuts, thoughtfully curated programs of lieder, art song, and contemporary works by some of today’s most exciting musical interpreters, and thrilling performances that explore signal works and take the art form in bold new directions.
Still to Come in 2025
Recital Series
Attacca Quartet
Versatile ensemble Attacca Quartet brings audiences a program of classic quartets by Bartók and Mendelssohn, quartet-arranged interpretations of signal works for other instrumentation, and the North American premiere of “Daisy” by David Lang.
2026 Season
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Fazil Say
The Turkish pianist and composer comes to the Board of Officers Room to display his virtuosity with a performance of J.S. Bach’s beloved Goldberg Variations paired with his own innovative compositions, harkening back to pianists of the past who showcased their unbounded artistry performing their works and improvisations for the public.
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Liv Redpath & Harry Rylance
The leading soprano leggero makes her New York solo recital debut with a uniquely curated program of arias and arts songs that beautifully showcase her breathtaking coloratura, agility, and brightness.
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Carlo Vistoli & Giulio Zappa
Get to know this countertenor star on the rise when he makes his North American recital debut with a program of arias, art songs, and lieder in the most personal of settings – the Board of Officers Room.
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Ben Bliss & Christopher Allen
This Master Mozartean comes to the Board of Officers Room to showcase his honeyed, lyric voice and warm, luminous timbre in an intimate evening of arias and art songs.
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Deepa Johnny & Jonathan Ware
Expect to witness the undeniable stage presence, velvety bravado, and expressive palette the Omani-born mezzo-soprano brings to the opera stage when she makes her North American recital debut in the Board of Officers Room with a thoughtful program of arias and art songs from composers from around the globe.
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Steven Schick & Tyshawn Sorey
Having developed a decades-long personal friendship and musical relationship with fruitful collaborations that push boundaries and extend cultural norms, this dynamic duo return for the world premiere of a new evening length percussion piece that explores legacy through cross-generational collaboration as a mirror of the past and an illuminated path to the future.
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Recital Series × WQXR
Park Avenue Armory and WQXR invite listeners to enjoy the thoughtfully curated programs of lieder, art song, and contemporary works by some of today’s most exciting musical interpreters through their new collaborative radio segment hosted by John Schaefer.
Past Recital Series Events
2025 Season
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Konstantin Krimmel & Ammiel Bushakevitz
Baritone Konstantin Krimmel makes his North American recital debut with pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz in a program of lieder inspired by their recent album Mythos, featuring works by Schubert, Loewe, and Vaughan Williams.
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Erin Morley & Gerald Martin Moore
One of today’s most sought-after lyric coloratura sopranos, Erin Morley comes to the Board of Officers Room with an artfully curated program of works from her recent album Rose in Bloom.
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Pene Pati & Ronny Michael Greenberg
The first Samoan tenor to perform on Europe’s top opera stages, Pene Pati showcases his caressing colors and amber high notes in his North American solo recital debut, a program of varied works with pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg.
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Jeremy Denk
One of America's foremost pianists, Jeremy Denk gives a marathon performance of Bach’s Six Partitas—large musical canvases that follow the basic form of the Baroque dance suite and beautifully showcase virtuosic playing in every way.
2024 Season
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Jeanine De Bique & Warren Jones
Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique makes a rare New York appearance with a global program of French melodies, American art songs, and folk songs from the Caribbean with pianist Warren Jones.
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Matthew Polenzani & Ken Noda
American lyric tenor Matthew Polenzani offers a program of lieder and art songs by Schubert, Finzi, Schumann, and Ives for audiences to hear his elegant musicianship, innate sense of style, and dramatic commitment.
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Leah Hawkins & Kevin Miller
Soprano Leah Hawkins showcases her global journey with a collection of folk songs and proverbs from various cultural and religious traditions, including works by Jasmine Barnes, Jorell Williams, Lili Boulanger, Francis Poulenc, and Peter Ashbourne.
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Karim Sulayman & Sean Shibe
Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman and guitarist Sean Shibe display their inventive programming with works examining the relationship of East and West, from Monteverdi, Britten, and Purcell to Takemitsu, Chaker, and traditional Sephardic song.
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Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou
Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan makes her highly anticipated return to the Armory's Recital Series with a dazzling program with pianist Bertrand Chamayou including an encore performance of Zorn’s captivating song cycle Jumalattaret.
2023 Season
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Stéphane Degout & Cédric Tiberghien
Renowned for the finesse and sensitivity he conveys in his interpretations, baritone Stéphane Degout comes to the Armory to perform a program of French art songs and German lieder with pianist Cédric Tiberghien.
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Allan Clayton & James Baillieu
Internationally lauded tenor Allan Clayton makes his North American recital debut with a program of lieder as well as art and folk songs that showcase his dynamic vocal range, abundant musicality, and magnetic stage presence.
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Pavel Kolesnikov
Pianist Pavel Kolesnikov brings his thought-provoking programming to a two-recital residency at the Armory, including a performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations and Celestial Navigations, a curated homage to Joseph Cornell's orrery of the same name.
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Julia Bullock & John Arida
Acclaimed soprano Julia Bullock returns to the Armory for a program highlighting her thoughtful, varied programming and refined musicianship, featuring works from Schubert and Rossini, to Cage, Billie Holiday, and Cora “Lovie” Austin, among others.
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Sandbox Percussion
This contemporary percussion ensemble gives a lively program of works that vibrantly underscore their technique, musicality, and showmanship including a world premiere by Chris Cerrone and New York premiere of Viet Cuong’s Next Week’s Trees.
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Kate Lindsey & Justina Lee
Mezzo soprano Kate Lindsey performs a chamber program that beautifully highlights her vivacious musicality, agile technique, and unmatched command of an audience, including works by Schumann, Fauré, and Sondheim.
2022 Season
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Alarm Will Sound
New music ensemble Alarm Will Sound will take over the Armory’s Wade Thompson Drill Hall to perform Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams’ Ten Thousand Birds.
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Ensemble Correspondances
Period musical group Ensemble Correspondances specializes in the music of the Grand Siècle under the baton of Sébastien Daucé. They present a program of period music from the Plaisirs du Louvre, Music for the Chamber of Louis XIII.
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Justin Austin & Howard Watkins
Baritone Justin Austin performs an intimate program of art songs by Ricky Ian Gordon set to the poems of Langston Hughes as well as works by American composers including Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Damien Sneed, and more.
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Michael Spyres & Mathieu Pordoy
One of the most sought-after tenors of his generation, Michael Spyres makes his North American solo recital debut in a program of including Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte, Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été, and Liszt’s Tre sonetti di Petrarca.
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Emily D'Angelo
Internationally recognized mezzo soprano Emily D'Angelo makes her North American solo recital debut in a program of highlighted pieces from her debut album enargeia, including songs by Sarah Kirkland Snider, Missy Mazzoli, and Hildegard von Bingen.
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Ying Fang & Ken Noda
Ying Fang brings her beguiling soprano from the world's most important opera stages to the more intimate Board of Officers Room, for a program of works by Bach, Hahn, Chausson, Argento, and others, as well as a selection of traditional Chinese songs.
2021 Season
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Paul Appleby & Conor Hanick
Admired for his interpretive depth, vocal strength, and range of expressivity, tenor Paul Appleby showcases his strong commitment to the repertoire with songs by Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven, and Berg.
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Will Liverman & Myra Huang
Baritone Will Liverman brings his “velvet voice” (NPR) to the Armory’s Board of Officers Room for a program highlighting Black composers and writers as well as works from the traditional classical music canon.
Recital Series
Jamie Barton & Jake Heggie
Charismatic American mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton partners with pianist and composer Jake Heggie on a program of Brahms, Schubert, and Heggie, with special attention to female composers.
2019 Season
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Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu
Known as one of today’s foremost interpreters of German lied, baritone Benjamin Appl makes his North American recital debut with a unique residency exploring the extraordinary emotional depths of the human psyche found in these genre cornerstones.
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Ilker Arcayürek & Simon Lepper
Sumptuous Austrian tenor Ilker Arcayürek makes his North American recital debut with a program of Schubert lieder that showcases the dynamic artistry and vocal beauty of this star on the rise.
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Lindemann Young Artists
Hear two of the next generation of singers from the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Program—soprano Leah Hawkins and baritone Adrian Timpaui—in an intimate evening of song that beautifully showcases these stars on the rise.
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Dudok Quartet Amsterdam
The esteemed ensemble makes their New York debut with a two-program residency focusing on contrapuntal forms and works by Haydn and Ligeti that artfully showcase their versatility and superb musicianship.
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Barbara Hannigan, Stephen Gosling & The Emerson String Quartet
Astonishing musical artist Barbara Hannigan returns to the Armory with an artfully curated residency showcasing her versatility, including the New York premiere of John Zorn’s “Jumalatteret” and a program with the Emerson String Quartet.
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Leila Josefowicz & John Novacek
Violin virtuoso Leila Josefowicz comes to the Board of Officers Room with pianist John Novacek to perform an adventuresome program of works by Stravinsky, Jánaček, Kurtág, and Ravel that are sure to be breathtaking in their daring and excitement.
2018 Season
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Isabel Leonard & Ted Sperling
An opera audience favorite, celebrated mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard comes to the intimate Board of Officers Room for a program of beloved songs and lesser-known gems by Leonard Bernstein in celebration of the centenary of his birth.
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Nadine Sierra & Bryan Wagorn
Rising star soprano Nadine Sierra performs a wide-ranging program of art songs from Schumann and Strauss to Barber and Bernstein and works by Spanish and Brazilian composers showcasing her seamless technique, abundant musicality, and vocal beauty.
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Lindemann Young Artists
Hear some of the next generation of opera greats from the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Program—mezzo soprano Emily D’Angelo, bass David Leigh, and pianists Valeria Polunina and Nate Raskin in an evening of song at the Armory.
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The Crossing
New music champions The Crossing perform an ambulatory concert through the corridors and historic rooms to create a unique kind of seamless music featuring world and New York premieres by David Lang, Louis Andriessen, and a new work by Ted Hearne.
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Severin von Eckardstein
Making his New York recital debut, pianist Severin von Eckardstein explores Schumann's music in two distinct programs: one connecting Schumann with Russian composer Nikolai Medtner; and another pairing Schumann’s works with those of Wagner and Liszt.
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Thomas Oliemans & Malcom Martineau
Thomas Oliemans brings his burnished baritone across the Atlantic to make his U.S. recital debut in an artfully curated program of lieder and arts songs from the late Romantic period, including works by Mahler and Duparc.
2017 Season
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Lindemann Young Artists Concert
Two members of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Program—soprano Michelle Bradley and mezzo soprano Virginie Verrez—give an intimate evening of songs by Monteverdi, Schumann, Charpentier, Duparc, Poulenc, and more.
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Sarah Connolly & Joseph Middleton
British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly moves from the vast opera stage to the intimate Board of Officers Room for a recital that showcases her communicative power of lieder and art song, including works by Copland, Berlioz, Schuman, and Poulenc.
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Wu Man & The Shanghai Quartet
The acclaimed Shanghai Quartet and pipa (Chinese lute) virtuoso Wu Man unite to perform new works by contemporary Chinese composers.
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Lawrence Brownlee, Myra Huang & Jason Moran
Acclaimed singer Laurence Brownlee gives a progressive concert through multiple historic period rooms, starting with lieder and art song with pianist Myra Huang and continuing with jazz standards and American spirituals with Jason Moran.
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Sabine Devieilhe & Anne Le Bozec
Coloratura soprano Sabine Devieilhe makes her North American recital debut with a program that centers on singer, composer, pianist, and teacher Pauline Viardot, including works by Berlioz, Fauré, Schumann, Brahms, Massenet, and Viardot.
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Jay Campbell
Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and with cellist Jay Campbell perform duos from a wide ranging repertoire that perfectly showcase their extreme styles of music making, from Gibbons to Ravel, Xenakis to Ligeti, and a world premiere by Michael Hersch.
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Barbara Hannigan & Reinbert de Leeuw
Celebrated Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan makes her US recital debut with two distinct programs: one highlighting the Second Viennese School, and another exploring the works of French composer Erik Satie.
2016 Season
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Lisette Oropesa & John Churchwell
Cuban-American soprano Lisette Oropesa performs a program of Spanish art songs as well as works by Schubert and Schumann, offering audiences the chance to get to know this star on the rise in the intimate the Board of Officers Room.
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Roderick Williams, Jenny Agutter & Susie Allan
Baritone Roderick Williams makes his North American recital debut with a performance of Schubert’s enduring and final song cycle, Schwanengesang, elucidating the songs with interspersed poetry and readings for a poignant and heartfelt evening.
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Lindemann Young Artists
Hear a preview of three of these soon-to-be opera greats from the program – soprano Clarissa Lyons, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, and tenor Kang Wang – in intimate evenings of song in the Board of Officers Room.
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Roomful of Teeth
Grammy Award-winning choral ensemble Roomful of Teeth performs a program of works that include Elliot Cole’s Hanuman’s Leap and others that redefine vocal music for the 21st century.
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Kristóf Baráti & Klára Würtz
Having received rave reviews for their recording of Beethoven's ten sonatas for violin and piano, celebrated duo Kristóf Baráti and Klára Würtz arrive at the Armory to interpret a selection of these wondrous works.
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Andreas Scholl & Tamar Halperin
Countertenor Andreas Scholl comes to the Board of Officers Room with a program that explores the poetry and artistic expression of the English Renaissance and Baroque at the height of the voice type’s original popularity.
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Andreas Ottensamer & José Gallardo
Clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer makes his North American recital debut in the Board of Officers Room with a program of works by Debussy, Gershwin, and Kovacs that showcases what the clarinet can do in a space for chamber music.
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Sonia Wieder-Atherton & Bruno Fontaine
Renowned cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton returns to the Armory for the North American premiere of Little Girl Blue, a program that boldly re-imagines the radical, sometimes fierce music of Nina Simone.
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JACK Quartet
This virtuosic young ensemble gives the world premiere of Roger Reynolds' FLiGHT, a fully-staged event with string quartet, real-time computer-derived sound, readings, and projections to explore humankind’s aspiration to fly.
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Kate Royal & Joseph Middleton
British lyric soprano Kate Royal comes to the Armory to perform an artfully-curated selection of lieder and song by Robert and Clara Schumann, Mahler, and Samuel Barber.
2015 Season
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Alina Ibragimova
With a recent five-star performance at Wigmore Hall of Bach’s solo sonatas and partitas, violinist Alina Ibragimova revisits these cherished works in in an all-Bach program in the beloved Board of Officers Room.
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Lindemann Young Artists
Hear three of the next generation of opera greats from the program — soprano Christine Price, tenor Andrew Stenson, and bass-baritone Brandon Cedel — in an intimate evening of song in the Board of Officers Room.
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Ian Bostridge & Wenwen Du
British tenor Ian Bostridge presents an artfully curated program of songs exploring the music and poetry of the Great War, including works by soldier composer George Butterworth and Britten’s setting of poems about children in wartime.
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The Night Dances
Acclaimed actor Charlotte Rampling and renowned cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton bring together Sylvia Plath’s haunting poetry and Benjamin Britten’s powerful music for the US premiere of The Night Dances, an intimate melding of artistic voices.
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David Fray
French pianist David Fray harnesses the delicacy and richness of color in his playing to interpret three Schubert sonatas in the Board of Officers Room.
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Rushes Ensemble
With one of the most unorthodox ensembles imaginable, New York City-based Michael Gordon, composer and founder of the iconic Bang on a Can collective, offers a sonic meditation for seven bassoons in its New York City premiere.
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Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber
After inaugurating the reopening of the Board of Officers Room in 2013, baritone Christian Gerhaher returns with his longstanding recital partner Gerold Huber for a program that highlights the Viennese peak of the art song tradition.
2014 Season
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Igor Levit
Called “one of this century’s big names” by The Telegraph, pianist Igor Levit makes his North American recital debut with a program of Beethoven’s most cherished sonatas performed in the most intimate of settings, the Armory's Board of Officers Room.
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FLUX Quartet
An intrepid ensemble, the FLUX Quartet brings their remarkable skill and passion to Morton Feldman’s String Quartet No. 2, a six-hour feat of endurance and transcendence for both performers and audience alike.
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István Várdai
Cellist István Várdai makes his North American recital debut in a survey of Bach's suites for unaccompanied cello, from the open serenity of the G major to the powerful radiance of the D major, known as a “symphony for solo cello.”
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International Contemporary Ensemble
The cutting-edge ensemble gives an intimate chamber music series crafted for the Board of Officers Room: portrait concerts of composers Sofia Gubaidulina and Anna Thorvaldsdottir and a night of premieres by John Zorn, Dai Fujikura, and Alvin Lucier.
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Anna Lucia Richter & Gerold Huber
German soprano Anna Lucia Richter comes to the Board of Officers Room to interpret selections from Hugo Wolff's glittering and challenging collection of lieder in her US recital debut.