Music
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
80 MUSICAL YEARS Jazz composer and pianist Randy Weston celebrates his 80th birthday by performing two shows in Brooklyn. The first show is a solo piano performance (Thursday). On the week end, Mr. Weston participates in “The Spirit of Afrika,” a concert featuring a collection of jazz performers (Saturday). Both performances: 8 p.m., Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus, Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, Flatbush and DeKalb avenues, 718-636-4181 ext. 2229, $20-$45.
PIANO PERFORMANCE Stepan Simonian, the winner of the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition, performs a program of works for piano by Bach, Perle, Glinka, Prokofiev, and Mussorgsky. Thursday, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street, 212-247-7800, $15-$25.
To submit an event for consideration for the Calendar, please wire the particulars to calendar@nysun.com, placing the date of the event in the subject line.
