My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the January 6, 2020 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates January 1-7. (Links lead to detailed listings on the New Yorker website.)

James Moore
The Stone at the New School; Jan. 2-4 at 8:30

Guitarist James Moore's Stone residency is brief but eventful: a variety night, a performance with Forever House, and a Dither finale.

"Here & Now Festival"
Bargemusic; Jan. 3 at 7, Jan. 4 at 6, Jan. 5 at 4

Before closing for seasonal maintenance, Bargemusic hosts three concerts of new music in wildly varying styles.

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark; Jan. 3 at 8
(Also: Count Basie Center for the Arts, Red Bank; Jan. 4 at 8; Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morristown; Jan. 5 at 3)

Xian Zhang conducts Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto, with Inon Barnatan at the keyboard; Smetana and Prokofiev works complete the bill.

New York Philharmonic
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center; Jan. 3-4 at 8, Jan. 7 at 7:30

Jeffrey Kahane is both the conductor and the piano soloist in a blithe mix of Mozart, Respighi, and Haydn.

"Broken Silence"
DiMenna Center for Classical Music; Jan. 6-8 at 8:25

Wandelweiser composer Craig Shepard narrates his own musical meditation, meant to facilitate healing in the wake of sexual-abuse scandals in the Catholic Church.

Omer Quartet
Merkin Hall; Jan. 7 at 2

Gabriella Smith is that composer all the other composers are eager to tell you about, and for good reason; here, she shares a bill with Schubert and Beethoven.