Performance Venues

Manhattan School of music presents more than 700 concerts each year in an array of performance venues on campus.

Neidorff-Karpati Hall

Formerly known as the John C. Borden Auditorium, Neidorff-Karpati Hall is the School’s main performance stage, which was renovated and reopened in Fall 2018. Originally built in 1931, it is a gem of the Art Deco style which the renovation is respecting. Programming at Neidorff-Karpati ranges from full-scale opera productions to intimate chamber recitals. The hall seats 626.

Neidorff-Karpati Hall

The Gordon K. and Harriet Greenfield Hall

With seating for 270, the intimate Gordon K. & Harriet Greenfield Hall is the School’s main space for chamber music, master classes, and lectures. The Hall’s Edwardian design features a distinctive stained-glass window, which allows for a high degree of natural lighting. The Hall’s integrated audio system makes it an ideal recording space.

The Gordon K. and Harriet Greenfield Hall

The William R. and Irene D. Miller Recital Hall

The William R. and Irene D. Miller Recital Hall is the School’s “jewel-box” theater, with seating for 137. Equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual facilities, it is also one of several prime sound-stages at the School. With a thrust stage flanked by same-level seating, William R. and Irene D. Miller Recital Hall provides a rare immediacy for both performer and listener.

The William R. and Irene D. Miller Recital Hall

The Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades Performance Space

Baroque opera, contemporary performance, master classes and orchestra performances are among the events that take place in the Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades Performance Space. This versatile studio accommodates approximately 120 people and is outfitted for performances featuring dance, theater, or multimedia elements.

The Alan M. and Joan Taub Ades Performance Space

The Solomon Mikowsky Recital Hall

The recently renovated and expanded Solomon Mikowsky Recital Hall is a flexible teaching, rehearsal, and performance facility. It features a stage with space for two grand pianos and movable seating. With its ideal acoustics and intimate atmosphere, Solomon Mikowsky Recital Hall is perfectly suited for solo recitals of all kinds.

The Solomon Gadles Mikowsky Recital Hall

Charles Myers Recital Hall

As part of the facilities of the Charles Myers Recording Studio, Charles Myers Recital Hall is the School’s primary recording venue. With seating for 35, it is also an excellent small concert space. State-of-the-art acoustical treatment makes it particularly well-suited for any music requiring amplification or electronics.

Charles Myers Recital Hall

Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Hall

Home to one of the School’s harpsichords, Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Hall is a favorite hall for baroque performance, and it is also used for presentations by MSM groups such as the Center for Music Entrepreneurship (photo above). With its high ceilings and resonant acoustics, it is also popular for vocal and chamber recitals, with seating for 50 people.

Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Hall

Carla Bossi-Comelli Studio

One of our most versitile performance spaces, Carla Bossi-Comelli Studio was dedicated in Fall 2012 and is used for jazz and classical music rehearsals and performances, for lectures and master classes. Featuring flexible seating, the Studio can seat up to 75 people.

Carla Bossi-Comelli Studio

David A. Rahm Hall

David A. Rahm Recital Hall is a new, 24-seat performance space for master classes, studio classes, and other intimate performance uses. David A. Rahm Hall is located at the foot of the grand staircase, directly across from Gordon K. & Harriet Greenfield Hall.