Dr. William Schimmel: What’s Tango About the Classics?

November 1st 2024
Rita Barnea

On Monday, November 18, 2024 from 6 – 7:30 PM, Dr. William Schimmel, a classically-trained accordionist, returns to perform classic repertoire he learned in conservatory with an inflection of tango influence. He has performed with virtually every ensemble in New York, including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and Jazz at Lincoln Center. 

Dr William Schimmel
Dr William Schimmel

Master accordionist Dr. Schimmel returns to our stage, this time in a solo concert of classical favorites played as tangos. Dr. Schimmel’s accomplishments in the tango genre were made famous through his album Tango Project albums, the first of which reached #1 on the Billboard charts.

The location of the program is the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium.Enter via 111 Amsterdam Ave. between West 64th and 65th Street New York. Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

Seating Policy: Programs are free and open to all, but registration is requested. Check-in line forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. Five minutes before the advertised start time, all seats are released, regardless of registration, to our patrons in the stand-by line. If you arrive after the program starts, you will be seated at the discretion of our front-of-house staff.

Standby Line:  If registration is sold out or has ended, do not fret! We welcome you to come to the Library regardless of registration status and wait in our standby line, which forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Five minutes before the program starts, all remaining seats are released. While this is not guaranteed, we will do our best to get you into any of our programs.

Link to free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-william-schimmel-whats-tango-about-the-classics-tickets-991385218877

For further information: billschimmel@billschimmel.com