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February 7, 2014
Contact: Katherine E. Johnson
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
March 23, 2014
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic To Perform Works by
Haydn, Brahms, and Schoenberg
The New York Philharmonic Ensembles, composed of musicians from the Orchestra, will give its fourth performance of the 2013–14 season on Sunday, March 23, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall with a concert featuring Haydn’s String Quartet No. 2, The Fifths; Brahms’s Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano; and Webern’s arrangement of Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 1. The musicians on the program will be violinists Anna Rabinova and Fiona Simon; cellists Eric Bartlett, Alexei Yupanqui Gonzales, and Wei Yu; violist Dawn Hannay; Principal Flute Robert Langevin; Associate Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio and clarinetist Pascual Martínez Forteza; and guest pianists Margaret Kampmeier and Keun A Lee.
Since 1984 the Philharmonic Ensembles series has presented diverse programming of both classical masterpieces and modern compositions. Ensembles concerts are also offered on the Orchestra’s international and domestic tours, on separate chamber music tours, and at locations throughout New York City.
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Credit Suisse is the Global Sponsor of the New York Philharmonic.
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The New York Philharmonic Ensembles concerts are funded, in part, by the Zubin Mehta Fund for the Orchestra, an endowment fund created to honor the accomplishments of the Philharmonic’s former Music Director, Zubin Mehta.
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Classical 105.9 FM WQXR is the Radio Home of the New York Philharmonic.
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Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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New York Philharmonic Ensembles 2013–14/ 2
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Single tickets are $34. They are available through the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at 129 West 67th Street, New York, New York 10023. For more information, or to charge tickets, call the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at (212) 501-3330, or online at merkinconcerthall.org. For press tickets, call Lanore Carr at (212) 875-5714, or e-mail her at [email protected].
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NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLES AT MERKIN CONCERT HALL
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
129 West 67 Street
Sunday, March 23, 2014, 3:00 p.m.
HAYDN String Quartet, Op. 76, No 2, The Fifths
Anna Rabinova, Fiona Simon, violin;
Dawn Hannay, viola; Alexei Yupanqui
Gonzales, cello
BRAHMS Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano
Pascual Martínez Forteza, clarinet;
Wei Yu, cello; Keun A Lee§, piano
SCHOENBERG/Arr. Webern Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Robert Langevin, flute; Mark Nuccio, clarinet;
Fiona Simon, violin; Eric Bartlett, cello;
Margaret Kampmeier§, piano
§ denotes New York Philharmonic guest artist
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