Donna Weng News

Composers Concordance announced a World Central Kitchen Fundraiser on September 28, 2024, at 7pm in association with the Village Trip Festival. Learn how to attend.

On Friday, July 12, 15-year-old Matthew Brand released his debut single, 'City's Not The Same,' a precursor to his upcoming self-titled EP, set to drop on July 26. The single is now available on all streaming platforms, marking a significant milestone in Matthew's burgeoning music career.

On Sunday, May 19th, at 4 pm, the Jamestown Arts Center (JAC) will present a special event featuring a screening of the acclaimed short film 'Never Fade Away.'

Donna Weng Friedman's award-winning documentary, NEVER FADE AWAY, will screen at the Queens World Film Festival at Kaufman Astoria Studios Zukor Theater.

The New Jersey Youth Symphony, a program of Wharton Arts, will present a Black History Month Celebration Concert on Sunday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway.

Experience the magic of BargeMusic, New York City's floating concert hall, on Sunday, November 12 from 4pm -5pm, with pianist Donna Weng Friedman as she shares her latest thought-provoking program that she calls “Five Composers and a Pianist”. 

As the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) has been hosting a wide range of programming to celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month this May, June marks National Immigrant Heritage Month. In a similar manner, the museum will honor the contributions of immigrants to our great nation and acknowledge their profound impact.

 NYU Tisch will present Ariel Rivka Dance’s 15th Anniversary Season at the Jack Crystal Theater, May 31-June 2, 2023.

The highly anticipated world premiere of Never Fade Away, a short film featuring the history making dancer Chun Wai Chan, will take place at the Jack Crystal Theater at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, as part of the Ariel Rivka Dance Spring Season, May 31st- June 2nd at 7pm.

NYU Tisch will present Ariel Rivka Dance's 15th Anniversary Season at the Jack Crystal Theater, May 31-June 2, 2023.

Bargemusic is moored in Brooklyn just under the Brooklyn Bridge, and presents extraordinary artists performing beautiful music all year round, on a small stage with the dramatic backdrop of the East River and lower Manhattan skyline. The Masterworks Series will take place in April.

Chun Wai Chan, the first principal dancer of Chinese descent in the 74-year history of New York City Ballet, will be featured in the upcoming short film, Never Fade Away, written and produced by pianist Donna Weng Friedman.

Pianist, radio host and educator Donna Weng Friedman shares her memories of Lupu with The Classical Network's Artist-in-Residence Jed Distler on this week's episode of the ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award winning program Between the Keys.

Broadway actress Krystal Joy Brown is lending her star power and voice to a yet to be released classical music recording called Microvids.

On Sunday October 2, 4pm at Taplin Auditorium, acclaimed musicians Marya Martin, flutist and Donna Weng Friedman, pianist, will perform the world premiere of Microvids for flute and piano, by composer Stefania de Kenessey, as part of the Donna Weng Friedman '80 Masterclass Series at Princeton University.

Composer Kim Sherman's 'Four Moods', a collection of piano solos recorded by pianist Donna Weng Friedman, will be released on Thursday September 15th on Sound Cloud.

On August 28th, Sunday afternoon at 3pm, the David Oei Classical Salon (DOCS) returns for its seventh season with an all-star line-up of extraordinary musicians ​performing an eclectic program of gorgeous music, from Lili Boulanger to Richard Strauss, with some toe-tapping, hum-inducing themes from the Wizard of Oz in between.

Renowned concert pianists Donna Weng Friedman and David Oei are celebrating the 83rd anniversary of The Wizard of Oz world premiere and official release by performing a toe-tapping, hum-inducing virtuoso piano duet called The Wizard of Oz Fantasy, written by William Hirtz.

On Sunday, May 15th at 4pm, the Tenri Cultural Institute will present Heritage and Harmony, live in concert- a series created by pianist Donna Weng Friedman in 2020 to promote understanding and tolerance among people of all backgrounds. Heritage and Harmony programs aim to bring people together through stories, music & dance.

Acclaimed musicians will gather together to honor 'the Cradle of Modern American Music' in concert at Merkin Hall.