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Wu Man, hands aloft, playing the pipa on stage against a deep blue background.
Power of the Pipa
Renowned pipa player Wu Man returns to The Met to perform Lou Harrison’s Pipa Concerto with The Knights.
Emery Kerekes
September 2
A quartet of musicians in performance on a dark stage
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Gershwin: Lullaby for String Quartet (Catalyst Quartet) | MetLiveArts
Enjoy the Gemünder quartet’s unique voices with George Gershwin’s peaceful Lullaby for String Quartet.
February 3
Detail of a guitar backside. The shiny mahogany wood has varying shades of brown, creating an almost marbled effect.
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Immaterial: Wood
The most musical tree in the world.
August 27, 2024
The Catalyst Quartet perform on a spotlit stage
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Jessie Montgomery: Strum (Catalyst Quartet) | MetLiveArts
In December 2023, Catalyst Quartet—The Met’s 2023–24 Quartet in Residence—gave voice to a special set of Met collection instruments for the first time in over 70 years.
July 29, 2024
Cécile McLorin Salvant performing in the Unicorn Tapestries room at The Met Cloisters.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant at The Met Cloisters: Dame Iseut
In July 2023 MetLiveArts welcomed three-time GRAMMY®-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant for an exclusive recording session in the Unicorn Tapestries Room at The Met Cloisters. For Salvant, also a skilled textile artist, the tapestries have been a source of inspiration.
November 16, 2023
Cécile McLorin Salvant performing in the Unicorn Tapestries room at The Met Cloisters.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant at The Met Cloisters: D’un feu secret
In July 2023 MetLiveArts welcomed three-time GRAMMY®-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant for an exclusive recording session in the Unicorn Tapestries Room at The Met Cloisters
November 13, 2023
Illustrated drum sticks play atop a DIY drum made of a tin can decorated with colorful cut paper shapes; wavy arrows like sound waves point to the drum
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What Does Sound Look Like?
Make an instrument and a special tool to visualize sound.
July 5, 2023
Collage of a fish and conch shell emanating sound waves towards an ear
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What’s the Science behind Music?
Sound is invisible, yet it’s all around us! What’s going on here? What exactly is a sound, anyway?
July 5, 2023
A smiling Anthony Roth Costanzo in a colorful floral shirt
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Cristofori Piano: “Lascia Ch'io Panga” by George Frideric Handel | Met Music
Anthony Roth Costanzo and Bryan Wagorn perform “Lascia Ch'io Panga” by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) on the earliest known surviving piano.
June 22, 2023
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Hidden Bagpipes of The Met
To celebrate International Bagpipe Day, join one of the holiday's co-founders on a tour of bagpipes at the Museum.
Cassandre Balosso-Bardin
March 10, 2023