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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 26, 2025?
51 free events take place on Saturday, April 26 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 April 26 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 April . 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.
Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on April 26, 2025?
51 free events take place on Saturday, April 26 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 April 26 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 April . 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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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
51 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Saturday, April 26, 2025
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Birdwatching | Birding in the Park
A walk through birding hotspots in the park, led by Park Conservancy Field Staff. Learn and build a birding community! Open to birders of all ages and experience.
New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
Free
Free
9:00 am
Regular: $35
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Regular: $35
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Fair | Street Fair
Free fun for the whole family, including arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Festival | Tulip Festival in Community Garden
The Tulip Festival is a tradition more than 30 years old, with members gathering to plant the front of the garden with tulip bulbs on an annual basis.Visitors can view and learn about 100 different varieties of tulips. Multiple visits are encouraged. This event day is an "Information Day," where garden members will speak with visitors to give info about the tulips and the garden.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free
Free
Workshop | Morning Meditation Class in a Museum
Start your weekend with a unique yoga nidra morning meditation surrounded by maritime history. Before the museum opens for the day, take part in a guided meditation designed to support your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. These sessions are designed to quiet the mind, reduce stress, and foster greater self-awareness as well as provide a one-of-a-kind way to experience a museum. Sign up today to surround yourself with the sounds and artifacts tied to the sea, relax, and unplug. Following the meditation, you are welcome to explore the full exhibition. Please bring your own yoga mat, the Museum will only have a few available for attendees. Capacity is limited; claim your space before each class is full.
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free
Free
Hike | Park Bio Blitz Hike
A hike around the park to explore the diversity of spring wildflowers and other species. Volunteers will learn how to identify these plants and learn how to make iNaturalist observations of any other signs of nature you find along the way. Please bring water and a snack as well as your smartphone or camera! You will stay on trails and the hike will not be strenuous, but you will be walking for about an hour and a half, so please dress appropriately. If you do not know how to use iNaturalist, arrive 15 minutes early and they will show you how!
New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
Free
Free
Dance Lesson | Dance Workshop Centered on Indigeneity & Connection to Earth
This event is a public dance workshop with a rain date/time of 11am on Sunday, April 26. Two teaching artists from Redhawk Native American Arts Council will lead participants in a dance workshop centered around indigeneity and our connection to the Earth. The teaching artists will demonstrate movement and will sing and perform on drums.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Tour | History Tour of The Battery
Guides lead an extended walking tour of the park, with a focus on the history of the area. Learn about the park's rich history, many important landmarks and monuments, SeaGlass Carousel, beautiful perennial gardens designed by renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, and so much more!
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Museums | Jewish History: Centuries of Art
As one of the largest collections of art in Jewish culture globally, the venue features an extensive array of historical Jewish artifacts as well as modern and contemporary art.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park
Get in a quick lesson, stay for the whole time, or just enjoy watching them put their skills to the test. They're a friendly group and open to drop-ins, even if you catch them outside of the regular juggling lessons. All skill levels welcome. Equipment is provided.
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Workshop | One-Day Choir Class with Gaia Music Collective
Gaia Music Collective will help participants raise their voices to sing “Something’s Got a Hold On Me” by the one and only Etta James. Written by Etta James herself, Pearl Woods, and Leroy Kirkland, this song took the country by storm in 1962 as it climbed the billboard hot 100 and reached #4 on the billboard R&B chart. Infused with jazz, gospel, soul and R&B flavors, this feel-good song explores the experience of being swept away in the flurry of a new love. Led and arranged by Gaia Music Collective’s facilitating artist, Kenter Davies, the group will explore a reimagined choral arrangement that will bring this iconic tune to new heights. Gaia Music Collective events are participatory, but low-pressure. everyone is invited to sing along and make music, but each participant is encouragred to draw their own boundaries and engage at their own pace. This is a judgment-free community where you can express yourself however feels right!
New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
Free
Free
Fair | Book Fair Celebrating Independent Publishing
This book fair celebrates independent publishing, cultivating communities, and the many activities in between. The event brings together the work of local publishers, community builders, designers and artists.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Festival | Earth Day Festival
Celebrate spring at the annual Earth Day Festival! Following Earth Week, they're bringing you a family-friendly, interactive day of fun to welcome the warmer months and seasonal blooms. Play games, take photos with the enchanting cherry blossoms, enjoy performances from a live band and other artists, and embrace the park's spring beauty. Celebrate the spirit of sustainability and our connection to each other and to the planet that we share. With: Live music Arts, crafts, and educational activities Cooking demonstrations Free treats Live performances, and more!
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Festival | Opening Celebration of Restored Community Space
This vibrant community festival will introduce spring Harlem Oval programming, highlight opportunities to engage with local organizations, and honor the leaders and community members who helped make this restored space possible. Enjoy live music, arts and crafts for all ages, lawn games, yoga, dance, and guided tours to learn more about the new venue—a hub for connection, creativity, and collaboration.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Park Walk | Park Tour: From Freight to Flowers
Hear the story behind New York City's park in the sky: an insider's perspective on the park's history, design, and landscape.
New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
Free
Free
Festival | Earth Day Celebration: Arts and Crafts for Kids; Learn about Ecosystems and More
Learn about how to build a more diverse, resilient, and healthy park ecosystem. Visit 7 themed panels across the park and engage with experts on topics like birds, bees, butterflies, fungi, and oysters. Earth Day-themed children's arts and crafts activities will be provided, along with an interactive puppet show!
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Tour | Zoomed In Tour of Museum Gallery Featuring Works by Madalena Santos Reinbolt
Gallery guides lead a public tour of an exhibition on artwork by Madalena Santos Reinbolt. Reinbolt was a Brazilian painter and textile artist who created art depicting rural scenes based on her childhood.
New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Blue Car (2002): Drama Film
A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest. Director: Karen Moncrieff Cast: David Strathairn, Agnes Bruckner, Margaret Colin, Frances Fisher
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Film | Unfaithfully Yours (1948): Screwball Black Comedy
A tale of a conductor who suspects his wife of infidelity. Director: Preston Surges Cast: Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee, Barbara Lawrence
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
2:00 pm
Regular: $32
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Regular: $32
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2:00 pm
Regular: $30
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Regular: $30
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Play | Classic Shakespeare Comedy: A Midsummer Night's Dream
This play is an enchanting journey of love, mischief, and magic under the stars! Don't miss this whimsical adventure! Directed by Diane Dowling
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Music on the Water: Award-Winning String Musicians Perform Works of Bach, Beethoven, and Dvorak
Carnegie Hall’s first Isaac Stern Award-recipient Mark Peskanov, violin, Nicholas Tzavaras, cello, and NPR-featured Rita Sloan, piano, perform pieces from iconic Baroque, Classical, and Romantic composers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Tour - Arts and Cultural Heritage of Spain and Portugal: Goya, El Greco and Others
Explore the best items this museum has on display with this guided tour. Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, antiquities, and more by world-famous artists.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Wagner College Musicians Perform Works of the Renassiance and beyond
Alumni and friends of the Wagner College early music education program reunite to perform music from the Renaissance and beyond, conducted by Dr. Jeff S. Dailey. The group will showcase pieces by Thomas Stoltzer, Clement Jannequin, Johannes de Gruytters Tilman Susato, and others.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free
Free
Author Reading | Authors Discuss Their New Novel: Gabriele
Authors Anne Berest & Claire Berest discuss their new novel, Gabriële. It is an atmospheric, exuberant novel from the best-selling author of The Postcard, Anne Berest, and her sister, Claire Berest, about love and sex, art and revolution, experimentation and creativity, and three young people who changed the world.
New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Free
2:30 pm
Regular: $52.50
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Regular: $52.50
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Workshop | Interior Chinatown Discussion and Writing Workshop with Free Books
This event offers an engaging discussion and writing workshop led by educator Alice Fung. This interactive program will explore literary appreciation and feature a dynamic writing activity inspired by the novel Interior Chinatown. Interior Chinatown is a book by Charles Yu, the 2020 National Book Award winner for fiction. Participants will discuss themes of family history, the immigrant experience, and storytelling as a means of addressing real-world challenges. This event is open to all, and no prior writing experience is required. All attendees will receive a FREE copy of Interior Chinatown.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
Free
Free
Classical Music | Beethoven-a-thon All-Day Concert
This all day event features a series of performances of Beethoven's string quartets performed by Juilliard students. The performance is the culminating work of nine first-year quartets that are taking Juilliard's String Quartet Survey class.
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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3:00 pm
Regular: $40
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Regular: $40
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Play | New Original Play: A Meditation on Hope
On the day of the 2024 solar eclipse, as Arizona reinstates the long-dormant 1864 abortion ban, Bette Singer—a fiercely dedicated head of a fetal medicine unit—finds her world upended. Caught between her patients, the law, and her family, she is forced to confront the limits of faith, duty, and the American Dream. As she struggles to hold onto hope and autonomy, Bette conjures a surreal quilting circle that collides with the sterile walls of the hospital and seeks reconciliation with her family. With wit and poignancy, A Meditation on Hope exposes how systems of power continue to find new ways to control women’s bodies and beliefs across centuries, begging the question: will hope be enough to sustain those left fighting for the future? Playwright: D-Davis
New York City, NY; NYC
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3:30 pm
Free
Free
Museums | Art from All Over The World: Modern and Contemporary
Discover a vast collection of art from a diverse range of countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Russia, France, Spain, Japan, India, United States and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Classical Music | Music on the Water: Award-Winning String Musicians Perform Works of Bach, Beethoven, and Dvorak
Carnegie Hall’s first Isaac Stern Award-recipient Mark Peskanov, violin, Nicholas Tzavaras, cello, and NPR-featured Rita Sloan, piano, perform pieces from iconic Baroque, Classical, and Romantic composers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
Free
Free
Play | Now Circa Then: Time-Traveling Comedy
Step into the past--and maybe fall in love--in Now Circa Then, a delightful time-traveling comedy from playwright Carly Mensch! Two young Tenement Museum re-enactors find their unlikely romance going hilariously off the rails as history, identity, and ambition collide.
New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
Donation, reservation required
Donation, reservation required
Opening Reception | Solo Show of Dark Visions, Dystopian Futures, and Urgent Warnings: Transylvania on Hudson.
Prepare to enter a world of dark visions, dystopian futures, and urgent warnings, as acclaimed artist Mari Biro presents Transylvania on Hudson. Through painting, sculpture, photomontage, installation, and live performance, Biro masterfully blends ancient legend with modern technological anxieties. The exhibition explores three critical themes:
The Alienation of Cellphone Addiction: A chilling reflection on our obsession with screens leading to a loss of human connection and sensory awareness--most evident deep within the New York subway tunnels.
Human Collectibles: A prophetic vision of a dystopian future where art and humanity are extinct replaced by a cold mechanized society.
The Tyranny of Curators: A powerful critique of the art world's bureaucratic elite urging audiences to reclaim the right to judge art for themselves.
"Technology was meant to connect us but instead it has turned us into isolated figures--half-human half-machine" says Mari Biro. "This exhibition is a wake-up call. It asks: What happens when we let screens replace our senses and corporations dictate creativity?"
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
Free
Free
Play | Experimental Theater
Original capstone projects across a range of theatrical forms presented by graduating MFA Contemporary Theatre and Performance students from The New School. Performances activate the space with experimental works that reflect each artist's creative vision at this stage in their development. Weekend 1: Give Me Your Love, Your Heart, And Bunny Written & Directed by Anamaria Willars Ernestine Written by Jasmine Kiah Directed by Amani Meliyah Ameliorated Written & Directed by Alina Burke
New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Free
7:00 pm
Regular: $50
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Regular: $50
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Play | Classic Shakespeare Comedy: A Midsummer Night's Dream
This play is an enchanting journey of love, mischief, and magic under the stars! Don’t miss this whimsical adventure! Directed by Diane Dowling
New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
Free
Free
7:30 pm
Regular: $30
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8:00 pm
Regular: $32
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Screening | Film Screening with Live Orchestra
This event is a live-to-picture performance of Jose Maria Velasco Maidana's 1930 silent film masterpiece, Wara Wara, the only surviving work from Bolivia's silent film era. This captivating "superproduction" tells the tale of a forbidden romance between an Inca princess and a Spanish conquistador, and is accompanied here by the world premiere of an original orchestral score, co-composed by NYU's Screen Scoring Program. Performed by the NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, this new score stays historically faithful to the film and era, celebrating the vibrant sounds, innovative rhythms, and rich cultural traditions of Latin America.
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Free
8:00 pm
Regular: $30
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Regular: $30
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8:00 pm
Regular: $25
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Play | New Original Play: Nowhere on Land is Mine
Sharvani postpones her looming graduation and arranged marriage by returning to her ancestral village under the guise of thesis research. Guided by the ghost of India’s youngest freedom fighter, Sharvani becomes the letter-writing scribe for the village women, whose comedic, heartfelt tales reveal the subjective and contradictory nature of what it means to be independent. Playwright: Srujanee Mishra
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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8:30 pm
Regular: $44.15
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Regular: $44.15
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Classical Music | Prize-Winning Violinist Performs Works by Poulenc, Bartok, and More (In Person AND Online!)
Hyeonah Hong, violin, performs late Romantic and 20th Century works. Program Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) Mythes, Op. 30 Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP119 Béla Bartók (1881-1945) Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Major, Sz. 112
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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Classical Music | The Orchestra Now Alumnus Performs Works by Tchaikovsky and More (In Person AND Online!)
Oboist JJ Silvey, whose playing is recorded on the Oscar-nominated film Maestro, performs works by composers from the Romantic period through today. Program Dirk-Michael Kirsch From "Ganymed" Pierre Sancan (1916-2008) Sonatine Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (arr. Andrey Rubtsov) Lensky's Aria from "Eugene Onegin" Jean Françaix (1912-1997) L'Horloge de Flore Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2
New York City, NY; NYC
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8:30 pm
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