Outstanding young artists from the United States and abroad join the ranks of the illustrious musicians who performed in the series early in their careers — artists including Peter Serkin, Yo-Yo Ma, and the Guarneri String Quartet.

Alexander Schneider, founder and music director (1957–1993)

Music advisors: John Dalley, Pamela Frank,* Jaime Laredo, Cho-Liang Lin,* Anthony McGill,* Kurt Muroki,* Tara O'Connor, Arnold Steinhardt

Advisory committee members: Mark Epstein, Fiona Fein, Elisabeth Lorin, Frank Salomon, Linda Strommen,* Jani Tree

Our flexible 2020-2021 Schneider Concerts Season will take place online and allows us to continue to provide outstanding emerging chamber artists with performance opportunities and offer audiences intimate introductions to the chamber music stars of the future.

You must have email and Internet access to access concerts.

Each concert will first become available on the date noted below and will be available on demand for 30 days after the premiere event. This means that your ticket will allow you to enjoy each concert even if you miss the premiere and to watch as many times as you like during those 30 days.

Schneider Concerts - 2020-2021 Season

Balourdet String Quartet

Sunday, October 4, 2020, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers 
Program approximately 1 hour

Gold Medal, 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 (1801)
Jessie Montgomery "Strum" (2006: revised 2012)
Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91 (1929)

Purchase your $8.00 ticket for the online performance here

Audience members are invited to stay online after the concert for a live conversation with the Quartet members and composer Jessie Montgomery, hosted by violinist Cho-Liang Lin.

The audience will have the opportunity to participate via chat.

This program is presented in collaboration with New England Conservatory

Verona String Quartet

Sunday, December 13, 2020, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour

International Prize-Winning Ensemble Returns to the Schneider Concerts

Reena Esmail String Quartet "Ragamala" (2013)
Antonín Dvořák "American" String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 (1893)

This program is presented in collaboration with Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music

Audience members are encouraged to stay after the performance for a post-concert conversation with the Quartet members and composer Reena Esmail, hosted by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Executive Director, Benjamin Cadwallader.

Audience members can join in via chat.

Purchase your $8.00 ticket for the online performance here

Dior String Quartet

January 31, 2021 - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour

Indiana-Based Quartet Makes Schneider Concerts Debut

Franz Josef Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor" (1797)
Caroline Shaw "Blueprint" (2017)
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat Major, Op. 117 (1964)

The program is organized in collaboration with Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music

Audience members are encouraged to stay after the performance for a post-concert conversation with the Quartet members hosted by the Pacific Quartet's first violinist, Simin Ganatra.

Audience members can join in via chat.

Purchase your $8.00 ticket for the online performance here

Merz Piano Trio

Sunday, February 21, 2021, 2:00 p.m. (ET) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour

2019 Gold Medalists of the Fischoff and Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competitions

Pauline Viardot Twelve Poems of Pushkin, Fet, and Turgenev: 12. Zvezdy "Stars" (1862-1863)*
Hildegard von Bingen Hymn O ignee spiritus (c. 1100)*
Cheryl Frances-Hoad "My Fleeting Angel" (2005)
Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Trio No. 45 in E-flat Major, Hob. XV/29 (1797)
Robert Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63 (1847)

*Arranged for piano trio by Merz Piano Trio

This program is presented in collaboration with New England Conservatory

Audience members are encouraged to stay after the performance for a post-concert conversation with the Trio members and composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad, hosted by Mannes Opera's managing artistic director, Emma Griffin.

Audience members can join in via chat.

Purchase your $8.00 ticket for the online performance here

Viano String Quartet

Sunday, March 21, 2021, 2:00 p.m. (EDT) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour

First-Prize Winners of the Banff International String Quartet Competition

Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 3 (1927)
Caroline Shaw String Quartet "Evergreen" (2020)
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106 (1895)

This program is presented in collaboration with Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts

Audience members are encouraged to stay after the performance for a post-concert conversation with the Quartet members and composer Caroline Shaw, hosted by the Guarneri String Quartet's Arnold Steinhardt.

Audience members can join in via chat.

Purchase your $8.00 ticket for the online performance here 

PUBLIQuartet

Sunday, April 18, 2021, 2:00 p.m.(EDT) - Online Performance - link provided to ticket buyers
Program approximately 1 hour

Winner 2019 Chamber Music America Visionary Award and 2019 Grammy Nominee Best Chamber Music Performance

Jessie Montgomery "Voodoo Dolls" (2008) 
George Walker String Quartet No. 1, Movement II: Molto adagio (1947)
John Corigliano “Snapshot: Circa 1909” for Jeffrey Multer (2003)
MIND | THE | GAP: "Sancta Femina" (2017) Improvisations inspired by three women composers of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods: Hildegarde von Bingen, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani and Francesca Caccini
MIND | THE | GAP: “What is American?” (2016) Improvisation/re-composition of Antonín Dvořák "American" String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 (1893)

Purchase your $8.00 ticket for the online performance here

Audience members are invited to stay after the performance for a post-concert conversation with the Quartet members, hosted by the violinist, Jennifer Koh.

Audience members can join via chat.

All programs are subject to change without notice.

The Schneider Concerts is committed to accessibility. In line with that commitment, all on-line concerts are captioned. When purchasing your ticket, please make note of any additional accommodations you may require, or reach out to us at nsc@newschool.edu

Information for Ensembles Interested in Appearing in the Series

The Schneider Concerts focuses on presenting outstanding emerging chamber ensembles. If you would like us to consider your ensemble for an upcoming series, please note that our season of six Sunday afternoon concerts runs from October to April. Please submit the following materials by email to nsc@newschool.edu or by mail to New School Concerts, 55 West 13th Street, Rm 929, New York, NY 10011:

• Downloadable recordings (or a CD if you choose to mail your materials) of three to four complete works; please include Classical or Romantic repertoire for at least two of the works. We request submissions of contemporary and modern works for the remainder.
• Repertoire proposals for the upcoming season. Please give us at least a few options and include timings.
• Ensemble biography and website URL.

Please make sure that all components of your submission are clearly labeled with your ensemble's name and that you have included contact information with your submission.

NOTE: We cannot engage you if are not an American citizen or do not have the appropriate work visa.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Founded at The New School in 1957 as New School Concerts, this series was renamed the Schneider Concerts in 1993 in honor of founding artistic director Alexander Schneider. Its mission is to provide exposure for outstanding emerging professional chamber artists and to present high-quality chamber music performances at modest ticket prices to ensure access for all New Yorkers. The 2020-2021 Schneider Concerts Season is supported by the Alexander Schneider Foundation and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.