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Halloween by Candlelight: String Quartet Takes Over NYC's Vessel

NEW YORK – October 30, 2026 -- For $70, you can spend Halloween night inside Hudson Yards' 150-foot Vessel while a string quartet plays haunting melodies by candlelight. A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics, a one-night-only Candlelight concert presented by Fever, starts at 9 p.m. on October 31.

Thriller and Psycho get a string-quartet makeover

The Highline String Quartet will reimagine music from classical works, film, television and pop culture. The program includes Michael Jackson's Thriller, Bernard Herrmann's Psycho, the theme from Stranger Things and music from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre and Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain round out the set.

Candlelight Halloween Concerts Bring Thriller, Psycho to US Venues

Miami – September 19, 2026 -- A new candlelit concert series titled 'A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics' is touring venues across the United States this fall, reimagining horror-themed music through live string quartet performances.

The tour stops include the Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Florida, The Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois, the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, and the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California.

The setlist mixes film scores with classical staples

Local string quartets perform Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' Bernard Herrmann's score for 'Psycho,' the theme from 'Stranger Things,' and selections from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas.'

Classical works on the program include Camille Saint-Saëns' 'Danse Macabre' and Modest Mussorgsky's 'Night on Bald Mountain.'