Grinberg Classical Salon Series
Upcoming Salons | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
Dear Friends,
I am thrilled to host the 13th year of the Grinberg Classical Salon Series on New York’s Upper West Side – a one-of-a-kind, intimate salon concerts in revival of the old and elegant European tradition of Hausmusik. This forthcoming Winter & Spring 2026 season will feature a total of twelve thematic salon programs, including both beloved and seldom-heard masterworks by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Ferdinand Ries, Carl Czerny, Franz Schubert, Louise Farrenc, Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert & Clara Schumann, Niels Gade, Pauline Viardot, Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Edvard Grieg, Jean Sibelius, Cecile Chaminade, Amy Beach, and many more! Be sure not to miss the Winter 2026 Season-opening piano trio salon – MOZARTEAN MARVELS – on Sunday, January 25th, at 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, January 28th, at 6:00 p.m., featuring works by Mozart, Hummel, Schubert, and Beethoven. Other highlights of the upcoming Season will include an all-Women composer violin-piano program in tribute to CLARA SCHUMANN AND HER CONTEMPORARIES on March 8/11, and the MENDELSSOHNS AND MORE **Season Finale** on June 14/17, which will showcase works for piano trio by Robert Schumann, Niels Gade, and Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn. To learn more about the upcoming Winter & Spring 2026 Season, scroll down below.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Warm wishes,
Dr. Yelena Grinberg, the artistic director and founder of Grinberg Classical Salon Series
PS: To register for the salon e-newsletter, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com or sign up here.
SALON VIDEO CLIP:
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SALON REVIEWS & INTERVIEWS:
Salon Interview with cultural critic, Maya Pritsker – RTN – December 13th, 2023
New York’s Great Champion of Undeservedly Obscure Classical Repertoire Shares These Treasures at Her Magical Salon Series – Lucid Culture – October 24th, 2021
Musical Salons for the Book of Guinness Records – Etazhi, journal – July 19th, 2021
Yelena Grinberg Rescues Rare Classical Treasures from Obscurity – New York Music Daily – June 4th, 2019
Live from the Living Room – West Side Spirit – February 4th, 2015
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Dr. Yelena Grinberg, the founder and the artistic director of Grinberg Classical Salon Series
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SUPPORT GRINBERG CLASSICAL SALON SERIES
MOZART AND MORE
Saturday, January 10th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
EMILIE-ANNE GENDRON, violin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
MOZART – Violin Sonata in A Major, K. 305 (1778)
BEETHOVEN – Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, op.2 3 (1800-01)
SCHUBERT – Adagio from Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821 (1824), arr. for violin and piano
CZERNY – Grande Sonate in A Major for violin and piano (1807)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
MOZARTEAN MARVELS
Sunday, January 25th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
HYOJIN KIM, violin
AMY KANG, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
MOZART – 12 Variations in C Major on Ah vous dirai-je, Maman for solo piano, K. 265 (1781)
SCHUBERT – Violin Sonata No. 3 in G minor (“Sonatina”), D. 408 (1816)
HUMMEL – Piano Trio No. 3 in G Major, op. 35 (1811)
BEETHOVEN – 7 Variations on Mozart’s The Magic Flute for cello and piano, WoO 46 (1801)
BEETHOVEN – Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, op. 1 (1793-95)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
AQUARIAN GENIUS VI
Sunday, February 8th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
TBA, clarinet
NATHAN WHITTAKER, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
MENDELSSOHN – Clarinet Sonata in E-flat Major (1824)
MENDELSSOHN – Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat Major, op. 45 (1838)
SCHUBERT – Der Hirt Auf dem Felsen for clarinet, soprano, and piano (arr) (1828)
MOZART – Trio in E-flat Major (“Kegelstatt”) for clarinet, viola (cello), and piano, K. 498 (1786)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
SCHUMANN, BRAHMS, and DVORAK
Sunday, February 22nd, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
HYOJIN KIM, violin
AMY KANG, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
BRAHMS – Sonatensatz in C minor for violin and piano from F.A.E. Sonata (1853)
SCHUMANN – Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, op. 80 (1847)
BRAHMS – Andante from Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 83, arr. for cello and piano (1886)
DVORAK – Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, op. 65 (1883)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
CLARA SCHUMANN AND HER CONTEMPORARIES
Sunday, March 8th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
EMILIE-ANNE GENDRON, violin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
CLARA SCHUMANN – Romance No. 1 in D-flat Major, op. 22 (1851)
PAULINE VIARDOT – Select Morceaux for violin and piano (1871)
FANNY MENDELSSOHN – Adagio in E Major for violin and piano
CECILE CHAMINADE – Capriccio in E minor for violin and piano
LOUISE FARRENC – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, op. 39 (1850)
AMY BEACH – Romance in A Major for violin and piano, op. 23 (1893)
ETHEL SMYTH – Violin Sonata in A minor, op. 7 (1887)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS FOR CELLO AND PIANO
Sunday, March 22nd, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
TBA, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
MENDELSSOHN – Variations concertantes in D Major for cello and piano, op. 17 (1829)
SCHUBERT – Sonata in A minor for arpeggione (cello) and piano, D. 821 (1824)
DVORAK – Polonaise in A Major for cello and piano (1879)
GRIEG – Cello Sonata in A minor, op. 36 (1882-83)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
GRIEG AND HIS CIRCLE I
Saturday, April 4th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
EMILIE-ANNE GENDRON, violin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
SCHUBERT – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major (“Sonatina”), D. 384 (1816)
CLARA SCHUMANN – Romance No. 2 in G minor, op. 22 (1853)
BEETHOVEN – Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, op. 30, no. 3 (1801-02)
SIBELIUS – Berceuse & Dance caracteristique for violin and piano, op. 79 (1915-17)
SVENDSEN – Romance in G Major for violin and piano, op. 26 (1881)
GRIEG – Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, op. 13 (1867)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
GRIEG AND HIS CIRCLE II
Sunday, April 19th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
G-SHARP DUO
EMILIE-ANNE GENDRON, violin
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
MENDELSSOHN – Violin Sonata in F Major (1820)
PART – Fratres for violin and piano (1977)
SCHUMANN – Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, op. 105 (1851)
GADE – Fantasiestucke for violin and piano, op. 43 (1864)
GRIEG – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, op. 45 (1887)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
INVITATION TO THE DANCE
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
TBA, piano
WEBER – Invitation to the Dance, arr. for piano four-hands, op. 65 (1819)
SCHUBERT – Four Polonaises for piano four-hands, D. 599 (1818)
SCHUMANN – Select Ballszenen for piano four-hands, op. 109 (1851)
GRIEG – Norwegian Dances for piano four-hands, op. 35 (1880)
DVORAK – Select Slavonic Dances for piano four-hands, op. 72 (1878)
BRAHMS – Select Hungarian Dances for piano four-hands, WoO 1 (1869)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
ROMANTIC TREASURES FOR FLUTE AND PIANO
Sunday, May 17th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
TBA, flute
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
MENDELSSOHN – Spring Song in A Major, arr. for flute and piano, op. 62, no. 2 (1841-44)
SCHUMANN – Drei Romanzen for oboe (flute) and piano, op.94 (1849)
REINECKE – Sonata in E minor for flute and piano (“Undine”), op. 167 (1882)
DVORAK – Romanze in F Minor, arr. for flute and piano, op. 11 (1873)
GRIEG – Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Major, arr. for flute and piano, op. 8 (1865)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
MUSIC FOR FLUTE, CELLO and PIANO
Sunday, May 31st, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
TBA, flute
NATHAN WHITTAKER, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
BEETHOVEN – Trio in G Major for flute, cello and piano, WoO 37 (1786)
LOUISE FARRENC – Trio in E minor for flute, cello and piano, op. 45 (1856)
CZERNY – Rondoletto concertante in F Major for flute, cello, and piano, op. 149 (1827)
WEBER – Trio in G minor for flute, cello, and piano, op. 63 (1818-19)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
MENDELSSOHN AND MORE
Sunday, June 14th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
TBA, violin,
TBA, cello
YELENA GRINBERG, piano
FELIX MENDELSSOHN – Song without Words in D Major for cello and piano, op. 109 (1845)
ROBERT SCHUMANN – Select Phantasiestucke for piano trio, op. 88 (1842)
GADE – Piano Trio in F Major, op. 42 (1862-63)
CLARA SCHUMANN – Romance No. 3 in B-flat Major for violin and piano, op. 22 (1853)
FANNY MENDELSSOHN – Piano Trio in D minor, op. 11 (1846-47)
To learn more and to register, contact Dr. Yelena Grinberg at ygpiano@gmail.com
