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Donna

Weng

Friedman

Schedule

FALL  2024

 

September 28, 7pm: World Central Kitchen Benefit Concert, Saint John's in the Village

October/November: MICROVIDS by Stefania de Kenessey, workshops/lectures/performances in NYC schools. A musical initiative created to nurture the emotional and mental well-being of children, tweens, and teens through the power of music and poetry. 

October 18, 1pm MICROVIDS  concert/lecture at the United Nations International School

October 18, 8pm,  Donna Weng Friedman's Journey , followed by  NEVER FADE AWAY  broadcast on PBS Rhode Island Emmy award winning series ART Inc.

November 3, 2-4pm, 5-6pm: Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series, Princeton University, featuring Min Kwon, pianist

November 10, 2-4pm: Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series, Princeton Universitym featuring Elaine Douvas, oboe

 

November 21, 10am, virtual:Music Educators Association of New Jersey presents  Five Composers and a Pianist, featuring  Donna Weng Friedman, piano, followed by a panel discussion/Q&A with the composers- 

SPRING 2025

March 2, 2-4pm, 5-6pm: Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series, Princeton University featuring Curtis Stewart, violin, with Donna Weng Friedman, piano

March 11, 10:30am - 12pm: Donna Weng Friedman's Five Composers and a Pianist, presented by  the Piano Teachers Congress of NY,  Lang Hall, Hunter College

March 23, 2-4pm: Donna Weng Friedman'80 Masterclass Series, Princeton University featuring Misha Amory, viola

April 6,  5-7pm: Kent Keyboard Series presents Five Composers and a Pianist with Donna Weng Friedman, piano followed by a panel discussion/Q&A with the composers

FALL  2023

September 1, 2

Never Fade Away: Fescilmar Film Festival,  Cajigal Theater  n Barcelona, Venezuela

 

September 7

Private screening, Never Fade Away: Greene Space, WQXR/NPR

 

September 23

Never Fade Away: New York Odyssey Film Festival, The Underground Theater at the Abrons Art Center

September 30

Never Fade Away: Ketchikan Dance Film Festival, Ketchikan Coliseum Theatre, Ketchikan, Alaska

October 5 

STEINWAY & SONS  Teachers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Donna Weng Friedman representing New York

October 22

New York Women Composer Benefit, National Opera Center, featured artist, 5-7pm

November 5 

Donna Weng Friedman'80 Masterclass Series, Princeton University - Masterclass with pianist John Perry, 2-4pm, Taplin Auditorium

November 10 at 3pm, November 11 at 6pm

Between the Keys, with Jed Distler and Donna Weng Friedman

WWFM

November 12, 4pm

FIVE COMPOSERS AND A PIANIST, WITH DONNA WENG FRIEDMAN at Bargemusic

November 14 

Steinway Hall, time TBA- New York Women Composers Presents "Five Composers and a Pianist", a concert and panel discussion.  Featuring Donna Weng Friedman, pianist, performing music by de Kenessey, Sherman, Moon, Nourbakhsh and Mandel. Panel discussion led by Jed Distler

December 3

Never Fade Away, award winner of the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival to screen at the Duo Multicultural Arts Center, 6pm

Date TBA - Recording to be released: Recording of Microvids for solo piano, by Stefania De Kenessey,  poetry reading by Krystal Joy Brown

winter/SPRING 2024

January 13

Never Fade Away, NY International Immigration Film Festival, Screening and Awards Ceremony- at the Producer's Club, NYC

February 10

Piano Tech Radio Hour, featuring guest artist pianist Donna Weng Friedman

February 11 

Masterclass 2-4pm- Anton Rist, clarinet

Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall , Princeton University: Donna Weng Friedman'80 Masterclass Series

February 12-17

Never Fade Away, at the Utah Film Festival

February 13

Queen of the Night: Almost Valentine's Day, 7pm at the Greene Space, WNYC/WQXR, live streamed with Ariel Rivka Dance 7pm

February 23, 24

Never Fade Away, at the Winter Film Awards, International Film Festival, NYC  Look Cinemas

February 25

Soloist with the NJYS, Helen Cha-Pyo conductor, Microvids for solo piano and orchestra, by Stefania de Kenessey (World Premiere)

March 24 

Masterclass 2-4pm Concert 5-6pm - Colin Carr, cello and Donna Weng Friedman piano

Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall , Princeton University: Donna Weng Friedman'80 Masterclass Series

April 23

Never Fade Away, Queens World Film Festival, 9:30pm Zukor Theatre at Kaufman Astoria Studios

May 9

Never Fade Away featured on doubleFEATURE, PBS Rhode Island, 8pm

May 19

Never Fade Away and concert, Jamestown Art Center 4pm

May 27

Never Fade Away at the Producers Club, 1pm screening and talkback after the show, as part of the Oniros Film Awards Festival 

June 2

Microvids, by Stefania de Kenessey, at Symphony Space, Thalia Theater, 3pm Donna Weng Friedman, piano, Diana Solomon-Glover, reciter

 

 

PREVIOUS SEASONS:

Fall 2022

Sept. 15 -  Recording released:  Four Moods, for solo piano, music by Kim D. Sherman, Sound Cloud. 

Oct. 2,  4pm - Marya Martin, flute, Donna Weng Friedman, piano, in concert at Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University: Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series

Oct. 8,  7pm -Pianos, Poems and Paintings -Composers Concordance- Kostalbi World

https://composersconcordance.wixsite.com/2022-23-season

 

Oct. 12, 7-10 am - Classical Discoveries airs Four Moods, music by Kim D. Sherman, Donna Weng Friedman, pianist -103.3FM Princeton NJ. or http://www.wprb.com

 

Oct. 30,  4pm - Heritage and Harmony: Ariel Rivka Dance, NYC, invitation only

Nov. 3,  7pm - Ariel Rivka Dance Gala, Heritage and Harmony, Studio Arte: 265 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018 

Nov. 8,  4:30pm - Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series featuring Nicholas Canellakis, cellist - Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University 

Nov. 10 - Listen here: Crushing Classical, host Jennet Ingle interviews Donna Weng Friedman - Crushing Classical is a series of interviews with classical musicians who are forging unique paths with their talent 

Nov. 29,  10pm and  Nov. 30, 12pm -Listen here: Between the Keys with Jed Distler, WWFM  with Donna Weng Friedman: Remembering Radu Lupu  

WINTER/Spring 2023

January 27,  7pm - Piano Dialogue with pianists Jose Ramos Santana and Donna Weng Friedman, Harvard Club (private)

February 12,  7:30pm – Jose Ramos Santana, piano with Donna Weng Friedman, piano.  Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University: Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series

February 15, 9pm -WQXR Young Artist Showcase: Fontainebleau Conservatory Centennial Celebration

March 12,  4-5:30pm- Masterclass at Wharton Performing Arts School

https://whartonarts.org/

March 22,  4:10-5:25  Masterclass at Columbia University, Performance Seminar 

March 28, 12pm Masterworks Series, Bargemusic- Mark Peskanov, violin and Donna Weng Friedman, piano

March 31, 7pm - Mark Peskanov, violin and Donna Weng Friedman, piano, Harvard Club (private)

April 2,  4pm - Masterworks Series, Mark Peskanov, violin and Donna Weng Friedman, piano, Bargemusic,  NYC

April 4,  7:30pm - Mark Peskanov, violin and Donna Weng Friedman, piano,

Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University:Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series

May 8,  7pm-Anton Rist, clarinet,  Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin, Allison Charney, soprano and Donna Weng Friedman, piano - Harvard Club (private)

May 29th, 9am CBS Morning Newscast with Cindy Hsu

May 31 - June 2,  @ 7pm - World premiere of NEVER FADE AWAY, a short film  starring history making dance artist Chun Wai Chan- NYU Presents Ariel Rivka Dance Spring Season, featuring pianist Donna Weng Friedman performing the world premiere of Microvids by Stefania de Kenessey, for piano and dance, choreographed by Ariel Grossman  Tickets: Ariel Rivka Dance Spring Season

SUMMER 2023

June 12, 6:30pm - NEVER FADE AWAY screening at the Museum of Chinese in America 

July 13, 11am-12pm  Anselmo Academy Presents Donna Weng Friedman, Live Broadcast  CLICK HERE TO TUNE IN

July 19,  time TBA- NEVER FADE AWAY, Asian American Arts Alliance Town Hall: Tracing Histories

Spring 2022

May 26-The Greene Space: WQXR Celebrates AAPI Heritage Month

 

May 21 - Manhattan Movement and Art Center, Ariel Rivka Dance Spring Season

 

May 17 -The Piano Pod

 

May 15 - Tenri Cultural Institute Presents Heritage and Harmony in concert

 

May 12 - Heart of the East End, with host Gianna Volpe, WLIW FM

 

May 2 - Merkin Concert Hall, Centennial Celebration of Fontainebleau Schools

 

March 27 - Quiet Poems, (EP), for solo piano, released on Sound Cloud

 

March 20 - U for Ukraine, benefit concert

 

March 16 - I Care If You Listen, video premiere of Quiet Poems

 

March 8 - Heritage and Harmony: Her Art, Her Voice in collaboration with the National Women’s History Museum

 

fall/winter 2021

Jan. 28 - Silver Medal for Heritage and Harmony: Silver Linings at the Global Music Awards 2022

 

Jan. 7 - Interview: Persimmon Tree, Celebrating Women in the Arts

 

12/30-12/31 - Classical Discoveries, Viva 21st Century, WPRB FM

 

Dec. 19 - Sound Espressivo Global Competition, semi-finals judge

 

Dec. 2 -  Music Matters, with Jason Tramm

 

Nov. 22 - Virtual Concert Hall, How Music Continues to Unite Us

 

Nov. 2 - Virtual Concert Hall, The Joys and Beauty of New Music

 

Sept. 21 - World Premiere of Unfathomable Things, 15 pieces for solo piano, by Kim D. Sherman, hosted by Adam Guettel

 

Spring/summer 2021

July 26 - Morning Edition with Michael Hill and John Schaefer, WNYC FM

 

July 18 - Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen’s Church (first in person concert in 16 months!)

 

June 17 - The Next Festival of Emerging Artists Keynote panel

 

June 6  - Heart of the East End, with host Gianna Volpe, WLIW FM

 

May 28 - WQXR Salute AAPI Heritage Month

 

May 19 - Classical Discoveries features Heritage and Harmony: Silver Linings

 

May 5- Music Matters with Jason Tramm: The Power of Heritage and Harmony

 

April 29 -A Portrait of an Artist: Donna Weng Friedman, pianist Virtual Concert Halls

 

April 18- Poetry and Music, Sundays@Home, National Women’s History Museum

 

March 21 - The Princeton Club of NYC Presents: Women Breaking the Glass Ceiling - Perspectives across Professions

 

March 21 - Sounds of Coherence, with host Kathleen Riley, Awake TV

 

March 15 - MusicWoman, with host Dr. Joan Cartwright

 

March 7- Classical Discoveries with Marvin Rosen, In Praise of Women WPRB FM

 

February 11 - The Town Hall, Preformances with Allison Charney

 

January 10 – Concert and Conversations Sundays@Home, National Women’s History Museum

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