# Classical in New York City this weekend

Classical in New York City this weekend, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November: 21 events, among them 12 in concerts, 4 in worship, 3 in kids and family, 1 in theatre and 1 in talks and readings.

## When

- [Today](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/today/music/classical/?format=markdown): 1
- [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/tomorrow/music/classical/?format=markdown): 14
- [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/?format=markdown): 21
- [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/week/music/classical/?format=markdown): 37
- [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-30/music/classical/?format=markdown): 11
- [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-10-31/music/classical/?format=markdown): 5
- [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/2026-11-01/music/classical/?format=markdown): 8

## Where

- [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/music/classical/?format=markdown): 75
- [London](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/london/weekend/music/classical/?format=markdown): 48
- [New York City](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/?format=markdown): 21
- [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/weekend/music/classical/?format=markdown): 31

## What

- [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/?format=markdown): 1,479
- [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 32
- [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/concerts/?format=markdown): 136
- [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 64
- [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/party-club/?format=markdown): 128
- [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/comedy/?format=markdown): 67
- [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/film/?format=markdown): 97
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 279
- [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 49
- [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 62
- [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/dance/?format=markdown): 10
- [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/food-drink/?format=markdown): 33
- [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/markets/?format=markdown): 10
- [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/tours/?format=markdown): 39
- [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 28
- [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/kids-family/?format=markdown): 114
- [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 202
- [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/sport/?format=markdown): 19
- [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/demos/?format=markdown): 7
- [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/worship/?format=markdown): 120
- [Religion](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/religion/?format=markdown): 166
- [Church events](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/religion/christian/?format=markdown): 126
- [Choral music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/choral/?format=markdown): 5
- [Chamber music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/chamber-music/?format=markdown): 4
- [Orchestral](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/orchestral/?format=markdown): 2
- [Violin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/violin/?format=markdown): 2
- [Organ](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/organ/?format=markdown): 2
- [Prayer](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/religion/christian/prayer/?format=markdown): 9
- [Stage](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/?format=markdown): 87
- [Drama](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/stage/theatre/drama/?format=markdown): 11
- [Occasions](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/occasion/?format=markdown): 281
- [Horror films](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/film/horror/?format=markdown): 41
- [Halloween](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/occasion/halloween/?format=markdown): 232
- [Film music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/orchestral/film-music/?format=markdown): 1
- [Sacred music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/weekend/music/classical/sacred-music/?format=markdown): 1

## Friday 30 October

- 09:15 Baby Mozart: Toddlers — New York Philharmonic — Baby Mozart: Toddlers is an interactive music class for toddlers ages 15 months to 3 years. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/baby-mozart-toddlers-54322/
- 10:00 Naumburg Centennial Violin Competition: Semifinal — Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music, 130 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY 10027 — Free — The semifinal round of the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition, where the semi-finalists perform at Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/naumburg-centennial-violin-competition-semifinal-67298/
- 10:30 Baby Mozart: Babies — New York Philharmonic — Baby Mozart: Babies is an interactive music class for babies aged 0 to 15 months. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/baby-mozart-babies-54323/
- 11:35 Baby Mozart: Babies & Toddlers — New York Philharmonic — Baby Mozart: Babies & Toddlers is an interactive music class for babies ages 0 to 15 months and toddlers ages 15 months to 3 years, lasting 45 minutes for … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/baby-mozart-babies-toddlers-54324/
- 19:00 Eric Grossman: An Evening of Violin Masterpieces — Greenwich House Music School — $25 — Eric Grossman: An Evening of Violin Masterpieces is a concert of music by Nicolo Paganini, Pablo de Sarasate, Fritz Kreisler and more. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/eric-grossman-an-evening-of-violin-masterpieces-66572/
- 19:30 Dvořák, Debussy, and Chaminade — Alice Tully Hall — A concert evening of piano trios performed by six chamber musicians at Alice Tully Hall, lasting two hours with an intermission. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/dvorak-debussy-and-chaminade-50917/
- 19:30 Eleanor Alberga: The String Quartet Cycle with support from Solaris — National Sawdust — A chamber music evening featuring the U.S. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/eleanor-alberga-the-string-quartet-cycle-with-support-from-s-54136/
- 20:00 The Planets (presented by New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra) — Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew — An evening of orchestral music given by the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra at the Church of St. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/the-planets-presented-by-new-amsterdam-symphony-orchestra-51886/
- until 15 Nov I Became We — Atlantic Theater — $31 — I Became We is a world premiere play at the Linda Gross Theater, a first-person monologue performed by a sixteen-person choir. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/i-became-we-51137/
- Get Out in Concert — New York Philharmonic — Get Out in Concert is a live-to-film performance in which Jordan Peele's chilling, Oscar-winning thriller Get Out is projected on a giant screen while its … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/get-out-in-concert-52263/
- 12:20 Bach at Noon — Grace Church — Bach at Noon is a 30-minute organ meditation on works of J.S. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/bach-at-noon-52865/

## Saturday 31 October

- 14:00 Chamber Music Season Finale & Halloween Bash — Nolan Park - Building 14, Governors Island — Free — A season finale chamber music concert and Halloween bash with string trio and soprano, ending in an end-of-season party. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/chamber-music-season-finale-halloween-bash-52851/
- 09:00 Fall Event: Praying with Song & Sound — Saint Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church — Fall Event: Praying with Song & Sound is a gathering exploring how praying with song and sound can connect people more deeply with the Divine and strengthen … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/fall-event-praying-with-song-sound-55541/
- 16:00 Weekend Organ Meditations — Grace Church — Weekend Organ Meditations is a short organ recital on the Bicentennial Organ, held in person at Grace Church and via livestream. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/weekend-organ-meditations-52868/

## Sunday 1 November

- 09:45 Adult Christian Education Lecture — Brick Presbyterian Church — A morning lecture in Adult Christian Education at Brick Presbyterian Church, held in the Third Floor Living Room and also on Zoom, with coffee and snacks and … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/adult-christian-education-lecture-51472/
- 10:30 Procession and Solemn Mass — Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church — A Procession and Solemn Mass held for the Feast of All Saints at Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/procession-and-solemn-mass-55560/
- 12:00 Naumburg Centennial Violin Competition: Final Round — Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92NY, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128 — Free — The final round of the 2026 Naumburg International Violin Competition, where the finalists perform at Kaufmann Concert Hall at 92NY. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/naumburg-centennial-violin-competition-final-round-67326/
- 16:00 Symphony in Motion (presented by The Dessoff Choirs) — Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew — A concert that pairs choral music with dance, celebrating the power of artistic collaboration. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/symphony-in-motion-presented-by-the-dessoff-choirs-51889/
- 16:00 Fauré's Requiem — Grace Church — A choral service at Grace Church featuring the church's Adult Choir. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/faures-requiem-52874/
- New York Philharmonic Ensembles — New York Philharmonic — $45 — New York Philharmonic Ensembles is a chamber concert in which individual musicians from the orchestra perform in an intimate setting. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/new-york-philharmonic-ensembles-54325/
- 11:00 11 am Choral Eucharist (In-Person and Livestream) — St. Bartholomew's — This is the 11 am Choral Eucharist, the church's principal Sunday liturgy, held in its resplendent main sanctuary and offered both in person and as a … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/new-york/events/11-am-choral-eucharist-in-person-and-livestream-56075/