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

*Alumnus or alumna of the New York String Orchestra Seminar

Schneider Concerts 2021-2022 Season

Throughout the 2021-2022 season, we remain committed to you, our audience members, with your safety and confidence our priority.

All those attending concerts are required to:

• Wear masks
• Show a vaccine card or NYS Excelsior pass and ID verifying full vaccination status
  

Those who refuse to do so will not be allowed into the hall.

If, due to COVID-19, you are unable to attend a concert or we need to reschedule, change venues, or cancel, we will honor requests for refunds or exchanges.

Visit The New School’s webpage on health and safety to see what we are doing to ensure that The Auditorium at 12th Street will be ready for your return.
The page is frequently updated to reflect current city, state, federal, and CDC guidance. 

Notos Piano Quartet—Canceled

Previously scheduled for Sunday, January 30, 2022, 2:00 p.m.

Ticket holders will be contacted and given the opportunity for a ticket substitution or refund.

Viano String Quartet - New York Debut

Sunday, February 27, 2022, 2:00 p.m. (ET)—purchase single tickets here(link to online ticketing platform)
Program approximately 2 hours including intermission

First Prize Winner of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition

Caroline Shaw String Quartet "The Evergreen" (2020)—New York Premiere
Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 5 (1934) 
Antonín Dvořák String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106 (1895)

This concert will be held at the Center for Jewish History's Forchheimer Hall, located at 15 West 16th Street.

Masks are required, and proof of vaccination and ID must be presented upon arrival.

Rather than presenting a ticket, audience members will be checked in to verify a phone number or email for contact tracing purposes, as required by the venue.

Balourdet String Quartet - New York Debut

Sunday, March 20, 2022, 2:00 p.m. (ET)—purchase single tickets here (link to online ticketing platform)
Program approximately 2 hours including intermission

Gold Medal Winner of the 2020 Fischoff Competition

Franz Josef Haydn String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 "Sunrise" (1797-1798)
Claude Debussy String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 (1893)
Nina C. Young String Quartet "Memento Mori" (2013) 
Johannes Brahms String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 (1873)

This concert will be held at The New School's Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street.

Masks are required, and proof of vaccination and ID must be presented upon arrival.

Abeo String Quartet

Sunday, April 10, 2022, 2:00 p.m. (ET)—purchase single tickets here (link to online ticketing platform)
Program approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes including intermission

Silver Medal Winner of the 2019 Fischoff Competition

Franz Josef Haydn String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 (1797-1798)
Billy Childs "Awakening" (2012)
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73 (1946)

This concert will be held at The New School's Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street.

Masks are required, and proof of vaccination and ID must be presented upon arrival.

PUBLIQuartet

Sunday, May 15, 2022, 2:00 p.m.(EDT)—purchase single tickets here (link to online ticketing platform)
Program approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes including intermission

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

Vijay Iyer String Quartet "Dig the Say" (2012)
"Pavement Pounding Rose": Improvisations on Fats Waller's "Honeysuckle Rose" (1929)
"Free Radicals": Improvisations inspired by Ornette Coleman's "Law Years" (1972) and "Street Woman" (1972)
"Wild Women Don't Get the Blues": Improvisations inspired by the music of Ida Cox, Tina Turner, Betty Davis, and Alice Coltrane
Rhiannon Giddens "At The Purchaser's Option" (2016), arr. PUBLIQuartet (2021)
“What Is American?” (2016): Improvisation/re-composition of Antonín Dvořák "American" String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 (1893)

This concert will be held at The New School's Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street.

Masks are required, and proof of vaccination and ID must be presented upon arrival.

The Schneider Concerts Is Committed to Accessibility

• Accessible seating, large-print programs, and assistive listening devices are available at all live events.
• Streamed events include captions and voiceover of any information provided only by text on video.
• Tickets purchased for streamed events include the premiere and the ability to replay the event as many times as desired over the next 30 days.
• When purchasing your ticket, please make note of any additional accommodations you may require, or contact us at [email protected]

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 Sunday afternoon concerts runs from October to April. Please submit the following materials by email to [email protected] or by mail to New School Concerts, 55 West 13th Street, room 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 2021-2022 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 Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.