Music

Watch a performance in the Musical Instruments galleries on The Met's Appleton Organ.

Experience Dubfire’s electronic music performance at The Met Cloisters, which emphasizes the look, feel, and sound of the Cloisters.

Known as the father of Ethio-jazz, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mulatu Astatke rose to international fame in the 1970s and 1980s with his unique mix of American jazz and Ethiopian music, drawing comparisons to jazz giants Duke Ellington and John Coltrane.

Experience Jlin's electronic music performance at The Met Cloisters, which emphasizes expression rather than just providing dance floor fodder.

The Loyalty of the Poet sets Arabic poetry to new music by Syrian American composer, vocalist, and musician Faraj Abyad.

Watch Lost Souls of Saturn, Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa, combine music, storytelling, and technology to create a unique, immersive performance environment.

Join clarinetist Anthony McGill—one of classical music’s most recognizable and brilliantly multifaceted figures—for this digital premiere filmed inside the Museum's galleries.

Tune in as celebrated classical violinist Leila Josefowicz performs two massive works for solo violin.

In this performance, musicians Giddens and Turrisi share a condemnation of "othering" and a celebration of the spreading of ideas, connectivity, and shared experience.