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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on February 6, 2020?

35 free events take place on Thursday, February 6 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out February 6 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of February . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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35 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Thursday, February 6, 2020

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free events nyc Elizabethan Lute Songs and Solos On Sleep, Dreams and Awakenings
free events nyc Make Lemonade When Served Lemons: Wildlife Photography
free events nyc Smiles of a Summer Night (1955): Romantic Comedy By Ingmar Bergman
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Tour | 13 Tours, All City Neighborhoods, Any Time Of The Day, Choose One Tour Or Many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | City Hall Tour For Individuals


The tour of City Hall includes a discussion of the building's history, art, architecture, and civic function. The building is the oldest city hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions, such as the office of the Mayor of New York. Constructed from 1803 to 1812, New York City Hall is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Author Reading | Giuseppe Mazzini’s Young Europe and the Birth of Modern Nationalism in the Slavic World


Anna Procyk's book examines the intellectual currents in Eastern Europe that attracted educated youth after the Polish Revolution of 1830. Focusing on the political ideas brought to the slavic world from the West by Polish émigré conspirators, Procyk explores the core message that the Polish revolutionaries carried, a message based on the democratic principles espoused by Young Europe’s founder, Giuseppe Mazzini.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Heart of the Park Tour


Walk straight through the heart of Central Park on this east-to-west tour led by guides. Enjoy a great variety of the scenic, sculptural, and ar chitectural elements the Park has to offer. Visit some of the Park's most famous landmarks, including Conservatory Water, Loeb Boathouse, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge, Cherry Hill, The Lake, and Strawberry Fields.
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12:00 pm
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Classical Music | Bach at Noon


The organ works of J.S. Bach (1685-1750) offered in 30-minute meditations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St. Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. "The term 'baroque' has been widely used since the 19th century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750... Many famous composers from the first part of the baroque period came from Italy and have a link with Venice, including Claudio Monteverdi and Antonio Vivaldi. Monteverdi was born in Cremona, but moved to Venice where he was 'maestro di capella' at the San Marco basilica. Vivaldi was born in Venice and was one of the greatest baroque composers. It is thanks to these strong musical traditions of Venice that we have today's music. Without Venetian church music and Monteverdi's advances with polyphony, the great traditions of choral music in England, France, and Germany would never have developed. Without the operas written by Monteverdi, Cavalli and Vivaldi, not only would the later styles of opera never have been invented. There would be no basis for the American Musical or the German and Viennese Operetta, the Spanish Zarzuela, and even rock, pop, and contemporary music as we know it." The Venice Insider Bach at Noon concerts take place every Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 10, 2019 to May 20, 2020.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Poetry Reading | Literature Out Loud: Classical Love Poetry


Do you want to find time for literature in your busy life? Join to celebrate literature in bite-size servings! Read aloud, enact, and discuss passages of classic and contemporary literature from across the globe. This month, the foundation and evolution of love poetry will be explored. In this session, you can examine and discuss the foundation of the poetic expression of love, from Petrarch and Shakespeare to Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti.  All literary enthusiasts are welcome! Participate in literature, connect with other readers, and take with you a bit of literary insight to season the rest of your day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
$10 suggested donation

Classical Music | Elizabethan Lute Songs and Solos On Sleep, Dreams and Awakenings


Sleep, Dreams and Awakenings explores, through the medium of Elizabethan lute songs and solos, various aspects of sleep: plaints of lovers who long to rest their "weary weeping eyes," frolics of suitors stealing a kiss from a (possibly) sleeping lover, and blissful lullabies to soothe even the most careworn soul. Barbara Hollinshead and Howard Bass have performed together for more than two decades, presenting programs featuring Renaissance and early baroque music from England, France, Italy, and Spain, often in thematically-linked programs. They have performed at the Italian Embassy, National Gallery of Art, and on uncountable music series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:15 pm
Free

Film | Born to Kill (1947): Film-Noir Crime Drama


A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister. 92 min. Director: Robert Wise. Starring Claire Trevor, Lawrence Tierney, Walter Slezak. 
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Moonstruck With Cher And Nicolas Cage (1987): Three Time Oscar Winning Romantic Comedy


Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry. 102 min. Director: Norman Jewison. Starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis. Moonstruck was nominated for six Oscars at the 60th Academy Awards, winning for Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Cher), and Best Supporting Actress (Olympia Dukakis).
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Video Skills: Recording Techniques with iPhone


Capture your best video right from your iPhone. Learn recording techniques and how to control exposure, set focus, and more. Get hands-on with the latest iPhone in this session or bring your own. Recommended for beginners.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Workshop | Video Walk: Manipulating Time


Add energy to your videos by manipulating time. Bring drama to a moment using Slo-mo. Capture a sunrise with time-lapse or hyperlapse. You’ll learn how to shoot and create these videos using iPhone. Get hands-on with the latest iPhone in this session or bring your own. Recommended for all skill levels.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Talk | Make Lemonade When Served Lemons: Wildlife Photography


When things take an unexpected turn, what does a wildlife photographer do when being dealt with a hand like that? Listen as wildlife photographer, Ejaz Khan, explains how his expedition to the Himalayas goes totally south and how he was able to turn lemons into lemonade.
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
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Lecture | In the Mood for Texture: Hong Kong, Bangkok and Shanghai’s Urban and Media Revivals of Chinese Colonial Modernity


This project explores two concomitant occurrences: the prominent contemporary phenomenon of the superimposition of three cities in East Asia and Southeast Asia onto one another and the revival of the aesthetics of ‘Chinese colonial modernity.’ Examining the doubling of Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Shanghai across the cinemas and hospitality industries of East and Southeast Asia, the talk gauge the valences of a transregional Chineseness that is both virtual as well as anchored in material structures. Speaker Arnika Fuhrmann (Associate Professor, Asian Studies, Cornell University) is an interdisciplinary scholar of Southeast Asia, working at the intersections of the region’s aesthetic, religious, and political modernities.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:30 pm
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Master Class | Violinist Hailed By New York Times


Violinist Elizabeth Faidley has been hailed as an “amazing and inspiring teacher” by the New York Times. She is the recipient of the American String Teachers’ Association 2011 “Studio Teacher of the Year” award for the state of New Jersey. She has also been honored with multiple teaching awards, including ones from the Union City Symphony and the Korean Radio Broadcast Network. The NY Times described Ms. Faidley as “…fiercely yet compassionately committed to her students, to her colleagues, and to the art of music.”
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:55 pm
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Workshop | Photo Lab: Disrupting the Portrait


Using the creative approach of photographer Christopher Anderson, learn how to rethink the subject, obstruct the lens, and stylize your shot to create unexpected portraits. Bring a friend or pair up with others, and creative pros will take you through immersive exercises and photo prompts. Try the latest iPhone or bring your own.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Opening Reception | 3 Art Shows


Cristina Biaggi: A Retrospective Portrait Exhibition From the artist: "I have been creating portraits professionally for over five decades and have made over 55 portraits of people and their animal companions. Creating my portraits requires my total immersion in contemplating and rendering the physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of my subjects – a process where I must concentrated on capturing the minute details of a face and the soul beyond it. I’ve derived a great deal of enjoyment doing this and, in the process, have become close to each of my subjects." Carlyle Upson: Compass  Inspired by the city that never sleeps, these recent paintings use bold geometry to explore the multifaceted experience of New York - as shown in Carlyle Upson's original artwork featuring a modern interpretation of cartographic compass roses. The city's population hails from every country on the globe and these compass rose elements draw upon diverse cultures represented in the city's limits. So many people with different influences coexisting and navigating in New York City - do they need to recalibrate to coexist? Susan Sinek: Visages Unframed Susan Sinek draws and paints the female face and figure. This show of ‘faces’ uses a unique technique of painting on many layers of Japanese paper on canvas using Chinese ink, charcoal, pencil, acrylic, gold paint and gesso. She transforms her work using beautiful and sensitive lines with bold black passages. These evocative new works reflect her study and appreciation of Asian art
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Signing | Ben Hassett: Color


Ben Hassett was born in England and lives and works in New York. In addition to his work with experimental landscapes and still-lifes, his beauty and portrait photographs appear in American and international editions of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Time, among other publications. He has also photographed advertising campaigns for clients including Givenchy, MAC Cosmetics, Christian Dior, and Bulgari, among others.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Fresh Diversity: Group Show


Featured artists: Michael Alan, Thomas Buildmore, Cosbe, Darkcloud, Tommy Flynn, Gregory Van Maanen, Jamie Martinez, Moody Mutz, Jo Ellen Van Ouwerkerk, Alex Racine, Brad Robson, Matt Siren, Swoon, Francesco Tumbiolo
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Opening Reception | Julia Bland & Michelle Segre: Fiber Artists


A two-person exhibition of new work by Julia Bland and Michelle Segre. Fiber is the commonality: yarn is wrapped, stretched, and intertwined over and around metallic structures in Segre's sculptures, while Bland's sewn, woven, burnt and dyed works exist somewhere between painting and three-dimensional tapestry.   
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6:00 pm
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Film | Smiles of a Summer Night (1955): Romantic Comedy By Ingmar Bergman


In Sweden at the turn of the century, members of the upper class and their servants find themselves in a romantic tangle that they try to work out amidst jealousy and heartbreak. 109 min. Director: Ingmar Bergman. Starring Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson. In 2005 TIME magazine ranked it one of the 100 greatest films since 1923.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | The Fairy Godmother: New Paintings


Mathieu Malouf lives and works in New York. Recent exhibitions include LUMA Foundation, Zürich (2017); Le Consortium, Dijon, (2016); Goton Montassut, Paris (2016); Museum of Art, Stavanger (2014); Kunsthalle Lüneburg, (2014); Ludlow 38, New York (2013); Sculpture Center, New York (2012); and Dold Projects, Sankt Georgen, Germany (2012). Maloof has had his writing published in Artforum, Texte zur Kunst, Mousse, and May Magazine.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | The Sower (2017): A Shared Husband


Violette is old enough to get married when her village in the Lower Alps is cruelly deprived of all its men by the repression that followed the republican uprising of December 1851. For the next two years, the village is completely cut off. The women swear an oath that if a man should come, he will become their shared husband, so that life may continue to flourish in each of their wombs. Director: Marine Franssen Stars: Pauline Burlet, Géraldine Pailhas, Alban Lenoir 98 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Lyons Den Power Yoga


Founded in November 2013, Lyons Den Power Yoga is an infrared-heated power yoga studio and the only Baptiste-style studio in Manhattan. Lyons Den Power Yoga is recognized as a hub for Baptiste Yoga worldwide. The practice at The Den is designed to empower individuals with focus, training and insight that supports individuals to achieve consistent results in the most important areas of their lives and has an incredibly inclusive community.
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | A Map Is Only One Story: Stories of Migration


In the first published anthology of writing from Catapult magazine, twenty writers share stories of migration, family, the search for home and belonging, and what it means to exist between languages and cultures
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Opening Reception | Regress: Group Show


With: Yasmeen Abdallah, Rebecca Bird, Kelsey Brewer, Courtney Childress, Jenn Dierdorf, Christina Freeman, Robert Goldkind, Kamryn Harmeling, Ianthe Jackson, Will Kaplan, Mark Power, Sarah Schrift, and Ashley Yang-Thompson.
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Author Reading | The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch


The Internet has leapt from human-facing display screens into the material objects all around us. In this so-called Internet of Things—connecting everything from cars to cardiac monitors to home appliances—there is no longer a meaningful distinction between physical and virtual worlds. Everything is connected. The social and economic benefits are tremendous, but there is a downside: an outage in cyberspace can result not only in a loss of communication but also potentially a loss of life. With author Laura DeNardis.  
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Discussion | Beauty and Modeling


Models Irena Haiduk and Monika Szewczyk have worked together on a number of occasions, notably at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago (2014) and to realize the incorporation of Yugoexport, including the constitution of The Army of Beautiful Women, for documenta 14 in Athens and Kassel (2017).  Beauty remains a particular preoccupation. Models always played a part. One could say they enable the regime. The conversation on Thursday night will demonstrate some key components of this way of making a living.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Modernity, Fascism & Resistance: How Four Ethiopians Confronted, Maneuvered and Survived the Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935-1941


Filmmaker Yemane Demissie's forthcoming social-history documentary series, The Quantum Leapers: Ethiopia 1916-1975, focuses on the buoyant and tumultuous experiences of Ethiopians during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Synthesizing imagery and narratives from more than 500 interviews and thousands of photographs unearthed from the interviewees' collections and dozens of international archives, the series considers how the 1935-1941 Italo-Ethiopian War and Occupation compelled the country to reevaluate its age-old traditions in the face of war and modernity. At this lecture, Yemane will present stories revolving around the airplane--long an emblem of modernity--to explore the interlinked lives of four individuals who confront, embrace or glide with the sudden and immense changes brought about by war, occupation and liberation.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Discussion | Planetary Connections


Contemporary And (C&) is an art magazine and a dynamic space for issues and information on contemporary art from Africa and its global diaspora. Co-founded in 2013 by Julia Grosse and Yvette Mutumba and co-published by ifa, C& has gained a worldwide reach. In addition to the editorial content published online and in print, C& also runs multiple offline projects including critical-writing workshops and mentoring programs, as well as site-specific and traveling exhibitions.   In this event, C& will present their latest projects and sit down in conversation with art collective RAGGA NYC founder Christopher Udemezue and collective member Diamond Stingily to discuss how their various practices play a vital role in connecting to the Caribbean, global African diaspora, and the idea of family.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | The Aftermath of WWII in Czechoslovakia


Speaker Vojtěch Kyncl from the Institute of History of the Czech Academy of Sciences specializes in the era of the end of WWII and is one of the most knowledgeable experts on this theme in the Czech Republic.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Schoenberg and More


PROGRAM: Arnold Schoenberg Totel Winkel (1899) Erin Gee Mouthpiece 29 (2016) Arnold Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht (1899) Verklarte Nacht, Arnold Schoenberg's first major work, has a precursor in the form of an enigmatic unfinished work entitled "Totel Winkel" (translation: 'blind spot') written earlier that year. Argento will project images of Schoenberg's oil paintings during the intermission, selected by Melanie Schoenberg, the composer's granddaughter and a longtime friend of the ensemble. Erin Gee's Mouthpiece 29, for voice, violin, viola, and double bass, was commissioned by Tanglewood in 2016. The piece holds a special place in Argento?s repertoire, because they have collaborated closely and on multiple occasions. After Argento's performance on February 8th 2019 at Roulette, the composer expressed that her ideal version of the work would have a richer compliment of string instruments. The new version is called "Mouthpiece 29b." Argento will program the new and previous versions together, so that the two stages of the same musical material can enrich the listener's musical experience. Performers: Charmaine Lee, voice Carol McGonnell, clarinet Erin Gee, vocalist and composer Argento New Music Project Michel Galante, conductor
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Classical Music | "Soulful" Quartet Plays Haydn, Britten


The Telegraph Quartet is known for its "soulfulness, tonal beauty and intelligent attention to detail" (San Francisco Chronicle). For this hour-long program, the ensemble highlights the dashing "Lobkowitz" F-major Quartet by Haydn, the final quartet written by this master of the form. Britten's atmospheric String Quartet No. 2 pays tribute to another great English composer, Henry Purcell.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:30 pm
Free

Master Class | Piano Master Class With Deirdre O’Donohue


Deirdre O’Donohue,piano. Pianist Deirdre O’Donohue has performed solo and chamber recitals in Austria, The Netherlands, Italy, Canada, and the United States. Active as an adjudicator in the United States and Canada, she has also given numerous master classes and lecture/demonstrations at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, the Shanghai Conservatory, the Poona Music Society in India, the Rotterdam Conservatory, and at various institutions throughout the United States and Canada.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Works By Debussy, J.S. Bach, Dvorak And More For Flute


Emma Resmini, flute. Program Debussy Bilitis for Flute and Piano Kaija Saariaho Mirrors Shulamit Ran Birds of Paradise J.S. Bach Sonata in G Minor, BVW 1020 Jacques Ibert Piece for Solo Flute Dvorak Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100 Flutist Emma Resmini has appeared as a soloist numerous times with the National Symphony, as well as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Orchestra. "An amazing musician... your artistry is astounding." (NPR's Performance Today)
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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